500 Amendments of Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
Amendment 66 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the EU budget is an investment budget and that 94 % of it goes back to the Member States and European citizens through its policies and programmes, and therefore should not be seen as an additional burden but as a tool to boost investment, growth and jobs in Europe; emphasises that, for the regions and Member States, public investment would be minimised or impossible without the contribution of the EU budget; believes that any decrease in the EU budget would inevitably increase imbalances and hamper the growth and competitive strength of the entire Union economy, as well as its cohesiveness, and would undermine the principle of solidarity as a core EU value; is of the opinion that the demand for "more Europe" is meaningless when it is accompanied by proposals for the drastic reduction of EU funds.
Amendment 75 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that all the macroeconomic financial stabilisation measures taken since 2008 have not yet brought an end to the economic and financial crisis; believes, therefore, that in order to return to growth and generate employment in Europe, Member States should continue their efforts to unlock their potential for sustainable and inclusive growth and that a welltargeted, robust and sufficient EU budget must be part of the solution and is needed to further help coordinate and enhance the national efforts;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2010(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls, in this regard, that the EU 2020 strategy should be at the heart of the next MFF (2014-2020) and invites the Commission to clearly prioritise it already in 2014 and to place emphasis on spending for SMEs, research, development and innovation, sustainable food security, safety and quality, renewable energy, sustainable development, and skills;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, since 2008, the Committee on Budgets has approved increases of EUR 11 million for this budget line, to support in particular the work of the Committee on Missing Persons and the work of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the conclusion of the Court that, despite the difficult political context and a compressed timetable, the Commission managed to establish a programme, which reflected the objectives of the Regulation and to quickly set up a programme management office and introduce suitable implementing mechanisms;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2107(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes noteProposes, in light of the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Report 6/2012 by the Court of Auditors and proposes, that the EU financial aid for the economic development of the Turkish- Cypriot community takes into account not only new projects but also the need to help secure the sustainability of existing projects when deciding on the allocation of any future funding, based on the existing legal framework and in line with Council Regulation (EC) 389/2006.
Amendment 54 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to organise comprehensive consumer information campaigns in the EU and on external markets regarding production quality standards and certification systems;
Amendment 80 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it necessary to ensure more effective protection for products subject to quality standards vis-à-vis EU trading partners; calls for the full inclusion of geographical indications and wider protection for them under bilateral and interregional trade agreements and at WTO level;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the need to amend the funding framework provisions for the promotion of products subject to quality standards with a view to in increasing EU financial involvement;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to promote local products in mountain and island areas and step up EU funding for this purpose;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, according to the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 June 2011 on Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe, the implementation framework of the innovative financial instruments should be decided through the ordinary legislative procedure, in order to ensure a continuous flow of information and participation of the budgetary authority regarding the use of these instruments across the Union, allowing Parliament to verify that its political priorities are met, as well as a strengthened control on such instruments from the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates that, according to past evaluations, the added value of some financial instruments in relation to existing national support schemes is not evident; Takes the view that the use of financial instruments should have a demonstrable benefit for the Union and its citizens; calls on the Commission to carry out the necessary ex ante assessments in order to ensure that national instruments alone could not have achieved the same results;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out, however, that the IFs should not be used for projects where it is not possible for benefits to be directly priced and revenues to be raised;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises the importance of ex ante assessments in identifying situations of market failure or sub-optimal investment conditions, investment needs, potential private sector involvement, possibilities for economies of scale and questions of critical mass; calls on the Commission to propose relevant criteria to govern the role and use of ex ante assessments;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Regards it as essential that a reasonable number of simple, relevant, measurable, specific, uniform and qualitative result indicators should be incorporated into the ex ante and ex post assessments; takes the view that this requirement must not serve to impose an excessive administrative burden on project managers;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes, however, that the increase in the number of IFIs is posing many challenges in the areas of regulation, governance and the monitoring of their effectiveness and that it is essential to strike a balance between the need for transparency and monitoring, on the one hand, and a sufficient level of effectiveness and speed of implementation, on the other; Takes the view that reducing the number of the financial instruments could minimize disparities and ensure a sufficient critical mass;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Takes the view, in particular, that the rules on reporting should be improved in order to be clear and, as far as possible, uniform, so that a reasonable balance can be struck between the reliability of information and the attractiveness of IFIs; calls on the Commission to put in place the appropriate management and control systems that will ensure the enforcement of the existing auditing rules;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Points out that the conduct of interim evaluations could contribute to a more reliable monitoring system of the use of financial instruments; calls on the Commission to establish rules of procedure for the interim evaluations;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. States that differentiation should be applied to trade, invites ENP partner countries to move forward on creating the conditions that will allow the establishment of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs) and calls on the EU to assist them in their reform efforts and to open its internal market accordingly, subject to the necessary alignment of safety and quality specifications to European standards; underlines that the EU should also assess the political, social and environmental circumstances of each country with reference to their participation in the future DCFTA;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591) and the various working documents annexed thereto,
Amendment 2 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the final recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry of 17 March 2009,
Amendment 3 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
Amendment 18 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significantvital contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy andmeeting the objectives set by the Treaties for the CAP and the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy; whereas it can also help to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, and energy, including for the poorest members of society, and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health 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 28 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a strong CAP is crucial for the preservation, environmental sustainability and economic development of the EU rural areas against the threat of land abandonment and rural depopulation,
Amendment 34 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas food security remains athe central challenge for agriculture not only in the EU but globally, in particular in developing countries, as the world population is predicted to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food is projected to double by the same year according to the FAO; whereas there is a global increase in food demand against a background of higher production costs, severe volatility in agricultural markets, less land, less water and reduced energy inputs,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, on the one hand, only 6% of European farmers are aged under 35, and, on the other, 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; whereas generational renewal should therefore be seen as one of the priority challenges for the future CAP,
Amendment 53 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spread throughout Europe, including areas with specific natural handicaps (such as mountainous and insular areas), 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 68 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future; whereas steps should be taken to ensure that these instruments are not only up to date and effective, but also flexible, so that they can be implemented quickly if necessary,
Amendment 94 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas measures which aim to address new challenges that go beyond the CAP, serving broader policy objectives (e.g. climate change) should also be ensured through other instruments (e.g. the horizontal environmental policy),
Amendment 96 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 101 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the European Parliament has often expressed its opposition to a renationalisation of the CAP and an increase in cofinancing, which could detract from fair competition on the EU internal market, and therefore advocates that direct payments be wholly financed by the EU budget, looking ahead to the forthcoming reform, once again rejects any attempt to renationalise the CAP by means of the co-financing of direct payments or a transfer of funds to the second pillar,
Amendment 105 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the first pillar has to remain the core of the CAP as it is the main tool to help farmers be competitive in an open market,
Amendment 124 #
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 reserved for active farmers, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowanceincome support specifically for small farmers should not be excluded,
Amendment 139 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have identified an imbalance between the powers of the various operators in the food chain, and whereas a number of reports and resolutions have recommended measures to foster greater concentration among producers in an effort to increase their share of the added value generated by the food chain and strengthen their position vis-à-vis other actors; whereas cooperatives and other producer groupings can play a key role in achieving these objectives,
Amendment 140 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the Commission communication on the reform of the CAP acknowledges that the long-term prospects for agriculture can only be improved if farmers succeed in reversing the trend of a steady reduction in their contribution to the added value generated by the food chain; whereas that communication recommends measures to restructure the agricultural sector, chiefly involving the voluntary establishment of producer organisations,
Amendment 146 #
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 should not be abandoned,
Amendment 150 #
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 mult the liberalisation of trade systems is the result of political choices made at EU level and of the EU’s determination to open up trade by means of multilateral and bilateral negotiations (the Doha Round), and whereas in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with,
Amendment 188 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas according to data provided by the Commission on direct payments net ceilings fully phased-in (in 2016), the calculation of average payments per beneficiary instead of hectare leads to very different results as to the payments per Member State,
Amendment 204 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 442 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls also for specific provisions to ensure that the abandonment of the historical basis does not lead to radical adjustments in certain sectors and/or regions;
Amendment 473 #
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 particular 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 must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 494 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that young farmers encounter start-up problems, such as high investment costs or difficulty in gaining access to land and credit; stresses the need to devise targeted measures for young farmers, including under the first pillar;
Amendment 508 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling hwas 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 sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour- intensive livestock farming,dictated by political choices to align EU agriculture with the markets and drastically to cut – on WTO terms – trade- distorting support as part of ongoing negotiations; points out in this connection that as a result of successive reforms, EU agricultural support is now classified as WTO Green Box support; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions 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 evee need to maintain production-based aid for some sectors of production and some types of agricultural production after 2013;
Amendment 534 #
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), 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 cshould – subject to contrary results ofbe maintained ant impact assessment – cover up to 10% of dits currecnt paymentslevel;
Amendment 563 #
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;·welcomes, however, the Commission's proposal to impose a ceiling on direct aid;
Amendment 606 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order toand maintains GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming;
Amendment 632 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attainedjustifies, within the framework of the new challenges and objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, special support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC) and beyond the already existing agri-environmental programs; welcomes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which meets this goal by effectively recognizing the environmental services delivered by farmers; considers that this greening should be applied through simple measures, widespread and accessible to as many farmers as possible, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; demands that the implementation of such measures is accompanied by a simplification of the cross-compliance rules; considers that farmers already participating to a great extent in agri-environmental programs should not be discriminated under the new system;
Amendment 650 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without 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 lossesthe implementation of resource protection measures should not be a pre-condition for the granting of direct aid linked to cross-compliance under which farmers already contribute extensively to the above objective;
Amendment 672 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Consideralls 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 everywhereon the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, both the details of its proposed new scheme of direct payments as well as an impact assessment of the administrative and bureaucratic conditions related to the implementation of the greening component; observes that the greening should be pursued across Member States 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 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 payment; 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 proceduresthat are 100% EU- financed; considers that any recipient of these particular payments must implement a certain number of greening measures, chosen from a national or a regional list established by the Member State on the basis of a broader EU list; demands, in order to streamline the administrative procedures associated with these measures that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly;
Amendment 707 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls foronsiders that the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greeningwill be inextricably linked to the level of budgetary resources allocated to the CAP as a whole;
Amendment 719 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 739 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 742 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 779 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19;
Amendment 807 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularlywithout prejudice to the basic principles of food safety and traceability, and for a critical review of certain hygiene and animal marking standards;
Amendment 814 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteed;
Amendment 831 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that a pragmatic approach should be taken to the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retainvamped;
Amendment 839 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. ConsiderNotes that the health check approach should be pursued further, asEU has moved towards safety-net market intervention; Considers that, given increased market volatility, these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervneed to be reviewed towards enhanced efficiency and flexibility, more rapid deployment, extentsion, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption to other sectors, adjustment to current market prices;
Amendment 863 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm at Union level;
Amendment 871 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member StatesTakes the view, in this context, in makingthat national and Community risk insurance instruments should be made available to farmers;
Amendment 910 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that the use of these instruments which have been described should be triggered only by a political assessment by the EU legislatin the framework of the executive competences of the Commission upon request by the EU legislature through an urgency procedure;
Amendment 927 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to suppalls fort the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case ofeffectiveness of the intervention system in the cereals sector to be strengthened by means of an annual assessment, performed in the light of the situation on the markets, of the quotas eligible for intervention for all types of cereals, including wheat;
Amendment 942 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO-compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 956 #
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 measures; considSupports the Commission proposal to develop risk management tools, and takes the view that moving these tools to the second pillar will offers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national fundse Member States greater flexibility when they come to implement them;
Amendment 980 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the CAP reform, specific measures to encourage the establishment of new producer organisations and the concentration and merging of existing organisations, in order to strengthen their market position;
Amendment 982 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Considers also that legislative initiatives are needed to promote efficient contractual relationships between the different operators in the food chain to avoid the abuse of power and to ensure better functioning of the food chain;
Amendment 995 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish, its already drastically reduced, export refunds, albeit with the proviso that otherits trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO rules; also bring their export support into line with WTO rules (elimination of all forms of export subsidies, imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect, notably export credits, agricultural state trading enterprises and regulation of food aid); calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO rules; calls for a reinforcement of promotion programmes, which are WTO compatible measures, falling under the 'Green Box';
Amendment 1013 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotasso that the EU sugar sector can continue to improve its competitiveness within a stable framework;
Amendment 1031 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organisation ban on planting is to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendsmaintain the planting rights currently granted under the single wine market organisation, in view of the specific nature of this sector;
Amendment 1035 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Considers that management systems should be reinforced in fruit and vegetables (citrus and all the products concerned), wine and olive oil; a more efficient crisis fund in fruits and vegetables, better crises management in the wine sector, and an updated private storage system for olive oil are needed;
Amendment 1052 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls for the retention of the scheme to provide support for the poorest members of society;
Amendment 1065 #
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, innovation, structural improvement and competitiveness achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; supports greater orientation of the second pillar towards competitiveness and innovation; considers that aid measures under the second pillar which are not directly linked to agricultural or agri-food activities should be discontinued; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy, 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, particularly in the fields of innovation, modernisation and the development of investment; calls, therefore, for reinforcement of the mechanisms for facilitating the establishment and training of young farmers and hopes that implementation of those mechanisms will be made compulsory for all the Member States;
Amendment 1191 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national cofinancing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possible; emphasises, however, that this possibility must not lead to a renationalisation of the CAP;
Amendment 1211 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds; considers that at least 10 percentage points of any national cofinancing should come from public funds;
Amendment 1238 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Stresses that development of the food quality policy, not least as regards geographical indications (AOP/IGP/STG), must be a priority axis of the CAP and that it must be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leading position in this field; considers that approval should be granted for the implementation of innovative instruments for the management, protection and promotion of quality products, enabling their harmonious development and ensuring they continue to make a major contribution to the sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European market;
Amendment 1242 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56b. Considers it vital to maintain and develop the added value generated in rural areas in order to ensure their dynamism and viability; recommends, therefore, the creation of territorial supply-chain projects based on joint approaches, for any creative forms of production with added value, developing a link between the product and the area, and centring on economic and social development while taking into account the environmental or landscape value of the area in question;
Amendment 18 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The closer cooperation between Eurostat and the national statistical authorities is of vital importance, in order to enhance the quality of European Statistics. The efforts should focus mainly on the provision of further methodological training on statistics and related maters, the development and dissemination of the existing good practices within the European Statistical System, as well as on the exchange of staff between the Member States and Eurostat in both directions.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Objective 1: provide quality statistical information in nearly real time to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the European Union properly reflecting priorities;
Amendment 27 #
2011/0459(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of this programme is hereby set at 299.4(xxx) million Euros, including 57.3(xxx) million Euros covered by the programming period 2007 to 2013 and 242.1(xxx) million Euros covered by the programming period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0307(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2004/109/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The home Member State may make an issuer subject to requirements more stringent than those laid down in this Directive. It may, however, excempt requiring issuerssmall and medium-sized undertakings from the requirement to publish periodic information other than annual financial reports referred to in Article 4 and half- yearly financial reports referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 11 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
(1a) The following paragraph 4 shall be added to Article 2: ‘4. In third countries, the measures referred to in Article 1(1) may also take the following forms regarding products included under PDO/ PGI and TSG designations at EU level: (a) promoting the protection of designation of origin and geographical indications, compliance monitoring and information for third countries, (b) supporting the Member State authorities in monitoring compliance and the correct implementation of EU framework provisions, (c) information and legal assistance for interested parties regarding better legal protection of PDO/PGI designations in third countries and issues arising from misappropriation thereof.’
Amendment 16 #
2011/0290(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 3/2008
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define further priorities for the selection of programmes, for example giving priority to information and promotion programmes regarding agricultural products with PDO/ PGI and TSG classifications at EU level and organic products.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, High Nature Value Farming systems, organic farming, mountain areas and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 212 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) "transition regions": regions whose gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is between 75 % and 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27;
Amendment 215 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) "High Nature Value Farming" (HNVF) means farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterized by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi- natural vegetation. It may also be characterized by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 270 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and competitive, productive and innovative Union agricultural and forestry sector.
Amendment 279 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including activities across the whole of the food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:
Amendment 346 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 477 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs and quality schemes recognised by Member States as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b.
Amendment 484 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) High Nature Value Farming systems;
Amendment 489 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) Organic farming;
Amendment 550 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, High Nature Value farming, organic farming, and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 596 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 615 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
iva) a transfer of funds between programmes with a view to avoiding the loss of EAFRD resources.
Amendment 683 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas engaged in the agricultural and forestry sectors benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience, resource- and energy- efficiency, process optimisation and innovation of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
Amendment 712 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover as a minimum onell of the following elements:
Amendment 721 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) one or more of the statutory management requirements and/or standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012;
Amendment 731 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the sustainable development and economic activity of organic farming as a minimum referred to under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 793 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments are granted annually upon presentation of due documentation, but the validity of the application of the beneficiary is multiannual.
Amendment 970 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areaswhich have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas, including tourism.
Amendment 990 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1121 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten15 years.
Amendment 1145 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to public and private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three to five years.
Amendment 1154 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. ‘Agro-forestry systems’ shall mean land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with extensive agriculture on the same landand practices in which woody perennials are deliberately integrated with crops and/or animals on the same land management unit. The trees may be single, in groups or in rows inside parcels (sylvoarable agro-forestry, sylvopastoralism, grazed orchards) or on the limits between parcels (hedges, tree lines). The maximum and minimum number of trees to be planted(or cover) per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure agricultural or livestock grazing use of the land.
Amendment 1164 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
Amendment 1165 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and/or their associations and shall cover the costs for:
Amendment 1172 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the establishmentintroduction of proteceventive infrastructure. In the case of firebreaks support may also cover aid contributing to maintenance costequipment and systems (tracks, water points, ditches, firebreaks) constituting a network to protect an area of woodland in accordance with local or regional forest fire prevention plans. No support shall be granted for agricultural e-related activities, particularly in areas covered by agri- environment commitments;
Amendment 1175 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; the support shall be granted to these activities only insofar as they are compatible with local or regional forest fire prevention plans;
Amendment 1180 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) establishing and improving foracilitiest fire, pest and diseases monitoring facilitiesor forecasting and monitoring risks of forest fires, pests and diseases, and communication equipment in woodland areas;
Amendment 1182 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1201 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1207 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1208 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Amendment 1210 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1219 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Investments shall be aimed atin particular at: (a) restoring forest potential damaged by fires and other natural disasters, including those caused by pests, diseases and climate change, and catastrophic events; (b) the achievement of commitments undertaken for environmental aims or providing ecosystem services and/or which enhance the public amenity value of forest and wooded land in the area concerned or improve the climate change mitigation potential of ecosystems, without excluding economic benefits in the long term.
Amendment 1223 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support under paragraph 2(a) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or of the average of the five- year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Amendment 1226 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. No support under paragraph 2(a) shall be granted for loss of income resulting from a natural disaster. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.
Amendment 1229 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to public and private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1298 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1323 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. Funding from the EAFRD may be used for measures which come under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DZ/2012.
Amendment 1456 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Areas other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be eligible for payments under Article 32 if they are affected by specific constraints and where land management should be continued in order to conserve or improve the environment, maintain the countryside or wetlands, conserve water resources, and preserve the tourist potential of the area or in order to protect the coastline.
Amendment 1469 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who and public bodies which undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1509 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to promote short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1512 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b;
Amendment 1554 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, and producers of forestry products to premiums for crop, animal and pl, plant and forest stantd insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, fires and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation or costs of reforestation;
Amendment 1709 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwardsinfrastructure and installations shall be deemed eligible expenditure when the aim is as follows: greater efficiency in the use of water and energy in agriculture; greater security regarding supply of water to agricultural produce; investments in new irrigareas of irrigated land under national installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides eterest plans or regional policy plans which contribute to rural development and territorial rebalancing. In all cases evidence must be providenced that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
Amendment 1771 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Amendment 1798 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1807 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1817 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1825 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1830 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1831 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Article 59 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1832 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Article 59 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1836 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1841 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1939 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50% of the eligible public expenditure in the other reg75 % for regions in transitions.
Amendment 1947 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of transitional, less developed, the and outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 2003 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-recoverable VAT, when it is genuinely and definitively borne by the ultimate beneficiaries.
Amendment 2004 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3
Article 68 – paragraph 3
3. ContribWork carried outi ons in kind in the form of provision of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash payment supported by invoices or documents of a ‘time and materials’ basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using the manpower, materials and equivalpment probative value has been made, may be eligible for support provided that the conditions of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are fulfillwhich a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the amount of expenditure eligible for a EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.
Amendment 2015 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
Amendment 2070 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
Amendment 2084 #
2011/0282(COD)
27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible investment in forestry technologies and less developed regions in processing and 75% Of the amount of eligible investment in marketing of forestry outermost regions products 675% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
Amendment 2105 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
- Participation in quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b)
Amendment 2116 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Agri-environment-climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas Co-operation Investment in physical assets
Amendment 2119 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Organic farming: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Agri-environment-climate Animal Welfare Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Farm and business development Co-operation Investment in physical assets EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability
Amendment 2121 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Agricultural products quality schemes (art. 17(1)a and 17(1)b) Business start-up aid for farmers committing to quality schemes Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting-up of producers groups Leader
Amendment 623 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) as regards the olive oil sector: (i) EUR 2540/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; (ii) EUR 2330/tonne for virgin olive oil; (iii) EUR 1524/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity; this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.
Amendment 643 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
Amendment 911 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) exceed 75 % of the costs of supply and related costs referred to in paragraph 1, or 90 % of such costs in less developed regions and in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and in the small Aegean islands, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1405/2006;
Amendment 932 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Union aid shall be granted for supplying to children in educational establishments certain products of the milk and milk products sector falling within CN codes 0401, 0403, 0404 90 and 0406 or CN code 2202 90.
Amendment 955 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 j (new)
Article 26 j (new)
Article 26 j The European Commission is urged to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, a similar program to the ones promoting consumption of dairy and fruit and vegetable products in schools. Member States will be able to decide voluntarily to join this program, and thus benefit from EU financing of the same order that the above-mentioned existing programs.
Amendment 985 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a National programmes to support olive oil and table olives 1. The European Union will finance national programmes in the field of olive oil and table olives with the following objectives: a) improve the competitiveness of the sector through the modernization of the productive potential; b) increase consumption of olive oil and olives in and outside the European Union. c) improve the quality of the production systems of olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 1065 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point g
g) it is submitted by a producer organisation in one of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty or in the small Aegean islands, as defined in Article 1, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EC) No. 1405/2006;
Amendment 1124 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a A support system similar to existing one for the wine sector should be implemented for the olive sector, on the basis of national programmes financed through the single CMO. This urges the Commission to design, within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the scheme that would frame the National Support Programme in the olive sector, measures that could be included and need for co-financing.
Amendment 1182 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) 675 % in the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 340 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 414 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "“permanent grassland" and permanent pastures” means land used to grow grassfor forage herbaceous plants, shrubs and/or trees or any other herbaceous foragespecies suitable for grazing, naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown), and that hais not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
Amendment 618 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) they do not bear the economic risk of the agricultural activity carried out on land declared for the benefit of the direct payment.
Amendment 793 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 1308 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivwhere in excess of 70% of the land is not dedicated withto crops under waterthat can be submerged for a significant part of the yearir cultivation cycle;
Amendment 1462 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1545 #
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 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivin excess of 70% of the land is not dedicated withto crops under waterthat can be submerged for a significant part of the yearir cultivation cycle, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
Amendment 1977 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
Amendment 1985 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1989 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2023 #
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, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
Amendment 2065 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. Member States shall pay particular attention to those sectors vulnerable due to the suppression of past EU coupled or specific payments.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds, in ordercoordinates and balances the objectives and priorities of "Europe 2020" strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth with the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion. The aim of the Common Strategic Framework is to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission and in order to guarantee the principle of multi-governance, each Member State should prepare, in cooperationdraw up with its partners and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) ‘Common Strategic Framework’ means the document translating the objectives and targets of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth into key actions for the CSF Fundsframework that coordinates and balances the objectives and priorities of "Europe 2020" strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth with the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, establishing for each thematic objective the key actions to be supported by each CSF Fund and the mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the economic and employment policies of the Member States and of the Union;
Amendment 45 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18
(18) ‘Partnership Contract’ means the document prepareddrawn up by the Member State with the involvement of partners in line withand the partners referred to in article 5, according to the multi-level governance approach, which sets out the Member State's strategy, priorities and arrangements for using the CSF Funds in an effective and efficient way to pursue the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in line with the Treaty objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion, and which is approved by the Commission following assessment and dialogue with the Member State;
Amendment 47 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In aAccordancing to article 13 paragraph 2 and in line with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved by Member StatesMember States and the partners shall be equally involved in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Partnership Contract shall be drawn up by the Member States in cooperation withand the partners referred to in Article 5. The Partnership Contract shall be prepared in dialogue with the Commission.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Amendment 66 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 66 – paragraph 4
Amendment 70 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The three categories of regions are determined on the basis of how their GDP per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 20069 to 200812, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Part 3 – article 82 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Cohesion Fund shall support those Member States whose gross national income (GNI) per capita, measured in purchasing power parities and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 20079 to 200912, is less than 90 % of the average GNI per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 85 % for the less developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita for the period 20079 to 200912 was below 85 % of the EU-27 average during the same period and for the outermost regions;
Amendment 15 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. The alignment of the cohesion policy objectives with the Europe 2020 strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth has the potential to make the Union more competitive in the face of global competition; however it has to be noted that any alignment results in Cohesion policy serving exclusively EU2020 priorities go against the position of the European Parliament, as it was expressed in its resolution of 5 July 2011 on the Commission's fifth Cohesion Report and the strategy for post -2013 cohesion policy (2011/2035 (INI)). Therefore, an adherence to the core principles of economic, social and territorial cohesion will have the added value of sustaining the achievements of Europe 2020. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State along with the partners referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR] shall establish in itstheir Partnership Contract a list of cities where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented and an indicative annual allocation for these actions at national level.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 as regards electronic identification of bovine animals and deleting the provisions on voluntary beef labelling
Amendment 17 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 52 #
2011/0229(COD)
Amendment 7 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its position as laid down in its resolutions of 8 June 2011 and 23 June 2011, stating that the budget for the CAP in the next MFF period should be maintained at least at the same level, in real terms, as in the current multi-annual period;
Amendment 57 #
2011/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) it has been classified by the World Bank as a high-income or an upper-middle income country, or it has accounted for a share of world merchandise exports above 1%, during three consecutive years immediately preceding the update of the list of beneficiary countries;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that legislation cannot force creativity and innovation, which are best encouraged by giving maximum freedom for entrepreneurs and creators to pursue their business and exert their talent; however legislation can provide protection against abuse of intellectual property rights.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly believes that greater trade openness in the CCI sector would greatly benefit the global economy; notes that while world trade in CCI goods and services remains dominated by developed countries, the market share of developing countries has been constantly increasing in the past ten years, particularly reflecting the rise of China; considers that the CCI have the potential to contribute towards the economic revitalisation of European regions and towns whose markets, based on producing and trading in traditional local craft products, have declined economically as a result of unfair competition with products from dynamically developing economies;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the protection of intellectual property rights is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries and maintain incentives for companies, artists and creators to innovate; maintains that international cooperation is the only way to combat piracy, counterfeiting and the violation of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that ACTA is a means of enhancing the effectiveness of existing standards for the benefit of EU exports and the protection of copyright holders, who are confronted on the world market with widespread infringements of their intellectual property rights, trademarks, patents, designs and geographical indications;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that e-commerce and the internet are developing at such a pace, with ‘generations’ of technology growing shorter geometrically, and therefore believes that attempts to regulate them will always be at least a generationshould be made to bring the Union's regulatory response into line with current social and commercial requirements so that it does not become pointless through lagging behind, and thus largely pointless and damaging toobstruct the full unlocking of the potential of the cultural and creative industries of EU Member States.
Amendment 32 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions as an essential instrument to guarantee that the 'cultural exception' in international trade in goods and services of a cultural and creative nature is maintained within the international framework of the WTO;
Amendment 35 #
Amendment 174 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has unilaterally made a substantial reduction in its export refunds, with their share of the CAP budget falling from 29.5 % in 1993 to only 1.2 % in 2009, and with the proportion of export refunds on the value of agricultural exports falling from 25% in 1992 to only 0,9% in 2009; whereas some key trading partners are continuing to make considerable use of other forms of export incentives,
Amendment 8 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the ruling of the WTO panel on sugar was one of the main drivers of the 2006 EU sugar reform and is still having a severe impact on trade in sugar; whereas the Common Market Organisation for sugar respects all EU trade commitments; whereas in the space of three years the EU has changed from being the second largest exporter of sugar to the second largest net importer, mainly for the benefit of developing countries (LDCs and ACPs),
Amendment 10 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the world sugar market is one of the most volatile agricultural commodity markets and is dominated by one country (Brazil); whereas EU sugar production provides visibility to the world market and secures regular internal supply of high quality and sustainable products to European users,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas the EU is promoting sustainable production of renewable energy, through requirements to be applied by the end of 2010; whereas the EU already imports more than 25% of its fuel bioethanol consumption, excluding bioethanol imported in the form of mixtures with the aim of circumventing import duties; whereas the Commission has to ensure that there is a balance between internal bioethanol production and imports in accordance with Article 23(5)(a) of the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC1),
Amendment 16 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas EU trade agreements with third countries must, above all, be balanced and must safeguard EU sectors that are experiencing difficulties – in particular the fruit and vegetables, livestock and cereals sectors, in which incomes have fallen substantially – and, at the same time, offer them genuine export opportunities,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
Amendment 47 #
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 are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders and for checks on production and marketing conditions carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in countries exporting to the EU to be stepped up;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission proactively to promote the EU’s offensive agricultural interests and to make it easier for EU products to gain access to third-country markets, given the vast export potential of the EU’s high quality agri-food products; underlines, inter alia, the need to step up promotion programmes, including through an increase in the percentage of EU cofinancing; notes that these measures are WTO-compatible, falling as they do into the ‘green box’;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an extremely generous offer on agriculture, which cannot be increased, but this was not reciprocated by an equivalent level of ambition from other developed and advanced developing countries;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the absence of progress on the establishment of a multilateral register for wines and spirits as well as on the extension of the protection of geographical indications to all agricultural products; recalls that these elements are sine qua non for a balanced outcome to the agricultural negotiations; emphasises the need for the principles underpinning the EU’s agricultural product quality policy to be promoted more widely at multilateral and bilateral level;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers, with regard to the ‘chlorinated poultry’ dispute, that the importation of such products into the EU would be contrary to the public demand in the EU for safe products and to the principles underpinning the European food model;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission strongly to defend the inclusion of geographical indications (GIs) as an essential part of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); regrets that, in the framework of recently concluded or ongoing trade negotiations, only a ‘short list’ of EU GIs is to be protected by our trading partners; points out that, in line with the Global Europe strategy, bilateral agreements must secure enhanced international protection for geographical indications through WTO+ provisions;
Amendment 97 #
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) and draws attention to Parliament’s firm position on this matter;
Amendment 106 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that any additional bilateral EU sugar market access concessions granted to third countries (for example Latin America countries and Ukraine) will be destabilising for the EU sugar market and will cause preference erosion for LDCs and ACP countries; is all the more concerned by the fact that such concessions, when granted to net importing countries, encourage swap mechanisms; calls on the Commission to continue to exclude sugar and sugar-derived products, including ethanol, from the scope of bilateral negotiations;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Deplores the recent Commission proposal to grant Pakistan a tariff rate quota at zero duty for exporting to the EU 100 000 tonnes of ethanol per year for a period of 3 years; stresses that this proposal, contrary to its declared intentions, would not provide a direct and immediate aid to the Pakistani people suffering from the monsoon rains; considers also this proposal detrimental to the nascent and sensitive EU renewable energy industry and therefore not consistent with the EU climate change, energy and rural development policies, nor with the EU multilateral trade negotiations;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it unacceptable that the Commission resumed negotiations with Mercosur without making publicly available a detailed impact assessment and without engaging in a proper political debate with the Council and the Parliament; calls for a study into the impact of these negotiations on European agricultural sectors and regions to be produced and discussed before any tariff proposals are exchanged between the EU and Mercosur; points out that, given the agricultural implications of the negotiations, a link with the Doha Round must necessarily be established; calls accordingly on the Commission not to conclude the negotiations with Mercosur until the WTO round has been brought to a close, as stipulated in its mandate;
Amendment 117 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is of the opinion that the level of market integration in the Mercosur customs union is currently insufficient to guarantee an adequate circulation of imported goods within the region; takes the view that an agreement would not yield any real dividends in the absence of provisions ensuring full and effective circulation of goods within the Mercosur area;
Amendment 120 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Urges the Commission to study the various reports published by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) on the widespread use in Brazil of pesticides that are banned in the EU and most other parts of the world, which highlight the grave health risks stemming from this practice;
Amendment 123 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is concerned about concessions made on fruit and vegetables within the Euro- Mediterranean agreements on products which show the same seasonal fluctuations as European products; maintains, in this connection, that the complementarity between the growing seasons in southern and northern Mediterranean countries should continue to be a guiding factor in the liberalisation of agricultural trade within the Union for the Mediterranean;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to take due account of this resolution when drafting and implementing its future trade strategy;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
Amendment 10 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that forests represent the main carbon sink and therefore play a crucial role in the fight against climate change; therefore considers it vitally important for the European Union to launch a common strategy to combat factors that cause forest deterioration, such as fires and air pollution;
Amendment 18 #
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 watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture; ,
Amendment 38 #
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, for example through the more efficient 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 CAPpoints out that forestry protection goes beyond the CAP, serving multiple policy objectives, and that therefore EU funding, currently insufficient under the second pillar of the CAP, should also be sought through other instruments;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need for an adequate EU financial framework in order to strengthen actions towards preventing and combating forest fires; calls for enhanced flexibility and effectiveness in the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 109 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it more urgent than ever to launch a public debate on the establishment of an international environmental organisation which would assume responsibility for compliance with international treaties and agreements on environmental protection and combating climate change, and which would, inter alia, work and cooperate with the WTO on issues concerning the impact of trade on the environment;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that 'climate diplomacy' should be pursued with greater vigour and consistency in the EU’s trade relations with States which are not bound by multilateral environmental protection agreements;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the phasing-in of direct payments in the new Member States creates an additional budgetary need of approximately EUR 800 million per year, which regrettably is not covered by an increase in the overall agricultural budget; calls urgently the Commission to clarify how this additional budgetary need is to be covered; welcomes the fact that the significant margin in Heading 2 means that the financial discipline mechanism will not be exercised in 2011; is concerned that the margin for the 2012 budget is likely to be much reduced; notes with alarm the Commission’s warning that financial discipline will be required in 2013;
Amendment 47 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The basic principles governing the support programme should be determined so as to establish specific arrangements for the transport from the islands of raw and processed agricultural products.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A derogation may be granted from the Commission's consistent policy of not authorising State operating aid for the production, processing and, marketing and transport of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty in order to mitigate the specific constraints on farming in the smaller Aegean islands as a result of their remoteness, insularity and distant location, small area, mountainous terrain and climate and their economic dependency on a small number of products.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the smaller islands, including the production, processing and, marketing of localand transport of local raw and processed products.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The programme may include measures to support production, processing or, marketing and transport of agricultural raw and processed products in the smaller islands.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In order to support the marketing ofand transport of raw and processed products outside the region in which they are produced, the Commission may adopt by means of a delegated act the conditions for establishing the amount of aid awarded in respect of such marketing transport and, where appropriate, the maximum quantities which form the subject of this aid.
Amendment 60 #
2010/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. For the agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty, operating aid in the sectors producing, processing and marke, marketing and transporting those products, with a view to mitigating the specific constraints on farming in the smaller islands as a result of their isolation, remoteness, insularity, small size, mountainous terrain and climate and their economic dependency on a small number of products.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The HLG noted that the dairy producing and processing sectors are highly differentiated between Member States. There is also a highly variable situation between operators and types of operators within individual Member States. But concentration of supply is low in many cases with a resulting imbalance in bargaining power in the supply chain between farmers and dairies. This imbalance can lead to unfair commercial practices; in particular, farmers do not know what price they will receive for their milk when delivering because the price is often fixed much later by dairies on a basis of the obtained added value, which, for non-cooperatives, is often outside of the farmer's control. Points out that the above- mentioned imbalance and the uneven distribution of added value require measures covering all the links of the supply chain, including distribution.
Amendment 232 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 177 a – paragraph 2 -– point b
Article 177 a – paragraph 2 -– point b
β) within threewo months of receipt of all the details required, the Commission, by means of implementing acts without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1), has not found that the agreements, decisions or concerted practices are incompatible with Union rules.
Amendment 237 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 184 – paragraph 10
Article 184 – paragraph 10
(10) to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2014 and by 31 December 2018 on the development of the market situation in the milk and milk products sector and in particular on the operation of point (iiia) of the first paragraph of Article 122 and of Articles 123(4), 126a, 177a, 185e and 185f, covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements together with any appropriate proposals."
Amendment 300 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 4
Article 185 f – paragraph 4
4. All elements of contracts for the delivery of raw milk concluded by farmers, collectors or processors of raw milk, including those elements referred to in paragraph 2(c), shall be freely negotiated between the parties. However, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, Member States may set the minimum period of validity for the contracts.
Amendment 142 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to prevent the marketing in the Union or the export of products not labelled in conformity with this Regulation, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the actions to be implemented by the Member States in this respect.
Amendment 148 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 14, products originating in a Member State or a third country other than the one of the applicant the designation of which comprises or contains a name that contravenes Article 13(1) may continue to use the protected namename under which it was marketed for a transitional period of up to five years, solely where an admissible statement of opposition under Article 48 shows that:
Amendment 179 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 184 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29a Product of mountain farming 1. The term 'product of mountain farming' is established. The term may only be used to describe products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from mountain areas. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place in mountain areas in cases where this substantially affects the particular characteristics of the final product. 2. For the purpose of this Article, 'mountain areas' in the European Union are those areas within the meaning of Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations1. For products of third countries, 'mountain areas' shall include areas that fulfil criteria equivalent to those set out in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999. ________ 1 OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
Amendment 187 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 b (new)
Article 29 b (new)
Article 29b Product of island farming The term 'product of island farming' is established. The term may only be used to describe products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty of which the raw materials come from islands. In addition, for the term to be applied to processed products, such processing must also take place on islands in cases where this substantially affects the particular characteristics of the final product.
Amendment 204 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Article 38 – paragraph 4
Amendment 227 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Operators preparing, packaging and storing a traditional speciality, protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication or who places such traditional speciality guaranteed, protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication on the market shall also be subject to the system of controls as referred to in Chapter I of this Title.
Amendment 252 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) no product is placed on the market under the traditional speciality guaranteed, the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication for at least fiveten years.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest other than those already addressed by the harmonised set of EU rules which alreadycomplementary to or other than those which have already been the subject of an assessment pursuant to the harmonised EU rules. The reasons that may be cited by the Member States include complementary environmental effects other than those already covered by the risk assessment provided for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environmentin Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC, such as the evaluation of scientific data in relation to the environmental impact at national, regional or local level, or reasons related to risk management. These reasons may include agronomic justifications related to specific geographical features, the diversification of agricultural structures and the specific nature of farming practices, as well as socio-economic considerations such as the feasibility and cost of measures to ensure separation, prevent contamination and carry out checks on seeds, or to protect quality agricultural products (PDO and PGI, organic products), as well as consumer habits. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to invoke other grounds complementary to or other than scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territory. In addition one of the purposes of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States' measures under that Directive. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measures. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.
Amendment 53 #
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 environmental effect which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs, complementary to the environmental effects studied as part of the assessment of the adverse effects on the environment carried out pursuant to Part C of this Directive; or - other legitimate reasons which may include socio-economic effects, inter alia;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas as a result of the last EU enlargements (2004 and 2007), an additional 7 million farmers were added to the total agricultural labour force and the area of agricultural land increased by 40%; whereas income per labour unit has been rising considerably less in agriculture than in the economy as a wholereal per capita agricultural income has fallen by 10.7% in the EU-15 for the past 10 years; whereas the average agricultural income in the EU-27 is less than 50% of the average income in the rest of the economy,
Amendment 60 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. 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 dairy prices collapsed in 2009, falling on average by 40%; whereas a serious crisis is effecting other agricultural sectors also such as cereals, fruit and vegetables, olive oil, etc.; whereas extreme fluctuations in prices have had detrimental consequences for producers and have not benefited consumers,
Amendment 87 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, as a result of these reforms, together with international trade arrangements and external trade policy concessions, the EU has become a net importer of agricultural goods with over €78 billion worth of products being imported each year (around 20% of world agricultural imports); whereas in some cases the balance of trade has steadily shifted in favour of third countries (the EU now imports €19 billion worth of agricultural products from Mercosur countries and only exports under €1 billion worth to the region); whereas the EU continues to experience a widening trade deficit in agricultural products,
Amendment 92 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas high-quality products are essential exports of the European Union and represent a very large share of its international trade; whereas the EU is exporting high-profile products with considerable economic value, and in the case of products with protected origin and geographical indications the net value of these products and foodstuffs is €14 billion a year (excluding wines and spirits, which also account for a significant share of EU exports); whereas, given the lack of effective protection for EU geographical indications and protected origin labels on the part of our third country trading partners, European products suffer as a result of unfair competition on the international markets,
Amendment 110 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas producer support estimates (PSE) show that total farm support in the EU has been gradually reducing since 2000 and is now comparable on a per capita basis with the level of support in the EU's major trading partners, such as the United Statewhile other trading partners have maintained and increased trade-distorting subsidies over the last few years,
Amendment 298 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that in the context of the economic crisis it is imperative to preserve jobs in the agricultural sector and that rural unemployment should be tackled by providing opportunities for diversification and new income sources;
Amendment 309 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and ruleswhich helps to attenuate the disparities between the EU regions regarding the terms of competition; stresses that a balanced level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules (based on objective criteria such as the structure and category of agricultural holdings, the specific disadvantages facing the regions, the importance of agriculture for the economy and employment, regions which are environmentally vulnerable) can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
Amendment 347 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that agriculture has a tremendous potential to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change; takes the view that the southern regions of the EU are more vulnerable to the impacts and dangers of climate change, such as drought and desertification, and that greater efforts will be required of farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment;
Amendment 380 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32α. Stresses that food safety is immediately linked to the security of food supply, the quality of agricultural products and foodstuffs and consumer protection; calls therefore for the adoption of measures to guarantee the full traceability of products and comprehensive information regarding technical specifications for imported products of the same kind, including the compulsory indication of the place of origin, together with the socioeconomic conditions of production (environmental protection, animal diseases, animal welfare, social conditions at the workplace and protection levels);
Amendment 381 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls on the Commission to uphold the interests of European farmers in the context of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated on behalf of the EU;
Amendment 407 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Believes that there hasve to be a minimumflexible and effective market regulatory measures in order to ensure a genuine safety net within the future framework of the CAP in order to manage extreme market price volatility and provide rapid and efficient responses to economic crises arising in the sector;
Amendment 428 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States; considers that, to this end, a redistribution of payments is necessary, taking account of not only size but also the actual terms of competition applicable to the various types of holding, for example small multifunctional holdings contributing to employment and rural development and large-scale holdings better able to adapt to the requirements of not only the market but the CAP itself;.
Amendment 542 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct supportaid and resources under the first pillar should remain fully financed by the EU budget, hence rejecting any further co- financing which could harm fair competition within the EU Single Market;
Amendment 564 #
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 agricultural holdings and between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 606 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Notes that the move away from the historical basis may create particular challenges for Member States or regions with a relatively large amount of so-called 'naked land' (unclaimed eligible land); calls for the specific needs of such regions to be given full consideration when designing the future support; stresses that the move away from the historical basis must not lead to a radical redistribution of earnings, which would have a harmful social impact, and that any change should therefore be progressive allowing sufficient time for adjustment;
Amendment 737 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimumflexible and effective market regulatory measures designed to provide a genuine safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tools; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative financial tools should also be considered such as risk insurance schemes and futures markets to help reduce market volatility;
Amendment 750 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices, and encourage the formation of farmers' organisations and the regulation of interprofessional relationships between the various links in the food supply chain, thereby creating better conditions for the supply of agricultural products; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow producer organisations to grow in scale and size, equipping them with the power to stand up to major retailers and processors;
Amendment 764 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreementse commitment of the WTO Members during the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference to achieving the parallel elimination of all forms of export subsidies and disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
Amendment 2 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 1
Point 1
1. Stresses the fact that, in our globalised world, technological advance has become a tradable asset in its own right and that the effect on productivity, competitiveness, information flow and consequently on international trade is likely to be substantial and material; points out in particular that the use of intelligent technologies can improve both the quantity and the quality of information flow, providing speed, accuracy and transparency in commercial transactions;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 1 a (new)
Point 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the first and most tangible application of the technologies of the Internet of Things will take place in the sector of commerce, through the replacement of barcodes by radio- frequency identification (RFID) tags for all products; considers that, because of the qualitatively and quantitatively greater technological possibilities offered by the new technology as compared with the previous one, this transition can provide multiple benefits for manufacturers/producers, traders and consumers, chiefly through the improvement of service quality and fundamental changes to the supply and distribution chain;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 2
Point 2
Amendment 10 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 3 a (new)
Point 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that through the combination of traceability technologies and production, trade and product origin security tags, the Internet of Things can contribute in important ways to the conduct of trade, such as stamping out trafficking in pirated goods, improving and creating more integrated protection of consumer health, avoiding future food crises, saving energy and protecting the environment;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 3 b (new)
Point 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that the Internet of Things can contribute to the facilitation of trade flows between the EU and third countries through the expansion of markets and the securing of quality guarantees for the products traded;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 4 a (new)
Point 4 a (new)
4a. Is deeply concerned about personal data protection and the protection of consumers’ privacy in general, since there are countless regulatory and prescriptive gaps and ambiguities concerning vital aspects of the implementation of the technologies for the Internet of Things; considers that the existing dangers relating to the protection of the personal data of users of the Internet are very much smaller than the dangers that will arise as the Internet of Things gradually expands; calls, therefore, upon the Commission to include issues relating to personal data protection that are raised with reference to the expansion of the Internet of Things in all ongoing matters;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 4 b (new)
Point 4 b (new)
4b. Urges caution regarding centralised infrastructure and possible abuses through a central monitoring of product and information flows, particularly with reference to electronic military equipment codes and the area of State sovereignty in general;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 4 c (new)
Point 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to contribute actively to the definition and setting of principles and rules for the governance of the Internet of Things together with its trading partners in international forums, such as the World Trade Organisation;
Amendment 183 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the strategic importance of issues such as agriculture, food security, water and rural development in Mediterranean countries, and calls for cooperation in the farming sector to be made a political priority; encourages the UfM member countries to work on harmonising their positions in the context of WTO negotiations and to move towards greater convergence among Euro- Mediterranean agricultural policies, particularly in relation to the safety and quality specifications of agri-food goods;
Amendment 190 #
2009/2215(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the interests of European producers within the framework of trade relations between the EU and the countries of the south-eastern Mediterranean, given that many similar agricultural products are also produced in these countries, as in the Mediterranean Member States of the EU;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current - albeit still none too ambitious - action plan have been implemented satisfactorily;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 100 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is particularly concerned that, despite the clear recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard, many pig farmers in Europe are violating the provisions of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs3 , and calls on the Commission, therefore, to devise without delay a strategy to increase compliance with this Directivewith compliance to the existing animal welfare legislation, in accordance with the recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA);
Amendment 129 #
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 urgeasks the Commission therefore to submit without delay– based on new scientific evidence and experience – 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 152 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 2012– based on new evidence and experience – a proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU which, on the basis of the available science and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare and the fundamental conditions applicable;
Amendment 167 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4 , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market; considers, however, that it should be possible for any person, region or Member State to introduce voluntary systems which are more far-reaching;
Amendment 203 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Considers furthermore that, when deemed necessary, further measures andor any additional individual legal acts should particularly focus onbe adopted regarding the following:
Amendment 215 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Amendment 266 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should beupon clarification of the objectives and its financing, a European centre for animal welfare and animal health – based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above – could be established;
Amendment 307 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques, as well as assessing the socioeconomic impact and implications of the above-mentioned activities;
Amendment 311 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, in this context, to assess how the authoritiesist – in all Member States have been– the authorities involved in the work of the European Union on animal welfare in providing more training, where needed, and if necessary to propose specific measures to tackle any problems; calls on the Commission furthermore to seek to ensure that EFSA’s Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) and the working parties attached to it comprise experienced experts from all parts of the European Union;
Amendment 320 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible toto continue performing comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 348 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitorassist the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regard;
Amendment 421 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators – based on new scientific evidence – for practical application;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2200(INI)
Amendment 12 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Welcomes the fact that the EU’s trade relations with Turkey are at an advanced level; recognises the needcalls on Turkey to simplify procedures and bureaucracy, and remove remaining tariff and non-tariff barriers and maintain; stresses the importance of constructive dialogue between the two parties in order to further improve these relations;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a new
Paragraph 1a new
Recalls that, according to the combined reading of Article 205 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Treaty, the Union's external action, including the common commercial policy, seeks to promote "(...) democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law" as well as to build partnership with third countries which share the principles referred above;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a new
Paragraph 3a new
Notes the decrease of imports and exports from and to the EU by Turkey during 2008 and the parallel increase of exports and imports of Turkey from and to its outside EU neighbouring countries; expects the progress in 2009 and 2010 in order to determine whether the 2008 decrease is due to the financial crisis and temporary;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 32 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU, with the adoption of the CAP at the earliest possible; strongly urges Turkey to rapidly withdraw its long- standing ban on imports of beef meat, live bovine animals and derivate products; considers that other areas such as services and public procurement should fall within its scope;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 50 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 56 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a new
Paragraph 12a new
Calls on Turkey to remove the remaining import licences for goods which are in breach with the commitments under the Customs Union and to agree to update Decision 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the removal of technical barriers to trade;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a new
Paragraph 13a new
Calls on Turkey to withdraw the burdensome import procedures and to align its duty-free quota system for processed agricultural products which do not comply with the Customs Union;
Amendment 60 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a new
Paragraph 14a new
Calls on Turkey to suspend the new requirements on Good Manufacturing Practices as they de facto ban imports of certain pharmaceutical products, as well as to participate and adhere to international initiatives for harmonising Good Manufacturing Practices procedures as well as standards, such as WHO and EU's ones;
Amendment 64 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a new
Paragraph 16a new
Deplores the fact that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement has not been implemented by Turkey; calls on the Turkish Government to implement it fully without delay, in a non- discriminatory way, and recalls that failure to do so may further seriously affect the negotiating process;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 85 #
2009/2200(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Regrets the fact that Turkey retains its high position amongst the countries which produce counterfeit products detained in the EU; Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomes the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey with effective enforcementencourages Turkey to enforce the new IPR legislation effectively in order to then deepen the trade relations with the EU;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Point 5b (new)
Point 5b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to secure the inclusion in the renegotiated WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of a clause enabling the European Union to give preference to SMEs when awarding public contracts, along the lines of those already applied by other States parties to this agreement;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas climate change has already had adverse effects on EU agriculture adverse effects on EU agriculture (including declining water (including declining water resources and more frequent resources, brackishness of water drought in the south, a significant used for irrigation, more frequent increase in winter rainfall and drought, increase in forest fires, flooding in the north, storms and soil degradation and erosion in the the proliferation of insect pests and south, a significant increase in animal and plant diseases), and winter rainfall and flooding in the whereas the expected acceleration north, storms and the proliferation of such problems will have serious of insect pests and animal and plant economic, social and environmental diseases), and whereas the expected repercussions for the agricultural, acceleration of such problems will forestry and tourism sectors, have serious economic, social and environmental repercussions for the agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors,
Amendment 50 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Takes the view that, given its limited resources and the way in which it is structured, the existing CAP financial framework cannot effectively meet the increased need for action in response to climate change;
Amendment 107 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, as well as being more environmentally friendly, such farming practices have a positive impact, inter alia in terms of improved biodiversity and soil quality, water retention and efforts to combat erosion and pollution; points out that mitigation of the impact of climate change is one of the ‘public goods’ to which agriculture contributes at cross- border, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 168 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Amendment 194 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that climate change has a direct and disproportionately harmful impact on agriculture, which must therefore be given priority when measures are drawn up to mitigate the effects of climate change;
Amendment 201 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, the water managementeconomy, renewable energies and biodiversity weare not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidiesbeyond the scope of the CAP and that funding for the relevant measures should therefore also be sought in connection with horizontal environmental protection policy;
Amendment 224 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a Calls on the Commission, in its future communication concerning the post-2013 CAP reform, to take sufficient account of the more adverse effects of climate change on the southern territory of the EU;
Amendment 50 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses, however, that in order to apply these criteria and establish realistic threshold values in practice, it is essential that the necessary biophysical data are available to the Member States with a sufficient degree of accuracy in relation to the natural environment; supports, therefore, the test of practical application of the proposed criteria introduced by the Commission; calls for the detailed maps that are to be submitted by the Member States to be used if necessary to adapt the criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% (to the reality in terms of the natural environment); expresses reservations about the proposed 66% threshold and takes the view that it should be adjusted downwards with the preferred threshold being 50%;
Amendment 66 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable;
Amendment 87 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the basic aim of inspections is to give advice to farmers and put them on the right track in order to better comply with the legislative requirements and with as little encumbrance as possible;
Amendment 156 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 165 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 bis (nouveau)
Paragraph 20 bis (nouveau)
20a. Calls on the Commission to review the system of control and settlement of accounts;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for an inventory of all private quality certification systems which European producers are required to implement in addition to the quality specifications already imposed under EU legislation; supports the establishment of a Community Legislative Framework of Basic Principles for the transparent implementation of the private certification systems in question.
Amendment 70 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Wishes to see legislation for "place of farming" labelling in place also for processed foods, taking account of the main raw materials usConsiders it necessary to introduce "place of farming" labelling taking account of the main raw materials used in processed foods where there is a risk of consumers being misled;
Amendment 93 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that no additional criteria should be added to the certification process for anentry of those instruments, but rather the aim should be simplificationdesignation in the Community PDO and PGI Register, but rather the aim should be simplification; supports, with regard to PDO or PGI registration, the Commission proposal to extend certification requirements to various undertakings in the supply chain, as is already the case for organic products;
Amendment 103 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the mandatory provision of information through labelling (and all other means available) with regard to (a) the "place of farming" of raw materials, where this is different from the place indicated by the geographical indication and toin cases where there is a risk of consumers being misled, and (b) the name of the producer when the product is marketed under the private trade name of a retailer;
Amendment 121 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for greater protection of geographical indications in third countries, through inclusion in international registries and international recognition within the WTO system; considers genuine progress regarding geographical indications to be an essential precondition for balanced agreement in the context of WTO agricultural negotiations; supports the Commission's aim to include geographical indications within the scope of the "Anti- counterfeiting trade agreement" and in the work of the future "European observatory on counterfeiting and piracy";
Amendment 2 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. NotExpresses withs great concern at the overall level of the margin available for 2010, which is significantly smaller than in 2009, with only EUR 1.109 million for 2010, compared to EUR 3.517 million in 2009; considers the level of the expected margin to be unsatisfactoryvery limited already and that it should not be reduced, as further market interventions throughout the budget year could trigger the application of budgetary discipline;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the margin for agricultural expenditure should be used stringently and only for purposes in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 6 #
2009/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Given that the threshold values set in this Directive will apply to numbers of businesses which will vary greatly from one Member State to another and the activity of micro-entities has no bearing on cross-border trade or the functioning of the internal market, the Member States should take into account the differing impact of these values when implementing the Directive at national level.
Amendment 7 #
2009/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
8b. Whereas it is imperative to ensure transparency also for micro-entities, in order to ensure that they are open and have access to the financial markets, Member States should take into account the specific conditions and needs of their own market when implementing Directive 78/660/EEC.
Amendment 8 #
2009/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive if and when they decide to make use of the option provided for in Article 1a of Directive 78/660/EEC, taking account in particular of the situation at national level regarding the number of businesses covered under the threshold values laid down in the Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 68 #
2008/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the proposal, contained in the Final Declaration of the Presidency of the Fourth Plenary Session, for the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Energy Community supported by the EMPA; recognises the importance of strengthening cooperation in the field of energy between Euro-Mediterranean partners and the need to develop a regional energy market, with a view to the implementation of large-scale renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects in the Euro-Med region;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission's efforts to provide the EU with a global strategy covering all external aspects of European competitiveness and helping to ensure that the Lisbon Strategy objectives are fully achieved, but notes with regret the absence of any specific initiatives in favour of SMEs; calls on the Commission and the Council to remedy this shortcoming without delay and to set ambitious and, at the same time, realistic objectives and make the necessary means and resources available; notes the importance of an effective Trade Barriers Regulation as a complementary instrument to that end;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the Commission's position would not only have failed to enhance the external competitiveness of European industry but would have caused further serious damage to those Community industrial sectors jeopardised by foreign products illegally subsidised or unduly favoured by dumping practices; stresses that the TDI system must continue to be a quasi-judicial procedure, based on objective and factual assessments, in order to provide for predictability and legal certainty;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Commission make the trade defence system more effective, transparent and sensitive to the needs of European industry and, in particular, SMEs; considers it necessary to improve the services offered by the SME desk set up by the Commission a few years ago, which has so far been largely ineffective; states in that respect that targeted assistance should be provided to SMEs throughout all the different stages of trade defence investigations;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the internationalisation of SMEs is a primary objective of trade policy and should constitute a cornerstone of the European Small Business Act, which will act as a stable, homogeneous, binding and global framework for the Commission's policies for SMEs; on the basis of the "Think small first" principle;
Amendment 93 #
2008/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of access to agricultural markets for European SMEs in the sector and calls on the Commission, in the context of the future multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, not to give up the remaining tariff safeguards enjoyed by the sector and instead to guarantee that the most competitive and well-known European agricultural products are not unduly penalised by anti-competitive practices introduced by other WTO members; considers that substantial progress on geographical indications (GIs) is indispensable for a balanced outcome in the Doha agricultural negotiations;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a. having regard to Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ('Directive on electronic commerce')1,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
-1b. having regard to the Geneva Ministerial Declaration on Global Electronic Commerce of the Second Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), adopted on 20 May 19982,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 c (new)
Citation -1 c (new)
-1c. having regard to point 46 on E- commerce of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration on the Doha Work Programme of the Sixth Session of the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), adopted on 18 December 20051,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 d (new)
Citation -1 d (new)
-1d. having regard to the submission from the European Communities regarding the "Classification Issues and the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce" to the World Trade Organisation (WTO, on 9 May 20032,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 e (new)
Citation -1 e (new)
Amendment 6 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 f (new)
Citation -1 f (new)
Amendment 7 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas more than half of EU citizens and nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide have access to the Internet; whereas only one out of fivthree EU citizens conducts on- line purchases, but only 30 million do cross- border shopping in the EU,
Amendment 24 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas it has been observed that according to the national law of important EU trading partners, a telecommunications licence has to be obtained first in order to provide e- commerce services, creating thus an unnecessary obligation especially in view of the complex procedures which apply for granting these licences,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas non-EU companies dominate the Internet marketplace, due to the European market fragmentation which leaves its industry without access to a Europe-wide market, as opposed to North- American and North-East Asian competitors who can make economies of scale and obtain returns on their investment in their large domestic markets without undue barriers,
Amendment 52 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the fact that bilateral and regional free trade agreements cannot provide complete answers to far-reaching market access; nevertheless, calls on the EU to include systematically in its bilateral and regional trade agreements explicit provisions covering e-commerce of goods, services and information flows; supports the efforts made by the EU to establish cooperation dialogues on regulatory issues as part of its bilateral agreements with third country trading partners; upon reaching these agreements, calls relevant EU institutions and EU Member States to be prepared to contribute to these cooperation dialogues;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that attention needs to be focused on the provision of online services including e-commerce not being subject to unnecessary domestic authorisation procedures [both in the EU and in our trading partners' countries] which would result in a de facto impediment of the provision of such services;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the participation of the least developed and other developing countries in international trade through the Internet has to be supported through increased investment primarily in basic infrastructure such as telecommunication networks and access devices; underlines the need for low cost and better quality provision of internet services; is of the opinion that, in those cases where domestic capital is not available, further market openness in telecommunications services reflected in multilateral and bilateral agreements could provide the right incentives for attracting foreign capital to invest in these networks; supports the idea that such investments could also relate to alternative innovative technologies which can, in certain cases, be rapidly integrated in these markets;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the "European coursperspective" of all the states of the Western Balkans; emphasises the importance of a serioustangible prospect of EU membership for the political and economic development of these countries; acknowledges that this prospect will further integrate the Western Balkans in the EU and will stimulate EU companies to increase their business in the region; stresses the importance of the Stabilisation and Association Process and of the Stabilisation and Association Agreements signed within this framework;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of energy cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans; emphasises the important role played by the Energy Community towards this goal; acknowledges the geographic and strategic position of the region, which makes the area the natural transit point for trade in primary energy products such as crude oil and natural gas; urges the Commission and the Council to cooperate with these countries to further develop a common energy policy which focuses on a real diversification of European energy resources.
Amendment 3 #
2008/2184(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with disappointment that only in Cyprus, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Spain is the transposition of the Directive satisfactory;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2184(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the failure of the correct application of the Directive by the Member States calls for consideration of amending the most problematic provisions, namely the right of entry and residence of third country family members and the requirement for EU citizens to submit, along with the applications for residence, additional documents not provided for in the Directive;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Asks the Commission, as a follow-up to the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding on textiles, to continue to discuss developments in the EU -China textile trade dialogue and in the High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue Mechanism (HLM); underlines that a double- monitoring mechanism for Chinescalls on the Commission to follow closely the textiles imports is preferable to quotas, however this should not lead to an ongoing barrier to free tradeoriginating in China, including through the effective implementation of a double-monitoring mechanism;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 8 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 11 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ka (new)
Recital Ka (new)
Ka. whereas, in order to ensure the 'European' nature of the citizens' initiative, the criterion 'a significant number of Member States' requires adequate geographical representation and due prominence for the democratic right of participation of civil society since more representative democracy is secured by broader participation,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
Amendment 30 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
X a. whereas the conditions and procedure for revising the Treaties are laid down in a specific article which, having the status of lex specialis, takes precedence,
Amendment 32 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Amendment 41 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 1
Annex - paragraph 1
1. The minimum number of Member States from which the citizens taking part in the initiative must come is fournine.
Amendment 44 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 3
Annex - paragraph 3
3. Every Union citizen over the age of 16who has the right to vote in accordance with the legislation of his/her own Member State may participate in a European Citizens’ Initiative.
Amendment 53 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (b) - introductory part
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (b) - introductory part
(b) The Commission verifies the formal admissibility of the registered citizens’ initiative. A citizens’ initiative is formally admissible if it satisfies the following four requirements:
Amendment 67 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (c)
Annex - paragraph 5 - point (c)
(c) Within two months of registration of the citizens’ initiative the Commission must decide whether the registration has succeeded. The decision must state whether the citizens’ initiative is formally admissible. Registration may be rejected only on formal legal grounds.
Amendment 91 #
2008/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - paragraph 7 - point (b) - bullet point 2
Annex - paragraph 7 - point (b) - bullet point 2
• who are nationals of at least fournine Member States,
Amendment 1 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
- having regard to the European Council decision of 16 December 2005 to grant the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the status of candidate country for EU membership and the Presidency Conclusions of the European Councils of 15-16 June 2006 and, of 14-15 December 2006 and of 19-20 June 2008,
Amendment 2 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Thessaloniki European Council in 2003 formulated clearly ‘the European course’perspective' of the Western Balkan states and indicated that the Stabilisation and Association Process would constitute the overall framework for the European relations with the Western Balkan countries,
Amendment 6 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas on 178 February 2008 the Kosovo Assembly adopted a resoluCouncil noted that Member States would decide, in accordance with national practice and international law, on their relations which declared Kosovo to be independentith Kosovo, and recalled the European Union's longstanding commitment to the stability of the Western Balkan region; whereas overall EU assistance to Kosovo is estimated at over EUR 1 000 000 000 for the period 2007- 2010 covering support to Kosovo’s political and economic development and financing the EU contribution to the international presence in Kosovo,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b(new)
Recital K b(new)
Kb. whereas all countries of the Western Balkans have concluded Stabilisation and Association Agreements with the EU,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates ‘the European coursperspective’ of the countries of the Western Balkans which was clearly formulated during the Thessaloniki European Council in 2003; points out, however, that the future accession of the Western Balkan countries to the EU is strictly conditional on the fulfilment of all the conditions and requirements set by the EU, including the Copenhagen membership criteria and the successful achievement of the Stabilisation and Association process, which includes regional cooperation, good neighbourly relations and full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the European Union to continuously show its engagement with the Western Balkans, especially in this politically delicate period; urges the Council and the Commission to realize that it is not in the advantage of both the EU and the Western Balkans to create a ‘black holes’ in Serbia or Kosovo; asks the EU Institutions, therefore, to be engaged with both entities in order to avoid an intensification ofactively engaged in order to avoid tensions;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that it is essential for the overall approach adopted towards the Western Balkans to take account of differences between the countries of the region as regards their respective levels of economic development and compliance with the EU acquis and WTO rules; stresses, therefore, the importance of a strictly individual path towards EU- membership of each of the Western Balkan countries, based inter alia on their individual fulfilment of the criteria of Copenhagen as well as the conditions and requirements set by the EU;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the visa facilitation and readmission agreements which entered into force in January 2008 and the dialogue on road maps for the gradual liberalisation of the visa regime for the countries of the Western Balkans; Considers that there is a real need to improve and establish well-functioning visa and customs regimes in order to improve the investment climatefacilitate trade flows and ensure closer economic and trade cooperation;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Western Balkan governments to further explore the possibility of greater trade liberalisation measures in areas, which have hitherto been exempted, and to fight actively against infringements of international property rights and anyestablish mechanisms to combat systematically any infringements of international intellectual and industrial property rights; calls also on governments to align themselves with the community acquis and take action to end any practices and measures amounting non-tariff trade barriers;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to duly submit in good time for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to the Western Balkan countries; stresses that further financial assistance to the Western Balkans (and notably Kosovo) should be conditional on the establishment, with the support of international financial institutions, of a comprehensive and realistic long-term economic development plan;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Commends the regionalWestern Balkans governments on the progress that they have so far made in the economic area, while maintaining macro-economic stability; welcomes the tax policy and the enhanceimplementation by governments of tax policies and fiscal discipline policies that hasve resulted in increased state budget revenues;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of pursuing the development of energy co-operation in the region, establishing open, reliable and competitive markets and improving the general conditions for the expansion of the energy infrastructure in the region including the enhanced interconnection capacities between the EU neighbouring Member States and partner countries; emphasises the important role played by the Energy Community towards this goal;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that environmental protection is an important element of sustainable development in the Western Balkan region; calls ononsiders it imperative that the Commission and the Western Balkan governments to promote sound environmental policies and strategies in line with the EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Acknowledges the specific geography of the region and its strategic situation, which make the area the natural transit point for trade in goods, in particular primary energy products (crude oil and natural gas), between Europe and Asia; welcomes the launch of major sub-regional transport projects such as the ‘South- Eastern axis’ linking the EU with the Balkans and Turkeywhich will facilitate the inclusion in practice of the Western Balkans countries in the wider energy pipeline network linking the EU with Turkey and the countries of the Caucasus; calls on the Commission and the Western Balkan countries to make sufficient financial resources available for infrastructure modernisation, with particular reference to the logistics sector, and to carry out the necessary reforms to make the sector more competitive and dynamic;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to give more support to the development of SMEs on the basis of the European Charter for Small Enterprises, which has been endorsed by all Western Balkan countries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure access for SMEs to EU Structural Funds and to provide better financing for SME-related projects; calls on the Commission to set up an institutional framework to enhance cooperation between the Community and the private sector in the Western Balkancountries of the Western Balkans which will ensure the correct use of Community funds;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the improved business climate and the measures for reducing the legal and administrative barriers to business start-ups; expresses, however, its concern on the existence of cartels and the abuse of market power by so-called ‘tycoons’ and undertakings in a dominant market position; urges the governments of the Western Balkan countries to intensify their fight against corruption and to develop an adequate competition policy which must encompass state undertakings also;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in the longer term, the use of IT in dispute resolution and settlement will necessitate fundamental changes in procedural law and in the way legislation is conceived and drafted, and efficient access to the law and justice will require the linking of registers (commercial and companies registers, land registers, registers of wills); whereas Parliament has already been concerned to make access to justice more compatible with the use of IT in its treatment of legislation on small claims, the European enforcement order and mediation; whereas the use of IT is be encouraged in all areas, including submission, distribution and service of documents, the giving of evidence and the treatment of legal aid applications, and hence reflected in all future legislative proposals; whereas action in the area of electronic acts, transparency of debtors' assets and evidence could already be contemplated,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, since only 50% of European citizens have access to the Internet, the development and implementation of e- justice services should go hand in hand with absolute observance of the principles of transparency, equality before the law and public scrutiny and should, at least during the transitional period, be supplementary and optional in nature in relation to the practices pursued hitherto in the Member States,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2104(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance for the European Union to speak with one voice with Russia, notably in the sensitive issue of energy, avoiding any unilateral and privileged approachconcerning which individual agreements between the EU Member States and Russia must contribute to achieving the overall objective of energy security for the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to submit the conclusions of the horizontal evaluation of the regulatory agencies promptly, before the proposedend of the 2009-2010 scheduleperiod, so that the conclusions can be taken into account by the interinstitutional working group;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the President and the Conference of Presidents to give priority to the question of the composition of the working group proposed by the Commission and considers it appropriate that the European Parliament be represented in that group by the chairmen or rapporteurs of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Committee on Budgets and two other committees with practical experience of oversight over the work of regulatory agencies;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly supports the effective promotion of non-trade concerns, such as the observance of environmental, social and food safety standards, through the pursuit of the CCP at the bilateral, interregional and multilateral level;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks for the inclusion of specific paragraphs in such a renewed Framework Agreement that call on the Commission: a. to react to the preconditions Parliament may set for giving its consent to the conclusion of a trade agreement before effectively starting the negotiations; b. to provide Parliament with all the necessary information relating to the CCP and the negotiation of commercial agreements or the negotiation of the commercial components of any agreement, including all proposals and draft proposals for negotiating mandates and/or directives, in sufficient time for Parliament to be able to express its views and for the Commission to be able to take due account of those views; c. with regard to the transparency of operations of the Article 188 N TFEU Committee, to make available all documents to the Parliament’s relevant Committee; d. to include an observer delegation from the Parliament in any negotiation on commercial agreements or commercial components of any other international agreement;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the wording ‘measures defining the framework for implementing the common commercial policy’ in Article 188 C (2) TFEU implies that the essential elements of the CCP will be included in legislative acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, and that non- essential elements of these acts may be amended or supplemented by the Commission in the form of ‘delegated acts’, if so stated in the basic legislative act, in accordance with Article 249 B TFEU;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that with respect to ‘delegated acts’ the Parliament will have considerable powers, which could go as far as objecting to the entry into force of the delegated act in question, if the main co-decided act so provides;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that uniform conditions for implementing legislative acts in the CCP require the legislative acts to confer implementing powers on the Commission for adopting ‘implementing acts’, in accordance with Article 249 C TFEU; therefore urges Parliament and Council to adopt, before the entry into force of the Treatythe Commission to propose, as soon as possible, a regulation laying down the rules and general principles on implementing acts, and urges the Council to adopt this regulation, as soon as possible after the entry into force of the Treaty;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that this regulation should call on the Commission to refrain from making substantive changes to basic legislative acts, or from adding details affecting the political will expressed in basic legislative acts, when adopting implementing legislation in the CCP;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Council to invite Parliament’s representatives to participate in all Coreper II meetings that deal with matters falling within the scope of the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the future High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to consider with Parliament adequate methods of keeping Parliament fully informed of and consulted on the Union’s external action; to further this aim, regular joint meetings between the group of External Relations Commissioners (chaired by the HR/VP) with delegations from the relevant Parliament Committees as well as regular joint meetings between the Council’s working groups, Coreper, PSC, the Article 188C-Committee, and the European Commission with Parliament’s rapporteurs and delegations should become normal practice;
Amendment 19 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to take account of new risk profiles, while at the same time ensuring the functioning of the internal market for medicinal products, safety features designed to ensure the identification, authentication and traceability of prescription medicinal products should be established at Community level. When introducing obligatory safety features for prescription medicinal products, due account should be taken of the particularities of certain products or categories of products, such as generic medicines. This includes the risk of falsifications in view of their price and past incidences in the Community and abroad, as well as the consequences of falsifications for public health in view of the specific characteristics of the products concerned or of the severity of the conditions intended to be treated.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In particular the Commission should be empowered to adopt measures regarding safety features that shall appear on the packaging of medicinal products subject to medical prescription and to adopt detailed rules for medicinal products introduced without being placed on the market. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non- essential elements by supplementing it, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States should cooperate with Europol, inter alia, in order to strengthen the application of existing restrictions regarding the illegal supply of medicinal products on the internet.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2001/83(EC)
Article 54 – point o
Article 54 – point o
safety features making it possible to ascertain identification, authenticity and traceability of medicinal products, other than radiopharmaceuticals, subject to medical prescription as defined in Title VI.’
Amendment 40 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2001/83(EC)
Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
(4) The Commission shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of point (o) of Article 54 and of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article. However, before proposing specific measures in accordance with point (o) of Article 54, the Commission shall undertake a public cost-benefit evaluation of existing safety features and consult the stakeholder parties involved in applying and using the safety features.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2001/83(EC)
Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Article 54a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
The measures referred to in this paragraph shall take due account of the legitimate interests to protect information of a commercially confidential nature and of the protection of industrial and commercial property rights. Member States shall ensure that the ownership and confidentiality of the data resulting from the use of safety features with the object of demonstrating the authenticity of pharmaceutical products are respected.’
Amendment 56 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall not affect the right of Member States to restrict or ban the sale of prescription drugs via the internet.
Amendment 16 #
2008/0182(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 78/855/EEC
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 25 #
2008/0182(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 82/891/EEC
Article 4
Article 4
"Such publication shall not be required from a company ifA company may, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day fixed for the general meeting, it which is to decide on the draft terms of division, also makes available the draft terms of such division on its own or on any other Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility it shall publish a reference that gives access to that Internet site oin the central electronic platform referred to inaccordance with Article 3 (4) of Directive 68/151/EEC. That reference shall include the date of the publication of the draft terms of division on the Internet site."
Amendment 31 #
2008/0182(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 – point 1
Article 3 – point 1
Directive 2005/56/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
"A publication in accordance with the first subparagraph shall not be required from a company ifcompany may, for a continuous period beginning noat later thaneast one month before the day fixed for the general meeting, the company which is to decide on the draft terms of merger, also makes available the draft terms of such merger on its own or on any other Internet site. Where a company makes use of this possibility it shall publish a reference that gives access to that Internet site oin the central electronic platform referred to inaccordance with Article 3 (4) of Directive 68/151/EEC. The reference shall include the date of the publication of the draft terms of merger on the Internet site."
Amendment 29 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A first accompanying transitional measure should be that phonogram producers are under an obligation to set aside, at least once a year, at least 20 percent of the net revenues from the exclusive rights of distribution, reproduction and making available of phonograms which, in the absence of the extension of the term of protection as a result of lawful publication or lawful communication, would be in the public domain.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A second accompanying transitional measure should be that rights in the fixation of the performance should revert to the performer if a phonogram producer refrains fromno longer offerings for sale in sufficient quantity copies of at least one version of a phonogram which, but for the term extension, would be in the public domain or from makingmakes at least one version of such a phonogram available to the public, the performer may request him to do so, and if the producer does not within a reasonable time agree to fulfil his request, the performer may terminate the assignment of the rights in the fixation of that performance. As a consequence, the rights of the phonogram producer in theat phonogram should expire, in order to avoid a situation in which these rights would coexist with those of the performer in the fixation of the performance whilst the latter rights are no longer transferred or assigned to the phonogram producer.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
4. The overall amount to be dedicated by a phonogram producer to payments of the supplementary remuneration referred to in paragraph 3 shall correspond to at least 20 percent of the net revenues which he has derived, during the year preceding that for which the said remuneration is paid, from the reproduction, distribution and making available of those phonograms in regard of which, by virtue of Article 3 (1) and (2) in their version before amendment by Directive [// insert: Nr. of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected on 31 December of the said year.
Amendment 94 #
2008/0157(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2006/116/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 - subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 - subparagraph 1
6. If, after the moment at which, by virtue of Article 3(1) and (2) in their version before the amendment by Directive [//insert: Nr of this amending directive]/EC, the performer and the phonogram producer would be no longer protected in regard of, respectively, the fixation of the performance and the phonogram, the phonogram producer ceases tono longer offers copies of at least one version of the phonogram for sale in sufficient quantity or to make its available to the public, by wire or wireless means, at least one version of the phonogram, in such a way that members of the public may access ithem from a place and at a time individually chosen by them, the performer may terminate the contract or transfer the assignmentrequest to the producer to do so, and if the producer does not within a reasonable time agree to fulfil his request , the performer may terminate the assignment of rights in that phonogram. Where a phonogram contains the fixation of the performances of a plurality of performers, they may terminate their contracts on transfer or assignment only jointly. If the contract on transfer or assignment is terminated pursuant to sentences 1 and 2, the rights of the phonogram producer in theat phonogram shall expire.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The SPE should not be subject to a highthe lowest possible mandatory capital requirement since this would be a barrier to the creation of SPEs order to further promote innovation and competitiveness in the EU. Creditors, however, should be protected from excessive distributions to shareholders which could affect the ability of the SPE to pay its debts. To this end, distributions that leave the SPE with liabilities exceeding the value of the assets of the SPE should be prohibited. Shareholders, however, should also be free to require the management body of the SPE to sign a solvency certificate.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, 'company' shall mean any form of company that may be set up under the law of the Member States, a European Cwhich can be either transformed or merged or divided up into a private limited liability company aund, where applicable, an SPEer the national legislation of the Member States.
Amendment 108 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 - introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 - introductory part
Registration of the SPE mayshall be subject to only one of the following requirements:
Amendment 111 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 - point a
Article 10 – paragraph 4 - point a
(a) a control by a notary or an administrative or judicial body of the legality of the documents and particulars of the SPE;
Amendment 143 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum required capital of the SPE shall be at least EUR 1.
Amendment 161 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, the liability of directors and the lapsing of any relevant claims shall be governed by the applicable national law.
Amendment 167 #
2008/0130(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The SPE shall be subject to the rules on employee participation, if any, applicableEmployee participation shall be governed by the applicable rules, if any, in the Member State in which ithe SPE has its registered office, subject to the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 106 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Recent developments in the expression of the nutrition declaration, other than per 100g/100ml/portion, by some Member States and organisations in the food sector suggest that consumers like such schemes as they can help them make informed choices quickly. However, there is not evidence across all the Community on how the average consumer understands and uses the alternative expression of the information. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow for different schemes to be developed and to allow research on consumer understanding in different Member States to continue so that, if appropriate, harmonised schemes may be introduced. In this context, points out that the European food industry’s system for recording nutritional information (GDAs) is being implemented by a steadily increasing number of food enterprises.
Amendment 179 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) wine and wine products as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine and Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails, similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years ofafter the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3); following procedure: (i) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, under the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/91, under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 110 /2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, under the procedure laid down in Article 25(1) of that Regulation; (iv) as regards other products, under the procedure referred to in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Without prejudice to the specificities identified through the above mentioned procedures for products referred to in points (i),(ii) and (iii), the measures shall apply consistently and become applicable at the same time for all the products listed;
Amendment 184 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Where necessary, detailed rules for the presentation of the indication referred to in paragraph 1 may be adopted in accordance with the following procedures: (i) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, under the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails, under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 110 /2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, under the procedure laid down in Article 25(1) of that Regulation; (iv) as regards other alcoholic beverages, under the procedure referred to in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 197 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall not apply to wine and wine products as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999479/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/91, similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of this paragraph on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for a mandatory nutrition declaration for these products. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). following procedure: (i) as regards the products referred in Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, under the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatized wines, aromatized wine-based drinks and aromatized wine-product cocktails, under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) as regards the products referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 110 /2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, under the procedure laid down in Article 25(1) of that Regulation; (iv) as regards other products, under the procedure referred to in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Without prejudice to the specificities identified through the above mentioned procedures for products referred to in points i), ii) and iii), the measures shall apply consistently and become applicable at the same time for all the products listed.
Amendment 263 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7
Article 44 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission, after consulting with Member States, may adopt Guidelines concerning the application of this Article, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the internal market.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) GivenThe proceeds from the auctioning of allowances should help to fund the considerable efforts being made tof combating climate change and of adapting to its inevitable effects, it is appropriate that at least 20% of the proceeds from the auctioning of allowances sh. For example they could be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adaptation, to develop renewable energies to meet the EU’s commitment to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, to contribute to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, for measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptation in developing countries, and for addressing social aspects such as possible increases in electricity prices in lower and middle income households. This proportion is significantly below the expected net revenues for public authorities from auctioning, taking into account potentially reduced income from corporate taxes. In addition, proceeds from auctioning of allowances should be used to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. The Member States will decide on the allocation of proceeds to individual measures depending on their needs. Provisions should be included on monitoring the use of funds from auctioning for these purposes. Such notification does not release Member States from the obligation laid down in Article 88(3) of the Treaty, to notify certain national measures. The Directive does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) If no international agreement on limiting global warming can be achieved the Community shall endeavour to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements with other major gas emitters. Independently of the outcome of the current negotiations, the Community shall take the lead in setting up a World Environmental Organisation incorporating formal international environmental provisions already adopted, together with effective judicial mechanisms.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by June 2011 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report assessing the situation, accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify which and relating to all industrial sectors, particularly energy-intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likelyindividual sectors which have shown themselves to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 2010. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive iIndustries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation or an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 7
Article 1 - point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall decide on the allocation of proceeds to individual measures depending on their needs and shall include information on the use of revenues for each of these purposes in their reports submitted under Decision No 280/2004/EC.
Amendment 1 #
2007/2261(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, although the existing Treaty does not contain provisions conferring specific competence for sport, sport is not excluded from the scope of Community law, and is covered more specifically in terms of the ban on discrimination (Article 12 of the Treaty), free movement of workers (Article 39), freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services (Articles 43 and 49) and the competition rules (Articles 81 to 87); further points out that the provisions on employment and, social policy, culture, education and health also have an impact on sport;
Amendment 7 #
2007/2261(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in view of the unique characteristics of sport, the Commission should consider, after consulting the various interests concerned and Parliament, on the one hand, codification of the Community acquis regarding sport and, on the other hand, the adoption of interpretative guidelines designed to clarify the whole question of the relationship between Community law and "sporting rules" that do not fall within the remit of that law and the area to which that law applies, in particular the demarcation between those aspects of the organisation of sport which are subject to that law and those rules which are not, having regard also to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, and bearing in mind that sporting rules concerning questions of purely sporting interest and having as such nothing to do with economic activity do not fall within the scope of the Treaty; this demarcation should take account of the distinction between professional and amateur sports; points out that such rules, which relate to the particular nature and context of sporting events, are inherent in the organisation and proper conduct of sporting competition and cannot be regarded as constituting a restriction on the Community rules on free movement of workers and freedom to provide services;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2261(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to make it clear to the relevant bodies, organisations and federations of sports associations and disciplines the ascendancy of Community law in the areas covered by the rules referred to in paragraph 1 of the opinion and to clarify the legal aspects of this relationship;
Amendment 18 #
2007/2261(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the fact that, with the growth of on-line gaming and the Commission's efforts to liberalise the sector, it is also necessary to ensure betting integrity and deal with the question of compliance with intellectual property rights in connection in particular with on- line gaming. and the increasingly close link between organised economic crime and illegal gambling activities;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2261(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses its concern at the growing incidence of violence and racism – at national and cross-border level – at organised sports events; notes the unenforceability and ineffectiveness of the penalties for such actions under the existing bodies of legislation in the EU Member States and calls on the Commission to take fresh initiatives to develop a coordinated approach and counterstrategy;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2007 on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation1,,
Amendment 4 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
2b. having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2006 on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti- dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004)1,
Amendment 18 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in the framework of the Doha Development Agenda, the WTO rules on trade defence are subject to multilateral negotiations which have not yet been resumed; whereas, the vast majority of WTO member states do not intend to introduce new trade defence rules which would lead to more free and fair trade without protectionism
Amendment 19 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU has already one of the most liberal TDI regimes in comparison to its trading partners; whereas unilateral reform could have tremendous effects on the competitiveness of European companies,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European Parliament has already stated its opposition to a unilateral dismantling of the TDIs and its preference to maintain the existing level of stringency,
Amendment 22 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,
Amendment 30 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, European competitiveness depends on the ability to shelter European companies from uncompetitive and unfair trade practice, whereas European production and manufacturing play a crucial role in the creation of economic growth and employment,
Amendment 31 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 36 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in a globalised world, EU companies need a reinforced mechanism to combat unfair commercial practices, allowing them to create jobs and stimulate growth in the EU,
Amendment 42 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the importance of enhancing the competitiveness of EU industries by eliminating unfair trade practices in international trade; underlines the importance of effective TDIs;
Amendment 44 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Amendment 45 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 51 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
Amendment 52 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that negotiations are currently taking place on multilateral disciplines concerning TDIs within the framework of the DDA ; welcomes those negotiations but regrets US opposition to reforms of the WTO’s framework for TDIs; Notes that the worldwide increase in the use of TDIs, particularly by advanced industrial countrie and, calls for new and more stringent rules at WTO level so as to ensure free and fair world trade is maintained;
Amendment 53 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Warns of the danger of unilaterally weakening the EU to such an extent that it is unable to counteract unfair trading practices in an international context marked by the proliferation of such practices and the intensive, and often abusive, use of trade defence measures by third countries against imports from the EU;
Amendment 57 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the belief in the benefits of an open trading system, based on free and fair competition, offsetting its potentially disruptive impact, and contributing decisively to the stimulation of growth and the creation of jobs; takes the view that the EU should continue to promote increased global liberalisation and free and fair trade and resist any protectionist temptation;
Amendment 59 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the EU already has a TDI regime with higher standards, resulting in more stringent application, than other trading partners especially with regard to the initiation, course and subsequent outcome of these investigations;
Amendment 62 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that TDIs are not intended to serve the general economic interests of the EU, but to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies;
Amendment 75 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current EU TDI system already takes due account of the rightful and legitimate interests of all European stakeholders, as was stated by the majority of governments and stakeholders during the public consultation on the above-mentioned Green Paper;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 80 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to demand a strict application of the existing WTO rules on dumping and subsidies to the emerging economies such as China; asks the Commission to engage in bilateral talks on free and fair competition with these countries;
Amendment 85 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 86 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 89 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all increasing unfair trading actions that hamper the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention and dual pricing, which greatly affect fair competition in international markets;
Amendment 100 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 103 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the current application by the Commission lacks clarity with regard to the initiation of investigations; stresses the need to concentrate the investigations in this phase on gathering evidence of dumping and injury;
Amendment 107 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the creation of a special TDI-helpdesk for SMEs for advice on the preparation of complaints; asks further to provide a simplified questionnaire for SMEs; asks the Commission to grant open access to Eurostat and access to information collected on site by EU representations in third countries concerned;
Amendment 117 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Commission and the Member States to take into account the long-term impact of TDI measures on consumers, by assessing their consequences in terms of price level, quality, availability and choice as well as sustainable competition in the markets;
Amendment 126 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that there is no reason to reconsider the current definition of "Community industry" to take greater account of the interests of those companies which have moved or subcontracted part of their production outside the Union in so far as those companies are not affected by the duties unless they engage in dumping or receive subsidies;
Amendment 129 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that anti-dumping procedures should always give priority to the need to restore a level playing field, as the effects of unfair competition in the long run are against the interests of all participants in the Community market;
Amendment 130 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers therefore that the analysis of the impact on other interests can only justify the non-imposition of anti- dumping measures in exceptional cases, where it is obvious that defence measures will not be able to improve the situation of Community producers, and in any event cannot justify a downward adjustment in the level or duration of the duties imposed;
Amendment 137 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties; calls on the Hearing Officer to submit, following an independent analysis, to the European Parliament periodic reports in particular on the handling of cases by the Commission, including the conformity of the administrative practices with the basic regulations, and on the synthesis of its activities; stresses that for the sake of transparency and ensuring a meaningful role for the Hearing Officer, his/her reports following individual interventions should be made known to interested parties and the Antidumping Committee;
Amendment 140 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and predictability of the procedure of TDI investigations in the EU, to accelerate and simplify procedures, as well as to facilitate the accessibility of TDIs for SMEs, as they constitute the majority of the European industrial sector;
Amendment 153 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the EU current de minimis thresholds that apply to dumping and injury should not be set at a higher level; states that for the dumping de minimis threshold, even low levels of dumping can have very significant effects in the market, in particular on price sensitive and seasonal products;
Amendment 156 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
Amendment 159 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 173 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines that the legal certainty and the legal framework within which TDI investigations are conducted, are fundamental, taking into account that the standard court procedure takes too long to properly address possible flaws in TDI investigations; underlines the need to ensure that interested parties have recourse to expedited judicial review;
Amendment 194 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the competitiveness of producer industries in the Union by eliminating all competitive distortions which occur in international trade so as to ensure workable international competition;
Amendment 197 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Urges the Commission not to change its administrative practice before a revision of the basic legislation has taken place;
Amendment 202 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Urges the Member States to uphold a European common approach and solidarity on this issue which would enable a better use of TDIs in the Community in favour of European industry and its workers when they are confronted with unfair competition;
Amendment 205 #
2007/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to pursue with coherence and determination the objective of modernising TDIs and making them more suitable to face new globalisation challenges while refraining from any protectionist behaviourstrengthening and modernising TDIs; Urges the Commission to consider the outcome of ongoing WTO negotiations and the consensus among Member States before reforming the European regulation on TDIs;
Amendment 6 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the WTO constitutes a key forum for the better management of globalisation and fairer distribution of its benefits,
Amendment 12 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the various bilateral and regional trade negotiations recently initiated by the EU with various partners across the world may on no account beshall be complementary and not an alternative to the conclusion of the Doha Round,
Amendment 16 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its appeal to all parties concerned to show flexibility in order to revive the Doha Round and reach an agreement that is complete, balanced and beneficial both to the recovery of international trade and world growth and to the development of the poorest countries on the planet; regrets that the EU's substantial offer has not been matched up to now by equivalent concessions by other important trading partners;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the proposed exercise should focus first and foremost on the very aims of the multilateral trade system, to ensure that they are mutually supportive and consistent with the action being taken by other international organisations; considers in particular that the coordination of WTO activities with those of the ILO, UNEP, WHO and UNCTAD should be strengthened, in order to ensure greater consistency in the decision-making process of those organisations; takes the view that, in this regard, consideration could be given to the possibility of granting the ILO observer status and of setting up a Committee on Social Affairs;
Amendment 25 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Supports an incentives-based approach concerning the observance of environmental and social standards by WTO members but equally calls for the examination of WTO compatible measures for addressing social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on those participating in the debate to question the limits of the approach whereby trade negotiations are held in long-term ‘rounds’, involving all member countries in discussions on a wide range of subjects on the basis of a ‘single undertaking’; acknowledges the historical merits of this approach in establishing and developing the multilateral trade system but believes that other, less ambitious butand allowing for progressive liberalisation, reciprocal and mutually beneficial engagements; believes however that in areas where sufficient progress has been achieved, (as it is the case currently for Trade Facilitation) recourse could be made to other, (deletion) more flexible and effective formulas should be preferred in future;
Amendment 39 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it neither realistic nor desirable to call into question the principle of consensus in the WTO decision-making process, which guarantees, unlike majority (or weighted) voting, the equality of all members; takes the view, however, that various solutions could be examined with a view to facilitating, on a case-by- case basis, the emergence of such consensus;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers it essential to increase the active participation of developing countries, so that they feel fully represented in the negotiating process and are able to identify, express and defend their own trade interests, for instance by introducing a system of representation by coalition rather than by a set group of countries, and by earmarking resources that are sufficient to develop the knowledgeby earmarking resources that are sufficient to develop the knowledge and technical know-how of those countries; stresses that adequate resources are also necessary for developing countries to effectively implement WTO rules, adjust to reforms and, technical know-how of those countrieshus, better integrate into the world trading system;
Amendment 43 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the recurrent question of the establishment of a kind of WTO ‘restricted Council’ or ‘Steering Committee’ to prepare and facilitate consensus-based decisions in the General Council should be looked into more closely; questions though how representation on a case by case basis could be achieved and stresses that there is a strong need for such a body to be representative and internally transparent;
Amendment 45 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Wishes to see the issue of the role of the WTO Secretariat and Director-General carefully considered; queries the limits of an excessively stringent application of the principle of the management of the system by the governments of the member countries (the member-driven organisation concept); notes, however, that granting powers of initiative to the WTO bodies in order to promote the 'collective' interest, raises issues of democratic legitimacy, accountability and transparency;
Amendment 49 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is convinced that the failure to differentiate sufficiently between developing countries, in spite of the wide variety in economic development levels and the specific needs of those countries, could be an obstacle to adopting effective measures to benefit these countries in accordance with the stated objective of the Doha Round; and is to the detriment of developing countries which are mostly in need; urges advanced developing countries to take up their share of responsibility already during the current Round and make contributions commensurate to their level of development and (sectoral) competitiveness;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that the Dispute Settlement Understanding has, since 1997, been the subject of negotiations designed to clarify some of its rules and improve their application; regrets the prolonged lack of results in these negotiations; points out the divergent positioning of WTO members on the nature of the dispute settlement mechanism and its future direction (more judicial/diplomatic); supports the EU proposal for an enhancement of the autonomy of the dispute settlement bodies;
Amendment 56 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that the WTO dispute settlement mechanism has, overall, fulfilled its role successfully up to now, but that certain adjustments are necessary, in particular with regard to the implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the dispute settlement body; supports that the judicialisation of the dispute settlement system has enhanced the credibility of WTO commitments, placing WTO members on a more equal footing;
Amendment 59 #
2007/2184(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that in the WTO framework positive integration should also be promoted among its members, in addition to the reduction or elimination of trade barriers (negative integration);
Amendment 4 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital : Α a (new)
Recital : Α a (new)
Α a. whereas, following the expected ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament will be upgraded to become co-legislator throughout almost all the normal legislative procedure, attracting even more lobby groups,
Amendment 10 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital : F a (new)
Recital : F a (new)
Amendment 13 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that transparency int and equal access to all the European institutions is an absolute prerequisite for the Union's legitimacy and trust among its citizens; stresses that transparency is a two-way street that is needed both in the work of the institutions themselves and among the lobbyists; stresses that equal access for lobby groups to the European institutions extends the know-how available for running the Union;
Amendment 18 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that a Member may, as he or she sees fit (on a voluntary basis), use a "legislative footprint", i.e. an indicative list (attached to Parliament's reports) of interest representatives who were consulted during the preparation of the report; stresses, nevertheless, that it is even more important for the Commission to attach such "legislative footprint" to its legislative initiatives; stresses that the "legislative footprint" should not be regarded as reward for the lobby groups but as a contribution to the democratic accountability of Members of Parliament; calls on the parliamentary bodies responsible to propose the necessary terms and conditions to prevent abuse of the "legal footprint", the distortion of its purpose and its use as indirect publicity for lobby groups;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for clarity on Intergroups, i.e. making clear in an appropriate manner that Intergroups do not in any way constitute European Parliament bodies, and drawing up a list of registered and non-registered Intergroups on Parliament's website, including declarations of the financial interest of their respective chairs;
Amendment 36 #
2007/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that all actorthere should be no confusion between the concept and role of civil society and those of lobby groups; to the extent that sub-groups of the above groups falling within that definition they should be considered as lobbyists and treated in the same way: professional lobbyists, companies' in-house lobbyists, NGOs, think-tanks, trade associations, trade unions and employers' organisations and lawyers when their purpose is to influence policy rather than case-law;
Amendment 48 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 - point -1 b (new)
Article 2 - point -1 b (new)
Directive 2002/58/EC
Article 2 - point (b)
Article 2 - point (b)
(-1b) Article 2(b) shall be replaced by the following: (b) "traffic data" means any data processed for the purpose of the conveyance of a communication on an electronic communications network or for the billing thereof. Traffic data within the meaning of this Article are also personal data within the scope of Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC only when the data concerned relate to an individual directly identifiable by the entity processing the data, using reasonable means.
Amendment 36 #
2007/0233(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point k
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point k
k) if granted, the tariff treatment on import held by Customs authorities, that is the preferential code and the order number of the quota;
Amendment 44 #
2007/0143(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it shall be calculated in a clear and simple manner, intelligible to all stakeholders, and in such a way as to ensure that the calculation can be audited and can be performed at any time;
Amendment 45 #
2007/0143(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it shall have an absolute floor of 13 000 000 EUR for non-life insurance and reinsurance undertakings and 2 000 000 EUR for life , non-life insurance and reinsurance undertakings.
Amendment 46 #
2007/0143(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) it shall be calculated independently of the Solvency Capital Requirements.
Amendment 29 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 35 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The directive obliges the Member States to include in their national legislation criminal sanctions for serious violations of Community environmental protection law. The directive does not create obligations with regard to the implementation of such sanctions or of other available legal instruments in individual cases.
Amendment 37 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As this Directive provides for minimum rules, Member States are free to adopt or maintain more stringent provisions regarding the effective criminal law protection of the environment. These provisions must be compatible with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Amendment 63 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 h
Article 3 h
(h) the unlawful significant deterioration of a protected habitat without prior authorisation from the relevant public authorities,
Amendment 65 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) the starting of fires (arson) in forests or wooded areas or in areas that have been earmarked for forestation or reafforestation.
Amendment 68 #
2007/0022(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4
Article 4
Participation and instigation Member States shall ensure that participation in or instigation of thethe intentional conduct referred to in Article 3 constitutes a criminal offence.