9 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2013/0140(COD)
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall perform official controls on a regular basis and with appropriate frequency to identify possible intentional violations of the rules referred to in Article 1(2), taking into account, in addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1, information regarding such possible intentional violations shared through the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV and any other information pointing to the possibility of such violations. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, details uniform minimum frequency of official controls, having regard, to the specific hazards and risks which exist in relation to each product and the different processes it undergoes. The implementing act shall be adopted within one year from the entry into force of the present Regulation.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available through public means to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities. Fees or charges should be established only if the official control is performed exclusively in the interest of the food business operator.
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collectuse public means fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2
Article 77 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the official controls referred to in point (a) of that paragraph shall include official controls performed to verify compliance with measures adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 137 of this Regulation, Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Articles 27(1), 29(1), 40(2), 41(2), 47(1), 49(2) and 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants], Articles 41 and 144 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on the production and making availableensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collect fees for: (a) The official controls performed in the interest of the food business operator in view onf the market of plant reproductive material] and Part VI of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], unless the decision establishing the measures requires otherwiseissuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. fees collected as regards specific activities mentioned in Annex (to be defined) shall not be lower than the minimum rates specified in Annex (to be defined).
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The competent authorities shall disclose the details of the calculation of fees
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Where fees are established in accordance with point (a) of Article 79(1), the rate of the fee to be applied to each operator shall be determined taking into account the operators' record of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) as ascertained through official controls, so that fees applied to consistently compliant operators are lower than those applied to other operators. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, details the meaning of "consistently compliant operators" and "lower". The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).