89 Amendments of Sergio BERLATO related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal; points out, however, that this transition needs to take place in an acceptably gradual manner;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a new model of EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri- food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to fully revise the EU trade policy in order to be consistent with the European ambition on the farm to fork and biodiversity strategies; Highlights that the farm to fork strategy will not be credible if trade policies on agriculture products are not modified in depth.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems, based on the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare, as well as the economic sustainability of all stakeholders in the agri-food supply chain; calls on the Commission in this regard to limit, and maybe even abolish, imports of agri-food products that do not meet the high standards required by the EU from the European agri-food sector;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the Commission to ensure consistency and coherence between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, the Trade Policy, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030,as well as other related EU Policies and Strategies in accordance with the principle of better regulation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that an EU Promotion Policy including all EU agricultural products and different models of farming, can actively contribute to this benchmark setting on the sustainability of agricultural products;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights that it is essential to give substance to the objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy to put European food security and independence at the centre of the future EU trade policy and of any bilateral trade agreements."
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should gradually become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspect, environmental and economic aspects; considers it vital in this regard to use new technologies based on genomic techniques, which are useful for selecting more resistant and hence sustainable varieties;
Amendment 61 #
3. Believes that sustainable production should become further promoted as a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue in a realistic and pragmatic way the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021that are able to achieve the goals set;
Amendment 80 #
4a. Underlines that the Commission should base legislative proposals on scientifically-sound ex-ante impact assessments describing the methods of calculation of the targets and the baselines and reference periods of each individual target, after consultation with the Member States; the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should be taken into account;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability; urges to engage in a constructive dialogue with governments and stakeholders globally;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, and foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that European production standards must be respected when it comes to trade and imports from third countries. Imported food that does not comply with relevant EU environmental standards should not be allowed on EU markets in order to maintain a level playing field;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a reinforcement in European ports border controls in order to prevent new animal and plant pests and diseases; Stresses the need for a better control and accountability of customs rights and import taxes from Morocco agriculture products.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the JRC study on ‘A cross-scale impact assessment of European nature protection policies under contrasting future socio-economic pathways’, which states that some of the aggregate effects of nature protection have very different implications at local and regional level in different parts of Europe; due to nature protection measures, agricultural production has shifted from more productive land in Europe to less productive land, on average, in other parts of the world; at global level, this increases the allocation of land resources for agriculture, leading to a decrease in tropical forest areas, reduced carbon stocks and higher greenhouse gas emissions outside Europe1a, __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/cro ss-scale-impact-assessment-european- nature-protection-policies-under- contrasting-future-socio.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system shouldagricultural, agri-food and fishing system is responsible for delivering food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being, including decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families, and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range ofhas already demonstrated its ability to reduce the impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order tobe further guided in a transition that ensures coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers and fishing businesses;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European production system must guarantee food supply in all circumstances, taking into account not only environmental sustainability but also economic and social sustainability;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas consistency must be ensured between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the common agricultural and fisheries policies, the trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farmsand agri-food sector, with diverse forms of activity, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU; underlines the active role of farmers, not only in food production, but also in maintaining and managing the land, counteracting, too, the depopulation of rural areas;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the multifunctional agricultural model also ensures that age- old traditions and culture with a high intangible value are passed on; whereas this has enormous economic potential, for example in the field of rural tourism, and generates positive social effects, involving disadvantaged categories with low contractual power in the production chain (social agriculture);
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also thransparency and correct display of information to facilitate heaslthy and affordsustainable choices, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to tmake responsibility for the consequences of theirinformed choices of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health in relation to diet while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the results obtained from the implementation of the environmental standards currently in force;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European agri-food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, fisheries and hunting operators, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there have already been significant results in the areas of sustainability, organic production, resilience of production and agricultural trade;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is essential to take into account the provisions of the regulations proposed by the Commission on the rules on support for the strategic plans to be drawn up by the Member States under the common agricultural policy, on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and on the establishment of the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium- sized enterprises, and European statistics; whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. having regard to the serious situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all players in the European agri-food chain, from primary production to food service industries;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the farm to fork strategy as an important preliminary step into ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to that is fair for all actors in the food chain, and which is helpful in achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the issue of sustainability, in its social, environmental and economic dimensions, to be addressed while also taking into account the situation in which the various actors in the sector operate, namely the global market, in order to effectively meet the climate and environment targets while preventing production being relocated to third countries;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that all the targets and content of the strategy should be based on scientific data and must take into account the efforts made so far by every Member State in relation to the targets proposed;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to conduct a cumulative impact assessment of the strategy to ensure that it is sustainable in environmental, economic and social terms;
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that it is important for the strategy to adopt an inclusive approach that takes account of all EU policies, such as the CAP and trade, fisheries and internal market policies;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Invites the Commission to put not only environmental but also economic and social sustainability at the heart of the strategy; requests, therefore, that a priori judgements disregarding the reality that every sector has more or less sustainable production methods be avoided; believes that there is no justification for the attack on animal- derived proteins, whose production the Commission is seeking to reduce; calls on the Commission, therefore, to base its regulatory decisions on scientific evidence, emphasising that a balanced diet should include all foods; reiterates that the farm to fork strategy must be a process requiring a thorough impact assessment, a sound scientific basis, and measured, steady and constant steps, without sudden jumps that would only to serve to risk compromising, without any justification, entire sectors of the national economies;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Commission to consider the different positions of European consumers; stresses that marketing products and campaigns aim to activate certain purchasing mechanisms according to the personality and needs of the different consumer groups; reminds the Commission that all types of consumers have the right to adequate representation, especially where public funds are being used;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal based on scientific data and on realistic estimates that set out the strategy’s environmental, social and economic impact on producers for a legislative framework for sustainable agri-food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at further reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen itsappropriate deadlines, to be set following the presentation of the impact assessment, and to strengthen resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultur-food sector that is sustainable from an environmental, sectorocial and economic viewpoint, while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security, quantity and quality in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic, achievable and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, storage, transport, distribution and retail, disposal and recycling of secondary materials;
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission not to forget the key role that young farmers will have to play in accomplishing the much- needed transition to sustainable farming; calls for measures designed to support income, generational renewal and training to create a space enabling the inclusion and retention of young people in agriculture;
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the Commission should base the legislative proposals on ex-ante scientific impact assessments describing the calculation methods for the targets, the baselines and the reference periods of each individual target, following consultation with the Member States; considers that the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should also be taken into account;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics, which must take into account the efforts already made by operators to achieve more sustainable crop and livestock production; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets on the basis of scientific relevance through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices, precision agriculture and the use of all genetic improvement techniques; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support and training measures ensuring accountabilitythe possibility of contributing at all levels to help reach these targets, taking into account, in addition, national legislation already in force in the Member State; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the scientific baselines for these targets, taking into account the results already achieved in recent years; calls for consideration to be given to a reasonable time for the transition, highlighting, at the same time, the need to balance protection of crops with the gradual elimination of conventional protection tools, calling for the provision of new solutions and therefore the allocation of investments to look for active substances with a lower environmental impact that are equally effective, and by incentivising the use of new technologies;
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets or precision agriculture; insists that quantitative reduction targets must be based on a cumulative economic impact assessment and accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets, putting farmers in a position to use fewer products, or to optimise their use, through greater development both in terms of capacity for investment and knowledge in the areas of research, innovation and precision agriculture tools and techniques; in this regard, hopes for clarity to be introduced concerning the ever-expanding world of new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), in order to regulate their scope and future prospects and thus provide the requisite legislative basis for their development on the ground; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to invest in research into new active substances with better ecotoxological profiles, able to ensure adequate crop pest management, in view of the new challenges linked to climate change;
Amendment 901 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks, taking into consideration both positive and negative externalities, as well as the emission reduction efforts already made, the difficulty in achieving further significant emission reductions because they are by nature difficult to limit, but also the importance of recognising the central role played by agriculture and silviculture in absorbing CO2 in soils and plants; stresses the need to enhance carbon absorption and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and liv; calls for the definition of policies and measures tock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reduc encourage and support improved climatic performance of agricultural and livestock production through reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increased CO2 absorptions, in all GHG emissions in these sectors; line with the principle of ensuring access for all population groups in Europe to healthy, safe and sufficient food;
Amendment 905 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectorsStresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide; recognises the key role that agriculture and silviculture already play in carbon sequestration in soils; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal that includes adequate financial resources to compensate farmers for the increased costs incurred or the loss of income they suffer in pursuing the decontamination target and to ensure more ambitious action on carbon sequestration and the use of products that biodegrade in the soil;
Amendment 971 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls also for the offsetting of emissions for agricultural-forestry and livestock systems;
Amendment 975 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that European agriculture and silviculture play a crucial role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation because of their significant potential to reduce emissions and sequester carbon and their contribution to the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the European regions;
Amendment 1029 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economyespecially areas within the European region, contributing to protecting them from depopulation and abandonment, and forms part of the European food system;
Amendment 1048 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the implementation of modern indoor livestock rearing facilities and techniques that ensure the supply of food of animal origin required by the EU population while also contributing to reducing emissions, combating climate change and respecting animal welfare;
Amendment 1105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, howev using public resources other, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farmingn those allocated for the CAP; stresses, however, that agriculture models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Dealshould be assisted in the transition to more sustainable farming models, whilst avoiding the funding of farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 1158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins with a view to ensuring an internal supply in line with the consumption habits of European consumers that recognises different eating habits linked to factors such as traditions and at the same time enables self-sufficiency in the event of a crisis in the market system such as the situation occurring in the recent COVID-19 crisis; to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the importance of promoting research and innovation for the development of new seed varieties to address the challenges of sustainability and the green transition for agriculture, preserving the rules currently applicable in relation to seeds, in particular to protect intellectual property rights, and, in any case, allowing compliance with the ‘farmers’ privilege’ principle;
Amendment 1197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), such as genome editing, are excluded from the scope of the GMO legislation, following specific case-by-case assessments of the individual techniques to verify their agricultural, economic and environmental viability, in order to provide farmers in the EU with further tools that allow, on the one hand, the farm to fork objectives to be met, in particular those regarding the reduction of inputs, and on the other hand, a greater resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 1238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentivfor all players in the food chain to guarantee adequate living conditions for farmers, fishers and their families, to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains, sustainable local and identity-based supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European foodagri-food and fisheries system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of foodagri-food supply-chain producers will ultimately increase their resilience if it contributes to the use of raw materials of European origin; encourages the Commission to consider the agri-food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; calls for strategic management that includes both a substantial awareness campaign for operators designed to create the basis for a new waste management culture at sea and in port, and the development of projects able to incentivise the collection of maritime waste by operators in the fisheries sector, by recognising the strategic role they already play and could play further in cleaning up the sea. Initiatives should be supported by strategies to improve the economic conditions for producers through policies to support, protect and maximise the value of fishery products, so as to enable operators to support environmental policies. Recognition of organic production could become a valuable support for sustainable growth;
Amendment 1364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), wWhich is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current less innovative food production systems, which are deficient in terms of good health and biosecurity practices, and by the importing of agri-food products from third countries that do not apply the same high standards in terms of quality, safety and respect for the environment and human rights required for producers in the EU;
Amendment 1422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; takes the view that supply chain agreements should be implemented and supported to ensure a fair distribution of value to farmers and fishing contractors and to guarantee greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain as a whole;
Amendment 1423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through compliance with competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation among the various actors involved in the supply chain within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus forso that farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain tocan be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production and to maintain adequate income levels even in the case of smaller enterprises, thus fostering the launch of new economic initiatives and the growth of youth employment in the sector;
Amendment 1444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers with requirements above the standards already established by the regulations while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sectorneed to include, among the business practices to be prevented, the practice of acquiring raw materials and agricultural products that are clearly below production costs in order to ensurguarantee fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud, which misleads consumers and distorts competition in the internal market; regards it as essential to make the penalties imposed on fraudsters more dissuasive, to earmark sufficient resources so that checks can be stepped up and to establish a legal definition at EU level of the concepts of ‘food fraud and crime’ and ‘counterfeiting’;
Amendment 1522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates from primary school onwards; calls for an assurance that educational and information campaigns will be based on scientific assessments tailored to the specific target audience and will be included within the broader framework of activities focused on promoting a balanced lifestyle that are not limited to diet; takes the view that educational and information campaigns should include all agricultural production so that support can be guaranteed for all production sectors and they can be made more sustainable, contributing to enhanced overall production and sustainable consumption;
Amendment 1572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that all European products are sustainable and therefore eligible for promotion programmes, which should not discriminate between products; calls for the list of eligible products to be extended in order to raise awareness of the wealth of diversity in the food cultures of European countries;
Amendment 1602 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective, efficient, innovative and flexible Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable bygricultural enterprises to stay on the market in a competitive and sustainable way, ensuring vitality in rural areas, and all food chain actors to become sustainable while maintaining adequate income levels and at the same time speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections; recognises that farmers’ organisations are valuable contacts in developing information brokerage services geared towards innovation;
Amendment 1612 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer to farmers; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1628 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to better inform consumers through mandatory labelling of all foods in relation to country of origin, including rabbit and game meat;
Amendment 1631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that the assessment and establishment of additional labelling systems, such as animal welfare or sustainability labelling, should take into due consideration the need to safeguard the economic sustainability of European farms;
Amendment 1635 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health;regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencepromote healthier diets through consumer awareness campaigns and activities providing information on the importance of a varied and balanced diet that does not exclude any food, provided that it is consumed in the right amount and frequency and is accompanied by adequate physical activity; welcomes efforts to harmonise systems for possible EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling provided that these are voluntary, informative, non-discriminatory, based on actual portions consumed and on independent science, eschewing simplistic solutions that could influence consumers’ decisions, as opposed to providing them with information on actual nutritional intake and balanced diets; considers that an EU-wide harmonised front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must meet the requirements laid down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;notes, in this regard, that differences in consumption are linked not only to the availability of raw materials but also to different climates that require greater or lesser intake of certain nutrients, as well as to local traditions and typical recipes that must be taken into account and protected when formulating a balanced diet;
Amendment 1697 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the possibility of encouraging the harmonisation of front- of-pack nutrition labelling schemes, provided that this is voluntary rather than a regulatory requirement and is based on clear scientific evidence; calls for a guarantee that nutrition labelling schemes will take into account the actual portions consumed and nutritional content;
Amendment 1708 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that consumer choices must be informed, knowledgeable and based on the principle that a balanced diet requires not only consumption at each meal of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in a balanced manner, in terms of quantity and quality, but also rotation of the nutrients consumed; considers that labelling that does not take into account the actual quantitative nutritional content of simple and processed foods could influence consumer choices in a misleading way;
Amendment 1732 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM i, based on the scientific work of the EFSA, with a view to establishing an line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicalscreasingly comprehensive and harmonised European regulatory framework in relation to specific issues and areas in the light of scientific developments and the need for research and technological innovation;
Amendment 1754 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1765 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers tooffer consumers the possibility of chooseing healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers while protecting producers’ incomes; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice shoulcan also combine environmental, social and become the most affordable onenomic sustainability, from the point of view of both producers and consumers;
Amendment 1798 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that ‘best diets’ should be defined holistically as balanced diets, without focusing on ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ assessments of individual food types in relation to consumption patterns, amounts regularly consumed and combinations with other foods;
Amendment 1820 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1852 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 1859 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-basedCalls on the Commission to promote eating patterns that lead to the adoption of varied diets (where all foods cand less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benef be consumed in the right quantities and with the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines forright frequency) that are balanced and sustainable, and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsdapted to the specific needs of each consumer, while recognising and protecting the heritage of the different eating habits, traditions, preferences and production methods of EU countries and the businesses that represent them;
Amendment 1874 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognitionNotes the assertions made in the strategy that certain Europeans’ diets are not considered to be in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a (except for the Mediterranean diet, which was inscribed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010), and that more population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fatoptions need to be introduced by providing a wider choice of products, including more healthy and plant-based foods, but not by eliminating animal proteins, which willare also benefit the environmenan essential element of a balanced diet; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1920 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU, without prejudice to proteins of animal origin, which are essential for growth and an important component of complete and balanced diets, is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; and reducing Europe’s current dependence regarding its supply of plant proteins; calls, therefore, for greater control over imports from third countries and for restrictions on imports that do not meet European standards on sustainable production;
Amendment 1978 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make thsustainable and certified production of traditional and typical foods from short supply chains and with geographical indications, combining the use of quality products and sustainable raw materials with the service provided, and to promote more healthy choicediets;
Amendment 2038 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve thi; underlines that proportionate, balanced and realistic targets are needed to achieve this, taking into account the different levels of food waste in individual countries;
Amendment 2067 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;
Amendment 2118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both, digitalisation, the circular bioeconomy and other forms of social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; stresses, further, the importance of extending this possibility to all actors in the chain, without additional administrative burdens;
Amendment 2140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the need to enable the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as innovative animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies, at EU level as soon as possible; notes, in particular, that new breeding techniques (NBTs) could improve the tolerance of plant varieties to abiotic stresses and pests, as well as resistance to animal diseases, thereby helping to achieve the Green Deal objectives; calls, therefore, for EU provisions to enable such practices;
Amendment 2205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all agricultural, food and feed products imported to the EU, including the raw materials needed to produce them, fully meet relevant EU regulations and the standards imposed by such regulations on European producers, and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental, economic and social impacts of requested import tolerances on European entrepreneurs into account;
Amendment 2267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to prevent imports of agricultural products treated with active substances banned in the European Union from harming the health of European consumers;