50 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/0281(COD)
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) One key aim of the common agricultural policy should be to guarantee food security and sovereignty in the Member States, implying a need, as regards production, for regulation and distribution systems allowing countries and regions to develop their production in a manner enabling them, as far as possible, to meet their needs.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The common agricultural policy should have instruments and mechanisms guaranteeing fair producer prices and providing farmers with the income required for continuity of production and a regular food supply.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the sake of clarity and transparency, the provisions should be made subject to a common structure, whilst maintaining the policy pursued in each sector. For that purpose it is appropriate to distinguish between reference prices and intervention prices and to define the latter, in particular, clarifying that only intervention prices for public intervention correspond to the applied administered prices referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 8 of Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (i.e. price gap support). In this context it should be understood that market intervention can take the form of public intervention as well as other forms of intervention that do not use ex-ante established price indications. Basic prices or floor prices should seek to compensate for changes in production costs and to provide decent remuneration of work on family farms.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As appropriate to each sector concerned in the light of the practice and experience under previous CMOs, the system of intervention should be available during certain periods of the year and should be open during that period either on a permanent basis or should be opened depending on market prices. It should aim to maintain an intra-Community basic minimum price for given production quantities.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The price level at which buying-in under public intervention, i.e. price gap support, should be carried out at a fixed price for certain quantities for some products and in other cases should depend on tendering, reflecting the practice and experience under previous CMOs. Measures should be taken to ensure that basic prices compensate completely for changes in production costs and provide reasonable remuneration for the work of small family farmers.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure market transparency, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of laying down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid in order to achieve the aim of balancing the market and stabilising the market prices, and takguaranteeing a minimum intra- Community price which affords farmers a reasonable standard of living into account the market situationrdance with the aims of the CAP.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In some Member States the degree to which producers are organised is particularly slight, and producer organisations are weak, not to say non- existent. Taking into account their specific situation and the extent to which producer organisations have developed on their territory, Member States may choose to have competent national authorities exercise the responsibilities assigned to producer organisations.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The production of fruit and vegetables is unpredictable and the products are perishable. Even limited surpluses can significantly disturb the market. Therefore, measures for crisis management should be established, for example market withdrawals or calendars of imports between Member States, and those measures should continue to be integrated into operational programmes.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) It is important to provide for support measures in the wine sector which are liable to strengthen competitive structures. While those measures should be defined and financed by the Union, it should be left to Member States to select the appropriate set of measures to meet the needs of their regional bodies, taking into account their particularities, where necessary, as well as integrating them into national support programmes. Member States should be responsible for the implementation of such programmes.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) In the event of disaster, whether natural or man-made, farmers in the Member States should be covered by public agricultural insurance guaranteeing them an equitable level of protection.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) Specific instruments will still be needed after the end of the quota system to ensure a fair balance of rights and obligations between sugar undertakings and sugar beet growers. Therefore, the standard provisions governing agreements between them should be established.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83 a (new)
Recital 83 a (new)
(83a) This Regulation should ensure, as it is essential to do, that Member States can recover beet production quotas for sugar refining, a point applying particularly to countries which have lost their quotas and now depend entirely on imports for their raw material for processing; it should, in addition, guarantee fair access to raw materials for sugar production.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83 a (new)
Recital 83 a (new)
(83a) As a market regulation instrument, the quota system should be retained and improved.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90 a (new)
Recital 90 a (new)
(90a) In some Member States, added value is distributed very unevenly along the food supply chain, low producer prices being a long-standing problem. To improve producer prices for the benefit of producers, thereby making for fair and proper distribution of added value along the chain, Member States should be allowed to adopt forms of intervention, for instance by laying down maximum margins for each agent of the chain.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94
Recital 94
(94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties and export refunds and should, in principle, stabilise the Union market. The trading system should be based on the undertakings accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in bilateral agreements.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 98
Recital 98
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107
Recital 107
(107) Provisions for granting refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should serve to safeguard the Union's participation in international trade in certain products falling within this Regulation. Subsidised exports should be subject to limits in terms of value and quantity after verification that they do not help to destroy food sovereignty in the countries for which they are destined.
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 123
Recital 123
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 132
Recital 132
(132) Special intervention measures should be provided in order to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance. The scope of those measures should be defined. Safeguard clause arrangements should be instituted in order to cope with disturbances of the market.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 145 a (new)
Recital 145 a (new)
(145a) In recent years tens of thousands of milk producers in all parts of the EU have been forced to cease production because of ruinous producer prices that do not offset production costs. The present state of the milk sector is inextricably linked to its liberalisation and to the increase in production quotas with a view to their abolition.
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 145 b (new)
Recital 145 b (new)
(145b) Wine-growing is a core farming activity, especially in southern European countries, and the projected abolition of vine planting rights is adding to the risk that the agricultural products concerned will die out.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 146
Recital 146
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 146 a (new)
Recital 146 a (new)
(146a) Milk quotas, sugar quotas and vine-planting rights constitute market regulation tools which can make it possible to attain the objectives of the CAP for a decent standard of living for the farming community.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 147
Recital 147
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 149
Recital 149
(149) As regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration (both before and after the abolition of milk quotas) to allow them to have full effect. However, given their far- reaching nature, they should nevertheless be temporary in nature, and be subject to review. The Commission should adopt reports on the development of the milk market, covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, to be submitted by 30 June 2014 and 31 December 2018 respectively,
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article -1 (new)
Article -1 (new)
Article -1 National preference 1. Where its agri-food balance remains seriously and persistently in deficit, a Member State may adopt the principle of national preference by establishing and employing a system of mandatory marketing quotas for national production, whereby imports would serve to supplement national production. 2. The principle set out in paragraph 1 shall cease to apply after three consecutive years or six interrupted years in which there has been sustained growth in agri-food production and the deficit has correspondingly lessened.
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “less developed regions” shall mean those regions defined as such in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) [COM(2011)615] laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006; (b) “extreme weather events” shall mean weather conditions comparable to natural disasters, for example strong winds, frost, hail, ice, rain, or drought, which destroy or reduce production to an extent exceeding 30% of a given farmer’s average annual production. Average annual production shall be calculated with reference to the three preceding years or to a three-year average based on the last five years, excluding the highest and the lowest figure; (c) “local products” means products produced within not more than 150 km of the place where they are consumed.
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – title
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – title
Public intervention and aid for public and private storage
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) granting of aid for the storage of products by public and private operators.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid any disturbance of the marketstrengthen public market regulation instruments,
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – Section 3 – title
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – Section 3 – title
Aid for Ppublic and private storage
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Aid for public and/or private storage may be granted in respect of the following products subject to the conditions set out in this Section and to requirements and conditions to be adopted by the Commission, by means of delegated and/or implementing acts, pursuant to Articles 17 to 19:
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grMember States shall lay down the conditions for granting public antd private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or morthe Member States.
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant privateshall grant aid to enable Member States to set up public storage aid forof the products listed in Article 16, taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts fixaking into account the aid referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, Member States shall lay down the aid for public and private storage provided for in Article 16 in advance or by means of tendering procedures. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 e (new)
Article 17 e (new)
Article 17e Maximum operating margins To enable added value to be distributed fairly and properly along the food supply chain, where serious inequalities are found to exist, Member States may, with the aim of improving producer prices, adopt forms of intervention applicable to the chain, for instance by laying down maximum operating margins for each intermediate link of the chain.
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – Section 4 – title
Part II – Title I – Chapter I – Section 4 – title
Common provisions on public intervention and aid for public and private storage
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide for measures listed in paragraphs 2 to 9 of this Article. It shall ensure the observance of minimum EU prices for certain production quantities per farm, determined in each Member State in such a way that these production prices cover rising production costs and afford farming families decent remuneration for their work, thus ensuring a proper standard of living for farm workers, in line with the aims of the CAP.
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and bananas sectors that will be eligible under their respective schemes. This list, however, shall not include products excluded by the measures adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to point (a) of Article 22(2). Member States shall choose their products on the basis of objective criteria which may include seasonality, availability of produce or environmental concerns. In this connection, Member States may give preference to products originating in the Union and to products produced locally, thereby favouring short supply chains.
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The amount specified in paragraph 4(a) may be revised should needs subsequently arise from the implementation of the strategies referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may give preference to products produced locally, thereby favouring short supply chains.
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Union financial assistance shall be equal to the amount of the financial contributions referred to in point (a) of Article 30(1) as actually paid andbut limited to 50% of the actual expenditure incurred or 75% in the case of less developed regions and the outermost regions.
Amendment 1187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter I a (new)
Part II – Title II – Chapter I a (new)
TITLE II CHAPTER Ia Regulation of production Article 100a Quotas in the milk sector 1. The existing milk production quota system shall remain in force beyond 2015. The quotas shall, as soon as possible, be adjusted to the needs of the Member States and to their relative installed production capacity levels. 2. The Commission shall submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on national milk quotas, adjusted as provided for in paragraph 1; the time-frame shall be such as to enable that Regulation to enter into force on 1 July 2014. Article 100b Vine planting rights 1. The existing planting rights system in the wine sector shall remain in force beyond 2015. 2. The Commission shall assess the need for any adjustments and adaptations to the current system and shall submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down special arrangements for regions in which wine-growing is the main activity with a view to preserving the distinctive characteristics of the grapevine products of those regions; the time-frame shall be such as to enable that Regulation to enter into force on 1 July 2014. Article 100c Quotas in the sugar sector 1. The existing quota system in the sugar sector shall remain in force beyond 2015. The quotas shall, as soon as possible, be adjusted to the relative installed and/or potential production capacity levels of the Member States. 2. The Commission shall submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on national quotas in the sugar sector, adjusted as provided for in paragraph 1; the time-frame shall be such as to enable that Regulation to enter into force on 1 July 2014. Article 100d Other sectors 1. By 1 July 2014 the Commission shall submit an impact study on the discontinuation of the regulation and distribution instruments applying to production in other sectors in the Member States. 2. On the basis of the findings of the study referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall, in due course, submit proposals establishing quota systems in other sectors, where this is necessary in order to enable production to be spread evenly in the Member States, taking into account their individual possibilities and potential while allowing scope for differentiated development in Member States with higher deficits in the sectors concerned.
Amendment 1866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter III – Section 4 a (new)
Part II – Title II – Chapter III – Section 4 a (new)
SECTION 4A MEMBER STATE MANAGEMENT OPTION Article 116a Management option Taking into account the specific situation in the individual Member States and the extent to which producer and operator organisations have developed, where producers are organised to a particularly low degree, the responsibilities assigned under this Regulation to producer organisations may be exercised by the national authorities of a Member State.
Amendment 1921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130 a (new)
Amendment 2034 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 2047 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part V – Chapter -I (new)
Part V – Chapter -I (new)
CHAPTER -I Risk and crisis management Section 1 Public insurance Article 153a Public agricultural insurance 1. A public agricultural insurance scheme, financed from the Union budget, shall be established in order to guarantee a basic income to farmers affected by extreme weather events or other cases of disaster, whether natural or man-made, including forest fires, diseases, and pest infestations. This insurance shall afford a basic level of protection to all farmers in all Member States. 2. Public agricultural insurance may be subdivided into farm insurance, loss of revenue insurance, livestock insurance, and compensation funds. 3. The existence of this insurance shall be without prejudice to the existence of other specific insurance schemes in given sectors, such as the wine sector harvest insurance referred to in Article 47. 4. The Commission shall submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public agricultural insurance at the time required to enable the Regulation to enter into force on 1 July 2014.