2 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2010/0353(COD)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) A second tier of quality systems, based on quality terms which add value such as "product of mountain farming", "produced in Nature 2000 area" or "dairy of pasture-based cows", which can be communicated on the internal market and which are to be applied voluntarily, should be put in place. These optional quality terms should refer to specific characteristics with regard to the product, farming method or processing attribute. The optional quality term "product of mountain farming" has met the conditions up to now and will bring an additional value on the market.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) In the case of cross-border quality products, the joint registration procedure for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed should be simplified.