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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The provisions should also ensure that the Fund complies with European social and environmental policies, such as the fight against food wastage.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework, the Commission should establish, by means of implementing acts, an annual breakdown of global resources by Member State using an objective and transparent method reflecting disparities in terms of poverty and material deprivation, such as the relative poverty threshold.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The operational programme of each Member State should identify and justify the forms of material deprivation to be addressed, and describe the objectives and features of the assistance to the most deprived persons that will be provided through the support of national schemes. ItAccess to food should be the first deprivation to be addressed by the Member States. The programme should also include elements necessary to ensure its effective and efficient implementation ~~of the operational programme~~.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to improve the quality and design of each operational programme and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund, ex ante and ex post evaluations should be conducted. Those evaluations should be supplemented by surveys on the ~~most depr~~relatived p~~ersons who have benefited from the operational programme and, if necessary, by evaluations during the programming period~~overty data in each Member State. The responsibilities of Member States and the Commission in this respect should be specified.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) [Proposal for a] Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)5 provides that products bought under public intervention may be disposed of by making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union if that scheme so provides. Given that, depending on the circumstances, obtaining of food from the use, processing or sale of such stocks might be economically the most favourable option, it is appropriate to provide for such a possibility in this Regulation. The amounts derived from a transaction concerning the stocks should be used for the benefit of the most deprived~~, and should not be applied so as to diminish the obligation of the Member States to co- finance the programme~~ to complement the resources of the Fund without the costs of that use being deducted from the relevant financial appropriations. In order to ensure the most efficient possible use of the intervention stocks and the proceeds thereof, the Commission should in accordance with Article 19(e) of the Regulation (EU) No [CMO] adopt implementing acts establishing procedures by which the products in intervention stocks may be used, processed or sold for the purposes of the most deprived programme.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1

(1) ‘most deprived persons’ means physical persons, whether individuals, families, households or groups composed of such persons, whose need for assistance has been established according to the objective criteria adopted by the national competent authorities~~, or defined by~~ in cooperation with the partner organisations and which are approved by those ~~competent~~national authorities;,

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2

(2) ‘partner organisations’ means public bodies or nont-for-profit organisations that deliver the food orand goods directly or through other partner organisations to the most deprived persons, and whose operations have been selected by the managing authority in accordance with Article 29(3)(b);

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7

(7) ‘end recipient’ means the most deprived persons receiving the food or goods ~~and/or benefiting from the accompanying measures~~;

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

~~2. The Fund may support accompanying measures, complementing the provision of food and goods, contributing to the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.~~deleted

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7

(7) 'end recipient' means the most deprived persons receiving the food or goods ~~and/or benefiting from the accompanying measures~~;

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6

(6) In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination with the European Social Fund, and with other Union policies and instruments, such as the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, in a manner consistent with priorities three (promoting food chain organisation) and six (promoting social inclusion and poverty reduction) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 12 a (new)

(12a) The Commission, the Member States and the partner organisations shall contribute to the fight against food wastage at every stage of the distribution chain, including the supply of food and education of recipients for that purpose.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 23 500 000 000 at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the annual breakdown of the global resources by Member State, in accordance with Article 84(5) of Regulation (EU) No… (CPR), without prejudice to paragraph 4 of this Article, taking into account the following indicators established by Eurostat: (-a) the relative poverty threshold, i.e. the percentage of the population living in a household which does not have an income of at least 60% of the national median income;

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

~~The Fund may support accompanying measures, complementing the provision of food and goods, contributing to the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.~~deleted

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) an identification of and a justification for selecting the type(s) of material deprivation to be addressed under the operational programme and a description for each type of material deprivation addressed of the main characteristics and the objectives of the distribution of food or goods ~~and the accompanying measures to be provided~~, having regard to the results of the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14;

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point j – point ii

(ii) a table specifying, for the whole programming period, the amount of the total financial appropriation in respect of support from the operational programme for each type of material deprivation addressed ~~as well as the corresponding accompanying measures~~.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6

In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination with the European Social Fund, and with other Union policies and instruments, such as the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in a manner consistent with priorities three (promoting food chain organisation) and six (promoting social inclusion and poverty reduction) of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

During the implementation of an operation, the beneficiaries and partner organisations shall inform the public about the support obtained from the Fund by placing at least one poster with information about the operation (minimum size A3), including about the financial support from the Union, at a location readily visible to the public, at each place of provision of the food~~, goods and any accompanying measure~~ and goods, except if this is not possible due to the circumstances of the distribution.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

The food and the goods for ~~homeless persons or for children~~the final beneficiaries may be purchased by the partner organisations themselves.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

They may also be purchased by a public body and made available free of charge to the partner organisations. In that case, the food may be obtained from the use, processing or sale of the products in intervention stocks made available in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation (EU) No [CMO], provided that this is economically the most favourable option and does not unduly delay the delivery of the food products to the partner organisations. Any amount derived from a transaction concerning those stocks shall be used for the benefit of the most deprived persons~~, and shall not be applied so as to diminish the obligation of the Member States, provided in Article 18 of this Regulation, to co-finance the programme~~ to complement the resources of the Fund without the costs of that use being deducted from the relevant financial appropriations.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the costs of purchasing food and basic consumer goods for the personal use of ~~homeless persons or of children~~the final beneficiaries;

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) where a public body purchases the food or basic consumer goods for the personal use of ~~homeless persons or of children~~the final beneficiaries and provides them to partner organisations, the costs of transporting of food or goods to the storage depots of the partner organisations at a flat rate of 1 % of the costs referred to in point (a);

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the costs of social inclusion activities undertaken and declared by the partner organisations delivering directly the material assistance to the most deprived persons at a flat rate of 5% of the costs referred to in point (a);deleted

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 a (new)

Article 60a 1. A transitional scheme is established for 2014 whereby food products may be distributed to the most deprived persons in the Union through organisations, which shall not be commercial undertakings, designated by Member States. For the purposes of this food distribution scheme, products in intervention stocks shall be made available or, where there are no intervention stocks suitable for the food distribution scheme, food products shall be purchased on the market. 2. Each Member State wishing to participate in the food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission a food distribution programme containing the following: (a) details of the main characteristics and objectives of the programme; (b) the organisations designated; (c) the requests for quantities of food products to be distributed in 2014 and other relevant information. Member States shall choose the food products on the basis of objective criteria including nutritional value and suitability for distribution. For that purpose, Member States may give preference to food products of Union origin. 3. The Commission shall adopt the plan for 2014 on the basis of the requests and other relevant information referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 and submitted by Member States as part of their food distribution programmes. The EU financial allocation by Member State is then established. When food products included in the 2014 plan are not available in intervention stocks in the Member State where such products are required, the Commission shall make provision for the transfer of those products to that Member State from Member States where they are available in intervention stocks. 4. The food products shall be released to designated organisations free of charge. The distribution of the food products to the most deprived persons shall be: (a) free of charge; or (b) at a price which is in no case greater than that justified by the costs incurred by the designated organisations in their distribution and that are not eligible costs under points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 7. 5. Member States participating in the food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall: (a) submit to the Commission an annual report on implementation of their food distribution programmes; (b) keep the Commission informed in a timely manner on developments affecting the implementation of their food distribution programmes. 6. The Union shall finance the eligible costs under the scheme. This financing shall be consistent with the operational programmes submitted for the period 2014-2020. 7. The eligible costs under the scheme shall be: (a) the cost of food products released from intervention stocks; (b) the cost of food products purchased on the market; and (c) the cost of transporting food products in intervention stocks between Member States. Within the financial resources available to implement the 2014 plan in each Member State, the national competent authorities may consider eligible the following costs: (a) the cost of transporting food products to the storage depots of the designated organisations; (b) the following costs incurred by the designated organisations, to the extent that they are directly linked with the implementation of the 2014 plan: (i) administrative costs; (ii) transport costs between the storage depots of the designated organisations and the points of final distribution; and (iii) storage costs. 8. Member States shall carry out administrative and physical controls to ensure that the 2014 plan is implemented in compliance with the applicable rules and shall establish the penalties applicable in the event of irregularities. 9. The words ‘European Union aid’ accompanied by the emblem of the European Union shall be clearly marked on the packing of food distributed through the 2014 plan as well as at the distribution points. 10. The food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to any national schemes, whereby food products are distributed to the most deprived persons, that are in conformity with Union law. 11. This article shall apply until the completion of the 2014 plan.

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) an identification of and a justification for selecting the type(s) of material deprivation to be addressed under the operational programme and a description for each type of material deprivation addressed of the main characteristics and the objectives of the distribution of food or goods ~~and the accompanying measures to be provided~~, having regard to the results of the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14;

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) a description of the mechanism used to ensure complementarity with the European Social Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development;

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point j – point ii

(ii) a table specifying, for the whole programming period, the amount of the total financial appropriation in respect of support from the operational programme for each type of material deprivation addressed ~~as well as the corresponding accompanying measures.~~;

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

During the implementation of an operation, the beneficiaries and partner organisations shall inform the public about the support obtained from the Fund by placing at least one poster with information about the operation (minimum size A3), including about the financial support from the Union, at a location readily visible to the public, at each place of provision of the food~~, goods and any accompanying measure~~ and goods, except if this is not possible due to the circumstances of the distribution.

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 a (new)

Article 60a 1. A transitional scheme is established for 2014 whereby food products may be distributed to the most deprived persons in the Union through organisations, which shall not be commercial undertakings, designated by Member States. For the purposes of this food distribution scheme, products in intervention stocks shall be made available or, where there are no intervention stocks suitable for the food distribution scheme, food products shall be purchased on the market. 2. Each Member State wishing to participate in the food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission a food distribution programme containing the following: (a) details of the main characteristics and objectives of the programme; (b) the organisations designated; (c) the requests for quantities of food products to be distributed in 2014 and other relevant information. Member States shall choose the food products on the basis of objective criteria including nutritional value and suitability for distribution. For that purpose, Member States may give preference to food products of Union origin. 3. The Commission shall adopt the plan for 2014 on the basis of the requests and other relevant information referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 and submitted by Member States as part of their food distribution programmes. The EU financial allocation by Member State is then established. When food products included in the 2014 plan are not available in intervention stocks in the Member State where such products are required, the Commission shall make provision for the transfer of those products to that Member State from Member States where they are available in intervention stocks. 4. The food products shall be released to designated organisations free of charge. The distribution of the food products to the most deprived persons shall be: (a) free of charge; or (b) at a price which is in no case greater than that justified by the costs incurred by the designated organisations in their distribution and that are not eligible costs under points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of paragraph 7. 5. Member States participating in the food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall: (a) submit to the Commission an annual report on implementation of their food distribution programmes; (b) keep the Commission informed in a timely manner on developments affecting the implementation of their food distribution programmes. 6. The Union shall finance the eligible costs under the scheme. This financing shall be consistent with the operational programmes submitted for the period 2014-2020. 7. The eligible costs under the scheme shall be: (a) the cost of food products released from intervention stocks; (b) the cost of food products purchased on the market; and (c) the cost of transporting food products in intervention stocks between Member States. Within the financial resources available to implement the 2014 plan in each Member State, the national competent authorities may consider eligible the following costs: (a) the cost of transporting food products to the storage depots of the designated organisations; (b) the following costs incurred by the designated organisations, to the extent that they are directly linked with the implementation of the 2014 plan: (i) administrative costs; (ii) transport costs between the storage depots of the designated organisations and the points of final distribution; and (iii) storage costs. 8. Member States shall carry out administrative and physical controls to ensure that the 2014 plan is implemented in compliance with the applicable rules and shall establish the penalties applicable in the event of irregularities. 9. The words "European Union aid" accompanied by the emblem of the European Union shall be clearly marked on the packing of food distributed through the 2014 plan as well as at the distribution points. 10. The food distribution scheme provided for in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to any national schemes, whereby food products are distributed to most deprived persons, that are in conformity with Union law. 11. This article shall apply until the completion of the 2014 plan.

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Chapter 2 – sub-section 2.x.1

Description of the main characteristics and objectives of the material assistance to be provided ~~and the corresponding accompanying measures~~.

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – chapter 4 – point 2

(2) a table specifying, for the whole programming period, the amount of the total financial appropriation of the support from the operational programme per type of material deprivation addressed ~~as well as the corresponding accompanying measures~~.

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

Marc TARABELLA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – chapter 4 – point 4.1.2

4.1.2. Financing plan giving the amount of the total financial appropriations of the support from the Operational programme per type of material deprivation addressed ~~as well as the corresponding accompanying measures (in EUR) In the table, delete the wording ‘of which, accompanying measures’, which appears three times.~~(in EUR)

2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI

33 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2012/0295(COD)

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