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Activities of Martin HÄUSLING

Plenary speeches (2)

Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate)
2024/09/16
Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)
2024/12/18

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 - all sections
2024/09/09
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2024/0176(BUD)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(55 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Daniel BUDA', 'mepid': 125012}]

Institutional motions (10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products
2024/09/12
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2759(RPS)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benomyl, carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl in or on certain products
2024/09/12
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2758(RPS)
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2836(RSP)
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1826 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP23211 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2838(RSP)
Documents: PDF(173 KB) DOC(52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1822 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP915635 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2839(RSP)
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MON 88017 × 59122 and eight of its sub-combinations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2834(RSP)
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1828 renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of feed containing, consisting of and of food and feed products produced from genetically modified maize MON 810 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1207
2024/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2840(RSP)
Documents: PDF(172 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton COT102 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/23
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2835(RSP)
Documents: PDF(178 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified MON 94804, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/25
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2841(RSP)
Documents: PDF(173 KB) DOC(47 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize DP202216, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
2024/10/25
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2024/2837(RSP)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(53 KB)

Written questions (1)

Attendance of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP29
2024/10/18
Documents: PDF(57 KB) DOC(11 KB)

Amendments (3294)

Amendment 32 #

2024/2019(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that civil society and NGOs play an instrumental role in shaping policies that benefit society and our environment; recalls the commitment of the Commission in its political guidelines to step up its engagement with civil society organisations that have expertise and an important role to play in defending specific societal issues and upholding human rights; urges the Commission to revise its guidelines1a from May 2024 in order to ensure the continuation of the funding of NGO activities, including advocacy, under the LIFE programme; considers that discontinuation of this funding for all NGO activities would seriously undermine the voice of civil society in the public debate and would cause a severe reputational risk for the Commission; _________________ 1a Guidance on funding for activities related to the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of Union legislation and policy
2024/12/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2024/0214(COD)

Proposal for a decision
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
2024/11/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,75 billion in commitments and EUR 51,12 billion in payment for agriculture; regrets the decrease compared to 2024 and calls for a budget increasestrategic implementation considering the challenges farmers will face in 2025;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that farmers and rural communities are key actors in food quality and affordability and the preservation of rural areas and are severely affected by intensifying extreme weather events;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the ongoing negative cascade effects Russia’s war against Ukraine has on European agriculture, such as high input prices, inflation, notably of food prices, or market disturbances;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores that the 2% deflator of the MFF does not compensate for the loss of value linked to inflation; notes that direct payments have decreased in real terms due to inflation, while the administrative burden on farmers has increased;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAP budget cut in the MFF revision and calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensureTakes note of the cuts made in the directly managed funds in the CAP in the MFF revision, in particular concerning market measures and the agricultural reserve, and calls for a CAP budget that is appropriate to ensure its contribution to food security and, a fair income for farmers as well as to the climate and biodiversity objectives of the EU;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the 2025 Union budget should be aligned with the Union’s ambitions of making the Union climate neutral by 2050 at the latest, as well as the Union’s international commitments, in particular the Paris Agreement and the Kunmin-Montreal Agreement, and significantly contribute to the implementation of the European Green Deal as well as of the Biodiversity Strategy;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to ensure consistency between climate and biodiversity funding and calls on the Commission to publish the amounts and shares of expenditure that will contribute to both targets per programme when presenting the draft budget; recalls that the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is mainstreamed in all Union activities through the budgetary implementation as agreed in the IIA and stresses therefore the urgent need to ensure the respect of that principle through the entire budget in all the six dimensions and to take necessary corrective measures if and when needed without undue delay;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Takes note that the Commission estimates that biodiversity spending is to reach EUR 14,830 million in 2025, representing a share of 8,49 % in the EU budget; is furthermore concerned the Commission admits that the 10 % target in 2026 and 2027 will not be reached and has not been able to provide credible avenues to reach the target; highlights that the biodiversity financing gap over the period from 2021 to 2030 is around EUR 18,69 billion per year and should be remedied as soon as possible;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Notes that one of the CAP’s objectives is to support and strengthen environmental protection, including biodiversity; highlights that, given its weight in the EU budget, the CAP should be a major contributor to the 10 % spending target for biodiversity; notes that the coefficient for calculating biodiversity contribution of the CAP has been revised downwards to 3 % compared to the previous 4 % following the latest CAP revision, admitting that the changes made will have a negative environmental impact; deeply regrets that, although the Commission admits that the 10 % target in 2026 and 2027 will most likely not be reached, it still proposed changes to the CAP which are decreasing its contribution to that target, namely by weakening GAEC 8 and thus authorizing the use of pesticides on ecological focus areas, potentially leading to an impoverished biodiversity on an estimated 2,2 million hectares of farmland; underlines additionally that further efforts must be made in relation to the CAP strategic plans to ensure that biodiversity spending targets set for the years 2026 and 2027 are met, notably via the integration by Member States in their ecoschemes of the practices covered by GAEC 1, 6, 7 and 8;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Takes note of the Commission’s estimates based on the ex-ante methodology that the total climate financing in the EU budget will reach EUR 58,134 million, representing a share of 31,9 %; calls for the Commission to implement without delay an enhanced, more granular and transparent methodology for climate tracking reflecting the reality of the measures and taking into account the repeated reports from the Court of Auditors; highly doubts that the recent changes to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the CAP strategic plans, notably to GAEC 1, 6 and 7 (regarding respectively permanent grasslands, soil cover and crop rotation) will have no impact on the contribution of the CAP to climate action; regrets that it is currently unclear how these changes will be otherwise compensated or replaced within the current climate expenditure targets; regrets, additionally, that the attributions for ‘Climate change mitigation and adaptation’ were reduced compared to 2024;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomesNotes that the recent CAP simplification package and notes it has no budgetary impact; calls for additional measures and resources to address the causes of farmers’ discontent across the EU, in particular prevention measures linked to extreme weather events;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the implementation at farm level of the necessary new measures linked to biodiversity and climate action has been the source of uncertainty and wariness for EU farmers; insists on the importance of properly financed advisory services within the CAP, specifically on these issues;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Requests that, as part of the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework, the Commission shall conduct an assessment of financing needs to support Member States in implementing nature restoration measures; furthermore calls on the Commission, on the basis of this assessment, to propose the setting up of a permanent and dedicated restoration fund;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and for the improvement of their access to land and credit;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the appropriations to coupled income support have increased significantly; insists that only productions that are not harmful to climate and biodiversity should be eligible; stresses the importance to reserve the access of these funds to beneficiaries whose practices are sustainable and compatible with animal welfare; demands in particular that bulls raised for lethal bullfighting activities and feed-lots are clearly made non-eligible to these funds or any other EU funds; highlights additionally that the large difference in coupled income support from one Member State to another can create competition issues;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of CAP support between Member States, including direct payments; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take immediate action towards equitable convergence;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to better address the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires on primary production, food security and farmers’ income; calls for an increase of the appropriations effectively contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that food accessibility and farmers’ incomes are still major concerns and calls on the Commission to take them into account in the future;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on projects that promote and enhance the safeguarding of existing jobs in the agricultural sector and the creation of quality jobs with full rights, stable and fair pay and decent working conditions including health and safety at work, as well as effectively and decisively combating poverty and social exclusion in rural areas;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 142 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Notes the growing need for highly qualified young professionals in rural areas, and calls on Member States to take necessary measures, including financial incentives, to encourage young people to study agricultural professions, as well as to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from older people to the younger generation;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate budget resources to design and implement measures to fight gender gaps; notes the crucial need for providing women entrepreneurs in rural areas with an enabling environment, including legal and political considerations, leading to greater access to information, knowledge and skills, as well as facilitating access to financial resources, leading to the creation of more jobs in rural areas;
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2024/0176(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Highlights the central role played by Community Led Local Development initiatives in keeping and restoring living and thriving local rural economies, and the need to keep a sufficient level of funding for LEADER; calls on the Member States to make full use of LEADER's capacities.
2024/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2022 on the Future of EU international investment policy,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 5 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2022 on the Future of EU international investment policy,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 9 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the Paris Agreement of 2015,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 9 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the Paris Agreement of 2015,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 10 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on Biological diversity and its Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework of 2022,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 10 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on Biological diversity and its Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework of 2022,
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 18 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the modernised EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement (‘the Agreement’) has the potential to considerably strengthen cooperation between Chile and the EU and extend it to new areas, promoting common values and principles;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 18 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the modernised EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement (‘the Agreement’) has the potential to considerably strengthen cooperation between Chile and the EU and extend it to new areas, promoting common values and principles;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 24 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is Chile’s third largest trading partner and its largest source of foreign direct investment; whereas the EU and Chile share a commitment to promoting an open, sustainable, rules- and values-based multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core; whereas according to the SIA, the EU largest gains in value-added are in the machinery and automotive sectors, while Chile’s main export gains will come from a handful of goods sectors such as vegetables, fruits and nuts, beverages and tobacco;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 24 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is Chile’s third largest trading partner and its largest source of foreign direct investment; whereas the EU and Chile share a commitment to promoting an open, sustainable, rules- and values-based multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core; whereas according to the SIA, the EU largest gains in value-added are in the machinery and automotive sectors, while Chile’s main export gains will come from a handful of goods sectors such as vegetables, fruits and nuts, beverages and tobacco;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 28 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the EU has reformed investment protection provisions, replaced ISDS with the investment court system (ICS) and launched multilateral negotiations for an investment court, which are significant steps in the right direction for a modernised and sustainable investment policy; whereas much more remains to be done to advance this reform agenda, notably with regard to substantive rights and obligations for investors; whereas the ICS will replace the old bilateral investment protection treaties that Chile has concluded with 16 EU Member states;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 28 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the EU has reformed investment protection provisions, replaced ISDS with the investment court system (ICS) and launched multilateral negotiations for an investment court, which are significant steps in the right direction for a modernised and sustainable investment policy; whereas much more remains to be done to advance this reform agenda, notably with regard to substantive rights and obligations for investors; whereas the ICS will replace the old bilateral investment protection treaties that Chile has concluded with 16 EU Member states;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 30 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Chile is one of the world’s most open economies and depends strongly on international trade; whereas over the past decades, export-oriented agriculture has progressively increased and this trend has gone hand in hand with a decrease of local family farming; whereas agriculture and mining are key sectors for the Chilean economy and their expansion as a result of the trade agreement could further push the asymmetries between the EU's and the Chilean economies and lead to increased environmental pressure especially on fresh water, ecosystems, local communities and smallholder farms; whereas these risks must be carefully addressed and closely monitored;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 30 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas Chile is one of the world’s most open economies and depends strongly on international trade; whereas over the past decades, export-oriented agriculture has progressively increased and this trend has gone hand in hand with a decrease of local family farming; whereas agriculture and mining are key sectors for the Chilean economy and their expansion as a result of the trade agreement could further push the asymmetries between the EU's and the Chilean economies and lead to increased environmental pressure especially on fresh water, ecosystems, local communities and smallholder farms; whereas these risks must be carefully addressed and closely monitored;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 36 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Chile is the EU’s main lithium provider and already now there is a zero tariff on trade in lithium products between the EU and Chile; whereas most of the expected gains for the EU in this sector will come from new disciplines such as investment protection, the prohibition of export and import monopolies, the restriction of dual prices and the elimination of export restrictions to the EU; whereas it is in the interest of both Chile and the EU to foster Chile’s ability to build up its own domestic industrial capacity in this sector, in particular by generating value added through the domestic processing and transformation of raw materials;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 36 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Chile is the EU’s main lithium provider and already now there is a zero tariff on trade in lithium products between the EU and Chile; whereas most of the expected gains for the EU in this sector will come from new disciplines such as investment protection, the prohibition of export and import monopolies, the restriction of dual prices and the elimination of export restrictions to the EU; whereas it is in the interest of both Chile and the EU to foster Chile’s ability to build up its own domestic industrial capacity in this sector, in particular by generating value added through the domestic processing and transformation of raw materials;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 38 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), out of all South American countries, Chile experienced by far the worst increase in drought severity between 2010 and 2019; whereas increased mining and extractive activities, in particular in the lithium sector, will most likely affect the availability and quality of fresh water for local communities;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 38 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), out of all South American countries, Chile experienced by far the worst increase in drought severity between 2010 and 2019; whereas increased mining and extractive activities, in particular in the lithium sector, will most likely affect the availability and quality of fresh water for local communities;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 42 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the EU’s approach to TSD chapters aims at making the respect of ILO core labour rights and of the Paris Agreement essential elements of trade agreements;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 42 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the EU’s approach to TSD chapters aims at making the respect of ILO core labour rights and of the Paris Agreement essential elements of trade agreements;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 43 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas trade and investment policies should contribute to raising social, environmental and animal welfare standards and ensure full respect for fundamental rights, particularly local communities and indigenous peoples’ rights, the right to adequate food and the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 43 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas trade and investment policies should contribute to raising social, environmental and animal welfare standards and ensure full respect for fundamental rights, particularly local communities and indigenous peoples’ rights, the right to adequate food and the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 46 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the geopolitical significance of strong bi-regional relations between the EU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the political importance of robust bilateral relations between the EU and Chile based onthat promote the highest social and environmental standards including through the modernisation of the association agreement, among others;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 46 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the geopolitical significance of strong bi-regional relations between the EU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the political importance of robust bilateral relations between the EU and Chile based onthat promote the highest social and environmental standards including through the modernisation of the association agreement, among others;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 52 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the EU’s strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean needs to be implemented swiftly based on joint priorities; highlights the importance of joining forces with CELAC countries to promote peace and security, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, as well as to tackle global challenges such as climate change, the biodiversity crisis, gender based violence and corruption;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 52 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the EU’s strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean needs to be implemented swiftly based on joint priorities; highlights the importance of joining forces with CELAC countries to promote peace and security, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, as well as to tackle global challenges such as climate change, the biodiversity crisis, gender based violence and corruption;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 63 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the 2002 EU-Chile Association Agreement has been a success story, as it provides a clear legal framework for regular dialogues and allows discussion on many areas of common interest;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 63 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the 2002 EU-Chile Association Agreement has been a success story, as it provides a clear legal framework for regular dialogues and allows discussion on many areas of common interest;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 65 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that the Agreement contains robust provisions on democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law, as well as a commitment to prot; notes nevertheless the lack of concrete provisions that enable indigenous peoples and local communities to be consulted in accordance with the ILO convention 169 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; urges for the full respect of the rights ofFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local communities and indigenous peoples;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 65 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the fact that the Agreement contains robust provisions on democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law, as well as a commitment to prot; notes nevertheless the lack of concrete provisions that enable indigenous peoples and local communities to be consulted in accordance with the ILO convention 169 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; urges for the full respect of the rights ofFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local communities and indigenous peoples;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 69 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that the Advanced Framework Agreement will be implemented in complex social contexts; stresses, in this regard, that the role of human rights defenders and whistle- blowers, among others, is crucial and needs to be protected;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 69 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that the Advanced Framework Agreement will be implemented in complex social contexts; stresses, in this regard, that the role of human rights defenders and whistle- blowers, among others, is crucial and needs to be protected;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 81 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Regrets the lack of binding commitments or mandatory actions with regard to part II: Political dialogue and sectoral cooperation; reiterates the need to have a coherent general architecture linking the different parts of the agreement in order to ensure the enforceability of the human rights commitments;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 81 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Regrets the lack of binding commitments or mandatory actions with regard to part II: Political dialogue and sectoral cooperation; reiterates the need to have a coherent general architecture linking the different parts of the agreement in order to ensure the enforceability of the human rights commitments;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 88 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes that the TRQs for beef and sheep no longer include an automatic annual increase, as this is now replaced by a fixed amount that will ensure a more stable and clearly limited market access for Chilean meat products in the future; regrets that there has been no inclusion of animal welfare and environmental conditions to be applied to specific market concessions, as was done in the Agreement with New Zealand in excluding import of meat from intensive feedlot systems; stresses the importance of making trade concessions conditional on meeting production standards equal to those in the EU; calls for the inclusion of animal welfare and environmental conditions to be applied to future or revised trade concessions;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 88 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Welcomes that the TRQs for beef and sheep no longer include an automatic annual increase, as this is now replaced by a fixed amount that will ensure a more stable and clearly limited market access for Chilean meat products in the future; regrets that there has been no inclusion of animal welfare and environmental conditions to be applied to specific market concessions, as was done in the Agreement with New Zealand in excluding import of meat from intensive feedlot systems; stresses the importance of making trade concessions conditional on meeting production standards equal to those in the EU; calls for the inclusion of animal welfare and environmental conditions to be applied to future or revised trade concessions;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 92 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Welcomes the commitment of the Parties to phase out antibiotics as growth promoters in animal production and urges the Parties to develop joint action plans towards that aim;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 92 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Welcomes the commitment of the Parties to phase out antibiotics as growth promoters in animal production and urges the Parties to develop joint action plans towards that aim;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 97 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the inclusion of a stand- alone dedicated chapter on trade and gender, the first of its kind in an EU trade agreement, which includes a number of binding commitments to eliminate discrimination against women, promote women’s economic empowerment and ensure that international trade benefits all; expects the Commission to build on this precedent in all future trade negotiations; notes however that these commitments are not legally enforceable as there are no legal consequences in the event of breach of its provisions;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 97 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the inclusion of a stand- alone dedicated chapter on trade and gender, the first of its kind in an EU trade agreement, which includes a number of binding commitments to eliminate discrimination against women, promote women’s economic empowerment and ensure that international trade benefits all; expects the Commission to build on this precedent in all future trade negotiations; notes however that these commitments are not legally enforceable as there are no legal consequences in the event of breach of its provisions;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 101 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the relevance of cooperating in the area of sustainable food systems; welcomes the new stand-alone chapter on Sustainable Food Systems, in which the EU and Chile agree on a range of cooperation priorities on aspects such as antibiotics, animal welfare, the sustainability of the food chain and on pesticides; regrets, however, that the ambition falls short of the Farm to Fork Strategy and remains focused on cooperation; calls on both parties to develop an ambitious cooperation plan on sustainable food systems aiming to ensure that the trade agreement does not contradict a strategy towards sustainable home-grown fruit and vegetables, promoting healthy quality food and regenerative agricultural practices; considers that cooperation on SFS is an opportunity to make effective progress on the commitments set in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and agriculture-oriented ILO Conventions such as C129 on labour inspection in agriculture, C010 on minimum age in agriculture and C011 on the right of association in agriculture;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 101 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the relevance of cooperating in the area of sustainable food systems; welcomes the new stand-alone chapter on Sustainable Food Systems, in which the EU and Chile agree on a range of cooperation priorities on aspects such as antibiotics, animal welfare, the sustainability of the food chain and on pesticides; regrets, however, that the ambition falls short of the Farm to Fork Strategy and remains focused on cooperation; calls on both parties to develop an ambitious cooperation plan on sustainable food systems aiming to ensure that the trade agreement does not contradict a strategy towards sustainable home-grown fruit and vegetables, promoting healthy quality food and regenerative agricultural practices; considers that cooperation on SFS is an opportunity to make effective progress on the commitments set in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and agriculture-oriented ILO Conventions such as C129 on labour inspection in agriculture, C010 on minimum age in agriculture and C011 on the right of association in agriculture;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 111 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that the provisions on investment liberalisation and investment protection willshould further boost investment in both directions by guaranteeing that investors from both sides will be granted fair and non-discriminatory treatment; stresses that these provisions are fully aligned with the EU’s reformed approach on investment protectionclosely follow the EU’s reformed approach on investment protection, which includes the creation of a fixed roster of arbitrators, an appeal mechanism, a code of conduct for arbitrators and improved transparency in arbitration proceedings; regrets however that the protection standards for investors contain the commitments to “fair and equitable treatment” and “indirect expropriation”, hence well beyond non- discrimination, which still allow a large margin of interpretation to arbitrators and risk damaging the legitimate right to regulate for public authorities; highlights that the ICS still constitutes international arbitration and stresses that, unlike in national courts, arbitrators on the ICS roster would have discretion not to necessarily take into consideration relevant public interest laws when interpreting the substantive provisions enshrined in IIAs; regrets that arbitrators would still be paid on a case-by-case basis;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 111 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that the provisions on investment liberalisation and investment protection willshould further boost investment in both directions by guaranteeing that investors from both sides will be granted fair and non-discriminatory treatment; stresses that these provisions are fully aligned with the EU’s reformed approach on investment protectionclosely follow the EU’s reformed approach on investment protection, which includes the creation of a fixed roster of arbitrators, an appeal mechanism, a code of conduct for arbitrators and improved transparency in arbitration proceedings; regrets however that the protection standards for investors contain the commitments to “fair and equitable treatment” and “indirect expropriation”, hence well beyond non- discrimination, which still allow a large margin of interpretation to arbitrators and risk damaging the legitimate right to regulate for public authorities; highlights that the ICS still constitutes international arbitration and stresses that, unlike in national courts, arbitrators on the ICS roster would have discretion not to necessarily take into consideration relevant public interest laws when interpreting the substantive provisions enshrined in IIAs; regrets that arbitrators would still be paid on a case-by-case basis;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 114 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Regrets that the scope of the “covered investment” concept remains very broad and, contrary to other recent Investment protection chapters such as the one negotiated with Canada, protects speculative investments such as futures, options and other derivatives and short term investments, such as portfolio investments, that do not necessarily involve substantial presence of the investor in Chile;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 114 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Regrets that the scope of the “covered investment” concept remains very broad and, contrary to other recent Investment protection chapters such as the one negotiated with Canada, protects speculative investments such as futures, options and other derivatives and short term investments, such as portfolio investments, that do not necessarily involve substantial presence of the investor in Chile;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 116 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Stresses that global efforts to combat climate change will require a rapid transition to renewable energy and fast government action to reduce reliance on fossil fuels; urges the Parties to ensure alignment of Investment protection provisions with environmental policies, labour rights and human rights; Regrets that the Agreement allows protection for investments in fossil fuels and in other economic activities that are harmful to the environment according to the EU legislative framework;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 116 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Stresses that global efforts to combat climate change will require a rapid transition to renewable energy and fast government action to reduce reliance on fossil fuels; urges the Parties to ensure alignment of Investment protection provisions with environmental policies, labour rights and human rights; Regrets that the Agreement allows protection for investments in fossil fuels and in other economic activities that are harmful to the environment according to the EU legislative framework;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 120 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that the Agreement preservescontains provisions dealing with the right of governments to regulate in the public interest, for example in order to protect public health, consumers or the environment; underlines, however, that these provisions do not prevent states from having to comply with obligations established under the investment protection chapter, nor do they preclude investment claims or damages following the exercising of that right; is concerned that policy decision-making might therefore be delayed or decisions watered down;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 120 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that the Agreement preservescontains provisions dealing with the right of governments to regulate in the public interest, for example in order to protect public health, consumers or the environment; underlines, however, that these provisions do not prevent states from having to comply with obligations established under the investment protection chapter, nor do they preclude investment claims or damages following the exercising of that right; is concerned that policy decision-making might therefore be delayed or decisions watered down;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 123 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that EU and Chilean companies will be able to benefit from improved access to public procurement markets for goods, services and work at (sub-)central level; highlights the enhanced transparency requirements; stresses the need to take into account environmental and social considerations throughout the procurement procedure;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 123 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that EU and Chilean companies will be able to benefit from improved access to public procurement markets for goods, services and work at (sub-)central level; highlights the enhanced transparency requirements; stresses the need to take into account environmental and social considerations throughout the procurement procedure;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 126 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Regrets that patent protection periods established in the Intellectual property Rights chapter go beyond WTO requirements and could have negative impact in terms of access to affordable medicines;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 126 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Regrets that patent protection periods established in the Intellectual property Rights chapter go beyond WTO requirements and could have negative impact in terms of access to affordable medicines;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 130 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Highlights that Chile has the potential to play a major role in the global green and just transitions, that should equally benefit the development of its own industrial capacities along with high social and environmental standards; notes that the development and scaling up of the Chilean renewable energy sector will require massivesufficient policy space and massive predictable and sustainable development- oriented investments, including from EU companies; welcomes the creation of a European initiative for the development of renewable hydrogen in Chile;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 130 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Highlights that Chile has the potential to play a major role in the global green and just transitions, that should equally benefit the development of its own industrial capacities along with high social and environmental standards; notes that the development and scaling up of the Chilean renewable energy sector will require massivesufficient policy space and massive predictable and sustainable development- oriented investments, including from EU companies; welcomes the creation of a European initiative for the development of renewable hydrogen in Chile;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 132 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises Chile’s leading role as a major supplier of critical raw materials, including those that are essential for the green and digital transitions, such as lithium and copper; stresses that the Agreement will ensure non-discriminatory access of EU companies to Chilean raw materials, while; notes with concern that the provisions dealing with dual pricing and export monopoly restrictions do not leavinge sufficient policy space for Chile to create local added value; believes that the EU should and develop further its local industrial capacity in order to move away from its current role of raw material supplier; regrets that current lithium mining projects do not require the involvement or consultation of indigenous populations, which is not in line with ILO convention 169 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UN Free Prior and Informed Consent Principle and calls on the parties to recognise and fully respect these rights throughout the Agreement; calls on the EU to actively support Chile in its efforts to move up the value chain; is convinced that the exploitation of raw materials should go hand in hand with efforts to reduce energy use, should be carried out in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner, and that it should benefit local communities, including indigenous communities; in this regard, calls on the Parties to swiftly develop a roadmap, involving Chilean civil society and local communities, with the aim of minimising and mitigating the negative impact of the mining sector on the environment, in particular on water and biodiversity, and on access to land and public health for local communities and indigenous peoples;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 132 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises Chile’s leading role as a major supplier of critical raw materials, including those that are essential for the green and digital transitions, such as lithium and copper; stresses that the Agreement will ensure non-discriminatory access of EU companies to Chilean raw materials, while; notes with concern that the provisions dealing with dual pricing and export monopoly restrictions do not leavinge sufficient policy space for Chile to create local added value; believes that the EU should and develop further its local industrial capacity in order to move away from its current role of raw material supplier; regrets that current lithium mining projects do not require the involvement or consultation of indigenous populations, which is not in line with ILO convention 169 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UN Free Prior and Informed Consent Principle and calls on the parties to recognise and fully respect these rights throughout the Agreement; calls on the EU to actively support Chile in its efforts to move up the value chain; is convinced that the exploitation of raw materials should go hand in hand with efforts to reduce energy use, should be carried out in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner, and that it should benefit local communities, including indigenous communities; in this regard, calls on the Parties to swiftly develop a roadmap, involving Chilean civil society and local communities, with the aim of minimising and mitigating the negative impact of the mining sector on the environment, in particular on water and biodiversity, and on access to land and public health for local communities and indigenous peoples;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 139 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the factNotes that the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) contains ambitious and binding commitments on environmental and labour standards that are outcome oriented; regrets however that the core ILO conventions and the Paris Agreement are not essential elements of the Agreement, as these are not subject to the general dispute settlement mechanism; regrets that the TSD chapter does not include any obligation to refrain from any action or omission which materially defeats the object and purpose of the Paris Agreement; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon itsthe entry into force of the interim trade agreement;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 139 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the factNotes that the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) contains ambitious and binding commitments on environmental and labour standards that are outcome oriented; regrets however that the core ILO conventions and the Paris Agreement are not essential elements of the Agreement, as these are not subject to the general dispute settlement mechanism; regrets that the TSD chapter does not include any obligation to refrain from any action or omission which materially defeats the object and purpose of the Paris Agreement; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon itsthe entry into force of the interim trade agreement;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 148 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the inclusion of the rights of indigenous peoples under the TSD chapter; notes that ILO Convention No 169 is but regrets that this provision is not legally enforceable; regrets that ILO Convention No 169 and the UN Free Prior and informed consent principle enshrined in the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) are not explicitly mentioned; acknowledges that this convention isand the UN Declaration are key for upholding the rights of indigenous peoples in Chile and the EU when it comes to our trade relations; stresses the importance of abiding by ILO Convention No 169 and UNDRIP; stresses that the provisions of the TSD chapter in relation to Biological diversity and in particular on the preservation of indigenous and local communities practices and knowledge and on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources in consistency with the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity should guide the interpretation of the IPR chapter of the Agreement;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 148 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the inclusion of the rights of indigenous peoples under the TSD chapter; notes that ILO Convention No 169 is but regrets that this provision is not legally enforceable; regrets that ILO Convention No 169 and the UN Free Prior and informed consent principle enshrined in the UN Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) are not explicitly mentioned; acknowledges that this convention isand the UN Declaration are key for upholding the rights of indigenous peoples in Chile and the EU when it comes to our trade relations; stresses the importance of abiding by ILO Convention No 169 and UNDRIP; stresses that the provisions of the TSD chapter in relation to Biological diversity and in particular on the preservation of indigenous and local communities practices and knowledge and on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources in consistency with the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity should guide the interpretation of the IPR chapter of the Agreement;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 151 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that in the joint statement, both sides commit to considering the possibility of including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change as an essential element of the Agreement in the context of the review of the TSD provisions, as well as the provisions on investment protection; expects the TSD review to make the TSD chapter subject to the general dispute settlement chapter; calls on the Parties to implement such review as soon as possible in the framework of the interim FTA; calls on both Parties to review the Investment protection provisions in line with Parliament recommendations in its “Future of EU international investment” report;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 151 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that in the joint statement, both sides commit to considering the possibility of including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change as an essential element of the Agreement in the context of the review of the TSD provisions, as well as the provisions on investment protection; expects the TSD review to make the TSD chapter subject to the general dispute settlement chapter; calls on the Parties to implement such review as soon as possible in the framework of the interim FTA; calls on both Parties to review the Investment protection provisions in line with Parliament recommendations in its “Future of EU international investment” report;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 152 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes an institutionalised mechanism for involving civil society organisations in the implementation of the Agreement; calls on the Commission and on the Chilean authorities to ensure the active and meaningful involvement of civil society, including NGOs and indigenous representatives, in the monitoring of the Agreement’s implementation; calls on the Commission to evaluate the functioning of DAGs in EU trade Agreements already in place in the region in order to identify shortcomings in this regard and take necessary measures to correct them;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 152 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes an institutionalised mechanism for involving civil society organisations in the implementation of the Agreement; calls on the Commission and on the Chilean authorities to ensure the active and meaningful involvement of civil society, including NGOs and indigenous representatives, in the monitoring of the Agreement’s implementation; calls on the Commission to evaluate the functioning of DAGs in EU trade Agreements already in place in the region in order to identify shortcomings in this regard and take necessary measures to correct them;
2023/11/23
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 22 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material) (Text with EEA relevance)
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material) (Text with EEA relevance)
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to put Union biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030. Within the framework of that strategy, Union legislation is to place emphasis on the preservation of species diversity and ensure high genetic quality and diversity within species and seed lots. This aims to facilitate the supply of high-quality and genetically diverse FRM that is adapted to current and projected future climatic conditions. The conservation and improvement of biodiversity of forests, including the genetic diversity of the trees, are essential to sustainable forest management and for supporting forests’ adaptation to climate change. Tree species and artificial hybrids under this Regulation should be genetically suited to the local conditions and be of high quality.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 aims to put Union biodiversity on the path to recovery by 2030. Within the framework of that strategy, Union legislation is to place emphasis on the preservation of species diversity and ensure high genetic quality and diversity within species and seed lots. This aims to facilitate the supply of high-quality and genetically diverse FRM that is adapted to current and projected future climatic conditions. The conservation and improvement of biodiversity of forests, including the genetic diversity of the trees, are essential to sustainable forest management and for supporting forests’ adaptation to climate change. Tree species and artificial hybrids under this Regulation should be genetically suited to the local conditions and be of high quality.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure a sufficient supply of FRM in response to the increased demand for FRM, it is necessary to remove any actual or potential barriers to trade, which may hinder thMember States should evaluate potential barriers to trade and, if the FRM corresponds with their high standards, provide free movement of FRM within the Unionto its territory. This aim can be achieved only if the respective Union rules on FRM impose the highest possible standards.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure a sufficient supply of FRM in response to the increased demand for FRM, it is necessary to remove any actual or potential barriers to trade, which may hinder thMember States should evaluate potential barriers to trade and, if the FRM corresponds with their high standards, provide free movement of FRM within the Unionto its territory. This aim can be achieved only if the respective Union rules on FRM impose the highest possible standards.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) FRM should only be harvested from basic material that has been assessed and approvcertified by the competent authorities in order to ensure the highest possible quality of that FRM. ApprovCertified basic material should be registered in a national register with a unique register reference and with reference to a unit of approval.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) FRM should only be harvested from basic material that has been assessed and approvcertified by the competent authorities in order to ensure the highest possible quality of that FRM. ApprovCertified basic material should be registered in a national register with a unique register reference and with reference to a unit of approval.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) A master certificate should be issued by the competent authorities of the respective Member States for all FRM that is derived (i.e. harvested) from approvcertified basic material by the Member States. Such master certificate ensures the identification of the FRM, contains information about its origin and provides the most appropriate details for its users and the competent authorities in charge of its official control. It should be allowed to issue the master certificate in an electronic form.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) A master certificate should be issued by the competent authorities of the respective Member States for all FRM that is derived (i.e. harvested) from approvcertified basic material by the Member States. Such master certificate ensures the identification of the FRM, contains information about its origin and provides the most appropriate details for its users and the competent authorities in charge of its official control. It should be allowed to issue the master certificate in an electronic form.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Only FRM that has been harvested from approved basic material should be allowed to be subsequently certified and placed on the market. FRM should be certified as ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ by the competent authorities and be marketed with a reference to those categories. Those types of categories show which of the characteristics of the basic material have been assessed and they indicate the quality of the FRM. For lower quality FRM (‘source-identified’ and ‘selected’ categories), basic material will be checked for basic characteristics. For higher quality FRM (‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories) which is adapted to regional biotic and abiotic conditions, parent trees will be selected for outstanding characteristics and crossing schemes designed. In the case of FRM of the ‘qualified’ category, the superiority of the FRM estimated on the basis of the characteristics of the parent trees. In the case of the ‘tested’ category, the superiority of that FRM must be demonstrated in comparison with either the basic material from which that FRM has been harvested or with a reference population. The ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories of FRM should be subject to uniform production and marketing requirements, to ensure transparency, equal terms of competition and the integrity of the internal market.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Only FRM that has been harvested from approved basic material should be allowed to be subsequently certified and placed on the market. FRM should be certified as ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ by the competent authorities and be marketed with a reference to those categories. Those types of categories show which of the characteristics of the basic material have been assessed and they indicate the quality of the FRM. For lower quality FRM (‘source-identified’ and ‘selected’ categories), basic material will be checked for basic characteristics. For higher quality FRM (‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories) which is adapted to regional biotic and abiotic conditions, parent trees will be selected for outstanding characteristics and crossing schemes designed. In the case of FRM of the ‘qualified’ category, the superiority of the FRM estimated on the basis of the characteristics of the parent trees. In the case of the ‘tested’ category, the superiority of that FRM must be demonstrated in comparison with either the basic material from which that FRM has been harvested or with a reference population. The ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories of FRM should be subject to uniform production and marketing requirements, to ensure transparency, equal terms of competition and the integrity of the internal market.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Basic material that is intended for the production of FRM of the tested category should be subject to the most stringent possible requirements. Determining the superiority of FRM should be made by comparing it with one or preferably several approved or pre-chosen standards. The professional operator selects those standards on the basis of the purpose for which the FRM of the tested category will be used. In this regard, if the purpose of that FRM will be climate adaptation, then the FRM will be compared with standards having a good performance as regards adaptation to the local climatic and ecological conditions (e.g. practical freedom from pests and their symptoms). Following the selection of the components of basic material, the professional operator should demonstrate the superiority of the FRM by comparative testing or estimate its superiority by evaluating the genetic components of that basic material. The competent authority should be involved inauthorise each step of this process. ItThe competent authority should approve the experimental design and tests for the aprovalcertification of the basic material,. Furthermore, the competent authority should verify the records provided by the professional operator and approve either the results of the tests concerning the superiority of the FRM or the genetic evaluation as appropriate. This is necessary, in order to align with the applicable international standards pursuant to the OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme and other applicable international standards, and to take into account the experience gained from Directive 1999/105/EC.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Basic material that is intended for the production of FRM of the tested category should be subject to the most stringent possible requirements. Determining the superiority of FRM should be made by comparing it with one or preferably several approved or pre-chosen standards. The professional operator selects those standards on the basis of the purpose for which the FRM of the tested category will be used. In this regard, if the purpose of that FRM will be climate adaptation, then the FRM will be compared with standards having a good performance as regards adaptation to the local climatic and ecological conditions (e.g. practical freedom from pests and their symptoms). Following the selection of the components of basic material, the professional operator should demonstrate the superiority of the FRM by comparative testing or estimate its superiority by evaluating the genetic components of that basic material. The competent authority should be involved inauthorise each step of this process. ItThe competent authority should approve the experimental design and tests for the aprovalcertification of the basic material,. Furthermore, the competent authority should verify the records provided by the professional operator and approve either the results of the tests concerning the superiority of the FRM or the genetic evaluation as appropriate. This is necessary, in order to align with the applicable international standards pursuant to the OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme and other applicable international standards, and to take into account the experience gained from Directive 1999/105/EC.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) The assessment of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the tested category takes on average 10 years. In order to ensure faster market access of FRM of the tested category, while the assessment of the basic material is still ongoing, Member States should have the possibility to temporarily approve such basic material, for a maximum period of 10 years, in all or part of their territory. That approval should be granted only if the provisional results of the genetic evaluation or comparative tests indicate that that basic material will satisfy the requirements of this Regulation when the tests will be completed. This early assessment should be re-examined at a maximum interval of ten years.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) The assessment of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the tested category takes on average 10 years. In order to ensure faster market access of FRM of the tested category, while the assessment of the basic material is still ongoing, Member States should have the possibility to temporarily approve such basic material, for a maximum period of 10 years, in all or part of their territory. That approval should be granted only if the provisional results of the genetic evaluation or comparative tests indicate that that basic material will satisfy the requirements of this Regulation when the tests will be completed. This early assessment should be re-examined at a maximum interval of ten years.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Compliance of FRM with the requirements for the categories ‘source- identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ should be confirmed by inspections carried outthe certification by the competent authorities as appropriate for each category (‘official certification’) and should be attested by an official label.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Compliance of FRM with the requirements for the categories ‘source- identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ should be confirmed by inspections carried outthe certification by the competent authorities as appropriate for each category (‘official certification’) and should be attested by an official label.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Genetically modified FRM mayshould only be placed on the market if it is safe for human health and the environment and has been authorised for cultivation pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 or Regulation (EC) 1829/200328 and if that FRM belongs to the tested categoryclearly labelled as GMO plant. FRM obtained by certain new genomic techniques mayshould only be placed on the market if it complies with the requirements of Regulation (EU) [Publications Office, please insert reference to Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed29 and if that FRM belongs to the tested categoryis clearly labelled as NGT plant. _________________ 27 Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1). 28 Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p.).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Genetically modified FRM mayshould only be placed on the market if it is safe for human health and the environment and has been authorised for cultivation pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 or Regulation (EC) 1829/200328 and if that FRM belongs to the tested categoryclearly labelled as GMO plant. FRM obtained by certain new genomic techniques mayshould only be placed on the market if it complies with the requirements of Regulation (EU) [Publications Office, please insert reference to Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed29 and if that FRM belongs to the tested categoryis clearly labelled as NGT plant. _________________ 27 Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1). 28 Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p.).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) The official label should containlearly indicate information on basic material that contains or consists of a genetically modified organism or that has been produced by certain new genomic techniques.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) The official label should containlearly indicate information on basic material that contains or consists of a genetically modified organism or that has been produced by certain new genomic techniques.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Professional operators should be authorised by the competent authority, if all requirements defined by the competent authority are fulfilled, to print the official label under official supervision for certain species and categories of FRM, excluding FRM from genetically modified or NGT plants. This will give more flexibility to the professional operators in relation to the subsequent marketing of that FRM. However, professional operators can only start printing the label once competent authority has certified the FRM concerned. That authorisation is necessary due to the official character of the official label and to guarantee the highest possible quality standards for the users of FRM. Rules should be set out for the withdrawal or modification of that authorisation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Professional operators should be authorised by the competent authority, if all requirements defined by the competent authority are fulfilled, to print the official label under official supervision for certain species and categories of FRM, excluding FRM from genetically modified or NGT plants. This will give more flexibility to the professional operators in relation to the subsequent marketing of that FRM. However, professional operators can only start printing the label once competent authority has certified the FRM concerned. That authorisation is necessary due to the official character of the official label and to guarantee the highest possible quality standards for the users of FRM. Rules should be set out for the withdrawal or modification of that authorisation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowempowered to impose additional or more stringent requirements for the approval of basic material produced in their own territory, subject to authorisation granted byof a notification to the Commission. This would enable the implementation of national or regional approaches concerning the production and marketing of FRM and aimed at improvement of the quality of the FRM concerned, protection of the environment, or contribution to the protection of biodiversity and the restoration of forest ecosystems.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowempowered to impose additional or more stringent requirements for the approval of basic material produced in their own territory, subject to authorisation granted byof a notification to the Commission. This would enable the implementation of national or regional approaches concerning the production and marketing of FRM and aimed at improvement of the quality of the FRM concerned, protection of the environment, or contribution to the protection of biodiversity and the restoration of forest ecosystems.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Prior to the purchase of FRM, professional operators should make available to the potential buyers of their FRMcompetent authority all the necessary information concerning its suitability for the respective climatic and ecological conditions of the FRM, in order to allow them to select competent authority to certify the most appropriate FRM for theira specific region.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Prior to the purchase of FRM, professional operators should make available to the potential buyers of their FRMcompetent authority all the necessary information concerning its suitability for the respective climatic and ecological conditions of the FRM, in order to allow them to select competent authority to certify the most appropriate FRM for theira specific region.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Each Member State should establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make this list available to the European Commission and national competent authorities of all other Member States. The European Commission should provide a database into which the Member States can enter their national data.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Each Member State should establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make this list available to the European Commission and national competent authorities of all other Member States. The European Commission should provide a database into which the Member States can enter their national data.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In order to adapt to the development of scientific and technical knowledge and of the OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme and other applicable international standards, and to take account of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 , the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending (i) the requirements concerning basic material intended for the production of FRM to be certified as ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’, and ‘tested’ and (ii) the categories under which FRM from the different types of basic material may be marketed. _________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In order to adapt to the development of scientific and technical knowledge and of the OECD Forest Seed and Plant Scheme and other applicable international standards, and to take account of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 , the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending (i) the requirements concerning basic material intended for the production of FRM to be certified as ‘source-identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’, and ‘tested’ and (ii) the categories under which FRM from the different types of basic material may be marketed. _________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission with respect to deciding on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to the requirements of this Regulation as regards the assessment and approval of basic material and the production and marketing of FRM.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission with respect to deciding on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to the requirements of this Regulation as regards the assessment and approval of basic material and the production and marketing of FRM.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) FRM sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, between final users for their own private use and outside their commercial activities.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) FRM sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, between final users for their own private use and outside their commercial activities.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘forest reproductive material’ (‘FRM’) means cones, infructescenses, fruits, parts of plants, saplings, seedlings and seeds intended for the production of a planting stock, that belong to tree species and artificial hybrids thereof listed in Annex I to this Regulation and used for afforestation, reforestation and other tree planting, in the context of land management in forest, for any of the following purposes:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘forest reproductive material’ (‘FRM’) means cones, infructescenses, fruits, parts of plants, saplings, seedlings and seeds intended for the production of a planting stock, that belong to tree species and artificial hybrids thereof listed in Annex I to this Regulation and used for afforestation, reforestation and other tree planting, in the context of land management in forest, for any of the following purposes:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) "high quality FRM", means Forest Reproductive Material to ensure high genetic diversity within species and seed lots adapted to current and projected future climatic conditions.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) "high quality FRM", means Forest Reproductive Material to ensure high genetic diversity within species and seed lots adapted to current and projected future climatic conditions.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘afforestation’ means establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding of regional adapted tree species on land that, until then, was under a different land use implies a transformation of land use form non-forest to forest36 ; _________________ 36 FAO (2020) Global Forest Resources Assessment Terms and definitions. https://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.p df.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘afforestation’ means establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding of regional adapted tree species on land that, until then, was under a different land use implies a transformation of land use form non-forest to forest36 ; _________________ 36 FAO (2020) Global Forest Resources Assessment Terms and definitions. https://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.p df.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘reforestation’ means re- establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding of regional adapted tree species on land classified as forest37 ; _________________ 37 FAO (2020) Global Forest Resources Assessment Terms and definitions. https://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.p df.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘reforestation’ means re- establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding of regional adapted tree species on land classified as forest37 ; _________________ 37 FAO (2020) Global Forest Resources Assessment Terms and definitions. https://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.p df.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) stand’ means a delineated population of trees of an ecological unit which is well adapted to regional biotic and abiotic conditions and which may possessing sufficient uniformity in composition if relevant;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) stand’ means a delineated population of trees of an ecological unit which is well adapted to regional biotic and abiotic conditions and which may possessing sufficient uniformity in composition if relevant;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘marketing’ means the following actions conducted by a professional operator: sale, holding or offering for the purpose of sale or any other way of transferring, distribution within, or import into the Union, whether free of charge or not, ofaimed at the commercial exploitation of the FRM;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘marketing’ means the following actions conducted by a professional operator: sale, holding or offering for the purpose of sale or any other way of transferring, distribution within, or import into the Union, whether free of charge or not, ofaimed at the commercial exploitation of the FRM;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – introductory part
(31) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person involved professionally in one or more of the following activities, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the FRM:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – introductory part
(31) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person involved professionally in one or more of the following activities, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the FRM:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 47
(47) ‘practically free from quality pests’ means completely free from quality pests, or a situation where the presence of quality pests on the respective FRM is so low that those pests do not affect adversely the quality of that FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 47
(47) ‘practically free from quality pests’ means completely free from quality pests, or a situation where the presence of quality pests on the respective FRM is so low that those pests do not affect adversely the quality of that FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 7
The approval of the basic material shall be carried out with a reference to the forest unit of approval.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 7
The approval of the basic material shall be carried out with a reference to the forest unit of approval.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 8 – introductory part
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 asupplemendting Annexes II, III, IV and V, as regards requirements for the approval of basic material intended for the production of:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 8 – introductory part
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 asupplemendting Annexes II, III, IV and V, as regards requirements for the approval of basic material intended for the production of:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 8 – point e
(e) FRM in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 8 – point e
(e) FRM in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V, in order to adapt them to the development of scientific and technical knowledge, in particular regarding the use of bio-molecular techniques and to the relevant international standards.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending Annexes II, III, IV and V, in order to adapt them to the development of scientific and technical knowledge, in particular regarding the use of bio-molecular techniques and to the relevant international standards.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) FRM may only be produced and placed on the market by a notified and approved operator.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) FRM may only be produced and placed on the market by a notified and approved operator.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) information is available as regards: (i) purity; (ii) germination percentage of the pure seed; (iii) weight of 1000 pure seeds;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) information is available as regards: (i) purity; (ii) germination percentage of the pure seed; (iii) weight of 1000 pure seeds;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new)
(iiib) the material is approved by the Competent Authority
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new)
(iiib) the material is approved by the Competent Authority
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii c (new)
(iiic) it is labelled as NGT
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii c (new)
(iiic) it is labelled as NGT
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) FRM shall be of origin which is naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions, or adapted to the goal of assisted migration when relevant; and
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) FRM shall be of origin which is naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions, or adapted to the goal of assisted migration when relevant; and
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) FRM shall be collected from all sufficient number of individuals of the notified basic material, taking into account the biology of the species and natural conditions.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) FRM shall be collected from all sufficient number of individuals of the notified basic material, taking into account the biology of the species and natural conditions.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) for species where vegetative propagation is generally used for the purpose of conservation of forest genetic resources, a mixture of a sufficiently varied array of clones in order to maintain genetic diversity shall be used.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) for species where vegetative propagation is generally used for the purpose of conservation of forest genetic resources, a mixture of a sufficiently varied array of clones in order to maintain genetic diversity shall be used.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the sufficient number of individuals in 6 (1) (c) and (ca)
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the sufficient number of individuals in 6 (1) (c) and (ca)
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7 Temporary authorisation of marketing of FRM derived from basic material not meeting the category requirements 1. Competent authorities may temporarily authorise the marketing of FRM derived from approved basic material which does not meet all the requirements of the appropriate category referred to in Article 5(1), following the adoption of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2. The competent authorities of the respective Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of those temporary authorisations and of the respective reasons justifying their approval. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 26, supplementing this Article, by setting out the conditions for the granting of the temporary authorisation to the Member State concerned. Those conditions shall include: (a) the justification for granting that authorisation to ensure achievement of the objectives of this Regulation; (b) the maximum duration of the authorisation; (c) obligations as regards official controls on the professional operators applying that authorisation; (d) the content and form of the notification referred to in paragraph 1.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7 Temporary authorisation of marketing of FRM derived from basic material not meeting the category requirements 1. Competent authorities may temporarily authorise the marketing of FRM derived from approved basic material which does not meet all the requirements of the appropriate category referred to in Article 5(1), following the adoption of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2. The competent authorities of the respective Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of those temporary authorisations and of the respective reasons justifying their approval. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 26, supplementing this Article, by setting out the conditions for the granting of the temporary authorisation to the Member State concerned. Those conditions shall include: (a) the justification for granting that authorisation to ensure achievement of the objectives of this Regulation; (b) the maximum duration of the authorisation; (c) obligations as regards official controls on the professional operators applying that authorisation; (d) the content and form of the notification referred to in paragraph 1.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) principles concerning the training of personnel of the competent authorities and, where available and appropriate, the bodies, public authorities, laboratories, professional operators and other persons referred to in point (a).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) principles concerning the training of personnel of the competent authorities and, where available and appropriate, the bodies, public authorities, laboratories, professional operators and other persons referred to in point (a).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall establish a national register as set out in Article 12 that:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall establish a national register as set out in Article 12 that:
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article -10 (new)
Article -10 Certification of FRM by the Member States Member States shall certify FRM and may, upon application, grant permission to a professional operator, to perform certain activities required for certification of FRM. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the minimum requirements in paragraph 1).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article -10 (new)
Article -10 Certification of FRM by the Member States Member States shall certify FRM and may, upon application, grant permission to a professional operator, to perform certain activities required for certification of FRM. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the minimum requirements in paragraph 1).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall be established in the UnionMember State concerned.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall be established in the UnionMember State concerned.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Professional operators shall make available to the users of their FRMCompetent Authority all necessary information concerning its suitability for current and projected future climatic and ecological conditions. That information shall, of their FRM. The Competent Authority may a) approve the information as sufficient or b) request further information from the professional operator After approval of the Competent Authority, the professional operator shall provide that information prior to the transfer of the FRM concerned, be provided to the potential purchaser through websites, planters’ guides and other appropriate means. The professional operator shall record all necessary information
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Professional operators shall make available to the users of their FRMCompetent Authority all necessary information concerning its suitability for current and projected future climatic and ecological conditions. That information shall, of their FRM. The Competent Authority may a) approve the information as sufficient or b) request further information from the professional operator After approval of the Competent Authority, the professional operator shall provide that information prior to the transfer of the FRM concerned, be provided to the potential purchaser through websites, planters’ guides and other appropriate means. The professional operator shall record all necessary information
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10b Obligations of the professional operator during harvesting of FRM 1) Professional operators shall follow minimum requirements when harvesting FRM concerning a) the minimum size of the area to be harvested, which shall be defined for each tree species and artificial hybrids and b) the minimum number of harvested trees, which shall be defined for each tree species and artificial hybrids. 2) Member States may lay down more stringent national requirements. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the minimum requirements for harvesting in paragraph 1). 3) In the interest of the highest possible genetic diversity within the entire seed lot, the seed harvester shall ensure that the seed lot undergoes intensive mixing prior to marketing or seeding.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10b Obligations of the professional operator during harvesting of FRM 1) Professional operators shall follow minimum requirements when harvesting FRM concerning a) the minimum size of the area to be harvested, which shall be defined for each tree species and artificial hybrids and b) the minimum number of harvested trees, which shall be defined for each tree species and artificial hybrids. 2) Member States may lay down more stringent national requirements. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, define the minimum requirements for harvesting in paragraph 1). 3) In the interest of the highest possible genetic diversity within the entire seed lot, the seed harvester shall ensure that the seed lot undergoes intensive mixing prior to marketing or seeding.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point j
(j) in the case of qualified and tested categories, information about the place ofharvest area used for the production of clone(s) or clonal mixture(s), where appropriate.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point j
(j) in the case of qualified and tested categories, information about the place ofharvest area used for the production of clone(s) or clonal mixture(s), where appropriate.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) if applicable, the intellectual property rights existing on the FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) if applicable, the intellectual property rights existing on the FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. That list shall reflect the details given in the national lists referred to in Article 12(1) and show the area of utilisation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. That list shall reflect the details given in the national lists referred to in Article 12(1) and show the area of utilisation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall issue, upon application of a professional operator, after harvesting the FRM from approved basic material, a master certificate of identity (‘master certificate’), showing the unique register reference of basic material, for all FRM that has been harvested. The professional operator shall notify to the Competent Authority the intended harvest at least three business days before the harvest takes place.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall issue, upon application of a professional operator, after harvesting the FRM from approved basic material, a master certificate of identity (‘master certificate’), showing the unique register reference of basic material, for all FRM that has been harvested. The professional operator shall notify to the Competent Authority the intended harvest at least three business days before the harvest takes place.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the harvest of the FRM the professional operator shall provide the following information to the Competent Authority: 1) the place and time of the harvest 2) name and address of the owner who shall supervise the harvest 3) if relevant, collection point.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the harvest of the FRM the professional operator shall provide the following information to the Competent Authority: 1) the place and time of the harvest 2) name and address of the owner who shall supervise the harvest 3) if relevant, collection point.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Each Member State shall establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make this list available to the European Commission and national competent authorities of all other Member States. The European Commission shall provide a database into which the Member States can enter their national data.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Each Member State shall establish and update a national list of issued master certificates and make this list available to the European Commission and national competent authorities of all other Member States. The European Commission shall provide a database into which the Member States can enter their national data.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A master certificate may also be issued in an electronic form (‘electronic master certificate’). When the master certificate is delivered in an electronic form, the professional operator shall make the master certificate available to the potential buyers, before purchasing the FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A master certificate may also be issued in an electronic form (‘electronic master certificate’). When the master certificate is delivered in an electronic form, the professional operator shall make the master certificate available to the potential buyers, before purchasing the FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The master certificate shall be subject to a traceability period of at least 10 years
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The master certificate shall be subject to a traceability period of at least 10 years
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) in the case of seed units, the year of ripening and furthermore, information in accordance with article 5(1)(h) ;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) in the case of seed units, the year of ripening and furthermore, information in accordance with article 5(1)(h) ;
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k – point ii a (new)
(iia) if applicable, the intellectual property rights existing on the FRM
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point k – point ii a (new)
(iia) if applicable, the intellectual property rights existing on the FRM
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt the provisions for paragraph (1) and specify the conditions in paragraph (3) per tree species and artificial hybrids of Annex I.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt the provisions for paragraph (1) and specify the conditions in paragraph (3) per tree species and artificial hybrids of Annex I.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) colour of the label for specific categories or other types of FRM;deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) colour of the label for specific categories or other types of FRM;deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) indication as to whether the material is product of genetic modification under Directive 2001/18/EC or from NGTs [insert name of reg here ..]
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) indication as to whether the material is product of genetic modification under Directive 2001/18/EC or from NGTs [insert name of reg here ..]
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Seed units may only be marketed in sealed packages with that become unserviceable once the package is opened. To prevent putrefaction of the FRM, the packaging of the sealed package may be adapted to the needs of the respective FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Seed units may only be marketed in sealed packages with that become unserviceable once the package is opened. To prevent putrefaction of the FRM, the packaging of the sealed package may be adapted to the needs of the respective FRM.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (2), the registration of basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources in the national register shallmay not be subject to approval by the competent authorities.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) and (2), the registration of basic material intended for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources in the national register shallmay not be subject to approval by the competent authorities.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. AnyIn the case, the Competent Authority has issued an authorisation under paragraph (1), the professional operator registering basic material for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources used in forestry, shall notify that basic material to the competent authority of the Member State concerned at least three business days before the harvest takes place.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. AnyIn the case, the Competent Authority has issued an authorisation under paragraph (1), the professional operator registering basic material for the purpose of conserving forest genetic resources used in forestry, shall notify that basic material to the competent authority of the Member State concerned at least three business days before the harvest takes place.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the harvest of the FRM the professional operator shall provide the following information to the Competent Authority: 1) the place and time of the harvest 2) name and address of the owner who shall supervise the harvest 3) if relevant, collection point.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the harvest of the FRM the professional operator shall provide the following information to the Competent Authority: 1) the place and time of the harvest 2) name and address of the owner who shall supervise the harvest 3) if relevant, collection point.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
i) The professional operator shall fulfil the relevant requirements under article 10, 10 (new) and article 14 to 17.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
i) The professional operator shall fulfil the relevant requirements under article 10, 10 (new) and article 14 to 17.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
That authorisation shall be subject to approval by the Commissionpetent Authority of the Member State.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
That authorisation shall be subject to approval by the Commissionpetent Authority of the Member State.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20 Provisional approval of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the tested category By way of derogation from Article 4(2), Member States may allow the approval, for a maximum period of 10 years, in all or part of their territory, of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the ‘tested’ category where, from the provisional results of the genetic evaluation or comparative tests referred to in Annex V, it can be assumed that once the tests are completed, the basic material will satisfy the requirements for approval under this Regulation.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20 Provisional approval of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the tested category By way of derogation from Article 4(2), Member States may allow the approval, for a maximum period of 10 years, in all or part of their territory, of basic material intended for the production of FRM of the ‘tested’ category where, from the provisional results of the genetic evaluation or comparative tests referred to in Annex V, it can be assumed that once the tests are completed, the basic material will satisfy the requirements for approval under this Regulation.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to overcome any temporary difficulties in the general supply of FRM that occur in one or more Member States, the Commission may, at the request of at least one Member States affected, temporarily authorise the Member States to approve for marketing, by means of an implementing act, FRM of one or more species that has been derived from basic material, which satisfies less stringent requirements than the ones set out in Article 4(1) and (2). The professional operator shall fulfil the relevant requirements under articles 10 and 10 (a) and under articles 14 to 17.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to overcome any temporary difficulties in the general supply of FRM that occur in one or more Member States, the Commission may, at the request of at least one Member States affected, temporarily authorise the Member States to approve for marketing, by means of an implementing act, FRM of one or more species that has been derived from basic material, which satisfies less stringent requirements than the ones set out in Article 4(1) and (2). The professional operator shall fulfil the relevant requirements under articles 10 and 10 (a) and under articles 14 to 17.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22 Temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation 1. By way of derogation from Articles, 1, 4 and 5, the Commission may decide, by means of implementing acts, on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation concerning the species or artificial hybrids it applies to, the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production and marketing of FRM. Those experiments may take the form of technical or scientific trials examining the feasibility and appropriateness of new requirements compared to the ones set out in Articles 1, 4 and 5 of this Regulation. 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2) and shall specify one or more of the following elements: (a) the species or artificial hybrids concerned; (b) the conditions of the experiments per species or artificial hybrid; (c) the duration of the experiment; (d) the monitoring and reporting obligations of the participating Member States. Those acts shall take into account the evolution of: (a) the methods for the determination of the origin of the basic material including the use of biomolecular techniques; (b) the methods for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources taking into account applicable international standards; (c) the methods for reproduction, production including the use of innovative production processes; (d) the methods for the design of crossing schemes of components of basic material; (e) the methods for the assessment of characteristics of basic material and FRM; (f) the methods for the control of the FRM concerned. Those acts shall adapt to the evolution of techniques for production of the FRM concerned, and be based on any comparative trials and tests carried out by the Member States. 3. The Commission shall review the results of those experiments and summarise them in a report, indicating, if necessary, the need to amend Articles 1, 4 or 5.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22 Temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation 1. By way of derogation from Articles, 1, 4 and 5, the Commission may decide, by means of implementing acts, on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation concerning the species or artificial hybrids it applies to, the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production and marketing of FRM. Those experiments may take the form of technical or scientific trials examining the feasibility and appropriateness of new requirements compared to the ones set out in Articles 1, 4 and 5 of this Regulation. 2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2) and shall specify one or more of the following elements: (a) the species or artificial hybrids concerned; (b) the conditions of the experiments per species or artificial hybrid; (c) the duration of the experiment; (d) the monitoring and reporting obligations of the participating Member States. Those acts shall take into account the evolution of: (a) the methods for the determination of the origin of the basic material including the use of biomolecular techniques; (b) the methods for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources taking into account applicable international standards; (c) the methods for reproduction, production including the use of innovative production processes; (d) the methods for the design of crossing schemes of components of basic material; (e) the methods for the assessment of characteristics of basic material and FRM; (f) the methods for the control of the FRM concerned. Those acts shall adapt to the evolution of techniques for production of the FRM concerned, and be based on any comparative trials and tests carried out by the Member States. 3. The Commission shall review the results of those experiments and summarise them in a report, indicating, if necessary, the need to amend Articles 1, 4 or 5.deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Prohibition of specified reproductive material by Member States 1. Upon its application, a Member State may be authorised to prohibit the marketing to the end user with a view to seeding or planting in all or part of its territory of specified Forest reproductive material. 2. Such authorisation shall be granted only where there is reason to believe: (a) that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its phenotypic or genetic characteristics, have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State on the basis of: — evidence relating to the region of provenance or the origin of the material or, — results of trials or scientific research carried out in appropriate locations, either within or outside the Community. (b) on the basis of known results of trials, scientific research, or the results obtained from forestry practice concerning survival and development of planting stock in relation to morphological and physiological characteristics that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its characteristics have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State. 3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(3).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a Prohibition of specified reproductive material by Member States 1. Upon its application, a Member State may be authorised to prohibit the marketing to the end user with a view to seeding or planting in all or part of its territory of specified Forest reproductive material. 2. Such authorisation shall be granted only where there is reason to believe: (a) that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its phenotypic or genetic characteristics, have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State on the basis of: — evidence relating to the region of provenance or the origin of the material or, — results of trials or scientific research carried out in appropriate locations, either within or outside the Community. (b) on the basis of known results of trials, scientific research, or the results obtained from forestry practice concerning survival and development of planting stock in relation to morphological and physiological characteristics that the use of the said reproductive material would, on account of its characteristics have an adverse effect on forestry, environment, genetic resources or biodiversity in all or part of that Member State. 3. Detailed rules for the application of paragraph 2 shall be drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(3).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, mayshall authorise Member States to adopt, as regards the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production of FRM more stringent production requirements, than those referred to in that Article, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, mayshall authorise Member States to adopt, as regards the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production of FRM more stringent production requirements, than those referred to in that Article, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. When adopting the decisions referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider whether the systems, for approval and registration of basic material and subsequent production of FRM from that basic material, applied in the third country concerned provide the same guarantees as those provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6 and, where applicable, Article 11, for the ‘source identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. When adopting the decisions referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider whether the systems, for approval and registration of basic material and subsequent production of FRM from that basic material, applied in the third country concerned provide the same guarantees as those provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6 and, where applicable, Article 11, for the ‘source identified’, ‘selected’, ‘qualified’ and ‘tested’ categories.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from … [35 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from … [35 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 6 – point b
(b) The trees shall be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms and show resistance to adverse siteclimatic and site-specific conditions in the place where they are growing.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 6 – point b
(b) The trees shall be practically free from quality pests and their symptoms and show resistance to adverse siteclimatic and site-specific conditions in the place where they are growing.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 297 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 6 a (new)
6a. Adaptation: Adaptation to the ecological conditions prevailing in the Region of Provenance shall be evident.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 297 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 6 a (new)
6a. Adaptation: Adaptation to the ecological conditions prevailing in the Region of Provenance shall be evident.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 8
8. Wood qualform and growth habity: The quality of the wood shall be taken into account. The quality of the wood is an essential criterion, if the FRM will be used in the forestry industry for the purpose of producing timber, furniture or pulp. In that case the competent authority shall give more weight to this, and if relevant, the form or growth habit of the wood may be an essential criterion.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 8
8. Wood qualform and growth habity: The quality of the wood shall be taken into account. The quality of the wood is an essential criterion, if the FRM will be used in the forestry industry for the purpose of producing timber, furniture or pulp. In that case the competent authority shall give more weight to this, and if relevant, the form or growth habit of the wood may be an essential criterion.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 9
9. Form or growth habit: Trees in stands shall show particularly good morphological features, especiallyif relevant for commercial use, taking into account straightness and circularity of stem, favourable branching habit, small size of branches and good natural pruning. In addition, the proportion of forked trees and those showing spiral grain shall be low.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 9
9. Form or growth habit: Trees in stands shall show particularly good morphological features, especiallyif relevant for commercial use, taking into account straightness and circularity of stem, favourable branching habit, small size of branches and good natural pruning. In addition, the proportion of forked trees and those showing spiral grain shall be low.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 9 a (new)
9a. diversity: emphasis on the preservation of species diversity adopted to the particular region shall be given.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point 9 a (new)
9a. diversity: emphasis on the preservation of species diversity adopted to the particular region shall be given.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) The professional operator shall select a sufficient number of component clones or families for their outstanding characteristics and shall give due weight to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) The professional operator shall select a sufficient number of component clones or families for their outstanding characteristics and shall give due weight to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) a minimum number of test areas of a minimum size per tree species listed in Annex I shall be fulfilled.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) a minimum number of test areas of a minimum size per tree species listed in Annex I shall be fulfilled.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1
The professional operator shall keep records describing the test sites, including the location, climate, soil, past use, establishment, management and any damage due to abiotic/biotic factors. He shall make those records available to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority shall record the age of the basic material and the FRM and the results at the time of the evaluation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point c – paragraph 1
The professional operator shall keep records describing the test sites, including the location, climate, soil, past use, establishment, management and any damage due to abiotic/biotic factors. He shall make those records available to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority shall record the age of the basic material and the FRM and the results at the time of the evaluation.
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 324 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI
CATEGORIES UNDER WHICH FRM FROM THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BASIC MATERIAL MAY BE MARKETED [...]deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 324 #

2023/0228(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI
CATEGORIES UNDER WHICH FRM FROM THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BASIC MATERIAL MAY BE MARKETED [...]deleted
2023/12/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material) (Text with EEA relevance)
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material) (Text with EEA relevance)
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas of the UN, adopted by the Human Rights Council on 28 September 2018,
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas of the UN, adopted by the Human Rights Council on 28 September 2018,
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) PRM constitutes the starting material for plant production in the Union. Therefore, it is critical for the production of raw material for food and feed purposes and for the efficient use of plant resources. It can contributes to environmental protection and the quality of the food chain and food supply in the Union as a whole. In this regard, the availability, quality and diversity of PRM appears to be of outmost importance to achieve the transition to sustainable food systems called for in the Farm to Fork Strategy36 , agriculture, horticulture, environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, food and feed security, and the economy in general. _________________ 36 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM(2020) 381 final).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) PRM constitutes the starting material for plant production in the Union. Therefore, it is critical for the production of raw material for food and feed purposes and for the efficient use of plant resources. It can contributes to environmental protection and the quality of the food chain and food supply in the Union as a whole. In this regard, the availability, quality and diversity of PRM appears to be of outmost importance to achieve the transition to sustainable food systems called for in the Farm to Fork Strategy36 , agriculture, horticulture, environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, food and feed security, and the economy in general. _________________ 36 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM(2020) 381 final).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The scope of this Regulation should only cover the PRM of certain genera and species of increased economic and social importance. That importance should be assessed depending on whether such genera and species represent a significant area of production and value in the Union, on their role for the security of food and feed production in the Union, and on whether they are marketed in at least two Member States. That area of production and value may concern several technical aspects. Depending on the circumstances, it may be calculated on the basis of factors such as the total size of productive land in several different areas of the Union, the marketing value of PRM in relation to specific sectors, or the demands for those species by farmers, final users and industry. However, it should be possible under certain conditions for a Member State, to add or remove of a genus or species for the marketing of PRM on its territory.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The scope of this Regulation should only cover the PRM of certain genera and species of increased economic and social importance. That importance should be assessed depending on whether such genera and species represent a significant area of production and value in the Union, on their role for the security of food and feed production in the Union, and on whether they are marketed in at least two Member States. That area of production and value may concern several technical aspects. Depending on the circumstances, it may be calculated on the basis of factors such as the total size of productive land in several different areas of the Union, the marketing value of PRM in relation to specific sectors, or the demands for those species by farmers, final users and industry. However, it should be possible under certain conditions for a Member State, to add or remove of a genus or species for the marketing of PRM on its territory.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation should not cover PRM sold or transferred in any other way, whether free of charge or not, between any persons for their own private use and outside their trade. It would be disproportionate to set out rules for such use of PRM, as this kind of transfer is usually limited to very small amounts, has no commercial purposes and is restricted to private activities.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation should not cover PRM sold or transferred in any other way, whether free of charge or not, between any persons for their own private use and outside their trade. It would be disproportionate to set out rules for such use of PRM, as this kind of transfer is usually limited to very small amounts, has no commercial purposes and is restricted to private activities.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) This Regulation should not cover PRM accessed, sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity, as this type of PRM does not require particular harmonised identity or quality standards and does not compromise the identity and quality of other PRM marketing in the Union.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) This Regulation should not cover PRM accessed, sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity, as this type of PRM does not require particular harmonised identity or quality standards and does not compromise the identity and quality of other PRM marketing in the Union.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Certain types of varieties do not fulfil the established requirements concerning distinctness, uniformity and stability. However, they are important for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. They are traditionally grown or new locally produced varieties under specific local conditions and adapted to those conditions. They are characterised, in particular, by reduced uniformity due to a higher level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units. Those varieties are referred to as ‘conservation varieties’. The production and marketing of those varieties contribute to the objectives of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to promote the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (40 ). As a party to the Treaty the Union has committed to support those objectives. _________________ 40 Council Decision 2004/869/EC of 24 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (OJ L 378, 23.12.2004, p. 1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Certain types of varieties do not fulfil the established requirements concerning distinctness, uniformity and stability. However, they are important for the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. They are traditionally grown or new locally produced varieties under specific local conditions and adapted to those conditions. They are characterised, in particular, by reduced uniformity due to a higher level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units. Those varieties are referred to as ‘conservation varieties’. The production and marketing of those varieties contribute to the objectives of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to promote the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (40 ). As a party to the Treaty the Union has committed to support those objectives. _________________ 40 Council Decision 2004/869/EC of 24 February 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (OJ L 378, 23.12.2004, p. 1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) Many gene banks, organisations and networks operate in the Union with an objective to conserve plant genetic resources. In order to facilitate their activity, it is appropriate to allow that PRM which is marketed to them, or among them, derogates from the established production and marketing requirements, and that instead it complies with less stringent rules.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) Many gene banks, organisations and networks operate in the Union with an objective to conserve plant genetic resources. In order to facilitate their activity, it is appropriate to allow that PRM which is marketed to them, or among them, derogates from the established production and marketing requirements, and that instead it complies with less stringent rules.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Farmers habitually exchange in kind small quantities of seeds in order to carry out dynamic management of their own seed. It is thus appropriate that a derogation from the established requirements is provided for the exchanges of small quantities of seeds between farmers. Such derogation could apply if those seeds do not belong to a variety for which plant variety rights have been granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2100/94(41 ). Member States should be allowed to define those small quantities for specific species per year, in order to ensure that there is no misuse of such derogation impacting the marketing of seeds. _________________ 41 Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Farmers habitually exchange in kind small quantities of seeds in order to carry out dynamic management of their own seed. It is thus appropriate that a derogation from the established requirements is provided for the exchanges of small quantities of seeds between farmers. Such derogation could apply if those seeds do not belong to a variety for which plant variety rights have been granted in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2100/94(41 ). Member States should be allowed to define those small quantities for specific species per year, in order to ensure that there is no misuse of such derogation impacting the marketing of seeds. _________________ 41 Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure transparency and more effective controls on the production and marketing of PRM, professional operators, which are not a micro- enterprise, should be registered. It is appropriate that they register in the registers established by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (42 ), in order to reduce the administrative burden for those professional operators. This is also proportionate because the vast majority of professional operators producing and marketing PRM are already registered in the professional operators’ registers of that Regulation. _________________ 42 Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) In order to ensure transparency and more effective controls on the production and marketing of PRM, professional operators, which are not a micro- enterprise, should be registered. It is appropriate that they register in the registers established by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (42 ), in order to reduce the administrative burden for those professional operators. This is also proportionate because the vast majority of professional operators producing and marketing PRM are already registered in the professional operators’ registers of that Regulation. _________________ 42 Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Herbicide tolerant varieties are varieties that have been bred to be intentionally tolerant to herbicides, in order to be cultivated in combination of the use of those herbicides. If such cultivation is not done under appropriate conditions, it may lead to development of weeds resistant to those herbicides, spread of such resistance genes in the environment or to the need to increase of quantities of herbicides applied. As this Regulation aims to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural production, the competent authorities of Member States responsible for the registration of vin which such varieties would be mariketiesed should be able to subject the cultivation of those varieties in their territory to cultivation conditions appropriate for avoiding those undesirable effects. Moreover, where varieties have particular characteristics, other than tolerance to herbicides, that could have undesirable agronomic effects, they should also be subject to cultivation conditions, in order to address those agronomic effects. Those conditions should apply to the cultivation of those varieties for any purpose, including food, feed and other products, and not only for purposes of production and marketing of PRM. This is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation to contribute to sustainable agricultural production beyond the stage of production and marketing of PRM.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Herbicide tolerant varieties are varieties that have been bred to be intentionally tolerant to herbicides, in order to be cultivated in combination of the use of those herbicides. If such cultivation is not done under appropriate conditions, it may lead to development of weeds resistant to those herbicides, spread of such resistance genes in the environment or to the need to increase of quantities of herbicides applied. As this Regulation aims to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural production, the competent authorities of Member States responsible for the registration of vin which such varieties would be mariketiesed should be able to subject the cultivation of those varieties in their territory to cultivation conditions appropriate for avoiding those undesirable effects. Moreover, where varieties have particular characteristics, other than tolerance to herbicides, that could have undesirable agronomic effects, they should also be subject to cultivation conditions, in order to address those agronomic effects. Those conditions should apply to the cultivation of those varieties for any purpose, including food, feed and other products, and not only for purposes of production and marketing of PRM. This is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation to contribute to sustainable agricultural production beyond the stage of production and marketing of PRM.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural production and serve economic, environmental and broader societal needs, new varieties of all genera or species of agricultural crops other than vegetables to be only produced and marketed as pre- basic, basic or certified seeds or material should show an improvement compared to the other varieties of the same genera or species registered in the same national variety register, concerning certain aspects. Among those aspects are their yield, including yield stability and yield under low input conditions; tolerance/resistance to biotic stresses, including plant diseases caused by nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, insects and other pests; tolerance/resistance to abiotic stresses, including adaptation to climate change conditions; more efficient use of natural resources, such as water and nutrients; reduced need for external inputs, such as plant protection products and fertilisers; characteristics that enhance the sustainability of storage, processing and distribution; and quality or nutritional characteristics (‘value for sustainable cultivation and use’). For the purpose of deciding on the variety registration and in order to provide sufficient flexibility to register varieties with the most desirable characteristics, those aspects should be considered for a given variety as a whole. In order to ensure that these varieties can help agricultural production to be more sustainable, their examination of the value for cultivation and use should be conducted under organic conditions, or, where competent authorities are not able to carry out an examination under organic conditions, under low-input conditions.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural production and serve economic, environmental and broader societal needs, new varieties of all genera or species of agricultural crops other than vegetables to be only produced and marketed as pre- basic, basic or certified seeds or material should show an improvement compared to the other varieties of the same genera or species registered in the same national variety register, concerning certain aspects. Among those aspects are their yield, including yield stability and yield under low input conditions; tolerance/resistance to biotic stresses, including plant diseases caused by nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, insects and other pests; tolerance/resistance to abiotic stresses, including adaptation to climate change conditions; more efficient use of natural resources, such as water and nutrients; reduced need for external inputs, such as plant protection products and fertilisers; characteristics that enhance the sustainability of storage, processing and distribution; and quality or nutritional characteristics (‘value for sustainable cultivation and use’). For the purpose of deciding on the variety registration and in order to provide sufficient flexibility to register varieties with the most desirable characteristics, those aspects should be considered for a given variety as a whole. In order to ensure that these varieties can help agricultural production to be more sustainable, their examination of the value for cultivation and use should be conducted under organic conditions, or, where competent authorities are not able to carry out an examination under organic conditions, under low-input conditions.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) As organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are characterised by a high level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units, it is appropriate that their registration is subject to adjusted DUS, and in particular as regards the requirements concerning uniformity. Furthermore, in order for that such varieties to be better adapted to the specific needs of organic production, their examination of the value for sustainable cultivation and use should be conducted under organic conditions.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) As organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 are characterised by a high level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units, it is appropriate that their registration is subject to adjusted DUS, and in particular as regards the requirements concerning uniformity. Furthermore, in order for that such varieties to be better adapted to the specific needs of organic production, their examination of the value for sustainable cultivation and use should be conducted under organic conditions.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) However, there should be the possibility to carry out the technical examination for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use of a variety on the premises of the applicant and under the official supervision of the competent authority. This is necessary in order to ease the administrative burden, ensure the availability of testing facilities and reduce costs for the competent authorities. However, the competent authority should be in charge of the testing arrangements. Moreover, professional operators involved in the breeding of new varieties, and on the basis of their co-operation with the competent authorities, have proven qualified to carry out such examinations as they possess the respective expertise, knowledge and appropriate resources.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) However, there should be the possibility to carry out the technical examination for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use of a variety on the premises of the applicant and under the official supervision of the competent authority. This is necessary in order to ease the administrative burden, ensure the availability of testing facilities and reduce costs for the competent authorities. However, the competent authority should be in charge of the testing arrangements. Moreover, professional operators involved in the breeding of new varieties, and on the basis of their co-operation with the competent authorities, have proven qualified to carry out such examinations as they possess the respective expertise, knowledge and appropriate resources.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) In order to ensure the credibility and high quality of the examinations on distinctness, uniformity and stability, the premises of the competent authorities where they take place should be audited by the Community Plant Variety Office (‘CPVO’).The premises of the applicants where the examination for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use takes place under official supervision, should be audited by the respective competent authorities, to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) In order to ensure the credibility and high quality of the examinations on distinctness, uniformity and stability, the premises of the competent authorities where they take place should be audited by the Community Plant Variety Office (‘CPVO’).The premises of the applicants where the examination for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use takes place under official supervision, should be audited by the respective competent authorities, to ensure compliance with the applicable requirements.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) The period of the registration of a variety should be 10 years, so as to encourage innovation in the breeding sector, and the removal from the market of old varieties and their replacement by new ones. However, that period should be 30 years for conservation varieties and for varieties of genera or species of fruit plants and vine, due to the longer time required for the completion of the productive cycle of those genera or species.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) The period of the registration of a variety should be 10 years, so as to encourage innovation in the breeding sector, and the removal from the market of old varieties and their replacement by new ones. However, that period should be 30 years for conservation varieties and for varieties of genera or species of fruit plants and vine, due to the longer time required for the completion of the productive cycle of those genera or species.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
(64) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 should be amended to align the definitions of ‘plant reproductive material’ and ‘heterogeneous material’ with the definitions provided for by this Regulation. Moreover, the empowerment for the Commission to adopt specific provisions for the marketing of PRM of organic heterogeneous material should be excluded from Regulation (EU) 2018/848, as all rules concerning the production and marketing of PRM should be set out in this Regulation for reasons of legal clarity.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
(64) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 should be amended to align the definitions of ‘plant reproductive material’ and ‘heterogeneous material’ with the definitions provided for by this Regulation. Moreover, the empowerment for the Commission to adopt specific provisions for the marketing of PRM of organic heterogeneous material should be excluded from Regulation (EU) 2018/848, as all rules concerning the production and marketing of PRM should be set out in this Regulation for reasons of legal clarity.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) In order to adapt testing and requirements for the sustainable value of cultivation and use requirements to the potential technical and scientific developments, and the possible development of international standards, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation with certain elements. Those consist of the necessary methodologies for the growing trials to be carried out with a view to assessing, and adopting further requirements for, sustainable value of cultivation and use for certain genera or species.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) In order to adapt testing and requirements for the sustainable value of cultivation and use requirements to the potential technical and scientific developments, and the possible development of international standards, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation with certain elements. Those consist of the necessary methodologies for the growing trials to be carried out with a view to assessing, and adopting further requirements for, sustainable value of cultivation and use for certain genera or species.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) In order to adapt the provisions of this Regulation concerning technical examinations of varieties to the technical and scientific developments and the practical needs of competent authorities and professional operators, and follow up on the experience gained from the application of the respective rules, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation by setting out the rules concerning the audit of the premises of professional operators to carry out technical examinations for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) In order to adapt the provisions of this Regulation concerning technical examinations of varieties to the technical and scientific developments and the practical needs of competent authorities and professional operators, and follow up on the experience gained from the application of the respective rules, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation by setting out the rules concerning the audit of the premises of professional operators to carry out technical examinations for the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
(73) In order to adapt the provisions of this Regulation concerning the examination for sustainable cultivation and use to the technical or scientific developments, and to any new Union policies or rules on sustainable agriculture, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation by establishing the minimum requirements for carrying out this examination, establishing the methodologies for assessing the characteristics examined, establishing the standards for the evaluation and the reporting of the results of this examination and amending the characteristics examined.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
(73) In order to adapt the provisions of this Regulation concerning the examination for sustainable cultivation and use to the technical or scientific developments, and to any new Union policies or rules on sustainable agriculture, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation by establishing the minimum requirements for carrying out this examination, establishing the methodologies for assessing the characteristics examined, establishing the standards for the evaluation and the reporting of the results of this examination and amending the characteristics examined.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
(91) This Regulation should apply from 3 years after its entry into force, in order to allow the competent authorities and the professional operators to adapt to its provisions and also to provide the necessary time for the adoption of the respective delegated and implementing acts. The rules concerning the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use of varieties of vegetables and fruit plants should however apply from 5 years after its entry into force. That additional time period is needed for the competent authorities and professional operators to make the necessary preparations and carry out the first tests in the fields complying with those new rules.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
(91) This Regulation should apply from 3 years after its entry into force, in order to allow the competent authorities and the professional operators to adapt to its provisions and also to provide the necessary time for the adoption of the respective delegated and implementing acts. The rules concerning the satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use of varieties of vegetables and fruit plants should however apply from 5 years after its entry into force. That additional time period is needed for the competent authorities and professional operators to make the necessary preparations and carry out the first tests in the fields complying with those new rules.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to ensure a equalproportionate conditions for the competition of the professional operators across the Union and the functioning of the internal market in PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to ensure a equalproportionate conditions for the competition of the professional operators across the Union and the functioning of the internal market in PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to contribute to sustainable agricultural production, adapted to the diversity of current and future projected pedoclimatic conditions;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to contribute to sustainable agricultural production, adapted to the diversity of current and future projected pedoclimatic conditions;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) PRM sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, between final users for their own private use and outside their commercial activities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) PRM sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, between final users for their own private use and outside their commercial activities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) PRM used solelysold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for official testing, breeding, inspections, exhibitions or scientific purposes., including on-farm research;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) PRM used solelysold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for official testing, breeding, inspections, exhibitions or scientific purposes., including on-farm research;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) PRM accessed, sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) PRM accessed, sold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person, involved professionally in one or more of the following activities in the Union concerning PRM, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the PRM by the professional operator outside of a services contract:
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person, involved professionally in one or more of the following activities in the Union concerning PRM, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the PRM by the professional operator outside of a services contract:
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) maintenance of varieties;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) maintenance of varieties;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) provision of services for identity and quality;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) provision of services for identity and quality;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘marketing’ means the following actions conducted by a professional operator: sale, holding, transfer for free, or offering for sale or any other way of transferring or distribution of PRM within, or import into, the Union, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘marketing’ means the following actions conducted by a professional operator: sale, holding, transfer for free, or offering for sale or any other way of transferring or distribution of PRM within, or import into, the Union, aimed at the commercial exploitation of the PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point d a (new)
(d a) does not consist of a GMO or a category 1 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) or of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation ...).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point d a (new)
(d a) does not consist of a GMO or a category 1 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) or of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation ...).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘final user’ means any person acquiring, transferring and using PRM for purposes which are outside that person’s main professional activities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘final user’ means any person acquiring, transferring and using PRM for purposes which are outside that person’s main professional activities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a a (new)
(a a) is not an F1 hybrid;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a a (new)
(a a) is not an F1 hybrid;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point b
(b) in the case of seeds, characterised by a highcertain level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point b
(b) in the case of seeds, characterised by a highcertain level of genetic and phenotypical diversity between individual reproductive units;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point b a (new)
(b a) is not a GMO or a category 1 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) or of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation ...);
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point b a (new)
(b a) is not a GMO or a category 1 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) or of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation ...);
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘practically free from quality pests’ means completely free from quality pests, or a situation where the presence of quality pests on the respective PRM is so low that those pests do not affect adversely the quality of that PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘practically free from quality pests’ means completely free from quality pests, or a situation where the presence of quality pests on the respective PRM is so low that those pests do not affect adversely the quality of that PRM;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35 a) An ‘F1 hybrid variety’ means a hybrid variety that does not reproduce true to type in further generations.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35 a) An ‘F1 hybrid variety’ means a hybrid variety that does not reproduce true to type in further generations.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 b (new)
(35 b) ‘conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro- biodiversity’ means the preservation of the genetic diversity within and between cultivated plant species, and includes both the in situ dynamic conservation, whether on farm or in garden, the ex situ conservation outside of their natural habitat, and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 b (new)
(35 b) ‘conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro- biodiversity’ means the preservation of the genetic diversity within and between cultivated plant species, and includes both the in situ dynamic conservation, whether on farm or in garden, the ex situ conservation outside of their natural habitat, and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 c (new)
(35 c) a ‘micro-enterprise’ is an entity as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (notified under document number C(2003) 1422).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 c (new)
(35 c) a ‘micro-enterprise’ is an entity as defined in the Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (notified under document number C(2003) 1422).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Once a year, professional operators shall submit to the competent authority a declaration concerning the quantities per species of standard seed and material they produced.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Once a year, professional operators shall submit to the competent authority a declaration concerning the quantities per species of standard seed and material they produced.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Before adopting or supplementing the delegated act mentioned in paragraph 4 concerning points (a) to (i), the Commission shall assess the implementation of the requirements, considering the outcome of their application by competent authorities and small-scale professional operators and their impact on seed production and availability.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Before adopting or supplementing the delegated act mentioned in paragraph 4 concerning points (a) to (i), the Commission shall assess the implementation of the requirements, considering the outcome of their application by competent authorities and small-scale professional operators and their impact on seed production and availability.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the production and marketing requirements referred to in Part A and Part B of Annex III for certain genera or species of standard seed or material. Those requirements shall concern one or more of the following elements: (a) specific uses of the genera, species or the types of the PRM concerned; (b) production methods of PRM, including sexual and asexual reproduction and in vitro propagation; (c) conditions for sowing or planting; (d) field cultivation; (e) harvesting and post-harvesting; (f) germination rates, purity and content of other PRM, moisture, vigour, presence of earth or extraneous matter; (g) the application of bio-molecular or other technical methods, as well as their approval and use, and the listing of approved methods in the Union; (h) the conditions for rootstocks and other parts of plants of genera or species other than those listed in Annex I, or their hybrids, if propagating material of the genus or species listed in Annex I or their hybrids is grafted onto them; (i) conditions for the production of seeds from fruit plants or vine; (j) conditions for the production of fruit plants, vine or seed potatoes from seeds. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 76(2), in order to adapt to the developments of the relevent international technical and scientific standards.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts specifying the production and marketing requirements referred to in Part A and Part B of Annex III for certain genera or species of standard seed or material. Those requirements shall concern one or more of the following elements: (a) specific uses of the genera, species or the types of the PRM concerned; (b) production methods of PRM, including sexual and asexual reproduction and in vitro propagation; (c) conditions for sowing or planting; (d) field cultivation; (e) harvesting and post-harvesting; (f) germination rates, purity and content of other PRM, moisture, vigour, presence of earth or extraneous matter; (g) the application of bio-molecular or other technical methods, as well as their approval and use, and the listing of approved methods in the Union; (h) the conditions for rootstocks and other parts of plants of genera or species other than those listed in Annex I, or their hybrids, if propagating material of the genus or species listed in Annex I or their hybrids is grafted onto them; (i) conditions for the production of seeds from fruit plants or vine; (j) conditions for the production of fruit plants, vine or seed potatoes from seeds. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure set out in Article 76(2), in order to adapt to the developments of the relevent international technical and scientific standards.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A professional operator may, upon application, be authorised by the competent authorityMember States shall certify PRM and may, upon application, grant permission to a professional operator, to perform all or certain activities required for certification of PRM under official supervision of the competent authority for pre-basic, basic and certified material or seeds, and to issue an official label for them.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A professional operator may, upon application, be authorised by the competent authorityMember States shall certify PRM and may, upon application, grant permission to a professional operator, to perform all or certain activities required for certification of PRM under official supervision of the competent authority for pre-basic, basic and certified material or seeds, and to issue an official label for them.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) procedure for the application submitted by the professional operator to the Member State concerned;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) procedure for the application submitted by the professional operator to the Member State concerned;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 347 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) specific actions to be taken by the competent authority, in order to confirm the compliance withprofessional operator is capable to comply with the requirements under paragraph 1, points (a) to (g).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 347 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) specific actions to be taken by the competent authority, in order to confirm the compliance withprofessional operator is capable to comply with the requirements under paragraph 1, points (a) to (g).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 348 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Where an authorised professional operator no longer fulfils the requirements set out in Article 10(1), the competent authority shallmay request that the professional operator to takes corrective actions within a specified period of time.; or
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 348 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Where an authorised professional operator no longer fulfils the requirements set out in Article 10(1), the competent authority shallmay request that the professional operator to takes corrective actions within a specified period of time.; or
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
The competent authority shall without delay withdraw, or modify as appropriate, the authorisation, the authorisation, or in the case the competent authority requested corrective measures, verify if the obligations in (1) are fullfilled as appropriate. In any case if the professional operator does not apply the corrective actions referred to in the first subparagraph within the specified period of time the authorisation shall be withdrawn. In case it is concluded that the authorisation had been granted following fraud, the competent authority shall impose the appropriate sanctions to the professional operator.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
The competent authority shall without delay withdraw, or modify as appropriate, the authorisation, the authorisation, or in the case the competent authority requested corrective measures, verify if the obligations in (1) are fullfilled as appropriate. In any case if the professional operator does not apply the corrective actions referred to in the first subparagraph within the specified period of time the authorisation shall be withdrawn. In case it is concluded that the authorisation had been granted following fraud, the competent authority shall impose the appropriate sanctions to the professional operator.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the certification under official supervisionIf a Member State grands permission to a professional operator refered in Article 10(1), the competent authorities shall, at least once per year, conduct audits to ensure that the professional operator fulfils the requirements referred to in Article 10(1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the certification under official supervisionIf a Member State grands permission to a professional operator refered in Article 10(1), the competent authorities shall, at least once per year, conduct audits to ensure that the professional operator fulfils the requirements referred to in Article 10(1).
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 352 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall also organise training and examinations of the personnel carrying out field inspections, sampling and testing provided for in this Regulation.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 352 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall also organise training and examinations of the personnel carrying out field inspections, sampling and testing provided for in this Regulation.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the certification under official supervision,certification the competent authorities shall carry out official inspections, sampling and testing on a portion of the crops on the site of production and on lots of the PRM in order to confirm compliance of that material with the requirements referred to in Article 7.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of the certification under official supervision,certification the competent authorities shall carry out official inspections, sampling and testing on a portion of the crops on the site of production and on lots of the PRM in order to confirm compliance of that material with the requirements referred to in Article 7.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 356 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) monitoring activitiesthe certification to be carried out by the competent authorities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 356 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) monitoring activitiesthe certification to be carried out by the competent authorities;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. PRM shall be marketed in lots. The content of the varieties and species of each lot shall be sufficiently homogeneous regarding and identifiable by its users as distinct from other lots of PRM. These requirements shall not apply to PRM produced and marketed according to Articles 22, and 26 to 30.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. PRM shall be marketed in lots. The content of the varieties and species of each lot shall be sufficiently homogeneous regarding and identifiable by its users as distinct from other lots of PRM. These requirements shall not apply to PRM produced and marketed according to Articles 22, and 26 to 30.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 387 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the official label referred to in Article 15(1), including mandatory reference to existing intellectual property rights covering the variety, its components, characteristics or development process, when known ;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 387 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the official label referred to in Article 15(1), including mandatory reference to existing intellectual property rights covering the variety, its components, characteristics or development process, when known ;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the operator’s label referred to in Article 16, including mandatory reference to existing intellectual property rights covering the variety, its components, characteristics or development process, when known ;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the operator’s label referred to in Article 16, including mandatory reference to existing intellectual property rights covering the variety, its components, characteristics or development process, when known ;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 391 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) the label for the PRM marketed by certain gene banks, organisations and networks referred to in Article 29;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 391 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) the label for the PRM marketed by certain gene banks, organisations and networks referred to in Article 29;deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 395 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the PRM concerned is withdrawn from the market or is used as material other than PRM with a view to its marketing;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 395 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the PRM concerned is withdrawn from the market or is used as material other than PRM with a view to its marketing;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 397 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. PRM belonging to the genera or species as listed in Annex IV may only be produced and marketed as pre-basic, basic or certified seeds or material, except for PRM marketed in accordance with Articles 22, 26 or 27.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 397 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. PRM belonging to the genera or species as listed in Annex IV may only be produced and marketed as pre-basic, basic or certified seeds or material, except for PRM marketed in accordance with Articles 22, 26 or 27.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 399 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The delegated act referred to in the first subparagraph shall remove a genus or a species from Annex IV, if one of the conditions set out in the second subparagraph, point (b), points (i) and (ii), is no longer fulfilled. At the request of a Member State, the Commission may authorise the addition or removal of a genus or species listed in Annex IV for the marketing of PRM on its territory. This request shall be based on an assessment including the conditions described in the second paragraph.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 399 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The delegated act referred to in the first subparagraph shall remove a genus or a species from Annex IV, if one of the conditions set out in the second subparagraph, point (b), points (i) and (ii), is no longer fulfilled. At the request of a Member State, the Commission may authorise the addition or removal of a genus or species listed in Annex IV for the marketing of PRM on its territory. This request shall be based on an assessment including the conditions described in the second paragraph.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Articles 5 to 8 and from Article 21(1), Member States may authorise the production and marketing of a mixture of seeds of various genera or species listed in Part A and Part B of Annex I, as well as of different varieties of those genera or species, together with seeds of genera or species of other Parts of that Annex, or of genera or species not listed in that Annex, if such a mixture fulfils all of the following conditions:
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Articles 5 to 8 and from Article 21(1), Member States may authorise the production and marketing of a mixture of seeds of various genera or species listed in Part A and Part B of Annex I, as well as of different varieties of those genera or species, together with seeds of genera or species of other Parts of that Annex, or of genera or species not listed in that Annex, if such a mixture fulfils all of the following conditions:
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 414 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) it is naturally associated with a particular area (‘source arearegion of origin’) contributing to the conservation of genetic resources or the restoration of the natural environment;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 414 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) it is naturally associated with a particular area (‘source arearegion of origin’) contributing to the conservation of genetic resources or the restoration of the natural environment;
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. In the case of control of varietal identity and purity, thean operator may use of bio- molecular techniques may be used as a supplementary tool where the results of the conrol plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 are non conclusive
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. In the case of control of varietal identity and purity, thean operator may use of bio- molecular techniques may be used as a supplementary tool where the results of the conrol plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 are non conclusive
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 419 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Article 25 Control plot tests for standard seeds 1. After the marketing of standard seeds, the competent authorities shall carry out control plot tests to check whether the seeds comply with the respective varietal identity and varietal purity requirements, and with other requirements, as appropriate. 2. The proportion of the control plot tests shall be determined on the basis of a risk analysis concerning possible non- compliance of the respective seeds with those requirements. 3. Based on the risk analysis of non- compliance with the respective rules, the control plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out anually, by using samples taken by the competent authority from homogeneous seed lots. Those tests shall assess identity and varietal purity of the seed concerned, and its germination rate and analitical purity. 4. In the case of control of varietal identity and purity, the use of bio- molecular techniques may be use as a supplementary tool where the results of the conrol plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 are non conclusive.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 419 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Article 25 Control plot tests for standard seeds 1. After the marketing of standard seeds, the competent authorities shall carry out control plot tests to check whether the seeds comply with the respective varietal identity and varietal purity requirements, and with other requirements, as appropriate. 2. The proportion of the control plot tests shall be determined on the basis of a risk analysis concerning possible non- compliance of the respective seeds with those requirements. 3. Based on the risk analysis of non- compliance with the respective rules, the control plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out anually, by using samples taken by the competent authority from homogeneous seed lots. Those tests shall assess identity and varietal purity of the seed concerned, and its germination rate and analitical purity. 4. In the case of control of varietal identity and purity, the use of bio- molecular techniques may be use as a supplementary tool where the results of the conrol plot tests referred to in paragraph 1 are non conclusive.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 424 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 20 of all genera or species listed in Annex I, PRM belonging to a conservation variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 44(1), point (b), may be produced and marketed in the Union as standard seed or material, if it complies with all the requirements concerning standard seed and material for the respective species, as referred to in Article 8.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 424 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 20 of all genera or species listed in Annex I, PRM belonging to a conservation variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 44(1), point (b), may be produced and marketed in the Union as standard seed or material, if it complies with all the requirements concerning standard seed and material for the respective species, as referred to in Article 8.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 425 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. A professional operator who uses this derogation shall annually notify to the competent authority this activity, with regard to the species and quantities concerned.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 425 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. A professional operator who uses this derogation shall annually notify to the competent authority this activity, with regard to the species and quantities concerned.deleted
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Articles 7(1), (3), Article 8, and Article 8(1), (3)s 14 to 20, the PRM of heterogeneous material referred to in paragraph 1 shall be produced and marketed in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex VI.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Articles 7(1), (3), Article 8, and Article 8(1), (3)s 14 to 20, the PRM of heterogeneous material referred to in paragraph 1 shall be produced and marketed in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex VI.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 432 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the rules on maintenance of heterogenous PRM, where applicable, on the basis of the emergence of best practices.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 432 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the rules on maintenance of heterogenous PRM, where applicable, on the basis of the emergence of best practices.
2023/12/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 433 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. Any professional operator producing and/or intending to market PRM of heterogeneous material shall submit a notification to the competent authority prior to marketing. If no further information is requested by the national competent authority within a time determined by the competent authority, the PRM of heterogeneous material may be marketed.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 433 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. Any professional operator producing and/or intending to market PRM of heterogeneous material shall submit a notification to the competent authority prior to marketing. If no further information is requested by the national competent authority within a time determined by the competent authority, the PRM of heterogeneous material may be marketed.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 438 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) the breeding or production location of the PRM of heterogeneous material and production location;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 438 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) the breeding or production location of the PRM of heterogeneous material and production location;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
The competent authorities shall have access to the information referred to in this paragraph, in the context of post- marketing controls.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
The competent authorities shall have access to the information referred to in this paragraph, in the context of post- marketing controls.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 441 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Heterogeneous material as notified pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be registered by the competent authorities in a dedicated register (‘heterogeneous material register’). The registration should be free of charge to the professional operator.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 441 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Heterogeneous material as notified pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be registered by the competent authorities in a dedicated register (‘heterogeneous material register’). The registration should be free of charge to the professional operator.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 443 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities shall keep, update and publish that register, accessible in online format, and notify immediately its content and updates to the Commission.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 443 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities shall keep, update and publish that register, accessible in online format, and notify immediately its content and updates to the Commission.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 447 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to bear an operator’s label with the denomination of the PRM and the indication ‘Plant reproductive material for final users – not officially certified’ or, in the case of seeds, ‘Seeds for final users – not officially certified’;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 447 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to bear an operator’s label with the denomination of the PRM and the indication ‘Plant reproductive material for final users – not officially certified’ or, in the case of seeds, ‘Seeds for final users – not officially certified’;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A professional operator who uses this derogation shall annually notify this activity to the competent authority, with regard to the species and quantities concerndeleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A professional operator who uses this derogation shall annually notify this activity to the competent authority, with regard to the species and quantities concerndeleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 453 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules concerning the size, form, sealing and handling requirements concerning the small packages referred to in paragraph 1 point (d)Small packages means packages containing seed up to a maximum net weight of: (i) 30 kg for cereals, seed potatoes; (ii) 10 kg for fodder plants, beet, oil and fibre plants; (iii) 5 kg for legumes; (iv) 500 g for onions, chervil, asparagus, spinach beet or chard, red beet or beetrood, turnips, water melon, gourd, marrows, carrots, radishes, scorzonera or black salsify, spinach, corn-salad or lamb's lettuce; (v) 100 g for all other species of vegetable.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 453 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules concerning the size, form, sealing and handling requirements concerning the small packages referred to in paragraph 1 point (d)Small packages means packages containing seed up to a maximum net weight of: (i) 30 kg for cereals, seed potatoes; (ii) 10 kg for fodder plants, beet, oil and fibre plants; (iii) 5 kg for legumes; (iv) 500 g for onions, chervil, asparagus, spinach beet or chard, red beet or beetrood, turnips, water melon, gourd, marrows, carrots, radishes, scorzonera or black salsify, spinach, corn-salad or lamb's lettuce; (v) 100 g for all other species of vegetable.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 457 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29 PRM marketed to and between gene banks, organisations and networks 1. By way of derogation from Articles 5 to 25, PRM may be marketed to, or between, gene banks, organisations and networks with a statutory objective, or an objective official notified to the competent authority, to conserve plant genetic resources, whereby any of the activities are carried out for non-profit purposes. It can be marketed as well from those gene banks, organisations and networks to persons who carry out conservation of that PRM as final consumers, for non- profit purposes. In the cases provided for in the first and the second subparagraphs, PRM shall fulfil the following requirements: (a) be listed in a register kept by those gene banks, organisations and networks with an appropriate description of that PRM; (b) be conserved by those gene banks, organisations and networks, and samples of that PRM be made available by them to the competent authorities upon request; and (c) be practically free from quality pests and any defects likely to impair its quality as a reproductive material, and have satisfactory vigour and dimensions in respect of its usefulness as PRM, and, in the case of seeds, have satisfactory germination capacity. 2. The gene banks, organisations and networks shall notify the competent authority of the use of the derogation referred to in paragraph 1 and the species concerned.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 457 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29 PRM marketed to and between gene banks, organisations and networks 1. By way of derogation from Articles 5 to 25, PRM may be marketed to, or between, gene banks, organisations and networks with a statutory objective, or an objective official notified to the competent authority, to conserve plant genetic resources, whereby any of the activities are carried out for non-profit purposes. It can be marketed as well from those gene banks, organisations and networks to persons who carry out conservation of that PRM as final consumers, for non- profit purposes. In the cases provided for in the first and the second subparagraphs, PRM shall fulfil the following requirements: (a) be listed in a register kept by those gene banks, organisations and networks with an appropriate description of that PRM; (b) be conserved by those gene banks, organisations and networks, and samples of that PRM be made available by them to the competent authorities upon request; and (c) be practically free from quality pests and any defects likely to impair its quality as a reproductive material, and have satisfactory vigour and dimensions in respect of its usefulness as PRM, and, in the case of seeds, have satisfactory germination capacity. 2. The gene banks, organisations and networks shall notify the competent authority of the use of the derogation referred to in paragraph 1 and the species concerned.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
SeedPRM exchanged in kind between farmers
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
SeedPRM exchanged in kind between farmers
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 491 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Articles 5 -to 25, farmers may exchange seedsPRM in kind or for monetary compensation, if such seedsPRM fulfill all of the following conditions:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 491 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Articles 5 -to 25, farmers may exchange seedsPRM in kind or for monetary compensation, if such seedsPRM fulfill all of the following conditions:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 497 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) in the case of seeds, are derived from the respective farmer’s own harvest;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 497 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) in the case of seeds, are derived from the respective farmer’s own harvest;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) in the case of seeds, are not subject to a service contract conducted by the respective farmer with a professional operator performing seed production; and
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) in the case of seeds, are not subject to a service contract conducted by the respective farmer with a professional operator performing seed production; and
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 505 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) in the case of seeds, the seed is used for dynamic management of farmer’s own seed for the purpose of contributing to agro-diversity.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 505 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) in the case of seeds, the seed is used for dynamic management of farmer’s own seed for the purpose of contributing to agro-diversity.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 507 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) the PRM is neither a GMO nor an NGT PRM according to EU legislation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 507 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) the PRM is neither a GMO nor an NGT PRM according to EU legislation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 509 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Such seedsPRM shall fulfil all of the following requirements:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 509 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Such seedsPRM shall fulfil all of the following requirements:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 516 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to be limited to small quantities, defined by the competent authorities for specific species per year and per farmer, without using commercial intermediaries or public offer of marketing; and
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 516 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to be limited to small quantities, defined by the competent authorities for specific species per year and per farmer, without using commercial intermediaries or public offer of marketing; and
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to be practically free from quality pests and any defects likely to impact their quality as seeds, and shall have satisfactory germination capacityPRM.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to be practically free from quality pests and any defects likely to impact their quality as seeds, and shall have satisfactory germination capacityPRM.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 550 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, by means of implementing acts, may authorise the Member States to impose, with regards to production and marketing of PRM, more stringent production or marketing requirements than those referred to in Articles 7 and 8, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned, provided that those more stringent requirements correspond to specific production conditions in, and agro-climatic needs, of that Member State in regard to the respective PRM. These requirements should be proportionate in light of the costs of PRM production and marketing and the foreseen impact of these more stringent requirements.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 550 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, by means of implementing acts, may authorise the Member States to impose, with regards to production and marketing of PRM, more stringent production or marketing requirements than those referred to in Articles 7 and 8, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned, provided that those more stringent requirements correspond to specific production conditions in, and agro-climatic needs, of that Member State in regard to the respective PRM. These requirements should be proportionate in light of the costs of PRM production and marketing and the foreseen impact of these more stringent requirements.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 553 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 20, 20, 26, 27 and 47 to 54, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation concerning the genera and species it applies to, the requirements for belonging to a registered variety, the production and marketing requirements for pre-basic, basic, certified and standard material or seed, and the obligation to belong to pre-basic, basic and certified material or seed.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 553 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 20, 20, 26, 27 and 47 to 54, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide on the organisation of temporary experiments to seek improved alternatives to provisions of this Regulation concerning the genera and species it applies to, the requirements for belonging to a registered variety, the production and marketing requirements for pre-basic, basic, certified and standard material or seed, and the obligation to belong to pre-basic, basic and certified material or seed.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 556 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those experiments may take the form of technical or scientific trials examining the feasibility and appropriateness of new requirements compared to the ones set out in Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 20, 20, 26, 27 and 47 to 54 of this Regulation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 556 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those experiments may take the form of technical or scientific trials examining the feasibility and appropriateness of new requirements compared to the ones set out in Articles 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 20, 20, 26, 27 and 47 to 54 of this Regulation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, no such import shall be allowed, and no such equivalence shall be recognised pursuant to paragraph 2, for the preservation mixtures such as those referred to in Article 22, and for PRM such as that subject to the derogations of Articles 26 - 30.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, no such import shall be allowed, and no such equivalence shall be recognised pursuant to paragraph 2, for the preservation mixtures such as those referred to in Article 22, and for PRM such as that subject to the derogations of Articles 26 - 30.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Professional operators, which produce PRM with the exception of micro-enterprises, which produce PRM with the aim of commercial exploitation, shall:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Professional operators, which produce PRM with the exception of micro-enterprises, which produce PRM with the aim of commercial exploitation, shall:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 571 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. Professional operators, with the exception of micro-enterprises, shall ensure that PRM is traceable at all stages of production and marketing.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 571 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. Professional operators, with the exception of micro-enterprises, shall ensure that PRM is traceable at all stages of production and marketing.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 572 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. Professional operators, with the exception of micro-enterprises, shall keep records of the PRM and the professional operators and persons referred to in paragraph 2 for 3 years after that material has been respectively supplied to or by them.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 572 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. Professional operators, with the exception of micro-enterprises, shall keep records of the PRM and the professional operators and persons referred to in paragraph 2 for 3 years after that material has been respectively supplied to or by them.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Union variety register shall include the varieties, registered in national variety registers and notified in accordance with Article 44, and be updated monthly.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Union variety register shall include the varieties, registered in national variety registers and notified in accordance with Article 44, and be updated monthly.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 581 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 75, in order to amend Annex VII to further add elements that need to be included in the variety registers , taking into account the technical and scientific developments, and on the basis of gained experience indicating the need of competent authorities or professional operators to obtain more precise information about the registered varieties.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 581 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 75, in order to amend Annex VII to further add elements that need to be included in the variety registers , taking into account the technical and scientific developments, and on the basis of gained experience indicating the need of competent authorities or professional operators to obtain more precise information about the registered varieties.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an official description showing compliance with the requirements of distinctness, uniformity and stability set out in Articles 48, 49 and 50, and, for agricultural crops other than vegetables, as listed in Annex IV part A, fulfil the requirements for satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use, as set out in Article 52; or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) an official description showing compliance with the requirements of distinctness, uniformity and stability set out in Articles 48, 49 and 50, and, for agricultural crops other than vegetables, as listed in Annex IV part A, fulfil the requirements for satisfactory value for sustainable cultivation and use, as set out in Article 52; or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 590 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) where the varieties are tolerant to herbicides, they are subject to cultivation conditions for the production of PRM and for any other purpose, adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 or, in the case they have not been adopted, as adopted by the competent authorities responsible for registration of all of the Member States in which the variety will be marketed, to avoid the development of herbicide resistance in weeds due to their use; These conditions will be subject to a public consultation process by the competent authority before they are adopted;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 590 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) where the varieties are tolerant to herbicides, they are subject to cultivation conditions for the production of PRM and for any other purpose, adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 or, in the case they have not been adopted, as adopted by the competent authorities responsible for registration of all of the Member States in which the variety will be marketed, to avoid the development of herbicide resistance in weeds due to their use; These conditions will be subject to a public consultation process by the competent authority before they are adopted;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) where the varieties have particular characteristics other than the ones referred to in point (f) that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects, they are subject to cultivation conditions for the production of PRM and any other purpose, adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 or, in the case they have not been adopted of all of the Member States in which the variety will be marketed, as adopted by the competent authorities responsible for their registration, to avoid those particular undesirable agronomic effects, such as the development of resistance of pests to the respective varieties or undesirable effects on pollinators. These conditions will be subject to a public consultation process by the competent authority before they are adopted.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) where the varieties have particular characteristics other than the ones referred to in point (f) that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects, they are subject to cultivation conditions for the production of PRM and any other purpose, adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 or, in the case they have not been adopted of all of the Member States in which the variety will be marketed, as adopted by the competent authorities responsible for their registration, to avoid those particular undesirable agronomic effects, such as the development of resistance of pests to the respective varieties or undesirable effects on pollinators. These conditions will be subject to a public consultation process by the competent authority before they are adopted.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 602 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of registering a variety in its national variety register, a competent authority shallmay accept, without any further examination, an official description, an officially recognised description or an official examination of the requirements for value for sustainable cultivation and use, as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), which has been produced by a competent authority of another Member State.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 602 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of registering a variety in its national variety register, a competent authority shallmay accept, without any further examination, an official description, an officially recognised description or an official examination of the requirements for value for sustainable cultivation and use, as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), which has been produced by a competent authority of another Member State.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 605 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the variety is included in a national variety register, the commercial catalogue of a professional operator selling PRM to final users, or documentation made publicly available or provided to the competent authority by any natural or legal persons, especially farmers or actors involved in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 605 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the variety is included in a national variety register, the commercial catalogue of a professional operator selling PRM to final users, or documentation made publicly available or provided to the competent authority by any natural or legal persons, especially farmers or actors involved in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 607 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an official description of that variety exists in the Union, it is commonly known worldwideor publicly known, or the technical examination has been conducted pursuant to Article 59.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 607 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an official description of that variety exists in the Union, it is commonly known worldwideor publicly known, or the technical examination has been conducted pursuant to Article 59.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 608 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – title
Value for sustainable cultivation and use
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 608 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – title
Value for sustainable cultivation and use
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 610 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of Article 47(1), point (c), the value of a variety for sustainable cultivation and use of a variety shall be considered as satisfactory if, compared to other varieties of the same species registered in the national variety register of the respective Member State, its characteristics, taken as a whole, as well as the variety’s life cycle, including the production system in which it will be cultivated, offer a clear improvement for the sustainable cultivation and the uses which can be made of the crops, other plants or the products derived therefrom.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 610 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of Article 47(1), point (c), the value of a variety for sustainable cultivation and use of a variety shall be considered as satisfactory if, compared to other varieties of the same species registered in the national variety register of the respective Member State, its characteristics, taken as a whole, as well as the variety’s life cycle, including the production system in which it will be cultivated, offer a clear improvement for the sustainable cultivation and the uses which can be made of the crops, other plants or the products derived therefrom.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. For the prurpose of paragraph 1, Member States may collaborate with other Member States with similar agro- ecological conditions. Those Member States may establish shared facilities for carrying out the examination for value for sustainable cultivation and use.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. For the prurpose of paragraph 1, Member States may collaborate with other Member States with similar agro- ecological conditions. Those Member States may establish shared facilities for carrying out the examination for value for sustainable cultivation and use.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 620 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of registration of organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3(19) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, tThe examination of the value for sustainable cultivation and use shall be conducted under organic conditions, in accordance with that Regulation, and in particular Article 5, points (d), (e), (f) and (g), and Article 12 thereof and Part I of Annex II to that Regulation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 620 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of registration of organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3(19) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, tThe examination of the value for sustainable cultivation and use shall be conducted under organic conditions, in accordance with that Regulation, and in particular Article 5, points (d), (e), (f) and (g), and Article 12 thereof and Part I of Annex II to that Regulation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
WFor the purposes of registration of organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3(19) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 no exemptions from organic testing conditions shall be made. For all other varieties, where competent authorities are not able to carry out an examination under organic conditions, or the examination of certain characteristics, including disease susceptibility, testing may be carried out under low-input conditions and with only the absolutely necessary for the completion of the testing treatments with pesticides and other external inputs. Where applicable, the Member States shall report yearly to the Commission on the reasons behind and implementation of testing under non-organic conditions, and the measures foreseen to enable this transition in future. These reports shall be published annually by the Commission.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
WFor the purposes of registration of organic varieties suitable for organic production as defined in Article 3(19) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 no exemptions from organic testing conditions shall be made. For all other varieties, where competent authorities are not able to carry out an examination under organic conditions, or the examination of certain characteristics, including disease susceptibility, testing may be carried out under low-input conditions and with only the absolutely necessary for the completion of the testing treatments with pesticides and other external inputs. Where applicable, the Member States shall report yearly to the Commission on the reasons behind and implementation of testing under non-organic conditions, and the measures foreseen to enable this transition in future. These reports shall be published annually by the Commission.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 624 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Articles 48, 49, 50, 52, 55(2), 56, 57, and 59 to 657, a conservation variety shall be registered in a national variety register if it complies with the following conditions:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 624 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Articles 48, 49, 50, 52, 55(2), 56, 57, and 59 to 657, a conservation variety shall be registered in a national variety register if it complies with the following conditions:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it has an indication of its initial region of origin, when known ;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it has an indication of its initial region of origin, when known ;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The registration is free of charge for the applicant.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The registration is free of charge for the applicant.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Decisions refusing the registration of a conservation variety in the national variety register shall state the reasons justifying such refusal. The competent authority shall communicate to the applicant the decision.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Decisions refusing the registration of a conservation variety in the national variety register shall state the reasons justifying such refusal. The competent authority shall communicate to the applicant the decision.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 632 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
The decisions may be appealed, in accordance with the administrative rules of the Member State concerned. Any appeal against a decision shall have a suspensory effect on the registration of the respective variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 632 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
The decisions may be appealed, in accordance with the administrative rules of the Member State concerned. Any appeal against a decision shall have a suspensory effect on the registration of the respective variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 633 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) it is already listed in the Union variety register with an official description, pursuant to Article 44(1), point (a), or it was deleted from the Union variety register as a variety with an official description within the last 2 years, or within 2 years from the expiry of the period granted pursuant to Article 71(2), or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 633 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) it is already listed in the Union variety register with an official description, pursuant to Article 44(1), point (a), or it was deleted from the Union variety register as a variety with an official description within the last 2 years, or within 2 years from the expiry of the period granted pursuant to Article 71(2), or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The officially recognised description referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be based on results of unofficial tests, knowledge gained from practical experience during cultivation, reproduction and use, where applicable and available, or other information, in particular from the plant genetic resource authorities or from organisations recognised for this purpose by Member States.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The officially recognised description referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be based on results of unofficial tests, knowledge gained from practical experience during cultivation, reproduction and use, where applicable and available, or other information, in particular from the plant genetic resource authorities or from organisations recognised for this purpose by Member States.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 636 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, specify the characteristics and information that that description should cover if appropriate for specific species. Such implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 76(2).deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 636 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, specify the characteristics and information that that description should cover if appropriate for specific species. Such implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 76(2).deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 639 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – introductory part
it is identical to, or may be confused with, a variety denomination or in the commercial catalogue of a professional operator, or in documentation made publicly available or submitted to the competent authority by any natural or legal person, including farmers and actors involved in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 639 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – introductory part
it is identical to, or may be confused with, a variety denomination or in the commercial catalogue of a professional operator, or in documentation made publicly available or submitted to the competent authority by any natural or legal person, including farmers and actors involved in the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agro-biodiversity:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 643 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where, after the registration of a variety, it is established by the competent authority that at the time of the registration the denomination of the variety was not suitable within the meaning of paragraphs 1 and 2, the applicant shall submit an application for a new denomination. The competent authority shall decide on that application upon consultation with CPVO and relevant stakeholders .
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 643 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where, after the registration of a variety, it is established by the competent authority that at the time of the registration the denomination of the variety was not suitable within the meaning of paragraphs 1 and 2, the applicant shall submit an application for a new denomination. The competent authority shall decide on that application upon consultation with CPVO and relevant stakeholders .
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Competent authorities shall cooperate and consult one another when determining the suitability of variety denomination in a working group set up to that effect.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Competent authorities shall cooperate and consult one another when determining the suitability of variety denomination in a working group set up to that effect.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 645 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75, supplementing this Regulation by setting out specific criteria concerning the suitability of variety denominations as regards: (a) their relation to trade marks; (b) their relation to geographical indications or designations of origin for agricultural products; (c) written consents of holders of prior rights to remove impediments to the suitability of a denomination; (d) determination of whether a denomination is misleading or confusing as referred to in paragraph 1, point (f); and (e) the use of a denomination in the form of a code.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 645 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 75, supplementing this Regulation by setting out specific criteria concerning the suitability of variety denominations as regards: (a) their relation to trade marks; (b) their relation to geographical indications or designations of origin for agricultural products; (c) written consents of holders of prior rights to remove impediments to the suitability of a denomination; (d) determination of whether a denomination is misleading or confusing as referred to in paragraph 1, point (f); and (e) the use of a denomination in the form of a code.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 648 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) where the application concerns conservation varieties, information related to the production of an officially recognised description of the variety, a proof of that description and any document or publication supporting it;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 648 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) where the application concerns conservation varieties, information related to the production of an officially recognised description of the variety, a proof of that description and any document or publication supporting it;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) the intended use or conditions of cultivation, if applicable pursuant to Article 47(2), of the variety.in case the variety is tolerant to herbicides pursuant to Article 47(1)(f) or has particular characteristics that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects pursuant to Article(1)(g), indication of that fact;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) the intended use or conditions of cultivation, if applicable pursuant to Article 47(2), of the variety.in case the variety is tolerant to herbicides pursuant to Article 47(1)(f) or has particular characteristics that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects pursuant to Article(1)(g), indication of that fact;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 655 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) the breeding methods used for the development of the variety;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 655 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) the breeding methods used for the development of the variety;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 657 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) the existence of intellectual property rights on the variety as a whole or its components.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 657 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) the existence of intellectual property rights on the variety as a whole or its components.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 658 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the information pursuant to paragraph 1(j), (l), (m), (n), (o), (oa) and (ob) is omitted, the competent authority shall reject or, where applicable, withdraw the registration of the variety and apply a fine.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 658 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the information pursuant to paragraph 1(j), (l), (m), (n), (o), (oa) and (ob) is omitted, the competent authority shall reject or, where applicable, withdraw the registration of the variety and apply a fine.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 59(2), the technical examination of whether the variety has a sustainable value for cultivation and use, in accordance with Article 52, or part of it, may be carried out by the applicant if:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 59(2), the technical examination of whether the variety has a sustainable value for cultivation and use, in accordance with Article 52, or part of it, may be carried out by the applicant if:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 664 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Paragraph 1 does not apply in the cases where the variety: (a) contains or consists of a genetically modified organism, evidence that the genetically modified organism in question is authorised for cultivation in the Union, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, or, where applicable, in the respective Member State in accordance with Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC; (b) contains or consists of a category 1 NGT as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council26 (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation), evidence that the plant has obtained a declaration of category 1 NGT plant status pursuant to Article 6 or 7 of that Regulation or is progeny of such plant(s); (c) contains or consists of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation), indication of that fact; is tolerant to herbicides pursuant to Article 47(1)(f) or has particular characteristics that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects pursuant to Article(1)(g).
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 664 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Paragraph 1 does not apply in the cases where the variety: (a) contains or consists of a genetically modified organism, evidence that the genetically modified organism in question is authorised for cultivation in the Union, in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, or, where applicable, in the respective Member State in accordance with Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC; (b) contains or consists of a category 1 NGT as defined in Article 3(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council26 (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation), evidence that the plant has obtained a declaration of category 1 NGT plant status pursuant to Article 6 or 7 of that Regulation or is progeny of such plant(s); (c) contains or consists of a category 2 NGT plant as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) …/… (Office of Publications, please insert reference to NGT Regulation), indication of that fact; is tolerant to herbicides pursuant to Article 47(1)(f) or has particular characteristics that may lead to undesirable agronomic effects pursuant to Article(1)(g).
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 668 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties of PRM intended exclusively for the production of agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes, certain elements of the technical examination and the intended uses of those varieties, whose public disclosure may affect the competitive position of the applicant, shall be treated as confidential, if that applicant requests so.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 668 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties of PRM intended exclusively for the production of agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes, certain elements of the technical examination and the intended uses of those varieties, whose public disclosure may affect the competitive position of the applicant, shall be treated as confidential, if that applicant requests so.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 670 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
After the formal examination of the application provided for in Article 57, and prior to the registration of a variety in a national variety register pursuant to Article 67, the competent authority shall consult the CPVO onrelevant stakeholders at national level, as well as the Committee mentioned in Article 76(1) on the suitability of the variety denomination proposed by the applicant in light of the requirements of Article 54.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 670 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
After the formal examination of the application provided for in Article 57, and prior to the registration of a variety in a national variety register pursuant to Article 67, the competent authority shall consult the CPVO onrelevant stakeholders at national level, as well as the Committee mentioned in Article 76(1) on the suitability of the variety denomination proposed by the applicant in light of the requirements of Article 54.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 671 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Thet CPVO competent authority may also consult the CPVO, which shall submit to the competent authority a recommendation on the suitability of the variety denomination proposed by the applicant, in accordance with Article 54. The competent authority shall inform the applicant on thate recommendation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 671 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Thet CPVO competent authority may also consult the CPVO, which shall submit to the competent authority a recommendation on the suitability of the variety denomination proposed by the applicant, in accordance with Article 54. The competent authority shall inform the applicant on thate recommendation.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The CPVO shall verify, where necessary through wide consultation with the public, genetic re-source centres, farmers' organisations, local communities and national and territorial authorities, that this denomination is not already being used for varieties already developed, conserved or cultivated by farmers, local communities or breeders who market their products under this de-nomination without ever having registered it.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The CPVO shall verify, where necessary through wide consultation with the public, genetic re-source centres, farmers' organisations, local communities and national and territorial authorities, that this denomination is not already being used for varieties already developed, conserved or cultivated by farmers, local communities or breeders who market their products under this de-nomination without ever having registered it.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 673 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it establishes that the respective requirements set out in Article 47(1) and 48 are not fulfilled; or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 673 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it establishes that the respective requirements set out in Article 47(1) and 48 are not fulfilled; or
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 674 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5
5. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 may be appealed by any natural or legal person at any time, in accordance with the administrative rules of the Member State concerned. Any appeal by the applicant or third parties against a decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall have a suspensory effect on the registration of the respective variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 674 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5
5. The decisions referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 may be appealed by any natural or legal person at any time, in accordance with the administrative rules of the Member State concerned. Any appeal by the applicant or third parties against a decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall have a suspensory effect on the registration of the respective variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 675 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 54 to 67, the competent authorities shall immediately register in their national variety registers all varieties officially accepted or registered before … [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in the catalogues, lists or registers established by their Member States pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 3 of Directive 2002/53/EC, Article 3(2) of Directive 2002/55/EC and varieties with an official description pursuant to Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC, without applying the registration procedure set out by those Articles.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 675 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 54 to 67, the competent authorities shall immediately register in their national variety registers all varieties officially accepted or registered before … [the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in the catalogues, lists or registers established by their Member States pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 3 of Directive 2002/53/EC, Article 3(2) of Directive 2002/55/EC and varieties with an official description pursuant to Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC, without applying the registration procedure set out by those Articles.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 678 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 53, varieties accepted in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2008/62/EC, Article 3(1) and Article 321(1) of Directive 2009/145/EC and varieties with an officially recognised description pursuant to the Article 7 of Directive 2008/90/EC before… [OJ, please, insert the date of the entry into force of this Regulation] shall be immediately registered in the national variety registers as conservation varieties provided with an officially recognised description without applying the registration procedure set out by that Article.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 678 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 53, varieties accepted in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2008/62/EC, Article 3(1) and Article 321(1) of Directive 2009/145/EC and varieties with an officially recognised description pursuant to the Article 7 of Directive 2008/90/EC before… [OJ, please, insert the date of the entry into force of this Regulation] shall be immediately registered in the national variety registers as conservation varieties provided with an officially recognised description without applying the registration procedure set out by that Article.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 681 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68a Prohibition of specified reproductive material by Member States A Member State may, upon application, be authorised to prohibit the use of the variety in all or in part of its territory or to lay down appropriate conditions for cultivating the variety in accordance, in cases provided for in subparagraph (c), with the conditions for using the products resulting from such cultivation: (a) where it is established that the cultivation of the variety could be harmful from the point of view of plant health to the cultivation of other varieties or species; or (b) where official growing trials carried out in the applicant Member States show that the variety does not, in any part of its territory, produce results corresponding to those obtained from a comparable variety accepted in the territory of that Member State or, where it is well known that the variety is not suitable for cultivation in any part of its territory because of its type of maturity class. The application shall be lodged before the end of the third calendar year following that of acceptance; (c) where it has valid reasons other than those already mentioned for considering that the variety presents a risk for human health or the environment.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 681 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68a Prohibition of specified reproductive material by Member States A Member State may, upon application, be authorised to prohibit the use of the variety in all or in part of its territory or to lay down appropriate conditions for cultivating the variety in accordance, in cases provided for in subparagraph (c), with the conditions for using the products resulting from such cultivation: (a) where it is established that the cultivation of the variety could be harmful from the point of view of plant health to the cultivation of other varieties or species; or (b) where official growing trials carried out in the applicant Member States show that the variety does not, in any part of its territory, produce results corresponding to those obtained from a comparable variety accepted in the territory of that Member State or, where it is well known that the variety is not suitable for cultivation in any part of its territory because of its type of maturity class. The application shall be lodged before the end of the third calendar year following that of acceptance; (c) where it has valid reasons other than those already mentioned for considering that the variety presents a risk for human health or the environment.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, that period of registration shall be 30 years for conservation varieties and varieties of species of fruit plants and vine propagating material, as listed respectively in Parts C and D of Annex I.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, that period of registration shall be 30 years for conservation varieties and varieties of species of fruit plants and vine propagating material, as listed respectively in Parts C and D of Annex I.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. By way of derogation to paragraphs 1-7, conservation varieties shall be maintained by the applicant or by any other person notified by the applicant to the competent authority, without subsequent authorisation. Conservation variety maintenance may only take place in EU Member States with pedo-climatic conditions similar to those included in the officially recognised description of the variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. By way of derogation to paragraphs 1-7, conservation varieties shall be maintained by the applicant or by any other person notified by the applicant to the competent authority, without subsequent authorisation. Conservation variety maintenance may only take place in EU Member States with pedo-climatic conditions similar to those included in the officially recognised description of the variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 690 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quantities of certified and standard PRM and areas used for their production per year and species with a specification of the quantities used for organic varieties suitable for organic production;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 690 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quantities of certified and standard PRM and areas used for their production per year and species with a specification of the quantities used for organic varieties suitable for organic production;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) quantities of marketed PRM of heterogeneous material and areas used for their production per year and species;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) quantities of marketed PRM of heterogeneous material and areas used for their production per year and species;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) quantities of marketed PRM of conservation varieties per year and species;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) quantities of marketed PRM of conservation varieties per year and species;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 693 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) number of professional operators using the derogations for marketing to final users in accordance with Article 28, the species concerned and total quantities of PRM per species;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 693 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) number of professional operators using the derogations for marketing to final users in accordance with Article 28, the species concerned and total quantities of PRM per species;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) number of gene banks, organisations and networks with a statutory or other declared objective to conserve plant genetic resources, in accordance with Article 29 and the species concerned;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) number of gene banks, organisations and networks with a statutory or other declared objective to conserve plant genetic resources, in accordance with Article 29 and the species concerned;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the quantities as defined per species for the seeds exchanged in kind between farmers, in accordance with Article 30;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the quantities as defined per species for the seeds exchanged in kind between farmers, in accordance with Article 30;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 696 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the quantities authorised per species for PRM intended for tests and trials for the breeding of new varieties, in accordance with Article 31;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 696 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the quantities authorised per species for PRM intended for tests and trials for the breeding of new varieties, in accordance with Article 31;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) progress made in the conservation and sustainable use of PRGFA, i.e. through the number of entities having notified their use of Article 29 and other related data.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) progress made in the conservation and sustainable use of PRGFA, i.e. through the number of entities having notified their use of Article 29 and other related data.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 699 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1, paragraph 2
(ka) the cultivation of certain varieties that could have undesirable agronomic effects.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 699 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1, paragraph 2
(ka) the cultivation of certain varieties that could have undesirable agronomic effects.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 701 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81
Regulation (EU) 2018/848
Article 3
Article 81 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) point (17) is replaced by the following: ‘(17) ‘plant reproductive material’ means plant reproductive material as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parlament and Council(*)+;’; ____________ (*) Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p…). [footnote that will be in that regulation goes here] [+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of this Regulation and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of this Regulation in the footnote.] ‘(18) ‘organic heterogeneous material’ means heterogeneous material as defined in Article 3(27) of Regulation (EU) …/…(*)++ , produced in accordance with this Regulation;’ ____________ (*) Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p…). [footnote that will be in that regulation goes here] [++ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of this Regulation.] (3) The second paragaph of Point 1.8.4. of Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is replaced by the following: “ All multiplication practices, except plant tissue cultures, cell cultures, germplasm, meristems, chimaeric clones, micro- propagated material, shall be carried out under certified organic management”.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 701 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81
Regulation (EU) 2018/848
Article 3
Article 81 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) point (17) is replaced by the following: ‘(17) ‘plant reproductive material’ means plant reproductive material as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parlament and Council(*)+;’; ____________ (*) Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p…). [footnote that will be in that regulation goes here] [+ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of this Regulation and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of this Regulation in the footnote.] ‘(18) ‘organic heterogeneous material’ means heterogeneous material as defined in Article 3(27) of Regulation (EU) …/…(*)++ , produced in accordance with this Regulation;’ ____________ (*) Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p…). [footnote that will be in that regulation goes here] [++ OJ: Please insert in the text the number of this Regulation.] (3) The second paragaph of Point 1.8.4. of Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is replaced by the following: “ All multiplication practices, except plant tissue cultures, cell cultures, germplasm, meristems, chimaeric clones, micro- propagated material, shall be carried out under certified organic management”.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 706 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) The second paragraph of Point 1.8.4. of Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is replaced by the following: “ All multiplication practices, except plant tissue cultures, cell cultures, germplasm, meristems, chimaeric clones, micro- propagated material, shall be carried out under certified organic management”.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 706 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) The second paragraph of Point 1.8.4. of Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is replaced by the following: “ All multiplication practices, except plant tissue cultures, cell cultures, germplasm, meristems, chimaeric clones, micro- propagated material, shall be carried out under certified organic management”.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 708 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part A – paragraph 17
Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. medullosa Thell. + var. varidis L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 708 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part A – paragraph 17
Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. var. medullosa Thell. + var. varidis L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – paragraph 1
Allium cepa L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – paragraph 1
Allium cepa L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 716 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – paragraph 2
Allium fistulosum L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 716 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part B – paragraph 2
Allium fistulosum L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 718 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part C – paragraph 17
Prunus domestica L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 718 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part C – paragraph 17
Prunus domestica L.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 732 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part A – point d
(d) The quality of soil, substrates, mother plants and the immediate environment shall be inspected by the professional operator to avoid presence of pests or their vectors, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 732 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part A – point d
(d) The quality of soil, substrates, mother plants and the immediate environment shall be inspected by the professional operator to avoid presence of pests or their vectors, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part A – point f
(f) Where appropriate, the production of seeds shall take place separately fromparticular attention should be put on the production of seeds in parallel with the cultivation of seeds belonging to the same genera or species intended for the production of food or feed, to ensure health of the material concerned, separating the plots when it is necessary to do so to maintain the health of the material.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part A – point f
(f) Where appropriate, the production of seeds shall take place separately fromparticular attention should be put on the production of seeds in parallel with the cultivation of seeds belonging to the same genera or species intended for the production of food or feed, to ensure health of the material concerned, separating the plots when it is necessary to do so to maintain the health of the material.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point a – paragraph 1
It shall be ensured that off-types, in the field, are absent, except for PRM belonging to conservation varieties. Where this is not possible due to the characteristics of the species concerned, they shall be present up to the lowest possible level.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point a – paragraph 1
It shall be ensured that off-types, in the field, are absent, except for PRM belonging to conservation varieties. Where this is not possible due to the characteristics of the species concerned, they shall be present up to the lowest possible level.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point d
(d) The mother plants shall, where applicable, be maintained in all phases of production, under conditions to enable the production of seeds, and permitting their identification and verification of compliance with the official description of their variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point d
(d) The mother plants shall, where applicable, be maintained in all phases of production, under conditions to enable the production of seeds, and permitting their identification and verification of compliance with the official description of their variety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 740 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point e
(e) All crops in the field shall be inspected at their relevant growth stage(s), at the relevant frequency and with the relevant methods, as appropriate, for the species concerned to verify the respective requirements without necessarily documenting such inspection process . The methods for inspections shall be such to ensure the reliability of the observations. If it is not possible to remove or separate non-compliant plants during the growing phase, the entire field shall be discarded for seed production, unless the undesirable seeds can be mechanically separated at a later stage.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 740 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part B – point e
(e) All crops in the field shall be inspected at their relevant growth stage(s), at the relevant frequency and with the relevant methods, as appropriate, for the species concerned to verify the respective requirements without necessarily documenting such inspection process . The methods for inspections shall be such to ensure the reliability of the observations. If it is not possible to remove or separate non-compliant plants during the growing phase, the entire field shall be discarded for seed production, unless the undesirable seeds can be mechanically separated at a later stage.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part C – point b
(b) A sample of seed shallmay be taken from each lot and tested in a laboratory or by the professional operator to ensure the fulfilment of the quality requirements for the respective species, including germination. Testing shall include, where appropriate, retesting of germination rate after a certain period appropriate to the species concerned.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 1 – Part C – point b
(b) A sample of seed shallmay be taken from each lot and tested in a laboratory or by the professional operator to ensure the fulfilment of the quality requirements for the respective species, including germination. Testing shall include, where appropriate, retesting of germination rate after a certain period appropriate to the species concerned.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 744 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) have at least a minimum analytical purity, to secure the highessufficient level of varietal identity;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 744 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) have at least a minimum analytical purity, to secure the highessufficient level of varietal identity;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 748 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – subheading 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF STANDARD MATERIAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SPECIES
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 748 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – subheading 1
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF STANDARD MATERIAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SPECIES
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 751 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part A (thereof) of Annex III shall apply for standard material of conservation varieties of agricultural and vegetable species put on the market according to Article 26.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 751 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part A (thereof) of Annex III shall apply for standard material of conservation varieties of agricultural and vegetable species put on the market according to Article 26.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 752 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 b (new)
Standard material of conservation varieties of fruit species may only be marketed if it fulfils the following requirements: (a) it is propagated from an identified source of material recorded by the supplier; (b) it is true to the description of the variety, established by the observation of the expression of the characteristics of the variety, based on the officially recognised description of the variety; (c) it is found to be practically free from quality pests upon visual inspection carried out by the professional operator in the facilities, fields and lots where standard material is produced; (d) it is found to be practically free from defects, upon visual inspection. Injuries, discoloration, scar tissues or desiccation shall be considered as defects, if they affect the quality and usefulness as propagating material.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 752 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 b (new)
Standard material of conservation varieties of fruit species may only be marketed if it fulfils the following requirements: (a) it is propagated from an identified source of material recorded by the supplier; (b) it is true to the description of the variety, established by the observation of the expression of the characteristics of the variety, based on the officially recognised description of the variety; (c) it is found to be practically free from quality pests upon visual inspection carried out by the professional operator in the facilities, fields and lots where standard material is produced; (d) it is found to be practically free from defects, upon visual inspection. Injuries, discoloration, scar tissues or desiccation shall be considered as defects, if they affect the quality and usefulness as propagating material.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 753 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 c (new)
If the standard material no longer complies with these requirements, the supplier shall carry out one of the following actions: (a) remove that material, from the vicinity of other standard material; or (b) take appropriate measures to ensure that that material complies with those requirements again.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 753 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – paragraph 1 c (new)
If the standard material no longer complies with these requirements, the supplier shall carry out one of the following actions: (a) remove that material, from the vicinity of other standard material; or (b) take appropriate measures to ensure that that material complies with those requirements again.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 756 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part C – paragraph 1
Vine rootstocks may not be marketed as standard material, except for PRM belonging to conservation varieties, which shall be produced and marketed according to Part B of Annex III.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 756 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part C – paragraph 1
Vine rootstocks may not be marketed as standard material, except for PRM belonging to conservation varieties, which shall be produced and marketed according to Part B of Annex III.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 761 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part D – paragraph 1
Part D of Annex II shall apply accordingly for the production and marketing of standard seed of fruit plants, vine and seed potatoes.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 761 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part D – paragraph 1
Part D of Annex II shall apply accordingly for the production and marketing of standard seed of fruit plants, vine and seed potatoes.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part D – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part B of Annex III shall apply to the marketing of standard seed of fruit plants.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part D – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part B of Annex III shall apply to the marketing of standard seed of fruit plants.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 764 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – subheading 1
Source areaRegion of origin
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 764 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – subheading 1
Source areaRegion of origin
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 765 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1
Competent authorities may designate specific source areasregions of origin for the preservation mixtures, with which such mixtures are naturally associated. For that purpose, they shall take into account information from plant genetic resource authorities or organisations recognised for this purpose by the Member States.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 765 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1
Competent authorities may designate specific source areasregions of origin for the preservation mixtures, with which such mixtures are naturally associated. For that purpose, they shall take into account information from plant genetic resource authorities or organisations recognised for this purpose by the Member States.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 766 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 2
Where the source arearegion of origin is located in more than one Member State, it shall be identified by a common agreement of all Member States concerned.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 766 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 2
Where the source arearegion of origin is located in more than one Member State, it shall be identified by a common agreement of all Member States concerned.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) typical for the habitat type of the source arearegion of origin;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) typical for the habitat type of the source arearegion of origin;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) adequate for the purpose of recreating the habitat type of the source arearegion of origin.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) adequate for the purpose of recreating the habitat type of the source arearegion of origin.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 5
The maximum content of Rumex spp., other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus, shall not exceed 0,051 % by weight.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 5
The maximum content of Rumex spp., other than Rumex acetosella and Rumex maritimus, shall not exceed 0,051 % by weight.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 773 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) components as species and, where relevant, subspecies and varieties of the preservation mixture; which are typical for the habitat type of the source area site and which are, as components of the mixture, of importance for the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 773 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) components as species and, where relevant, subspecies and varieties of the preservation mixture; which are typical for the habitat type of the source area site and which are, as components of the mixture, of importance for the preservation of the natural environment in the context of the conservation of genetic resources;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 774 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) quantity of the mixture to which the authorisation is to apply;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 774 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point d
(d) quantity of the mixture to which the authorisation is to apply;deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 775 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point e
(e) source arearegion of origin of the mixture;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 775 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 7 – point e
(e) source arearegion of origin of the mixture;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 776 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 10
Professional operators before the beginning of each production seasonat the end of each calendar or fiscal year shall notify the quantity of seed of authorised preservation mixtures, for which the authorisation is intended, together with size and location of the intended collection site or sites and the date or dates of collection to the competent authority.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 776 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 10
Professional operators before the beginning of each production seasonat the end of each calendar or fiscal year shall notify the quantity of seed of authorised preservation mixtures, for which the authorisation is intended, together with size and location of the intended collection site or sites and the date or dates of collection to the competent authority.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(ta) whether there are any intellectual property rights covering the variety as a whole or its genetic components, including, where applicable, the number of any relevant patent(s);
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(ta) whether there are any intellectual property rights covering the variety as a whole or its genetic components, including, where applicable, the number of any relevant patent(s);
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 790 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
(tb) a description of the breeding methods used to develop the variety;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 790 #

2023/0227(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
(tb) a description of the breeding methods used to develop the variety;
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Since 2001, when Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32 ), on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment was adopted, significant progress in biotechnology has led to the development of new genomic techniques (NGTs), most prominently genome editing techniques that help enable changes to be made to the genome at sprecise locationsfic locations with outcomes however that cannot be fully predicted, often with on-target and off-target unintended effects. and that may be more or less similar or different to plants obtained by conventional breeding. _________________ 32 Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) NGTs constitute a diverse group of genomic techniques, and each of them can be used in various ways to achieve different results and products. They can result in organisms with modifications equivalent to what can be obtained by conventional breeding methods or in organisms with more complex modifications. Among NGTs, targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis (including intragenesis) introduce genetic modifications without inserting. Among NGTs, the development of NGT plants with targeted mutagenesis may lead to the introduction of genetic material from non- crossable species (transgenesis). They rely only on the breeders’ gene pool, i.e. the total genetic information that is available for conventional breeding including from distantly related plant species that can be cros through the use of first generation genetic engineering techniques, such as Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection and particle bombardment. Whilst developers used by advanced breeding techniques. Targeted mutagenesis techniques result in modification(s) of the DNA sequence at precise locations in the genome of an organism. Cisgenesis techniques result in the insertion, in the genome of an organism, of genetic material already present in the breeders’ gene pool. Intragenesis is a subset of cisgenesis resulting in the insertion in the genome of a rearranged copy of genetic material composed of two or more DNA sequences already present in the breeders’ gene poolack-crossing to eliminate the introduced transgenes, this is not always successful. In addition to the introduction of transgenes, the outcomes in terms of intended and unintended genetic changes and biological effects of targeted mutagenesis cannot be fully predicted.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) There is ongoing public and private research using NGTs on a wider variety of crops and traits compared to those obtained through transgenic techniques authorised in the Union or globally(33 ). This includes plants with improved tolerance or resistance to plant diseases and pests, plant, including ones with imunproved tolerance or resistance to climate change effects and environmental stresses, improved nutrient and water-use efficiency, plants with higher yields and resilience and improved quality characteristics. These types of n sustainability benefits. However, to claim that onew plants, coupled with the fairly easy and speedy applicability of those new techniques, could deliver benefits to farmers, consumers and to the environment. Thus, NGTs have the potential to contribute to the innovation and sustainability goals of the European Green Deal (34 ) and of the ‘Farm to Fork’ (35 ), Biodiversity (36 ) and Adaptation to Climate Change(37 ) Strategies, to global food security (38 ), the Bioeconomy Strategy (39 ) and to the Union’s strategic autonomy (40 ). _________________ 33 Insights and solutions stemming from EU-funded research and innovation projects on plant breeding strategies may contribute to address detection challenges, ensure traceability and authenticity, and promote innovation in the area of new genomic techniques. More than 1,000 projects were funded under the Seventh Framework Programme and successor Horizon 2020 programme with an investment of over 3 billion Euros. Horizon Europe support to new collaborative research projects on plant breeding strategies is also ongoing, SWD(2021) 92. 34 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The European Green Deal, COM/2019/640 final. 35 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system, COM/2020/381 final. 36 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Earticular plant is sustainable due to its intended trait is not possible. Genuine sustainability can only be concluded after an assessment of the agricultural system in which plants are grown, as well as their complex relationships with the environment and under the economic and Ssocial Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380 final. 37 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions forging a Climate-Resilient Europe - The New EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, COM(2021) 82 final 38 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final; Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), 2022, Gene editing and agrifood systems, Rome, ISBN 978-92-5- 137417-7. 39 European Commission, Directorate- General for Research and Innovation, A sustainable bioeconomy for Europe – Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment: updated bioeconomy strategy, Publications Office, 2018, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/792130 . 40 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Trade Policy Review - An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy, COM(2021)66 finalconditions in which they are used. Importantly, the different action pathways to fulfil the objectives of international and European obligations on climate change and biodiversity, among others, must not undermine one another.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The arguable sustainability potential of NGT remains a hypothetical promise since there is extremely limited practical experience with NGT cultivation globally. On the contrary, the 2021 JRC study shows that 6 out of 16 NGT products currently in the pre-commercial stage relate to herbicide tolerance, which can lead to an increase in the use of complementary herbicides. Similarly, the speed, ease, and efficacy of these techniques for breeding are still largely hypothetical. The potential of NGTs can therefore be misleading. It is also important to note that there are multiple pathways to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal, NGTs being merely one component of a complex policy mix, which should be evaluated in that larger context.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In its judgment in case C-528/16 Confédération paysanne and Others43 the Court of Justice of the European Union held that GMOs obtained by means of new techniques/methods of mutagenesis that had appeared or had been mostly developed since Directive 2001/18/EC was adopted could not be considered excluded from the scope of that Directive. In accordance with the precautionary principle, the court ruling found that targeted mutagenesis should be subject to the existing GMO regulation. These organisms and all products derived from them must therefore be subjected to a comprehensive safety assessment for humans, animals and the environment before being placed on the market. Likewise, they must be traceable and labelled. _________________ 43 Judgement of the Court of Justice of 25 July 2018, Confédération paysanne and Others v Premier ministre and Ministre de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt, C-528/16, ECLI:EU:C:2018:583.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Commission’s study on new genomic techniques (45 ) concluded that the Union GMO legislation is not fit for the purpose of regulating the deliberate release of plants obtained by certain NGTs and the placing on the market of related products including food and feed. In particular, the study concluded that the authorisation procedure and risk assessment requirements for GMOs under the Union GMO legislation are not adapted to the variety of potential organisms and products that can be obtained with some NGTs, namely targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis (including intragenesis), and these requirements can be disproportionate or inadequate. The study showed that this is particularly the case for plants obtained by these techniques, given the amount of scientific evidence that is already available, in particular on their safety. Furthermore, the Union GMO legislation is difficult to implement and enforce for plants obtained by targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis and related products. In certain cases, genetic modifications introduced by these techniques are indistinguishable with analytical methods from natural mutations or from genetic modifications introduced by conventional breeding techniques, whereas the distinction is generally possible for genetic modifications introduced by transgenesis. The Union GMO legislation is also not conducive to developing innovative and beneficial products that could contribute to sustainability, food security and resilience of the agri-food chaiHowever, according to an expert opinion45a, there are significant methodological weaknesses to the Commission study, and it does not, for example, systematically analyse the state of research, nor make transparent the criteria for evaluating the material on which it is based, merely summarising it. Furthermore, the expert opinion found that the Commission's conclusions appear arbitrary and that it does not comply with some of the Commission’s own standards on, for example, Better Regulation. _________________ 45 Study on the status of new genomic techniques under Union law and in light of the Court of Justice ruling in Case C- 528/16, SWD(2021) 92 final. 45a https://www.bfn.de/sites/default/files/2023 - 03/bng_finalreport_COMstudy_Feb2023. pdf
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) It is therefore necessary to adopt a specific legal framework for GMOs obtained by targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis and related products when deliberately released into the environment or placed on the market.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Based on the current scientific and technical knowledge in particular on safety aspects, this Regulation should be limited to GMOs that are plants, i.e. organisms in the taxonomic groups Archaeplastida or Phaeophyceaeannual arable crops without the potential to persist, reproduce and propagate in the environment, excluding microorganisms, fungi, and animals and wild plants for which the available knowledge is more limited. For the same reason, this Regulation should only cover plants obtained by certain NGTs: targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis (including intragenesis) (hereinafter ‘NGT plants’), but not by other new genomic techniques. Such NGT plants do not carry genetic material from non-crossable species, on the condition that they no longer contain transgenes if these were introduced during their development. GMOs produced by other new genomic techniques that introduce into an organism genetic material from non-crossable species (transgenesis) should remain subject only to the Union GMO legislation, given that the resulting plants might bear specific risks associated to the transgene. Moreover, there is no indication that current requirements in the Union GMO legislation for GMOs obtained by transgenesis need adaptation at the present time.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2023/0226(COD)

(9a) Gene technologies which aim to modify the genome outside of the laboratory, as well as plants which have been modified with RNA interference technologies should be subject to the current GMO legislation, and not fall within the scope of this Regulation.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The legal framework for NGT plants should share the primary objectives of the Union GMO legislation to ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health and of the environment and the good functioning of the internal market for the concerned plants and products, while addressing the specificity of NGT plants. This legal framework should enable the development and plac, based on the precautionary principle, as laid down in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning onf the market of plants, food and feed containing, consisting of or produced from NGT plants and other products containing or consisting of NGT plants (‘NGT products’) so as to contribute to the innovation and sustainability objectives of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork, Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation strategies and to enhance the competitivenessEuropean Union. The precautionary principle should be implemented as regards to adequate risk assessment and monitoring frameworks for the release of NGT plants into the environment and their placing ofn the Union agri-food sector at Union and world levelmarket.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 125 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) This Regulation constitutes lex specialis with regard to the Union GMO legislation. It introduces specific provisions for NGT plants and NGT products. However, where there are no specific rules in this Regulation, NGT plants and products (including food and feed) obtained from them should remain subject to the requirements of the Union GMO legislation and the rules on GMOs in sectoral legislation, such as Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls or the legislation on certain products like plant and forest reproductive material, as well as legislation relating to food safety and environmental protection.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) NGT plants that could also occur naturally or be produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques (‘category 1 NGT plants’) should be treated as plants that have occurred naturally or have been produced by conventional breeding techniques, given that they are equivalent and that their risks are comparable, thereby derogating in full from the Union GMO legislation and GMO related requirements in sectoral legislation. In order to ensure legal certainty, this Regulation should set out the criteria to ascertain if a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants and lay down a procedure for competent authorities to verify and take a decision on the fulfillment of those criteria, prior to the release or placing on the market of NGT plants or NGT products. Those criteria should be objective and based on science. They should cover the type and extent of genetic modifications that can be observed in nature or in organisms obtained with conventional breeding techniques and should include thresholds for both size and number of genetic modifications to the genome of NGT plants. Since scientific and technical knowledge evolves rapidly in this area, the Commission should be empowered in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to update these criteria in light of scientific and technical progress as regards the type and extent of genetic modifications that can occur in nature or through conventional breeding.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) NGTs plants that could also occur naturally or be produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny, obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, remain genetically modified plants. There is no scientific basis for assimilating NGTs to conventional breeding methods, nor products obtained by NGTs to conventional breeding techniques (‘category 1 NGT plants’) should be treated as plants that have occurred naturally or have been produced by conventional breeding techniques, given that they are equivalent products. The genetic engineering process used to obtain NGT plants and products itself may lead to unintended effects that can entail potential risks. Whether a certain modification or trait could be obtained by other meands that their risks are comparable, thereby derogating in full from the Union GMO legislation and GMOn genetic engineering does not take away the need to assess and regulated requirements in sectoral legislation NGTs and products obtained by NGTs in accordance with the precautionary principle. In order to ensure legal certainty, this Regulation should set out the criteria to ascertain if a NGT plant is equivthe potential ent to naturally occurring or conventionally bredvironmental and health risks of an NGT plants and lay down a procedure for competent authorities to verify and take a decision on the fulfillment of those criteria, prior to the release or placing on the market of NGT plants or NGT products. Those criteria should be objective and based on science. They should cover the type and extent of genetic modifications that can be observed in nature or in organisms obtained with conventional breeding techniques and should include thresholds for both size and number of genetic modifications to the genome of NGT plants. Since scientific and technical knowledge evolves rapidly in this a adaptation of these criteria may have significant implications on the scale of the NGT plants and products which fall under the scope of category 1 or 2 NGT plants and products, and thereforea, the Commission should be empowershould be adapted based ion accn ordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to update these criteria in light of scientificinary legislative procedure for the purpose of increasing the level of protection of human and techanicmal progress as regards the type and extent of genetic modificatihealth and the environment, based ons that can occur in nature or through conventional breedinge latest independent scientific studies.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Category 1 NGT plants and products should not be subject to the rules and requirements of the Union GMO legislation and to provisions in other Union legislation that apply to GMOs. For legal certainty for operators and transparency, a declarn authorisation of the category 1 NGT plant status should be obtained prior to deliberate release, including the placing on the market.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Since the criteria for considering that a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants are unrelated to the type of activity that requires the deliberate release of the NGT plant, a declaration of the category 1 NGT plant status made prior to its deliberate release for any other purpose than placing on the market in the territory of the Union should also be valid for the placing on the market of related NGT products. In view of the high uncertainty existing at the field trial stage about the product reaching the market and the likely involvement of smaller operators in such releases, the verification procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to field trials should be conducted by national competent authorities as this would be less administratively burdensome for operators, and a decision should be taken at Union level only in case there are comments to the verification report by other national competent authorities. Where the verification request is submitted prior to the placing on the market of NGT products, the procedure should be conducted at Union level in order to ensure effectiveness of the verification procedure and consistency of the category 1 NGT plant status declarations.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The competent authorities of the Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) should be subject to strictfeasible deadlines to ensure that category 1 NGT plant status declarauthorisations are made within a reasonable time.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The verificauthorisation of category 1 NGT plant status is of technical nature and does not involve anyneeds risk assessment or, risk management considerations and the decision on the status is only declaratory. Therefore, wsufficient checks. When the procedure is conducted at Union level, such implementing decisions should be adopted by the advisoryexamination procedure, supported by scientific and technical assistance by the Authority.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, which have been exempted from the legal requirement of Directive 2001/18 on the ground of their ‘long history of use’. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, as category 1 NGT plants will not be subject to the legal requirements of Directive 2001/18/EC in this Regulation, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848, with the precautionary approach on the use of inputs allowed in organic production, put forward by the principles of organic farming, and with consumers’ perception and expectations of organic products. According to the Regulation (EC) 848/2018, organic production is based on the principles of health, ecology, fairness and care. The principle of care entails that a precautionary approach is applied for considering which inputs can be allowed in the organic production process. The principle of fairness entails that plant breeding should be based on the needs of farmers, processors and consumers, and that innovation in plant breeding should not be hampered by monopolistic intellectual property rights such as patents on seeds associated with genetic engineering. The principle of ecology underlines that organic producers should take a systematic approach to innovation and resilience, mobilizing a range of agricultural practices and measures to develop robust agroecological systems, beyond the reliance on specific plant varieties or crops. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 235 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Provision should be made to ensure transparencceability as regards the use of category 1 NGT plant varieties, to ensure that production chains that wish to remain free from NGTs can do so and thereby safeguard consumer trust. Category 1 NGT plants tshat have obtained a category 1 NGT plant status declaration should be listed in a publicly available database. To ensure traceability, transparency and choice for operators, during research and plant breeding, when selling seed to farmersll be subject to the traceability system laid out in Regulation (EC) 1830/2003. Traceability measures are needed throughout the whole supply chain to enable food processors and operators to avoid the accidental or unavoidable adventitious presence of NGTs in their production process. These traceability requirements should facilitate both the withdrawal of products where unforeseen adverse effects on human health, animal health or the environment, including ecosystems, are established, and the targeting orf making plant reproductive material available to third parties in any other way, plant reproductive material of category 1 NGT plants should be labelled as category 1 NGTonitoring to examine potential effects, particularly on the environment. Traceability should also facilitate the implementation of risk management measures in accordance with the precautionary principle.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Provision shouldall be made to ensure transparency as regards the use of category 1 and category 2 NGT plant varieties, to ensure that production chains that wish to remain free from NGTs can do so and thereby safeguard consumer trust. All NGT plants that have obtained a category 1 NGT plant status declaration should varieties approved in the EU shall be listed in a publicly available database. To ensure traceability, transparency and choice for operators, during research and plant breeding, when selling seed to farmers or making plant reproductive material available to third parties in any other way, plant reproductive material of category 1 NGT plants should be labelled as category 1 NGTconsumers and farmers all NGT verified and authorised in the EU shall be labelled according to existing EU law including Directive 2001/18 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) Organic and conventional operators should have the right and freedom not to use NGTs in their production process and throughout their supply chain. This Regulation shall lay out adequate provisions to ensure the freedom of choice for operators not to use NGT plants and seeds, both category 1 and 2, in their production processes. Any additional financial and legal burden to ensure the GMO and NGT-free status of production should not fall on farmers and operators who do not wish to use NGTs. Economic losses incurred due to the adventitious presence of GMOs shall not fall on NGT-free conventional and organic operators. In most cases of adventitious presence, it is impossible to establish the causes, faults, and therefore responsibilities. Thus, this Regulation shall establish coexistence measures, laying the basis for national liability provisions and compensation funds.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 265 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Research and scientific knowledge related to the development of analytical detection methods, which allow the differentiation of NGT plant from conventional plants are still under development. The European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL), in collaboration with the European Network of GM Laboratories (ENGL), concluded that analytical testing is not considered feasible for all products obtained by targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis (51 ). When the introduced modifications of the genetic material are not specific to the NGT plant in question, they do not yet allow the differentiation of the NGT plant from conventional plants. In cases where it is not feasible to provide an analytical method that detects, identifies and quantifies, if duly justified by the notifier or the applicant, the modalities to comply with analytical method requirements should be adapted. This should be done in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. Provision should also be made for the EURL, assisted by the ENGL, to adopt guidance for applicants on the minimum performance requirements for analytical methods. Modalities for performing method validation may also be adapted. It should be noted that the availability of detection methods is not a pre-requisite for the establishment of a traceability system. _________________ 51 European Network of GMO Laboratories (ENGL), Detection of food and feed plant products obtained by new mutagenesis techniques, 26 March 2019 (JRC116289); 13 June 2023 (JRC133689; EUR 31521 EN)
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Member States should support the development of such analytical methods and acknowledge that the lack of detection methods for certain NGTs is merely an analytical research gap at the moment and that such detection methods will be developed in the coming years if given sufficient funding and political support.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 275 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Directive 2001/18/EC requires a monitoring plan for environmental effects of GMOs after their deliberate release or placing on the market but provides for flexibility as to the design of the plan taking into account the environmental risk assessment, the characteristics of the GMO, of its expected use and of the receiving environment. Genetic modifications in category 2 NGT plants may range from changes only needing a limited risk assessment to complex alterations requiring a more thorough analysis of potential risks. Therefore, post- market monitoring requirements for environmental effects of category 2 NGT plants should be adapted in the light of the environmental risk assessment and the experience in field trials, the characteristics of the NGT plant concerned, the characteristics and scale of its expected use, in particular any history of safe use of the plant and the characteristics of the receiving environment. Therefore, a monitoring plan for environmental effects should not be required if the category 2 NGT plant is unlikely to pose risks that need monitoring, such as indirect, delayed or unforeseen effects on human health or on the environment.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) For reasons of proportionality, aAfter a first renewal of the authorisation, the authorisation should be valid for an un limited period, unless decided differently at the time of that renewal based on the risk assessment and the available information on the NGT plant concerned, subject to reassessment when new information has become available of 10 years.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) To increase transparency and consumers’ information, operators should be allowed to complement the labelling of category 2 NGT products as GMO with information on the trait conferred by the genetic modification. In order to avoid misleading or confusing indications, a proposal for such a labelling should be provided in the notification for consent or in the application for authorisation and should be specified in the consent or in the authorisation decision.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The transmission and holding of information that products contain or consist of NGT plants and products, and the unique codes for those NGTs, at each stage of their placing on the market provide the basis for appropriate traceability and labelling for NGTs. The codes may be used to access specific information on NGT from a register, and to facilitate their identification, detection, and monitoring in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Regulatory incentives should be offered to potential notifiers or applicants for category 2 NGT plants and products containing traits with the potential to contribute to a sustainable agri-food system, in order to steer the development of category 2 NGT plants towards such traits. The criteria to trigger these incentives should focus on broad trait categories with the potential to contribute to sustainability (such as those linked to tolerance or resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, improved nutritional characteristics or increased yield) and should be based on the contribution to the value for sustainable cultivation and use as defined in [Article 52(1) of the Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union52 ]. The applicability of the criteria across the EU does not allow a narrower definition of traits to focus on specific issues or address local and regional specificities. _________________ 52 COM(2023) 414 finaldeleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) Incentives should consist in an accdelerated procedure for risk assessment as regards applications handled by a fully centralised procedure (food and feed products) and enhanced pre-submission advice to help developers prepare the dossier for the purpose of the environmental and food and feed safety assessments, without affecting the general provisions on pre-submission advice, notification of studies and consultation of third parties pursuant to Articles 32a, 32b and 32c of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002(53 ). _________________ 53 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 031 1.2.2002, p. 1).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 308 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Herbicide tolerant plants are bred to be intentionally tolerant to herbicides, in order to be cultivated in combination with the use of those herbicides. If such cultivation is not done under appropriate conditions, it may lead to development of weeds resistant to those herbicides or to the need to increase of quantities of herbicides applied, regardless of the breeding technique. For this reason, NGT plants featuring herbicide-tolerant traits should not be eligible for incentives under this framework. However, this Regulation should not take other specific measures on herbicide tolerant NGT plants, because such measures are taken horizontally in [the Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union]fall within the scope of the category 1 NGTs.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #

2023/0226(COD)

(37) In order to enable NGT plants to contribute to the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, cultivation of NGT plants in the Union should be facilitatedregulated under existing EU law including Directive 2001/18 and Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003. This requires predictability for breeders and farmers as regards the possibility to cultivate such plants in the Union. Therefore, the possibility for Member States to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of category 2 NGT plants in all or part of their territory, set out in Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC wshould undermine those goalsremain.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 330 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) To achieve the goal of ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, EU-wide legally binding coexistence measures for category 1 and category 2 NGTs should be adopted.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 344 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) The types of NGT plants developed and the impact of certain traits on environmental, social and economic sustainability are continuously evolving. Therefore, based on the available evidence of such developments and impacts, the Commission should be empowered in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to adapt the list of traits that should be incentivized or discouraged to achieve the goals of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork, Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation strategies.’deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the information required to demonstrate that a NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant, as regards the preparation and the presentation of the notification for that determination, and as regards the methodology and information requirements for the environmental risk assessmentspreparation and the presentation of the authorisation of category 2 NGT plants and of NGT food and NGT feed,1 in accordance with the principles and criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(55 ). _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 357 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) The European Green Deal, the ‘Farm to Fork’, and the EU Biodiversity Strategies put organic farming at the core of a transition to sustainable food systems, with a target to expand European agricultural land under organic production to 25% by 2030. This is a clear recognition of the environmental benefits of organic farming, for less dependency on inputs for farmers, and a resilient food supply and food sovereignty. This Regulation must not adversely undermine the pathway to a transition of European food systems to organic farming to 25% by 2030.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 358 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 b (new)
(47b) According to a 2021 JRC study, 6 out of 16 pre-commercial NGT products are modified for herbicide tolerance. However, this Regulation should contribute to delivering on the objectives set out in the European Green Deal and Union and international pesticide reduction targets. Thus, this Regulation should ensure that herbicide tolerant NGT plants cannot be considered at NGT category 1.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 359 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 c (new)
(47c) The precautionary principle, enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, aims at ensuring a higher level of environmental protection and consumer health, in the context of food and human, animal and plant health, through preventative decision-taking in the case of risk. This Regulation needs to be in accordance with the precautionary principle as NGT plants shall be released and cultivated in the environment.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 e (new)
(47e) Traceability requirements for food and feed produced from NGTs should be established to facilitate accurate labelling of such products, in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed, so as to ensure that accurate information is available to operators and consumers to enable them to exercise their freedom of choice in an effective manner as well as to enable control and verification of labelling claims. Requirements for food and feed produced from NGTs should be similar in order to avoid discontinuity of information in cases of change in end use.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 361 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 f (new)
(47f) All European quality schemes and geographical indicators (GIs), which are important sectors in Europe which consumers have certain expectations of, should have the possibility to choose not to use NGTs in their standards.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 364 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down specific rules forWith the primary objective of ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, this Regulation lays down derogations from the provisions of Directive 2001/18 and other existing Union legislation on GMOs regarding the deliberate release into the environment for any other purpose than placing on the market of plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (‘NGT plants’) and for the placing on the market of food and feed containing, consisting of or produced from such plants, and of products, other than food or feed, containing or consisting of such plants. These derogations shall only apply insofar as they can ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, in accordance with the precautionary principle.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) NGT plantsAnnual arable agricultural NGT plants that do not have the potential to persist, reproduce or spread in the environment;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) products, other than food and feed, containing or consisting of NGT plants.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The rules in Union legislation which apply to GMOs and in Union legislation on environmental protection and food safety, in so far that they are not derogated from by this Regulation, shall continue to apply to these plants and products.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 c (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to transgenic plants or to progeny of transgenic plants.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 381 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 d (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to NGT plants which are herbicide tolerant, insecticidal, antimicrobial, fungicidal or which have a changed composition.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 382 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 e (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to gene technology which aims to modify the genome outside of the laboratory.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 383 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 f (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to plants which have been modified with RNA interference technologies.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 g (new)
This regulation does not apply to patented material or material for which a patent application is being processed.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 390 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating fromprepared outside of the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the developmcells and that there are no patents or exclusive rights covering the process used to develop the plant, and there are no patents or exclusive rights covering the plant or parts thereof, and no application has been tabled for such patents of the NGT plr exclusive rights to be granted;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 396 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘genetically modified organism’ or ‘GMO’ means a genetically modified organism as defined in Article 2(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding organisms obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex I B to Directive 2001/18/EC;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 399 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘targeted mutagenesis’ means mutagenesis techniques resulting in modification(s) of the DNA sequence at precisely defined locations in the genome of an organism, and in which no unintended changes take place elsewhere in the genome as verified by a full unbiased screening of the whole of the genome;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘cisgenesis’ means techniques of genetic modification resulting in the insertion, in the genome of an organism, of genetic material already present in the breeders’ gene pool;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘breeders’ gene pool’ means the total genetic information available in one species and other taxonomic species with which it can be cross-bred, including by using advanced techniques such as embryo rescue, induced polyploidy and bridge crosses;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 422 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) fulfils the criteria of equivalence to conventional plants, set out in Annex I, orhas been authorised in accordance with Chapter II, and
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new)
(aa) is not covered by patents or exclusive rights and for which no application has been tabled for such patents or exclusive rights to be granted;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 425 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a b (new)
(ab) does not have one or more of the traits listed in part 2 of Annex III;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 427 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) is progeny of the NGT plant(s) referred to in point (a), including progeny derived by crossing of such plants, on the condition that there are no further modifications that would make it subject to Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation 1829/2003;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 466 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) has obtained a decision declaring that statusbeen authorised in accordance with Article 6 or 7Chapter II; or
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 470 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) is progeny of plant(s) referred to in point (a); ordeleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 503 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. TWhe Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending the criteria of equivalence of NGT plants to conventional plants laid down in Annex I in order to adapt them to scientific and technological progress as regards the types and extent of modifications which can occur naturally or through conventional breedingre scientific studies show the need to update the criteria in Annex I in order to ensure the highest possible levels of protection of human and animal health and for the environment, the Commission shall come forward with a legislative procedure.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 514 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
VerificAuthorisation procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to the deliberate release for any other purpose than placing on the market
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 517 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. To obtain the declaration of category 1 NGT plant status referred to in Article 4(1), point (a), before undertaking a deliberate release of a NGT plant for any other purpose than placing on the market, the person intending to undertake the deliberate release shall submit an application request to verify whether the criteria set out in Annex I and conditions in this article are met (‘verificauthorisation request’) to the competent authority designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the Member State within whose territory the release is to take place in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (b).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 521 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where a person intends to undertake such a deliberate release simultaneously in more than one Member State, that person shall submit the verification request to the competent authority of one of those Member States.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 524 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The verificauthorisation request referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted in accordance with standard data formats, where they exist pursuant to Article 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, and shall include, without prejudice to any additional information that may be required in accordance with Article 32b of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002:
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 531 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) a copy of the studies, which have been carried out and any other available material necessary to demonstrate that:
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 535 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i
(i) the plant is a NGT plant, including that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool where such genetic material has been temporarily inserted durentire genome sequence, performed via an unbiased long-read sequencing with the most accurate and up to date techniques to show that, among other things, the development of the plant, in accordance with the information requirements specified in the implemplant does not contain any transgenic material or transgenes, such as those which may have beent ing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a)serted as part of the development of the plant;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 536 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) information in accordance with the requirements specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i b (new)
(ib) an environmental risk assessment, carried out in accordance with Directive 2001/18;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 538 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d – point ii
(ii) the NGT plant meets the criteria set out in Annex I, including through the submission of independent studies verifying the safety of the modifications outlined in annex I, paragraph 1, points 1 and 2;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 542 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) a declaration from the applicant that there are: (i) no patents or exclusive rights covering the process used to develop the plant, (ii) no patents or exclusive rights covering the plant or parts thereof, and (iii) no application has been tabled for such patents or exclusive rights to be granted;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) whether the NGT plant fits the criteria of a novel food and is therefore subject to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, and if so, that the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 have been fulfilled;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 544 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
(dc) a declaration that the deliberate release would not be in breach of the Cartegena Protocol on biosafety under the UN convention on biological diversity, and a description of how the requirements are fulfilled;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 545 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d d (new)
(dd) submission of a reference material and a validated detection method;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 546 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) in the cases referred to in paragraph 2, an indication of the Member States in which the requester intends to undertake the deliberate release;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 553 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) an identification of the parts of the verification request and any other supplementary information that the requester demands to be treated as confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, pursuant to Article 11 of this Regulation and Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 554 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) an identification of the parts of the verificauthorisation request and any other supplementary information that the requester demands to be treated as confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, pursuant to Article 11 of this Regulation and Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 557 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. If the verification request does not contain all the necessary information, Within 60 working days from the date of receipt of an authorisation request, the competent authority shall be declared inadmissible by the competent authority within 30 working days within the date of receipt of a verification request whether the authorisation request is admissible, or whether in the absence of the necessary information required pursuant to paragraph 3, it is inadmissible. The competent authority shall inform the requester, the other Member States and the Commission of its decision without undue delay of the inadmissibility of the verificauthorisation request and shall provide the reasons of its decision.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 562 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. If the verification request is not deemed inadmissible in accordance with paragraph 5, the competent authority shall verify whether the NGT plant fulfils the criteria set out in Annex Iparagraph 3 and prepare a verificauthorisation report within 360 working days from the date of receipt of a verification requestn which it has informed the Member States and Commission of its decision pursuant to paragraph 5. The competent authority shall make available the verification report to the other Member States and to the Commission without undue delay.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 569 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make comments to the verificauthorisation report within 2045 days from the date of receipt of that report.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 577 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. In the absence of any comments from acases where comments are raised by another Member State or the Commission, within 10 working days from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verificauthorisation report shall adopt a decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant. It shall transmit the decision without undue delay to the requester, the other Member States and to the Commissionforward the comment(s) to the MS and the Commission. The competent authorities and the Commission may discuss any outstanding issues within 60 days.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 586 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In cases where a comment is made by anotherthe absence of any comments from a Member State or by the Commission by the deadlineor if outstanding issues are resolved within the period referred to in paragraph 7 8, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall forward the comment(s) to the Commission without undue delayreport shall, within 10 working days from the deadline referred to in para 7 or, in the case outstanding issues are resolved in para 8, adopt a decision establishing whether the NGT plant fulfils the conditions set out in article 5(1) and this article. It shall transmit the decision without delay to the notifier, the other Member States and the Commission.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 592 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In cases where comments are raised and maintained by another Member State or the Commission, the competent authority that prepared the report shall forward the authorisation report, and the comments to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) without undue delay. The Authority shall deliver a statement on whether the notified NGT plant fulfils the conditions set out in Article 5(1) and under this article no later than 45 working days from the date of the referral. The Authority shall make available the statement to the Commission and the Member States.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 593 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Where the Authority is consulted in accordance with paragraph 9a of this Article, it shall, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, make public without delay the notification, relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant, as well as its statement.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 603 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’), shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1On fulfilment of the conditions set out in Article 5(1) and in this article, the Commission shall prepare a draft decision authorising the NGT plant within 4560 working days from the date of receipt of the comment(s)statement of the Authority, taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred tolaid down in Article 28(23).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 605 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 11
11. The Commission shall publish a summary of the decisions referred to in paragraphs 89, 9b new and 10 in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 612 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
VerificAuthorisation procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to the placing on the market of NGT products
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 613 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
VerificAuthorisation procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to the placing on the market of NGT products
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 615 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where a declaration of category 1 NGT plant status referred to in Article 4(1), point (a), has not already been made in accordance with Article 6, to obtain such a declarIn order to obtain an authorisation before placing on the market aof a category 1 NGT product, the person intending to place the product on the markeapplicant shall submit a verificn authorisation request to the Authority in accordance with paragraph 2 andfor determination that the NGT plant fulfils the conditions set out in Article 5(1), in paragraph 2 of this Article as well as the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (b).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 624 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
(i) the plant is a NGT plant, including that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool where such genetic material has been temporarily inserted durentire genome sequence, performed via an unbiased long-read sequencing with the most accurate and up to date techniques to show that, among other things, the development of the plant, in accordance with the information requirements specified in the implemplant does not contain any transgenic material or transgenes, such as those which may have beent ing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a)serted as part of the development of the plant;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 625 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) information in accordance with the requirements specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 626 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii
(ii) the NGT plant meets the criteria set out in Annex I, including through the submission of independent studies verifying the safety of the modifications outlined in annex I, paragraph 1, points 1 and 2;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 628 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d – point ii a (new)
(iia) an environmental risk assessment, carried out in accordance with Directive 2001/18
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) a declaration from the applicant that there are: (i) no patents or exclusive rights covering the process used to develop the plant,( (ii) no patents or exclusive rights covering the plant or parts thereof, and (iii) no application has been tabled for such patents or exclusive rights to be granted;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 632 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) whether the NGT plant fits the criteria of a novel food and is therefore subject to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, and if so, that the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 have been fulfilled;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 635 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) a declaration that the placing on the market would not be in breach of the Cartegena Protocol on biosafety under the UN convention on biological diversity, and a description of how the protocol's requirements are fulfilled;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 636 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) a declaration that the placing on the market is in conformity with the Regulation on food information to consumers, as well as legislation on nutrition and health claims made on food, and a description on how the relevant provisions are fulfilled;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 638 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
(de) reference material and a validated sampling and detection method;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 639 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an identification of the parts of the verification request and any other supplementary information that the requester demands to be treated as confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, pursuant to Article 11 of this Regulation and Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 640 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an identification of the parts of the verificauthorisation request and any other supplementary information that the requester demands to be treated as confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, pursuant to Article 11 of this Regulation and Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 643 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Authority shall acknowledge receipt of the verificauthorisation request to the requesterapplicant without delay, stating the date of receipt. It shall make available the verificauthorisation request to the Member States and to the Commission without undue delay and make public the verificauthorisation request, all relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the requesterapplicant, in accordance with article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, after omission of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Articles 39 to 39e of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Article 11 of this Regulation.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 644 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. If the verificauthorisation request does not contain all the necessary information, it shall be declared inadmissible by the Authority within 360 working days within the date of receipt of a verificn authorisation request. The Authority shall inform the requesterapplicant, the Member States and the Commission without undue delay of the inadmissibility of the verificauthorisation request and shall provide the reasons of its decision.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 647 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. If the verificauthorisation request is not deemed inadmissible in accordance with paragraph 4, the Authority shall deliver its stateassessment on whether the NGT plant fulfils the criteria set out in Annex I and set out in this Article within 360 working days from the date of receipt of a verificn authorisation request. The Authority shall make available the statedraft assessment to the Commission and the Member States. The Authority, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, shall make its statement public, after omission of any information identified as confidential in accordance with Articles 39 to 39e of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Article 11 of this Regulation shall also make its draft assessment public.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 649 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States, the Commission and the public may make comments on the draft assessment of the Authority within 45 days.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 650 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The Authority shall deliver its assessment on whether the notified NGT plant fulfils the conditions set out in Article 5(1), annex I and in this Article, taking into account the comments received from Member States, the public and the Commission, within 30 days from the deadline referred to in paragraph 5a new. The Authority shall make available the assessment to the Commission and the Member States. The Authority, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, shall make its assessment public.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 652 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 3045 working days from the date of receipt of the stateassessment of the Authority, taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(23).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 660 #

2023/0226(COD)

The Commission shall set up and maintain an electronic system for the submission of verificauthorisation requests in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 and the exchange of the information under this Title.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 677 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) information about the genetic modification and the site(s) at which both intended and unintended modifications occur;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 679 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the stage at which the NGT plant is at (deliberate release and/or placing on the market);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 681 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) all risk assessment data and studies, including those pointing to potential adverse or unintended effects;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 684 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) all techniques used in the development of the NGT plant;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 686 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) the risk assessment, carried out in accordance with Directive 2001/18;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 690 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) full details of the detection and sampling method.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 692 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) the name of the variety.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 694 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The database, including all information required under paragraph 1, shall be made publicly available and kept up to date, clearly accessible on the Commission website, as well as on dedicated webpages of each of the Member State's competent authorities.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 703 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Labelling of NGT category 1 NGT plant reproductive material, including breeding material
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 710 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Plant reproductive material, including for breeding and scientific purposes, as well as food, feed and other products that contains or consists of category 1 NGT plant(s), and iss well as their progeny, which are placed on the market or made available to third parties, whether in return for payment or free of charge, shall bear a label indicating the words ‘cat 1 NGT’genetically modified organism’, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/18 and regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, followed by the identification number of the NGT plant(s) it has been derived from.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 721 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Traceability of NGT category 1 1. When placing products produced from category 1 NGT plants and products on the market, operators shall ensure that the following information is transmitted in writing to the operator receiving the product: (a) an indication of each of the food ingredients which is produced from category 1 NGT plants and products; (b) an indication of each of the feed materials or additives which is produced from category 1 NGT plants and products; (c) in the case of products for which no list of ingredients exists, an indication that the product is produced from category 1 NGT plants and products. 2. Without prejudice to Article 6 of EC Directive 1830/2003, operators shall have in place systems and standardised procedures to allow the holding of the information specified in paragraph 1 and the identification, for a period of five years from each transaction, of the operator by whom and to whom the products referred to in paragraph 1 have been made available. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to other specific requirements in Community legislation. 4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to traces of category 1 NGT plants and products in products for food and feed produced from category 1 NGT plants and products in a proportion no higher than the thresholds established for those GMOs in accordance with Articles 12, 24 or 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, provided that these traces of category 1 NGT plants and products are adventitious or technically unavoidable.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 723 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10b Cultivation opt-out possibility for Member States During the authorisation procedure of a given category 1 NGT or during the renewal of authorisation, a Member State may demand that the geographical scope of the written consent or authorisation be adjusted to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State is to be excluded from cultivation, according to Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 724 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 c (new)
Article 10c Measures to avoid the unintended presence of category 1 NGT plants Member States shall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of category 1 NGTs, including the possibility of applying the opt-out. Member States shall develop crop specific and adapted measures, based on the latest scientific knowledge and independent science, in order to avoid the unintended presence of category 1 NGTs. Member States shall instate a strict liability system and a compensation fund to compensate operators in the event of contamination.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 726 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
1. The requester referred to in Articles 6 and 7 may submit a request to the Member State competent authority or to the Authority, as appropriate, to treat certain parts of the information submitted under this Title as confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 6. 2. The competent authority or the Authority, as appropriate, shall assess the confidentiality request referred to in paragraph 1. 3. The competent authority or the Authority, as appropriate, may grant confidential treatment only with respect to the following items of information, upon verifiable justification, where the disclosure of such information is demonstrated by the requester to potentially harm its interests to a significant degree: (a) items of information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; (b) DNA sequence information; and (c) breeding patterns and strategies. 4. The competent authority or the Authority, as appropriate, shall, after consultation with the requester, decide which information is to be treated as confidential and shall inform the requester of its decision. 5. Member States, the Commission and the Authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure that confidential information notified or exchanged under this Chapter is not made public. 6. The relevant provisions of Articles 39e and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply mutatis mutandis. 7. In the event of a withdrawal of the verification request by the requester, Member States, the Commission and the Authority shall respect the confidentiality as granted by the competent authority or the Authority in accordance with this Article. Where the withdrawal of the verification request takes place before the competent authority or the Authority has decided on the relevant confidentiality request, Member States, the Commission and the Authority shall not make public the information for which confidentiality has been requested.Article 11 deleted Confidentiality
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 730 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) DNA sequence information; andeleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 732 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Information related to the development of detection methods, the name of the category 1 NGT plant variety, the classification of an NGT plant or products as a category 1 NGT plant or product, and the name of the requester company shall not fall under the information which may be treated as confidential.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 733 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notwithstanding paragraph 4, information which directly or indirectly relates to effects on human health, animal health or the environment, shall be made public by the Authority.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 734 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The relevant provisions of Articles 39e, 39 and 41 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 748 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The rules which apply to GMOs in Union legislation, as well as food safety and environmental legislation, in so far as they are not derogated from by this Regulation, shall apply to category 2 NGT plants and category 2 NGT products.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 756 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a copy of the studies, which have been carried out and any other available material to demonstrate that the plant is a NGT plant, including that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool where such genetic material has been temporarily inserted during the development of the plant and falls within the scope of this Regulation, in accordance with the information requirements specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 765 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
(vi) where relevant, information on control, remediation methods, waste treatment and emergency response plans;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 768 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a declaration stating that: (i) there are no patents or exclusive rights covering the process used to develop the plant; (ii) there are no patents or exclusive rights covering the plant or parts thereof; (iii) no application has been tabled for such patents or exclusive rights to be granted;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 778 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a copy of the studies, which have been carried out and any other available material to demonstrate that the plant is a NGT plant, including that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool where such genetic material has been temporarily inserted during the development of the plantand that it falls within the scope of this Regulation, in accordance with the information requirements specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (a);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 781 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the entire genome sequence, performed via an unbiased long-read sequencing with the most accurate and up to date techniques to show that, among other things, the plant does not contain any transgenic material or transgenes, such as those which may have been inserted as part of the development of the plant;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 785 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) where appropriate, a monitoring plan for environmental effects in accordance with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC, including a proposal for the time-period of the monitoring plan; this time-period may be different from the proposed period for the consent. If, based on the results of any release notified in accordance with Section 1, the findings of the environmental risk assessment, the characteristics of the NGT plant, the characteristics and scale of its expected use and the characteristics of the receiving environment, in accordance with the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (d), the notifier considers that the NGT plant does not need a monitoring plan, the notifier may propose not to submit a monitoring plan;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 794 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) methods for sampling (including references to existing official or standardised sampling methods), detection, identification and quantification of the NGT plant. In cases where it is not feasible to provide an analytical method that detects, identifies and quantifies, if duly justified by the notifierconcluded by the Union Reference Laboratory, the modalities to comply with analytical method requirements shall be adapted as specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (e) and the guidance referred to in Article 29(2);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 798 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) where applicable, the information to be provided for the purpose of complying with Annex II to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 803 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The written consent referred to in Article 19 of Directive 2001/18/EC shall either specify monitoring requirements, as described in Article 19(3) point (f) or state that monitoring is not required. Article 17(2), point (b), of Directive 2001/18/EC shall not apply if monitoring is not required by the consent.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 810 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Labelling in accordance with Article 23 In addition to Article 19(3) of Directive 2001/18/EC, the written consent shall specify the labelling in accordance with Article 23 of this Regulation.Article 16 deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 816 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The consent granted under Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC shall, after the firsteach renewal in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 2001/18/EC, be valid for an unlimited period, unless the decision referred to in Article 17(6) or (8) provides that the renewal is for a limited period, on justified grounds based on the findings of the risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Regulation and on experience with the use, including results of monitoring, if so specified in the consent10 years.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 823 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The last sentence in Article 17(6) and (8) of Directive 2001/18/EC shall not apply.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 847 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In cases where it is not feasible to provide an analytical method that detects, identifies and quantifies, if duly justified by the applicant or concluded by the European Union Reference Laboratory referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 during the procedure referred to in Article 20(4), the modalities to comply with analytical method requirements shall be adapted as specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (e) and the guidance referred to in Article 29(2);
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 848 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Articles 5(5) and 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, in the case of category 2 NGT plants or food or feed containing or consisting of category 2 NGT plants, the application shall also be accompanied by: (a) the environmental risk assessment carried out in accordance with the principles and criteria set out in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex II and with the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (c); (b) where appropriate, a monitoring plan for environmental effects in accordance with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC, including a proposal for the duration of the monitoring plan. This duration may be different from the duration of the authorisation. If, based on the results of any release notified in accordance with Section 1, the findings of the environmental risk assessment, the characteristics of the NGT plant, the characteristics and scale of its expected use and the characteristics of the receiving environment, in accordance with the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (d), the applicant considers that the NGT plant does need a monitoring plan, the applicant may propose not to submit a monitoring plan.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 853 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where appropriate, a monitoring plan for environmental effects in accordance with Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC, including a proposal for the duration of the monitoring plan. This duration may be different from the duration of the authorisation. If, based on the results of any release notified in accordance with Section 1, the findings of the environmental risk assessment, the characteristics of the NGT plant, the characteristics and scale of its expected use and the characteristics of the receiving environment, in accordance with the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (d), the applicant considers that the NGT plant does need a monitoring plan, the applicant may propose not to submit a monitoring plan.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 856 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The application shall also contain a proposal for labelling in accordance with Article 23.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 858 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 6(1) and (2) and Article 18(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the Authority shall deliver an opinion on the application for authorisation referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation within six months as from the receipt of a valid application.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 862 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 6(3), point (d), and Article 18(3), point (d), of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the Authority shall forward to the Union reference laboratory referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 the particulars referred to in Article 19(2) of this Regulation and in Article 5(3), point (j), and Article 17(3), point (j), of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 865 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from Article 6(5), point (f), and Article 18(5), point (f), of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, in the event of an opinion in favour of authorising the food or the feed, the opinion shall also include: (a) the method, validated by the Union reference laboratory, for detection, including sampling, and, where applicable, identification and quantification of the NGT plant and detection and identification of the NGT plant in the NGT food or feed, and a justification of any adaptation of the method in the cases referred to in Article 19(2), subparagraph 2; (b) an indication of where appropriate reference material can be accessed.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 871 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 11(1) and Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, aAfter the first renewal, the authorisation shall be valid for an un limited period, unless the Commission decides to renew the authorisation for a limited period, on justified grounds based on the findings of the risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Regulation and on experience with the use, including results of monitoring, if so specified in the authorisation of 10 years.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 877 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Safeguard clause 1. Where a Member State, as a result of new or additional information made available since the date of the consent and affecting the environmental risk assessment or reassessment of existing information on the basis of new or additional scientific knowledge, has detailed grounds for considering that a NGT as or in a product which has been properly notified and has received written consent under this Directive constitutes a risk to human health or the environment, that Member State may provisionally restrict or prohibit the use and/or sale of that GMO as or in a product on its territory. The Member State shall ensure that in the event of a severe risk, emergency measures, such as suspension or termination of the placing on the market, shall be applied, including information to the public. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States of actions taken under this Article and give reasons for its decision, supplying its review of the environmental risk assessment, indicating whether and how the conditions of the consent should be amended or the consent should be terminated, and, where appropriate, the new or additional information on which its decision is based. 2. Within 60 days of the date of receipt of the information trans mitted by the Member State, a decision shall be taken on the measure taken by that Member State in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 30(2). For the purpose of calculating the 60-day period, any period of time during which the Commission is awaiting further information which it may have requested from the notifier or is seeking the opinion of the Scientific Committee or Committees which has or have been consulted shall not be taken into account. The period of time during which the Commission is awaiting the opinion of the Scientific Committee or Committees consulted shall not exceed 60 days. Likewise, the period of time the Council takes to act in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 30(2) shall not be taken into account.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 881 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
[...]deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 906 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 amending the lists of traits of NGT plants laid down in Annex III in order to adapt them to scientific and technological progress and to new evidence relating to the impact on sustainability of those traits, subject to the following conditions: (a) the Commission shall take into account the monitoring of the impacts of this Regulation in accordance with Article 30(3); (b) the Commission shall conduct an up- to-date scientific literature review of the impact on environmental, social and economic sustainability of the trait(s) it intends to add to or delete from the list in Annex III; (c) where applicable, the Commission shall take into account the results of monitoring which was carried out in accordance with Article 14, point (h), or Article 19(3), of NGT plants harbouring the trait(s) conveyed by their genetic modification.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 911 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) where applicable, the Commission shall take into account the results of monitoring which was carried out in accordance with Article 14, point (h), or Article 19(3), of NGT plants harbouring the trait(s) conveyed by their genetic modification.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 916 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
In addition to the labelling requirements referred to in Article 21 of Directive 2001/18/EC, Articles 12, 13, 24 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and Article 4(6) to (7) of Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, and without prejudice to the requirements under other Union legislation, the labelling of authorised category 2 NGT products may also mention the trait(s) conveyed by the genetic modification, as specified in the consent or the authorisation pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 of Chapter III of this Regulation.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 945 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC shall not apply to category 2 NGT plants.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 951 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The provisions for the risk assessment of stacked events of current GMO Regulation fully apply to category 2 NGT plants.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 952 #

2023/0226(COD)

The Commission, after consulting the Authority, shall propose adequate processes, criteria and methodologies for the assessment of systemic effects, such as combinatorial, cumulative and long-term effects, to be adopted by an implementing regulation in accordance with Article 27 and Article 28(3) in order to supplement Annex II.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 954 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26
1. The power to adopt the delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt the6 delegated acts referred to in Article 5(3) and Article 22(8) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the 5-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period. 3. The delegations of power referred to in Article 5(3) and Article 22(8) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making(61 ). 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles Article 5(3) and Article 22(8) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. _________________ 61 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.Exercise of the delegation
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 970 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts supplementing the provisions laid down in this Regulation concerning:
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 971 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the information required to demonstrate that a plant is a NGT plant;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 977 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the preparation and the presentation of the verificauthorisation requests referred to in Articles 6 and 7;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 980 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the methodology and information requirements for the environmental risk assessment of category 2 NGT plants and the safety assessments of category 2 NGT food and feed, in accordance with the principles and criteria laid down in Annex II;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 988 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Before adopting the implementing acts referred to in points (a) to (d), the Commission shall consult the Authorityaragraph 1, the Commission shall consult the Authority. Before adopting the implementing act(s) referred to in point (e), the Commission shall consult the Joint Research Centre with the European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(3).
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 990 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 182/2011 shall apply.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 999 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall also address anyidentify and address any biodiversity and environmental, human and animal health, socio-economic, changes to agronomic practices and ethical issues that may have arisen with the application of this Regulation.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1004 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the reporting referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission, by [24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest, shall establish, after consulting the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, a detailed programme for monitoring, based on indicators, the impact of this Regulation. It the impact of this Regulation, including data, studies and indicators relating to increased corporate control of the plant breeding sector and patents, allergenic potential of NGTs, invasiveness, levels of herbicide use and impacts on non-target organisms. The design of the programme shall specify the action to be taken by the Commission and by the Member States in collecting and analysing the data and other evidence.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1007 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. No soonlater than twoone years after the publication of the first report referred to in paragraph 1 the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the implementation of this Regulation andwith regard to respect for the precautionary principle, as well as its impact on human and animal health, biodiversity and the environment, consumer information and transparency, the functioning of the internal market, including concentration of the seed sector and impacts of patents, and economic, environmental and social sustainability.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1010 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation referred to in paragraph 4 as well as on the findings of the monitoring programme referred to paragraph 3 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Where required to ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, in line with precautionary principle, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of relevant provisions of this Regulation.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1023 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation does not apply to: (a) genetically modified foods falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;Article 32a (new) Amendment to Regulation (EU)2015/2283 In Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. This Regulation does not apply to: (ba) foods when and in so far as they are used as: (i) food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008; (ii) food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008; (iii) food flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008; (iv) extraction solvents used or intended to be used in the production of foodstuffs or food ingredients and falling within the scope of Directive 2009/32/EC. " Or. en (32015R2283)
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1024 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 d (new)
Directive 2002/55/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 32d Amendment to Directive 2002/55/EC In Article 9, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘5a. Member States shall ensure that varieties containing or consisting of a category 1 or a category 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation] are clearly indicated as varieties that have been genetically modified in the catalogue of varieties. They shall further ensure that any person marketing such a variety clearly indicates in his sales catalogue that the variety has been genetically modified.’
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1025 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Directive 2002/55/EC
Article 17 – subparagraph 3
The published notice shall clearly indicate those varieties which have been genetically modified. Article 32a (new) Amendment to Directive 2002/55/EC In Article 17, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: "The published notice shall clearly indicate those varieties which have been genetically modified, including those which contain or consist of a category 1 NGT plant or 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation]." Or. en (02002L0055)
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1026 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Directive 2002/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 32c Amendment to Directive 2002/53/EC In Article 9, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘5a. Member States shall ensure that varieties containing or consisting of a category 1 or category 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation] are clearly indicated as varieties which have been genetically modified n the catalogue of varieties. They shall further ensure that any person marketing such a variety clearly indicates in his sales catalogue that the variety has been genetically modified.’
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1027 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Directive 2002/53/EC
Article 17 – subparagraph 3
The published notice shall clearly indicate those varieties which have been genetically modified. Article 32a (new) Amendment to Directive 2002/53/EC Article 17, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: "The published notice shall clearly indicate those varieties which have been genetically modified, including those which contain or consist of a category 1 or category 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation]." Or. en (02002L0053)
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1028 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Directive 1999/105/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 32b Amendment to Directive 1999/105/EC In Article 10(2) of Directive 1999/105/EC, the following point is inserted: ‘(ja) in the case of material of the ‘tested’ category, whether it contains or consists of a category 1 or category 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation].’
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1029 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Directive 68/193/EEC
Article 5f
Article 5f 32a (new) Amendment to Directive 68/193/EEC Article 5f is replaced by the following: "‘1. Member States shall ensure that genetically modified varieties which have been accepted are clearly indicated as such in the catalogue of varieties. They shall further ensure that any person marketing such a variety clearly indicates in their vine sales catalogue that the variety is genetically modified and states the purpose of the modification. 2. Member States shall ensure that varieties containing or consisting of a category 1 or category 2 NGT plant within the meaning of Regulation [please insert reference to this Regulation] are clearly indicated as varieties that are genetically modified in the catalogue of varieties. They shall further ensure that any person marketing such a variety clearly indicates in his sales catalogue that the variety is genetically modified.’" Or. en (31968L0193)
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1036 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
It shall apply from [24when all implementing acts required according to Article 27 are adopted, but no sooner than [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1047 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Criteria of equivalence of NGT plants to conventionallassification of category 1 NGT plants
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1048 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
A NGT plant is considered equivalent to conventional plantsmay be classified as category 1 when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20one set of intentional genetic modifications of the types referred to in points 1 to 5, in an-3 and if no additional modification, intentional or unintentional , is present in any gene sequence or regulatory DNA sequence sharing, or DNA sequence similarity withs important in chromosomal activities and development, such as crossing over and speciation, that is not at the targeted site that can be predicted by bioinformatic tools. A plant can only be chosen as a parental plant if it is not already an NGT plant or an otherwise genetically modified plant.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1059 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
(1) substitution or insertion of no more than 205 nucleotides; (which is sufficient to cause the knockout or correction of a chosen gene or regulatory sequence) of or at a specific targeted sequence and if the resulting gene sequence does not give rise to a novel RNA or protein e.g. due to a frameshift mutation in or at the targeted sequence, and where the outcome of these substitutions or insertions were intended and have been shown to be safe for human health and the environment, and to be of no further or additional regulatory or metabolic or trait consequence.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1069 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
(2) deletion of any number of nucleotides; at one particular targeted site or between two particular targeted sites and where no novel RNA or protein is produced, and where the outcome these deletions were intended and have been shown to be safe for human health and the environment and of no further or additional regulatory or metabolic or trait consequence.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1080 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a
(a) targeted insertion of a contiguous DNA sequence existing within the breeder’s gene poolspecies;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1085 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b
(b) targeted substitution of an endogenous DNA sequence with a contiguous DNA sequence existing in the breeder’s gfrom the same species and where that sequence is derived from the same gene and where this sequence pool; is not the result of a previous targeted or untargeted genetic modification.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1095 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4
(4) targeted inversion of a sequence of any number of nucleotides;deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1096 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5
(5) any other targeted modification of any size, on the condition that the resulting DNA sequences already occur (possibly with modifications as accepted under points (1) and/or (2)) in a species from the breeders’ gene pool.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1109 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 1
The environmental risk assessment shall be carried out in accordance with the precautionary principle and the principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1110 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The type and amount of information necessary for the environmental risk assessment of category 2 NGT plants laid down in Annex III of Directive 2001/18/EC and for the food and feed safety assessment of category 2 NGT food and feed shall be adapted to their risk profile. Factors to be consideredis laid down in Annex III of Directive 2001/18/EC. Factors to be covered by the risk assessment include:
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1120 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) problem formulation including hazard identification and characterisation;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1122 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) exposure characterisation and assessment;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1126 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) risk management strategies
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1128 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) overall risk evaluation
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1131 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) problem formulation, hazard identification and characterisation
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1133 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) information relating to the recipient plant or, where appropriate, to the parental plants;
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1134 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i b (new)
(ib) information relating to the genetic modification and their intended effects
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1137 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) molecular characterisation to check for intended and unintended effects. The information shall be provided by collating already available data from scientific literature or from other sources or generating scientific data where necessary by performing appropriate experimental and bioinformatic studies.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1139 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Information shall be provided to cover all relevant exposure routes to humans, livestock, and the environment. Exposure on the likelihood of each identified potential adverse effect. This shall be evaluated taking into consideration, as relevant, the characteristics of the receiving environment(s), the intended function, the dietary role, the expected level of use of the food and feed in the EU and the scope of the application for authorisation.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1143 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
The applicant shall base its risk characterisation of NGT plants and foods and feed on information from hazard identification, hazard characterisation and exposure assessment. The risk shall for each protection goal (including specific protection goals) be characterised by combining, for each potential adverse effect, the magnitude with the likelihood of that adverse effect occurring to provide a quantitative or semi quantitative estimation of the risk. Where relevant, the uncertainty for each identified risk shall be described and the uncertainties associated with this estimate.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1147 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – paragraph 5
Any information on hazard identification and characterisation specified under Parts 2 and 3 shall only be required if the specific characteristics and the intended use of the category 2 NGT plant or category 2 NGT food or feed give rise to a plausible risk hypothesis that can be addressed utilising the specified information.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1151 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – point 1
(1) Analysis of agronomic, phenotypic and compositional characteristics according to Annex II of Directive 2001/18/EC
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1154 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – point 8
(8) Effects on human and, animal health and the food and feed chain
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1159 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 3 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) Analysis of potential for persistence and invasiveness resulting from transport, loss, and spillage
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1162 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 3 – point 2
(2) Ecotoxicology and Toxicology
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1165 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 3 – point 4
(4) Nutritional assessment, including impacts on human and animal microbiomes
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1168 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1
1 Traits justifying the incentives referred to in Article 22: (1) yield, including yield stability and yield under low-input conditions; (2) tolerance/resistance to biotic stresses, including plant diseases caused by nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses and other pests; (3) tolerance/resistance to abiotic stresses, including those created or exacerbated by climate change; (4) more efficient use of resources, such as water and nutrients; (5) characteristics that enhance the sustainability of storage, processing and distribution; (6) improved quality or nutritional characteristics; (7) reduced need for external inputs, such as plant protection products and fertilisers.deleted
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1189 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 2 – paragraph 1
Traits excluleading the application of the incentives referred to in Article 22: tolerance to herbicideso exclusion from NGT category 1: tolerance to herbicides, higher use in pesticides, higher use in fertilizers, antimicrobial resistance (including through the use of antibiotic marker genes), higher greenhouse gas emissions, higher susceptibility to plant diseases, potential invasiveness, lack of spatio- temporal control.
2023/11/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, according to the FAO, the concept of food security is not limited to the supply of food, but also encompasses the internationally recognised human right to food and stable affordable access to healthy and nutritious diets for all;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas most Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, including increased consumption of sustainably and regionally produced plants and plant- based foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and legumes; whereas there is a need to address the overconsumption of meat and dairy and ultra-processed products, as well as products high in sugars, salt and fats[1a] ;[1b] __________________ 1a European Parliament, Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system, 2020/2260(INI) 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0409_EN.pdf
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas despite a slight decreasing trend, per capita meat consumption in many EU countries remains 2 to 4 times higher than the recommended intake; whereas food contributes to around 45% of the environmental impacts of EU consumption; 1a; __________________ 1a European Commission, Drivers of food security, SWD(2023) 4 final.
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas well-designed agricultural and food policies can reduce the cost of sustainable and nutritious foods and increase the availability and affordability of healthy diets sustainably and leaving no one behind; whereas food choices are also significantly shaped by food environments, including food marketing and advertising, product placement and promotions, and labelling;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas consumer food prices, but also household income, are a crucial driver of food security; whereas, when faced with unprecedently high food prices, lower-income households, who spend a large share of their budget on food, may be pushed to choose more unhealthy and less diverse foods, making them particularly vulnerable to the risk of non-communicable diseases linked to poor diets;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas in the EU nearly 57 million tonnes of food waste (127 kg/inhabitant) are generated annually with an associated market value estimated at 130 billion euros; whereas at the same time, some 36.2 million people cannot afford a quality meal every day; whereas food waste causes 6% of EU´s total greenhouse gas emissions;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. SupportsWelcomes the Commission’s comprehensive analysis of the drivers of food security; underlines its conclusions pointing at the urgency of transitioning to a sustainable food system capable of ensuring food security in both the short- and long-term; supports, therefore, the just transition to agro- ecological and organic farming as well as agroforestry; reiterates its support for the ambitions, targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the 50% target of reduction in the use and the associated risks of pesticides on health and environment, the setting of EU food waste reduction targets and the integrated nutrient management action plan dealing with an unsustainable fertiliser use and steering an effective reduction in fertilisers; calls on the European Commission to uphold its commitment and table a legislative proposal to prohibit the export of all pesticides and other hazardous chemicals banned at EU level, to put an end to double standards, and to ensure a level-playing field for the industry and harmonization between national legislations;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to present an ambitious proposal for an EU Sustainable Food System Framework Law establishing a clear and measurable path towards food system sustainability in the EU; highlights that such a law should ensure coherence among all existing and future food-related policies, including the EU’s external policies and shift consumption towards sustainable and healthy diets, including support for a higher consumption of legumes, vegetable and fruits; promoting favourable food environments with increasing the affordability and the availability of sustainable and healthy food, while ensuring that prices paid for sustainable production and incomes earned by farmers are fair; calls on the Commission to use this draft law to strengthen the responsibility and engagement of large food businesses in the transition towards sustainability and to recognize animal welfare as a requirement for a sustainable food system and encouraging a shift towards animal husbandry which respects planetary boundaries, as well as animals’ physiological and behavioural needs;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact thatnotes the findings from the Commission’s analysis of food security drivers that shifting towards more plant- based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food securitycan contribute to global food security while being associated with a range of health and environmental benefits; stresses the need for rebalancing the proportion of EU land used for production of animal feed with that for producing human food; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the future EU framework law on Sustainable Food Systems promotes favourable food environments, where healthy and sustainable food options are the most available, affordable, advertised and attractive;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is concerned that sustainable and healthy food is often less affordable to consumers and less profitable for businesses than unsustainable and unhealthy food as many of the health and environmental costs associated with food production and consumption are not internalised; encourages the Commission to explore ways to integrate True Cost Accounting considerations in food policy- making;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1 ; regrets the biased nature of the current impact assessment and calls on the Commission to restart the process in an inclusive manner, notably to fully take into account the impact of changes in the legal framework on the non-GMO farming and food sectors, and the impact of the enforcement of patents and intellectual property rights on the breeding sector; underscores that any new legal framework should allow the possibility of co-existence between farmers, including through the implementation of a mandatory traceability all along the production chain; notes that EFSA opinions and statements on plants derived from NGTs were a matter of dispute with several experts demanding to put more weight on the risks caused by the unintended effects resulting from the processes of NGTs; __________________ 1 Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a strategy to regionalise the supply chain of the most important commodities and to ensure the supply of local and sustainable plant proteins primarily for human consumption;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year, with associated costs estimated to be EUR 143 billion; stresses that addressing food waste would have an immediate positive impact on food security Reiterates that food losses and food waste must be reduced from farm to fork; welcomes, therefore, the upcoming revision of the Waste Framework Directive, including the setting of EU food waste reduction targets; calls for an enforceable EU-wide food waste reduction target of 50 % by 2030, based on a common methodology; underlines the positive effects that short food supply chains can have for reducing food waste;1a __________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0005_EN.html
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that while the negative impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security has been significant, this crisis has built up on the existing systemic failures in the food system, and that sufficient short- and longer-term measures need to be adopted to address hunger and malnutrition in Europe and beyond; highlights the need to develop appropriate tools to address future food crisis in a sustainable way, compatible with our objectives on climate and biodiversity, rather than resorting to disruptive short-term solutions and increased international trade;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes the enormous cost of inaction 1a and the continued deterioration of the functional biodiversity needed to maintain yields and fertility and agricultural productivity; underlines therefore the need for improving resilience of agro-ecosystems by increasing biological, genetic and structural diversity to maintain yields and spread risk of crop failure; notes for example that drought costs the EU 9 billion euro every year - and this is forecast to increase as climate change and ecological collapse kick in; notes that the UN and FAO clearly warn that delaying the transition to sustainable, resilient food systems will cost society and farmers even more, the longer it is delayed; __________________ 1a IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, M. Tignor, E.S. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Craig, S. Langsdorf, S. Löschke, V. Möller, A. Okem, B. Rama (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, 3056 pp., doi:10.1017/9781009325844.
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Highlights that the two major middle- to long-term threats to farming and food production are climate change and the ecosystem collapse; notes that the latest IPCC report forecasts acute future problems for agriculture, the ecosystem stability, water availability and food security; notes also that agriculture relies upon healthy ecosystems, notably functional soil ecosystems, and a sufficient population of pollinators and predators of pests; highlights that more than 75 % of global food crop types, including fruits and vegetables rely on animal pollination;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls therefore on the Commission and the member states to focus their efforts in making EU farming and food production more resilient and in decreasing drastically the negative impacts of this sector on climate and the ecosystems, notably by strengthening its autonomy and increasing the diversity of food crops, decreasing its reliance on fossil-based inputs and by moving to more sustainable diets; calls on the Commission to support further investments that can accelerate the green transition and secure sustainability and autonomy, both in the EU and in developing countries;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Notes that the number of farm animals is growing in the EU and that animal products represent 22 % of food exported by the EU; highlights that 60% of crop surfaces in the EU are dedicated to producing feed, and that close to 30 millions of tons of soybeans and soybeans products are imported in the EU every year, leading to an extractive, high carbon footprint and fragile model, linked to deforestation; calls on adapting the size of the EU herd to the planetary boundaries and what the EU land can support, allowing at the same time to reach the objectives of the methane pledge and the Paris agreement; highlights that such a transition must be supported by a systemic strategy at EU and national level in order to avoid unbearable disruptions, as well as at farm level ; notes that a comparable profitability with reduced herds can be achieved for herbivore animals farming by switching to pasture based grazing, allowing to cut of input costs;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Notes the costs to human health of excess ammonia from fertilisers and livestock waste, responsible for 430 000 premature deaths each year in the EU 1a, as well as costs associated with crop losses; __________________ 1a Guthrie, Susan, Sarah Giles, Fay Dunkerley, Hadeel Tabaqchali, Amelia Harshfield, Becky Ioppolo, and Catriona Manville, Impact of ammonia emissions from agriculture on biodiversity: An evidence synthesis. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2018. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_repo rts/RR2695.html.
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Calls therefore on the Commission to further strengthen the Farm to Fork Strategy target on fertiliser use reduction, and to support, through all appropriate policies, practices to make soils more fertile through home-grown measures that ensure independence from imports of fertiliser or gas, such as crop rotation, composting and the use of animal waste within the limits of the Nitrates Directive; highlights that fertiliser use constitutes an estimated 50 % of energy use in agriculture, when considering both direct and indirect use; stresses that rising energy prices have a consequent effect on rising synthetic fertiliser prices, which means that advice on finding agronomic alternatives can be the most cost-effective policy option 1a; stresses the importance of farmers receiving technical support from independent farm advisory services so they can use the most appropriate and effective agroecological techniques; highlights the proven ability of organic agriculture to produce food without the use of synthetic fertilisers; __________________ 1a Poux, X., & Aubert, P. M. (2018). An agroecological Europe in 2050: multifunctional agriculture for healthy eating. Findings from the Ten Years For Agroecology (TYFA) modelling exercise, Iddri-AScA, Study, (09/18)
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 h (new)
9h. Recognises that market speculation, manipulation and the trading of food commodities can artificially inflate wholesale prices and lead to market volatility; calls, in that regard, for an immediate and temporary ban on speculative practices such as short selling, sovereign debt and credit default swaps, ‘futures’ stock options and the high- frequency trading of food commodities that can result in market manipulation, predatory pricing and profiteering; calls on the Commission and European Securities and Markets Authority to work with national regulators to bring forward an urgent proposal to temporarily ban short selling and safeguard food commodities on stock markets, including by revising the currently very permissive EU position limit regime, and to take into account volatility when setting those position limits; notes that the ongoing review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFiD) is a unique opportunity to tackle food speculation by introducing strict limits to the capacity of a trader to speculate on food commodities and fixing the current the loopholes in the regulatory framework;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 i (new)
9i. Stresses the need for full use of school schemes in order to ensure deprived children have access to food; highlights, furthermore, the utility of public procurement programmes in fostering public support for purchasing from smallholders and local producers when sourcing nutritious food for distribution, to guard against food insecurity;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 j (new)
9j. Highlights the high indirect land use change impact of crop-based biofuels because, notably, of deplacement effects, also linked to human rights abuse, land grabbing and global hunger in third countries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to rapidly put in place temporary suspension measures for the production and blending of crop-based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels in order to secure additional food supplies, stabilise global food commodity markets and phase out crop-based biofuels, not including advanced biofuels, by 2030;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 k (new)
9k. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins 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 and low input farming systems, including traditional and locally- adapted varieties and heterogeneous material.
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 l (new)
9l. Points out that gene-edited plants and animals are patented and should therefore be avoided as they would further contribute to market concentration in seed, plant and animal production and the increase of input costs, in addition to them not providing any advantages over agro-ecological systems, which have proven benefits in terms of biodiversity and the climate when it comes to alleviating food insecurity; calls on the EU and its Member states to prevent patents on biological material used in or produced from means of conventional breeding and to safeguard the freedom to operate and the breeders’ exemption for all conventionally bred varieties;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2022/2183(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 m (new)
9m. Calls for closing nutrient cycling loops, shorter food production and supply chains, reducing external inputs and balancing outputs better with the carrying capacities of farmed areas, inter alia to make farming more resilient and autonomous both on-farm and EU level;
2023/01/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) having regard to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5°C its sixth assessment report (AR6) and its synthesis report thereon, and to the IPCC Special Reports of 8 August 2019 on Climate Change and Land and of 25 September 2019 on the Ocean and Cryosphere,
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’),1a having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030, _________________ 1a OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the European Parliament position 1a on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review (COM/2021/0554), _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2022)0233
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system’ (COM/2020/0381), and the Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on the same topic1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0425
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380), and the Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the same topic1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted_P9_TA(2021)0277
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions’ (COM/2020/663), and the Parliament resolution of 21 October 2021 on the same topic1a; _________________ 1a Texts adopted P9_TA(2021)0436
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM/2020/0098), and the Parliament resolution of 10 February 2021 on the same topic1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0040
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication entitled, ‘An EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ (COM(2021)82) and the Parliament resolution of 17 December 20201a, having regard to the Commission communication entitled, ‘An Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production (COM(2021)141) and the Parliament resolution of 3 May 20221b, having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'An EU Soil Strategy 2030: Reaping the benefits of healthy soils for people, food, nature and the climate' (COM(2021)699) and the Parliament resolution of 28 April 20211c, having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'Chemicals strategy for sustainability towards a toxic free environment' (COM(2020)0667) and the Parliament resolution of 10 July 20201d, _________________ 1a Texts adopted P9_TA(2020)0382 1b Texts adopted P9_TA(2022)0136 1c Texts adopted P9_TA(2021)0143 1d Text adopted P9_TA(2020)0201
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2022/2053(INI)

— having regard to the Commission observation letters on the Member States CAP strategic plans1a, having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special Report 12/2021 entitled ‘The Polluter Pays Principle: Inconsistent application across EU environmental policies and actions’ having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special Report 16/2021 entitled, 'Common Agricultural Policy and Climate: Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing' _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming- fisheries/key-policies/common- agricultural-policy/cap-strategic- plans/obervation-letters_en
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system2 , _________________ 2 OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.deleted
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
— having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan3 , _________________ 3 OJ C 465, 17.11.2021, p. 11.deleted
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
— having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives4 , _________________ 4 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 25.deleted
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0078
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas agriculture and food policies facilitateurgently require to be fully transformed to fully contribute to the transition to sustainable food systems in line with the ambitions of the European Green Deal for a climate-neutral EU economy inby 2050 at the latest;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas different sustainable carbon cycles must be considered in a holistic manner, react differently and should therefore be treated separately, whereas increasing natural carbon sinks and replacing fossil carbon as much as possible will require more biomass production, thuson the one hand and drastically reducing emissions from the fossil based economy and transitioning towards a sustainably sourced, circular bioeconomy, on the other hand affecting the land sector; whereas carbon farming schemes can be part of an incentivising market-based toolbox for delivering on climatemeasures support and encourage land and forest owners and managers to store more carbon in their land and forests, prioritising ecosystem- based approaches and biodiversity- friendly practices, in full respect of ecological principles to foster biodiversity restoration and circular economy to contribute to the Green Deal objectives;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas reaching economy-wide net-zero GHG emissions as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest within the Union requires a significant reduction of the current use of fossil carbon energy in the EU final energy consumption by at least 95%, and the substantial reduction of other greenhouse gas emissions, in particular livestock methane emissions and emissions generated from food waste;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas methane (CH4) emissions from agriculture form part of the biogenic carbon cycle which is over 80 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2) and is a major source of ground level ozone (O3) that can significantly affect air quality, human and plant health and is a significant contributor to global warming and climate change; whereas the fossil carbon cycle lasts around 100-200 million years and the biogenic carbon cycle typically lasts from a few years to a few decades;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas methane emissions from agriculture are primarily driven by livestock numbers, particularly ruminants, and livestock emissions from manure and enteric fermentation represent approximately 32% of anthropogenic methane emissions1a; _________________ 1a United Nations Environment Programme and Climate and Clean Air Coalition (2021). Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions. ISBN: 978-92-807-3854-4
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas every tonne of fossil CO2 that is not emitted or is or will be sustainably stored in cycles is the best contribution to achieving climate targets; whereas storing CO2 from the atmosphere or other cycles should be used as one among many methods for achieving climate targetustainably, safely and permanently storing CO2 from unavoidable emissions from the atmosphere should be used for achieving climate targets but it is less sustainable, as safe, sustainable and permanent storage remains a major challenge; whereas carbon removals cannot substitute the need to substantially reduce emissions in all scopes and all sources to reach residual emissions;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas enhancing carbon removal plays a crucial role in achieving a climate-neutral EU economythe current situation is necessary to achieve a balance between Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals within the Union by 2050, ast they can balance the emissions that are very difficult to eliminate and create a new market-based income source for farmers latest and to achieve negative emissions thereafter; whereas a drastic reduction of our reliance on fossil fuels is necessary; whereas carbon removals remain more limited than absolute reductions, but can balance the unavoidable emissions where no direct emission reduction options are available;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas agriculture can actively contribute to carbon sequestration by increasing natural carbon sinks through the uptake of nature- and ecosystem- based solutions, such as wide crop rotations, intercropping, permaculture, agroforestry, silviculture, agroecology and ecosystem restoration, and especially the restoration and maintenance of peatland areas as a way of increasing natural carbon sinks and sequestration;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the protection and restoration of ecosystems greatly contributes to maintaining and enhancing natural carbon sinks while promoting biodiversity, and is therefore one of the best tools in fighting the twin climate and biodiversity crises;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas regenerative agriculture as an approach to food production and land management could mitigate those challenges, helping the transition towards a highly resilient agricultural system based on the appropriate management of lands and soils;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas good soil health improves capacity for food production, water filtration and carbon absorption, thus contributing not only to stabilising the climate but also to ensuring food security, restoring biodiversity, protecting our farmland bioeconomies and building sustainable food systems;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas research shows that livestock farms in Europe can reduce emissions by 12-30% by 2030 which would imply a potential mitigation range between 26-66 Mt CO2; whereas technical mitigation potential for enteric fermentation and manure management could mitigate an absolute maximum of 45 Mt CO2 emissions per annum;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas the UN SDG 12 on ‘ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns’ by 2030 also includes food waste reduction targets throughout the various stages of agricultural production, processing, post-harvest handling through to storage, distribution and consumption stages;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas, according to the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the large-scale deployment of biomass energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) may greatly overestimate our collective ability to manage carbon cycle flows, thereby risking doing more harm than good; whereas, BECCs could potentially help mitigate climate change, but at the expense of further exceeding planetary boundaries related to biosphere integrity, land use and biogeochemical flows and bring freshwater use closer to its boundary15a; _________________ 15a https://www.fern.org/fileadmin/uploads/fe rn/Documents/2022/Six_problems_with_ BECCS_-_2022.pdf
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the biogenic carbon cycle is natural and must be used in a sustainable way to substitute fossil carbonflows are natural processes largely influenced by human interventions which must be used in a sustainable way; whereas policies should differentiate between biogenic and fossil carbon cycles; whereas fossil carbon should be reduced to close-to-zero as soon as possible;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the contribution of the sustainable carbon cycles initiative to reaching the EU net carbon removal target of 310 megatons (Mt) by 2030, as mentioned in the Commission communication on sustainableReiterates its position to enhance net greenhouse gas removals by natural sinks to at least 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent by 2030 while taking into account the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, and to supplement that target by additional measures and initiatives at Union level to support carbon cyclesfarming;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the absolute priority is to drastically and permanently reduce the release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere; acknowledges that increased carbon removals will be needed in the longer term to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest and negative emissions thereafter, but stresses that carbon removals are fragile and potentially reversible, and that the risk of reversal of removals by natural carbon sinks in particular is further aggravated by anthropogenic climate change;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the objective to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest and aim for negative emissions thereafter applies to the entire economy; stresses therefore that individual sectors or companies should not be allowed to claim ownership of a specific quantity of carbon removals units, but that the increase of carbon removals necessary to reach climate-neutrality should be accounted for and regulated in a strictly separated framework than those in place to account and regulate GHG emissions reductions;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2022/2053(INI)

1c. Underlines that the Glasgow Climate Pact recognised that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, including reducing global carbon dioxide emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 relative to the 2010 level and to net zero around mid-century, as well as deep reductions in other greenhouse gases; stresses therefore that purely offsetting emissions can never contribute to the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that there is great confusion regarding what constitutes and is referred to as “carbon removals”; considers that should only be considered “carbon removals” practices or technologies that physically removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and safely and permanently store it, where upstream and downstream GHG emissions associated with the removal, transport and permanent storage processes are fully accounted for, where the total quantity of CO2 removed and safely and permanently stored is greater than the total quantity of CO2 emitted during the removal, transport and permanent storage process, and where usage of other natural resources, such as water or land, are minimised;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Cautions against many IPCC scenarios that greatly rely on future carbon dioxide removals; considers that, given the many uncertainties related to those technologies and the risks that most of them incur for land use, water resources, biodiversity protection and food security, priority should be given to scenarios that minimise the use of carbon dioxide removals, such as low energy demand scenarios; calls on the EU Independent Advisory Board on Climate Change, when assessing what could be a 1.5°C compatible EU GHG emissions budget to prioritise those scenarios, and to carefully consider the use of carbon dioxide removals options and technologies in a socially, environmentally and economically conscious manner;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Stresses that the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon removals is still subject to uncertainties; considers that failing to monitor all GHG emissions can result in paradoxical outcomes, for example, evidence shows that planting trees in peatlands can result in negative carbon storage, thus carbon needs to be effectively monitored; calls therefore to ensure the highest degree of transparency, robustness and accountability in the accounting of carbon removals regulated under Union law;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the agriculturale and forestry sectors can play a significant role in this process, given by facilitating ecosystem restoration and thatus they have the capacity to remove and store carbon through carbon reservoirthe protection, sustainable use and management of carbon stock; underlines that good management in the agricultural and forestry sectors should fully contribute to the overall goaleconomy-wide effort to become the first climate- neutral continent;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that regulations and measures should be put in place to enable each sector must first and foremost to reduce its own CO2 emissions independently and only use the storage capacity of other sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, for non- reducible emissionsand other greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible and recognises that that fossil and biogenic carbon cycles are not fungible; emphasises that carbon removals cannot compensate for continuous emissions reductions and must be accounted for separately; notes that a separate framework and separate regulations should be put in place to increase carbon removals so as to reach net-zero by 2050 at the latest and negative emissions thereafter;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that sustainable food production models and the availability of renewable raw materials aremain the primary among several objectives of agriculture and forestry; underlines that both sectors are themselves being massively affected bycurrent unsustainable agricultural and forestry practices contribute to climate change and biodiversity loss, while both sectors are at the same time themselves being massively affected by climate change and biodiversity loss; emphasises that agro- ecological agriculture, agroforestry and permaculture have the greatest potential to both sequester CO2 and adapt to the challenges of climate change;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that carbon conservation is alreadythe conservation and sequestration of carbon in soils, ecosystem and biodiversity protection and restoration is a deeply interlinked and important issue and will continue to be in the future, especially for preserving soil fertility and for climate change mitigation and adaptation;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that increasing soil organic matter in degraded soils brings multiple benefits including improved soil quality and fertility, increased resistance to disease causing pathogens, increased resilience to extreme weather and better nutritional quality. Moreover, increasing soil organic matter in degraded soils will supply enough nutrients to maintain crop yields while reducing nitrogen fertiliser use by 70%1a; _________________ 1a https://eeb.org/wp- content/uploads/2021/10/Carbon- Farming-Report-FINAL-WEB.pdf
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that for the sustainable soil management, increasing organic matter is vital, recalls that practices that will improve soil organic carbon include: i) cover cropping, ii) crop rotation and in particular legumes and other nitrogen fixing crops, iii) maintaining grasslands (without ploughing), iv) conversions from cropland to permanent grassland, v) organic farming vi) optimisation of livestock densities;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises thatTakes note of the announcement made in the Commission communication on sustainable carbon cycles sets out the first steps towardsthat each tonne of CO2 captured, transported, used and stored will be reported and accounted for by its fossil, biogenic or atmospheric origin by 2028; stresses that this MRV framework is a first step and that it should be fully in place, operational and have demonstrated its effectiveness on delivering a highly transparent, science- based, robust and accountable accounting framework before the Commission presents further measures for regulating carbon sinks, and carbon removal and recyclings;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that any carbon dioxide which is only temporarily removed from the atmosphere, used and later released again amounts to delayed emissions and therefore plays no role in the economy- wide effort to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest and negative emissions thereafter;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2022/2053(INI)

6b. Strongly emphasises that monitoring, reporting and verification processes are especially important for the credibility of measures aiming to incentivise carbon farming; Therefore, a robust MRV framework should include random and targeted auditing and secure registries with long-term reporting obligations to address the issues around permanence and reversal. Without these elements, there is a significant risk to the carbon mitigation potential of carbon farming;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the blue carbon economy could contribute to the storage of CO2 in coastal regions after careful researchmarine, coastal and freshwater ecosystems can act as carbon sinks; encourages the Commission to collect further knowledge and data on bluthe carbon capturepacity of those ecosystems to capture and store carbon;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the industry sectors involved in carbon cyclingCalls on the Commission, in cooperation with stakeholders, including civil society organisations, involved in carbon removal practices and technologies to come forward with innovativconcrete solutions and initiatives aiming to gradually replace fossil carbon with sustainable streams of recycled carbon;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading II
Carbon farmingProtecting the carbon stock and increasing carbon sequestration in land while preserving and promoting biodiversity;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. ConsiderRecognises that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implementinvolves land management practices that restore ecosystems and contribute to climate mitigation and the adaption should take a holistic and multidimensional approach to scale-up practices that increase carbon sequestration while preserving and promoting biodiversity; recognises that carbon farming has the potential to drive positive action for soils, climate, biodiversity, water and farmers and should lead to a new business model which should be deployed throughout the value chain to trigger systemic change, for instance by implementing sustainable and climate-friendly farm or forest management practices using nature-based solutions and, by tapping into the potential of blue carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbregenerative aquaculture and blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrass, salt and tidal marshes for ocean regeneration and improved oxygen production; sequestered for different purposestresses that humus formation is already part of the obligatory conditionality of the CAP;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 256 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the multiple benefits that organic farming and agroecology, agroforestry, peatland protection and restoration and the nature-inclusive management of grasslands offers increased ecosystemic resilience and productivity benefits1a to farmers and the wider environment by boosting soil fertility, providing a natural buffer to floods, capturing excess nitrogen and reducing wind and water erosion; stresses that applying agroforestry to just 9% of agricultural land in Europe could sequester up to 235Mt CO2 (17 t CO2 /ha) per year1b, regrets that farmers continue to face major administrative and financial barriers when trying to reintegrate trees in their farmlands; _________________ 1a Mosquera-Losada MR, Freese D, Rigueiro-Rodríguez A. Carbon Sequestration in European Agroforestry Systems. In: Mohan Kumar B, Ramachandran Nair PK, eds. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems: Opportunities and Challenges. Springer; 2011:43-60. doi:10.1007/978- 94-007-1630-8_8 1b https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0264837718310470
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that organic farming contributes to increased organic soil carbon stocks, whilst sustaining on average 30% more biodiversity on farms; considers that an effective approach to carbon farming should be deployed throughout the value chain and/or landscape to make farmers and collective organisations more capable of implementing the systemic changes needed, which are difficult to achieve at an individual level and which should not lead to trade-offs between environmental protection goals, and, incentivise the adoption of agricultural practices that can deliver carbon sequestration in synergy with benefits for biodiversity, and, should not reward practices that entail an increased use of synthetic fertilisers, insecticides or herbicides;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the requirementneed to take into account preliminary work on this issue, Member States’ and farmers' having different starting points and conditions, and the effects of climate change on carbonpotential to sequester carbon; emphasises that an effective carbon farming scheme should not penalise those seeking to take the first step towards more sustainable carbon farming practices, like organic farmers and extensive grassland-based livestock models, who are already contributing to higher carbon stocks by applying beneficial farming practices but considers that benefits still can be found by including continuous improvement requirements regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation and on the longevity of carbon stocks when evaluating climate change mitigation practices;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that in agricultural production a large contribution to climate change is linked to the production and application of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers; urges, therefore, the Commission and the Member States to limit its use in favour of high-quality organic fertilisers to prevent the release of large volumes of GHG emissions; reiterates that improving nutrient management practices is both a low cost and effective way to increase soil organic matter, which can supply enough nutrients to maintain current crop yields while simultaneously reducing the need for synthetic fertilisers;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that the use of biological and chemical nitrification inhibitors should not be considered as a panacea in delaying the nitrification process, especially since some inhibitors carry a risk of high ammonia NH3 emissions that can be ecotoxic for terrestrial and aquatic organisms;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Reiterates that the livestock sector accounts for 81-86 % of Europe’s agricultural emissions and the mitigation potential varies widely across the different types (confined systems, high intensity) and locations of livestock farms; considers actions to be included by livestock farmers should include directly reducing enteric methane through the use of feed additives, and improving digestibility efficiency that better feed management can provide, reducing nitrous oxide emissions through effective manure management (storage, processing, anaerobic digestion and biomethane); considers that farmers can also increase soil carbon sequestration through grazing and grassland management of permanent pasture land, and a strong re-diversification of agro- ecosystems, and increasing the scaling up of organic farming practices would better support global climate objectives;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that CO2 storage is already being used in many areas through the implementation of the commover a quarter of all 2014-2020 spending under the common agricultural policy (CAP) was earmarked for climate spending, but recalls the findings of the EU Court of Auditors that concluded that this has had little impact on agricultural policy (CAP)emissions; emphasises that the land and forestry sector have a natural maximum carbon storage capacity; stresses that, except for storage, the conservation of carbon in the soil and emissions avoided and mitigated on farms should be considered valuable contributions to addressing ongoing climate change;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates that, increasing soil carbon content contributes to enhanced soil resilience and climate adaptation by improving soil structure, increases water retention capacity and has a positive impact on plant and crop health, while simultaneously decreasing the risk of soil erosion, thus healthy soils has a positive impact on agricultural productivity; stresses that soils are essential to the achievement of the Paris Agreement, climate neutrality, biodiversity restoration, sustainable food systems and a resilient bioeconomy; calls in that regard on the Member States to introduce coherent soil protection in national CAP strategic plans and for the scaling-up of organic farming models that can deliver both climate benefits between soils and water whilst also protecting and restoring biodiversity;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line with the current CAP and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should be market-based; and can already be funded under the current CAP; notes that the Strategic Plans Regulation1a sets the specific objective of the plans to "halting and reversing biodiversity loss, enhanced ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes"; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming practices that increase carbon sequestration while preserving and promoting biodiversity should be an integral part of the CAP and should be primarily directed to support the systemic and sustainable transition towards sustainable farming systems by rewarding farmers for the climate benefits they deliver; underlines the need to ensure that carbon farming must be implemented through existing and forthcoming legislation and not only the CAP but also the nature restoration laws, soil health laws as well as sustainable food systems laws; _________________ 1a Article 6.1(f) of Regulation 2021/2115 OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1–186.
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 321 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses, however, that agricultural and farming practices with significant negative impacts on climate, biodiversity, soil, water, air, and on animal welfare should not receive climate funding, nor be incentivised or rewarded; considers that this could be achieved on the basis of a clear, multi-dimensional and evaluation and certification framework developed and taking into account the ‘One health’ approach; highlights the importance of a multidimensional and transdisciplinary approach that goes beyond focusing only on carbon but also takes into account biodiversity restoration, soil health, water quality and other ecosystem functions;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Welcomes the initiative of the Commission to carry out a study to assess the potential of applying the polluter-pays principle to GHG emissions from agricultural activities, calls on the Commission to propose adequate measures and necessary reforms to apply the polluter-pays principle to agricultural emissions; calls on the Commission and the Member States in that regard to completely phase out peat extraction and to apply a complete ban on the sale and use of peat-based composts in the Union by 2027 at the latest to better support the achievement of the proposed 2030 net removal target;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 338 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that carbon capture and storage (CCS) cand carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe play a role for capturing and safely and permanently storing unavoidable emissions where no direct emissions reductions options are available; stresses that Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) only contributes to temporarily avoid CO2 emissions being emitted in the atmosphere and that, unless those emissions are eventually safely and permanently stored, they are usually released later in the atmosphere, often on a very short timeframe, and therefore amount to delayed emissions which is not compatible with meeting the Union’s climate objectives;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. UnderlinNotes that CCS is not allowed in all Member States; stresses that the Commission has to sufficiently document the long-term effect of CCS in regions with deep soil and support experimental projects to obtain more data on thi and that member States should be free to decide whether to authorise the geological storage of CO2 on their territory; encourages the Commission, Member States and independent research centres to further assess the long-term effect of CCS in regions with deep soil in view of obtaining more data on the overall environmental impact, energy efficiency, social acceptability, economic costs and risk of carbon leakage and geological perturbations;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 361 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that widespread deployment of CCS is contingent on availability and social acceptance of sustainable, safe and permanent storage facilities on the differentiation between permanent and short- to medium-term carbon storage; stresses that post- injection environmental monitoring should be mandatory; strongly encourages the Commission to clarify the issue of liability if or when carbon removals are reversed and the resulting harm caused to human health (toxicological effects), the climate and environment or property including ground-water contamination and seismicity as well as the long-term effects on ecosystems;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes that Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) processing chain is energy intensive and prone to carbon dioxide leakage that could be counterproductive to achieving net zero emissions depending on the feedstock used and the land use changes involved; notes that burning biomass emits a high level of pollutants including nitrogen oxides (NOx) sulphur dioxide (SO2), lead, mercury as well as other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs); highlights that the precautionary principle and zero pollution should be applied, and points out that biochar has a pollutant input on soil, especially due to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs); calls to intensify cross- disciplinary research and data collection to assess the overall impacts and effectiveness of BECCS and biochar production and use in relation to climate change mitigation and adaption, soil and plant health, energy efficiency as well as considering epidemiological public health risks of burning biomass and HAPs in rural and urban environments;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farming should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into accountregulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals should be fully transparent, science-based, robust and accountable in its design and ensure environmental integrity and respect for ecological principles favourable to ecosystem and biodiversity restoration as a condition of eligibility for receiving climate funding for carbon removal; stresses that the use of the future Union certification framework should be accompanied with technical advice and assistance, in particular to facilitate land and forestry managers and owners to use the certification framework; takes note of already existing national initiatives being developed must be consistent with the same restorative objectives;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 403 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoid greenwashing and carbon leakagescience-based, robust and accountable new framework setting criteria for activities that result in permanent carbon removals and ecosystems restoration as well as the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must offer sufficient guarantees on sustainable, safe and permanent storage and on the management of the risk of reversal to ensure no harm to other environmental objectives and avoid greenwashing; stresses that the certification of carbon removal activities must not result in carbon offsetting and emphasises the need to approach technological and land-based carbon capture differently; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 440 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading V a (new)
Highlights that the uncertainties around exact sequestration levels and associated monitoring, reporting and verification costs present a potential risk for farmers that decide to engage in voluntary carbon markets, as the price for those removals credits are not determined by the actual cost of carbon sequestration, but by the buyers themselves; is therefore of the opinion that prices will be influenced by companies who have a large or dominant market potential that will place small and emerging operators at a competitive disadvantage;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 441 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinelymeasures to increase carbon removals, whether land-based or through technologies, can be financed by public and/or private funds; recognises that voluntary carbon certification schemes already exist and need to be regulated to avoid greenwashing; furthermore, clear guidelines are required to avoid double counting where carbon removals are claimed several times by different actors; calls on the Commission to encourage new business models for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model; that ensure the uptake of sustainable management practices that contribute to enhanced natural carbon sequestration, while preserving and promoting biodiversity; notes that financing from the value chain or from other public or private actors can play a role as long as they do not amount to purely offsetting fossil emissions; stresses that the CAP can already contribute to financing carbon farming;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognises that a uniform, results- based approach could present barriers to small-scale farm holdings interested in implementing carbon farming practices; considers that additional flexibility is required to mitigate a situation where farmers might not be fairly remunerated for their increased efforts and contributions; recommends using a mixed or hybrid approach that offers a baseline (basic) payment for the implementation of carbon farming practices which could then be eligible for further top up (bonus) payments when key performance climate mitigations and adaptations are most effective;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 462 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to revise current funding options in order to adapt them to carbon cycle business demandsreward practices whose climate and environmental benefits are scientifically proven and lead to the sustainable and long-term increase of carbon sequestration in soils and biomass while ensuring societal co-benefits: this could be underpinned by a taxonomic approach with clearly defined environmental practices and safeguards to develop a coherent policy mix in line with the Union environmental and climate objectives; calls for the Commission to define minimum criteria around what constitutes a “significant contribution to climate change mitigation";
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 467 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the increased interest of the European Investment Bank in funding climate and environment initiatives; calls for the creation of a dedicated financial instrument for carbon cycling investmentsustainable, safe, reliable and permanent carbon removals and clear ecosystem restoration outcomes that yield multiple benefits while minimising risks;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for increased cooperation and exchange of best practices among stakeholders in order to promote better implementation of carbon cycling initiativeknowledge and deeper understanding of the opportunities and risks of various carbon removal options;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 486 #

2022/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for advisory services in agriculture, such as the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), to contribute with broader knowledge and information to support sustainable carbon practicesagricultural practices that enhance carbon sequestration while preserving and promoting biodiversity and to ensure easy access to this information;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 491 #

2022/2053(INI)

22. Insists on the need to enhance international cooperation with third countries in order to promote European carbon cyclingfully understand the overall effects and impacts of carbon farming methodologies to enhance international cooperation with third countries and achieve the global goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and develop a gold standards at global level and contribute to the future implementation of Article 6 (on carbon markets) of the Paris Agreement, while avoiding double counting to ensure a reliable, verifiable and science- based accounting method for mitigation measures that can contribute to the future implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement; recalls that the Union's NDC excludes the use of international credits and stresses, therefore, that the future EU regulatory framework for the accounting and certification of carbon removals should only focus, for now and in the future, on carbon removals taking place within the Union;
2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that under shared management, Member States are responsible for setting up a management and control system for payments and must ensure that it is capable of detecting and correcting irregularities; stresses that a distinction must be made, already followed e.g. in the definition of OLAF's mandate and already made in the CAP FMM regulation, must be respected between deliberate fraud and unintentional error;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Member States execute payments of Union’s funds, co-financed with national funds in the case of second pillar rural development payments, to CAP beneficiaries through accredited paying agencies (PAs), which perform on- the-spot checks to ensure the eligibility of applications and the correct execution of payments;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the role of certification bodies (CBs) appointed as independent audit bodies by Member States; observes that CBs provide an opinion on the proper functioning of PAs’ management and control systems, and since 2015; notes the relative dominance of the same few large international corporate audit companies in fulfilling this role for different Member States.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes also the role the Commission external audit services in DG AGRI and the European Court of Auditors, carrying out control functions in the interest of the Union, evaluating risk to the CAP funds EAGF and EAFRD.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Understands the lower error rates for simpler payment schemes with relatively fewer deliverables, conditionalities or inherent complexity; notes that providing certain public goods such as CLLD (community-led local development), agri-environmental protection and building biodiversity are by their very nature more complex, so that their control is also more complex, with more errors possible; recalls that despite this, decades of Eurobarometer results in favour of climate, environment- and nature-friendly farming and bottom-up approaches show a consistently overwhelming public support from citizens for such schemes and their final deliverables in terms of public goods; insists that their marginally higher error rate should not discourage Member States from making them available to farmers and rural communities.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Approves of most of the simplifications introduced in the CAP for 2023-27, facilitating management by national authorities alongside their responsibilities for audit and control; notes the simplification coming with the New Delivery Model that has deleted the control rate for eligibility of CAP basic payments (formerly 5% of beneficiaries) to rates determined by the Member States based on error and risk; 6a. Notes in this regard the role of the new Area Monitoring System outlined in the FMM CAP regulation, using Copernicus satellite cluster data and monitoring, to supplement the existing area-based controls by physical on-the- spot inspections and remote sensing used up until now; 6b. Understands that this extension of coverage of farmed land, particularly useful to monitor active farming, justifies the reduction in the basic control rate. Sees the special usefulness in using Copernicus data as new techniques in controlling conditionality and land use relevant for Eco-schemes and AECMs, as well as gathering and correcting for data used for the indicators of the performance of the new CAP (annex I SPR); e.g. crop rotation, EFA, not ploughing Natura2000 sites, protecting high-carbon soils, wetlands and peatlands, etc.;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the interoperability of control and monitoring approaches so that data used for IACS or LPIS-GIS could be used to feed performance monitoring through indicators, for example to help Member States in their statistical gathering obligations under CAP and other policies, e.g. LULUCF and SAIO; reminds the Commission of the need for streamlining processes to avoid unnecessary administrative burden while delivering enough data to enable proper scrutiny of effectiveness of EU aid, and results and impacts, and ultimately success, of the policies;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes the usefulness of satellite images and other digital technology approaches used in the area monitoring system for agroforestry and forestry parcels to complement LULUCF accounting and to justify possible future carbon farming payments based on remotely-observable agronomic techniques and sustainable and effective land management operations;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes the continued responsibility of the Commission to intervene if serious deficiencies are found in a member state control system, as outlined in the new FMM regulation;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the use of simplified cost options to allow authorities to calculate eligible expenditures of grants on the basis of flat rate financing to reduce complexity, ensuring that farmers are not out of pocket for payments compensating “costs incurred and income forgone”, e.g. Natura 2000, groundwater protection zones under the water framework directive, or other second pillar payments linked to statutory obligations; notes that ensuring high and at least remunerative payments for public goods provided by protection of such areas will, if applied correctly by the member states and the Commission, go far to diffuse tensions and resentment of some farmers against protection obligations;
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that digitalisation and the adoption of more sophisticated IT tools could improve the efficiency of the assurance process, as well as the use of the IACS to support the data monitoring needed to measure performance of the CAP via the indicators in annex I of the SPR; recalls that the performance approach was put forward in response to the clear and sustained wish of EU citizens to have a sustainable, fair and performing CAP; supports the extension of the use of the risk-scoring tool Arachne.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports the extension of the use of the data mining risk-scoring tools such as Arachne to help track beneficial owners, holding companies and oligarchs.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for increased action and sustained pressure on conflicts of interest and preventing the appropriation by oligarchs of public funds, in the interest of protecting EU taxpayers' money and to improve the reputation of the CAP, which may help it resist future demands for budget cuts.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2022/2020(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that conditionality is made up firstly of existing Union’s laws, applicable to all citizens, but filtered for relevance to on-farm operations and environmental, phyto-sanitary and animal welfare risk, and secondly of good farming practices; notes the continued control rate of only one out of each hundred beneficiaries for conditionality, and the minimal levels of sanctions, and the relatively low sanctioning rate; expresses surprise that the new delegated acts following the FMM regulation give more lenient sanctioning rates than was agreed by co-legislators in the long and painful CAP reform process, and further expresses concern that in an already very flexible system with early warning letters and zero percentage sanctions, the deterrent effect is being further eroded.
2022/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – first subparagraph
The Commission shall respond to any notifications from Member States within a period of six months. Where the issue concerns failure to meet good chemical status, the Commission shall act in accordance with Article 7a of Directive 2008/105/EC. The Member States concerned shall cooperate to identify the sources of the issues referred to in paragraph 1 and the measures required for addressing those issues.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) criteria for assessing the good ecological status of groundwater.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 348 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Court of Justice issued a ruling on 19 January 2023 in Pesticide Action Network Europe and Others v État belge (Case C-162/21), stating that Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 does not permit Member States to use the so-called “emergency derogation” to allow the placing on the market or use of certain plant protection products or seeds treated with those products if their marketing and use has been explicitly prohibited by EU legislation.
2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 455 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Herbicide-tolerant crops lock farmers into a weed management system that is largely or wholly dependent on herbicides, as farmers purchase such seed in order to be able to spray the complementary herbicide. The use of herbicide tolerant crops accelerates the emergence and spread of resistant weeds, thereby triggering the need for even more herbicide use, a vicious circle known as ‘the herbicide treadmill’. A number of studies1a show that herbicide-tolerant crops result in a higher use of complementary herbicides, in large part because of the emergence of herbicide- tolerant weeds. __________________ 1a See, for example, Bonny, S., ‘Genetically Modified Herbicide-Tolerant Crops, Weeds, and Herbicides: Overview and Impact’, Environmental Management, January 2016;57(1), pp. 31- 48, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/262 96738 and Benbrook, C.M., ‘Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. - the first sixteen years’, Environmental Sciences Europe; 28 September 2012, Vol. 24(1), https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articl es/10.1186/2190-4715-24-24
2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2209 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters, including intermittent surface waters, and within 310 metres of such waters. This 3 metrAt least 5 metre of this buffer zone shall be vegetated and the buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk- mitigation techniques.
2023/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2444 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) implementation of integrated pest management and low input farming systems;
2023/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Following the adoption of the plan or plans designating renewables go-to areas, Member States should monitor the significant environmental effects of the implementation of plans and programmes in order, inter alia, to identify at an early stage unforeseen adverse effects, and to be able to undertake appropriate remedial action, in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) The construction and operation of renewable energy plants may result in the occasional killing or disturbance of birds and other protected species under Directive 92/43/EEC or Directive 2009/147/EC26 . However, such killing or disturbance would not be considered deliberate in the sense of these Directives if a project has adopted, during its construction and operation, appropriate mitigation measures to avoid collisions or prevent disturbance, and if it carries out a proper monitoring to assess the effectiveness of such measures and, in the light of the information gathered, takes further measures as required to ensure no significant negative impact on the population of the species concerned. __________________ 26 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p.7).deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) There is an urgent need to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in buildings and to accelerate efforts to decarbonise and electrify their energy consumption. In order to enable the cost-effective installation of solar technologies at a later stage, all new buildings, including roofed constructions used for agricultural activities, should be “solar ready”, that is, designed to optimise the solar generation potential on the basis of the site’s solar irradiance, enabling the fruitful installation of solar technologies without costly structural interventions. In addition, Member States should ensure the deployment of suitable solar installations on new buildings, both residential and non- residential, and on existing non-residential buildings. Large scale deployment of solar energy on buildings would make a major contribution to shielding more effectively consumers from increasing and volatile prices of fossil fuels, reduce the exposure of vulnerable citizens to high energy costs and result in wider environmental, economic and social benefits. In order to efficiently exploit the potential of solar installations on buildings, Member States should define criteria for the implementation of, and possible exemptions from, the deployment of solar installations on buildings in line with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by this obligation.
2022/09/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By [2 years after the entry into force], Member States shall adopt a plan or plans designating, within the areas referred to in Article 15b(1), renewables go-to areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources, taking into account the space requirements identified for each technology to reach climate neutrality by 2040, with the intermediate step of meeting national contributions under the 2030 targets for renewable energy as set down under Article 15b(1). In that plan or plans, Member States shall:
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point -a
(-a) Within 1 year after the entry into force of this Directive, carry out an assessment of the sensitivity of their protected species and habitats to planned energy production from renewable sources. These assessments shall be technology-specific and shall be used to determine land and sea areas where installations for the production of energy from renewable sources have low impacts on the environment. These assessments shall align with Member States’ obligations under environmental legislation, including under Directive 2008/56/EC, Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive2009/147/EC or Directive 92/43/EEC.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Designate sufficiently homogeneous land and sea areas where the deployment of a specific type or types of renewable energy is not expected to have significantlow environmental impacts according to the sensitivity mapping under point (-a), in view of the particularities of the selected territory. The overall amount of land and sea areas shall match the space requirements identified to reach the 2030 and 2040 targets for renewable energy as set out under Article 15b(1) of this Directive and included in national energy and climate plans of the Member States, as updated pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In doing so, Member States shall:
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
give priority tofirstly designate artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftop for renewable energy, excluding new hydropower and bioenergy, where the installation of renewable energy can be expected to have low environmental impact ('renewable go-to areas'). These are rooftops, facades, sub-surfaces and surfaces, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites; By the laktes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water t 1 year of entry into force of this Directive, Member States shall designate their renewable go-to areas. In order to make the designation process as efficient and fast as possible, Member States shall remove administreatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture;ive and other barriers and allocate sufficient well- trained staff and administrative resources.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2028, on all new roofed constructions used for agricultural activities with useful floor area larger than 250 square meters that are connected to the electricity grid; and
2022/09/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2
exclude Natura 2000 sites and natursecondly designate areas for renewable energy ('renewable areas'), excluding new hydropower plants, where the installation can be expected to have low environmental impact. These parks and reserves, the identified bird migratory routes as well aseas shall be outside Natura 2000 sites and other protected areas, identified bird and marine mammal migratory routes, blue carbon ecosystems, buffer zones and ecological corridors, as well as any other specific areas excluded for energy use or other areas identified based on the assessment in point (-a), sensitivity maps and the tools referred to in the next point, except forbut could include artificial and built surfaces located in those areas such as rooftops, parking areas or transport infrastructure. on the condition that the artificial and built surfaces in questions are not spatially expanded and pursuant to the appropriate assessment of Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC. Member States shall designate renewable areas within one year of the entry into force of [the Nature Restoration Regulation] but no later than 3 years after the entry into force of this Directive.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(b) Establish appropriate rules for the designated renewable go-to areas, including on the appropriate and effective mitigation measures to be adopted for the installation of renewable energy plants, co-located energy storage facilities, as well as assets necessary for their connection to the grid, in order to avoid or, if not possible, to significantly reduce the negative environmental impacts that may arise. Where appropriate, Member States shall ensure that appropriate mitigation measures are applied to prevent the situimplement obligations described in Articles 6(2) and 12(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 5 of Directive 2009/147/EEC and Article 4(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of Directive 2000/60/EC. Such rules shall be targeted to the specificities of each identified renewable go-to area, the renewable energy technology or technologies to be deployed in each area and the identified environmental impacts. Compliance with such rules and the implementation of the appropriate mitigation measures by the individual projects shall result in the presumption that projects are not in breach of those provisions without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 16a. Where novel mitigation measures to prevent as much as possible the killing or disturbance of species protected under Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EEC, or any other environmental impact, have not been widely tested as regards their effectiveness, Member States may allow their use for one or several pilot projects for a limited time period, provided that the effectiveness of such measures is and risks. The effectiveness of such measures shall be closely monitored and appropriate steps arshall be taken immediately if they do not prove to be effective. .
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall explain in the plan the assessment made to identify each designated go-to area on the basis of the criteria set out in point (a) and to identify appropriate mitigation measures.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 2
(2) Before its adoption, the plan or plans designating renewables go-to areas shall be subject to an site-and project-specific environmental assessment carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in Directive 2001/42/EC, and where applicable, if including artificial and built surfthey may have significant impacets located ion Natura 2000 sites, likely to have significant impacts in those siteeither individually or in combination with other plans or projects, to the appropriate assessment in accordance to Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) When identifying the areas referred to in Article 15b(1) at sea, the designation shall be aligned with the requirements of Directive 2014/89/EU, which recommends the Member States use an ecosystem-based approach to Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) when designating renewable energy sites.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 3
(3) The plan or plans idesignating renewables go-to areasntifying land and sea areas necessary for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources and designating renewables areas under Articles 15b and 15c shall be made public and shall be reviewed periodically, at least in the context of the update of the national energy and climate plans pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and Directive 2014/89/EU.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, by derogation from Article 4(2) of Directive 2011/92/EU, and Annex II, points 3(a), (b), (d), (h), (i), and 6(c) alone or in conjunction with point 13(a) to that Directive as far as this concerns renewable energy projects, new applications for renewable energy plants, except for biomass combustion plants, including the repowering of plants, in already designated renewables go-to areas for the respective technology, co-located storage facilities as well as their connection to the grid, shall be exempted from the requirement to carry out a dedicated environmental impact assessment under Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU, provided that these projects comply with the rules and measures set out in accordance with Article 15c(1), point (b). The exemption from the application of Directive 2011/92/EU above shall not apply to projects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State or where a Member State likely to be significantly affected so requests, as provided for in Article 7 of the said Directive.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By derogation from Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC, the plants referred to in the first subparagraph, shall not be subject to an assessment of their implications for Natura 2000 sites.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
irective (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities of Member States shall carry out a screening of the applications referred to in paragraph 3. Such screening shall aim to identify if any of such projects is highly likely to give rise to significant unforeseen adverse effects in view of the environmental sensitivity of the geographical areas where they are located, that were not identified during the environmental assessment of the plan or plans designating renewables go-to areas carried out in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC and, if relevant, with Directive 92/43/EEC. The screening carried out for the repowering of projects shall be limited to the potential impacts stemming from the change or extension compared to the original project.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of such screening, the project developer shall provide information on the characteristics of the project, on its compliance with the rules and measures identified according to Article 15c (1), points (b) and (c), for the specific go-to area, on any additional measures adopted by the project and how these measures address environmental impacts. Such screening shall be finalised within 30 days from the date of submission of the applications for new renewable energy plants, with the exception of applications for installations with an electrical capacity of less than 150 kW. For such installations and for new applications for the repowering of plants, the screening phase shall be finalized within 15 days.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 168 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16a – paragraph 5
(5) Following the screening process, the applications referred to in paragraph 3 shall be authorised from an environmental perspective without requiring any express decision from the competent authority, unless the competent authority adopts an administrative decision, duly motivated and based on clear evidence, that a specific project is highly likely to give rise to significantunforeseen adverse effects in view of the environmental sensitivity of the geographic area where they are located that cannot be mitigated by the measures identified in the plan or plans designating go-to areas or proposed by the developer for the project. Such decision shall be made available to the public. Such projects shall be subject to an assessment in accordance with Directive 2011/92/EC and, if applicable, to an assessment under Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC, which shall be carried out within six months following the screening decision.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where an environmental assessment is required under Directive 2011/92/EU or Directive 92/43/EEC, it shall be carried out in a single procedure that combines all relevant assessments for a given project. When any such environmental impact assessment is required, the competent authority, taking into account the information provided by the developer, shall issue an opinion on the scope and level of detail of the information to be included by the developer in the environmental impact assessment report, of which the scope shall not be extended subsequently. Where the specific projects have adopted appropriate mitigation measures, any killing or disturbance of the species protected under Article 12(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC and Article 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC shall not be considered deliberate. Where novel mitigation measures to prevent as much as possible the killing or disturbance of species protected under Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EEC, or any other environmental impact, have not been widely tested as regards their effectiveness, Member States may allow their use for one or several pilot projects for a limited time period, provided that the effectiveness of such measures is closely monitored and appropriate steps are taken immediately if they do not prove to be effective. The permit-granting process for the repowering of projects and for new installations with an electrical capacity of less than 150 kW, co-located storage facilities as well as their grid connection, located outside renewables go-to areas shall not exceed one year including environmental assessments where required by relevant legislation. Where duly justified on the ground of extraordinary circumstances, this one- year period may be extended by up to three months. Member States shall clearly inform the developers about the extraordinary circumstances that justified the extension.deleted
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16c – title
Permit-granting process for the installationAccelerated deployment of solar energy equipment in artificial structures
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16c – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall ensure that the permit-granting process referred to in Article 16(1) for the installation of solar energy equipment, including building- integrated solar installations, in existing or future artificial structures, with the exclusion of artificial water surfaces, shall not exceed three months, provided that the primary aim of such structures is not solar energy production. By derogation from Article 4(2) of Directive 2011/92/EU andAnnex II, points 3(a) and (b), alone or in conjunction with point 13(a) to that Directive, such inFor rooftop solar installations below 50 kW, Member States shall ensure simplified authorisation procedures are in place. Requirements for construction permits shall be removed in case staillation of solar equipment shall be exempted from the requirement, if applicable, to carry out a dedicated environmental impact assessment under Article 2(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU in place. Member States shall also establish a roadmap to remove other barriers and to enhance the accelerated deployment of solar energy.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16c – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) In order to facilitate the deployment of roof-top solar, Member States shall ensure that the installation of building-integrated solar is exempted from environmental impact assessment under article 2(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU and from building permitting.
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2022/0160(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 16d
(10) The following Article 16d is inserted: By [three months from entry into force], until climate neutrality is achieved, Member States shall ensure that, in the permit-granting process, the planning, construction and operation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, their connection to the grid and the related grid itself and storage assets are presumed as being in the overriding public interest and serving public health and safety when balancing legal interests in the individual cases for the purposes of Articles 6(4) and 16(1)(c) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2009/147/EC.deleted Article 16d Overriding public interest
2022/09/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that we need a farming industry that progressively adapts to climate and environmental imperatives, and that organic farming is a core element for achieving these objectives;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that, with the introduction of the new Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production in 2022, the Commission must ensure an orderly and measured transition from the old EU organic legislation so that the organic sector can familiarise itself with the new rules quickly and reliably;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Highlights the urgent need for the development of the production of organic plant proteins and to stimulate the production of organic legumes, including in forage systems, in the European Union, in order to decrease the dependency of the organic sector to imports; urges the Commission to draw up a dedicated strategic plan in this regard;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the importance of sufficiently available, high-quality organic seeds, heterogeneous material and high- yielding plant varieties; points out their potential in strengthening resilience against plant diseases and the impact of climate change; encourages the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts to improve the functioning of the organic seed market and believes that transitional periods would be helpful in achieving this; calls on the Commission to increase the budgets allocated to the research for organic seed and animal breeding; highlights the importance of supporting programmes for the preservation and selection of local breeds, which, given their robustness, are particularly suited to organic farming;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the agri-food sector is of strategic importance for islands in terms of using natural resources more sustainably; whereas the new representative concentration pathway (RCP) climate scenario RCP4.5 forecasts acute future problems for agriculture, the ecological balance, water availability and food security;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture holdings on islands is hamper, most of them small farms, are challenged by their remote location, small holdings,a limited diversity inof production, due to local and climatic conditions, a high dependence on local markets, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and a lack of energy, often a lack of fresh water and digital infrastructure;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas European islands harbour many of Europ e's endemic species, host major breeding c ongregations of important species and ma y act as refuges for species threatened or e xtinct on the continent or 'mainland' islan ds, while also representing vital wintering grounds, stop over points or bottlenecks for migrating bi rds, mammals, and invertebrates;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
B b. Whereas islands are highly vulnerable in the face of climate change and extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, this situation being especially problematic for insular Outermost Regions, as they are located further away from the continents,in vast ocean basins;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain appropriate funding, including through the programmes for the outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands, to enhance agricultural competitiveness, ensure for sustainable farming practice by providing schemes which are supporting sustainable management of natural resources and support balanced territorial development on EU islands;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for the further implementation of the Cork II declaration on a better life in rural areas which was signed by more than 340 rural development stakeholders to reflect on the current challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s rural areas and how best to respond to these.
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that targeted regional policies and actions to protect and restore the unique biodiversity of islands are required to safeguard their agricultural productivity and natural resources and island livelihoods; for this reason, strongly advises against any weakening of environmental regulations in islands and calls on the Commission and member states to prefer instead a strengthened support of farmers towards biodiversity friendly practices, including through higher funding and co-financing rates,
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need to adapt as much as possible to climate change, notably in the food and farming sector; stresses that a resilient agriculture using locally adapted crops has better chances to withstand the effects of climate change; calls on the Member states to make the best use of funds available, and notably of the cohesion funds to support farmers in making the necessary changes in that regard;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need to support remunerative and environmentally friendly short supply chains and the development of a farming sector geared in priority towards local consumption, as opposed to the situation in some islands where the farming sector is mainly producing for commercialisation on the mainland;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2021/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the lack of sustainable solutions for transporting agricultural products between most islands and the mainland and for exporting and importing agricultural products from and towards islands, and urges the Commission and the Member States to factor the need to develop greener connections into their development plans for the islands;
2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2021/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the food and drink industry is the EU’s biggest manufacturing sector, employing more than 4.82 million people and adding EUR 266 billion in value; highlights the importance ofemphasises that the coronavirus crisis has shown us just how important production geared to local markets is for a smoothly functioning single market iwhich can unlocking the full potential of the EU agri- food sector, sin partimculating greater competitiveness, growth and the creation of jobsr given the international competition for markets and with a view to creating jobs at regional and local level;
2021/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2021/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the proper functioning of the single market is key to safeguarding agri-food supplies across the EU and is the best tool to ensure recovery for all; notes that in some Member States the COVID-19 pandemic has led to certain types of local restrictions; recalls that national measures canmust support and not undermine the fundamental principles of the single market, and points out that at times of crisis a food production system geared to international markets is much more vulnerable than one with a local or regional focus;
2021/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2021/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of enhancing the resilience of regional and local food systems, as well as of short supply chains, as set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy; stresses, however, that the strategy should not lead to additional barriers and greater fragmentation within the single market that public procurement should encourage organic, seasonal and local food production;
2021/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2021/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the increasing consumer interest in a broader range of regional foods, which takes in matters linked to animal welfare and environmental and social sustainability, and to the related efforts to circumvent barriers to international trade, which at times of crisis pose a threat to the survival of many farms;
2021/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2021/2043(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the recent increase in national labelling requirements for food and drink products due to consumers’ broad interest in food and its health, environmental, social and animal welfare impacts; underlines that these requirements must be justifiedtraceable and proportional, and should not create obstacles to thebe easy to comprehend for consumer and enable a smooth movement of food products across the EU;
2021/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) ForestsNatural forests in particular provide a broad variety of environmental, benefit. Furthermore, forests provide economic and social benefits, including timber and non-wood forest products and environmental services essential for humankind, as they harbour most of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity. They maintain ecosystem functions, help protect the climate system, provide clean air and play a vital role for the purification of waters and soils as well as for water retention. In addition, forests provide subsistence and income to about one third of the world’s population and their destruction has serious consequences for the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, including indigenous peoples and local communities who heavily depend on well-preserved and well-functioning forest ecosystems.18 Furthermore, deforestation and forest degradation reduce essential carbon sinks and increase the likelihood of new diseases spreading from animals to humans. _________________ 18 Commission Communication of 27 July 2019 ’Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’, COM(2019) 352 final.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Union consumption is a considerable driver of deforestation and forest degradation on a global scale. The initiative’s Impact Assessment estimated that without an appropriate regulatory intervention EU consumption and production of the six commodities included in the scope (wood, cattle, soy, palm oil, cocoa and coffee) willare predicted based on current trends, Earth observation, modelling and peer-reviewed scientific consensus to rise to approximately 248,000 hectares of deforestation annually by 2030.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Another important action announced in the Communication is the establishment of the EU Observatory on deforestation, forest degradation, changes in the world’s forest cover and associated drivers (“EU Observatory”) launched by the Commission in order to better monitor changes in the world’s forest cover and related drivers. Moreover, building on already existing monitoring tools, including Copernicus products, the EU Observatory will facilitate access to information on supply chains for public entities, consumers and business, providing easy-to-understand data and information linking deforestation, forest degradation, and changes in the world’s forest cover to EU demand/trade for commodities and products. The EU Observatory will thus directly support the implementation of this Regulation by providing scientific evidence in regard to global deforestation and forest degradation and related trade. The EU should also examine how to integrate land rights monitoring into the EU Observatory. The EU Observatory will cooperate closely with relevant international organisations, research institutes, non-governmental organisations and third countries.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Obligations concerning relevant commodities and products should be laid down by this Regulation in order to effectively combat deforestation, forest and conversion of natural ecosystems, forest and ecosystems degradation, and to promote deforestation- free supply chains. as well as ensure the protection of human rights recognised under international law, in particular under treaties and other instruments ratified or endorsed by the country of production
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) To strengthen the Union’s contribution to halting deforestation and forest, conversion of natural ecosystems and forest and ecosystems degradation, and to ensure that commodities and products from supply chains related to deforestation and forest, conversion of natural ecosystems and forest and ecosystems degradation are not placed on the Union market, relevant commodities and products should not be placed or made available on the Union market, nor exported from the Union market unless they are deforestation-free and have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production. To confirm that this is the case, they should always be accompanied by a due diligence statement and comply with international standards in the field of human rights to prevent any violation of those. To confirm that this is the case, they should always be accompanied by a due diligence statement, in order to prevent access to the EU market for products with a high risk of deforestation, conversion or ecosystem degradation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) On the basis of a systemic approach, operators should take the appropriate steps in order to ascertain that the relevant commodities and products that they intend to place on the Union market comply with the deforestation-free and legality requirements of this Regulation. To that end, operators should establish and implement due diligence procedures. The due diligence procedure required by this Regulation should include three elements: information requirements, risk assessment and risk mitigation measures. The due diligence procedures should be designed to provide access to information about the sources and suppliers of the commodities and products being placed on the Union market, including information demonstrating that the absence of deforestation and forest, conversion of natural ecosystems and forest and ecosystems degradation and legality requirements are fulfilled, inter alia by identifying the country and area of production, including geo-location coordinates of relevant plots of land. These geo-location coordinates that rely on timing, positioning and/or Earth observation could make use of space data and services delivered under the Union’s Space programme (EGNOS/Galileo and Copernicus) at regular intervals (data possible every 5 hours) and at very low cost compared to previous systems based on US satellites. On the basis of this information, operators should carry out a risk assessment. Where a risk is identified, operators should mitigate such risk to achieve no or negligible risk. Only after completing the required steps of the due diligence procedure and concluding that no or negligible risk exists that the relevant commodity or product is not compliant with this Regulation, should the operator be allowed to place the relevant commodity or product on the Union market or to export it.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 lays down Union procedures for the implementation of a FLEGT licensing scheme through bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with timber-producing countries. To respect bilateral commitments that the European Union has entered into and to preserve the progress achieved with partner countries that have an operating system in place (FLEGT licensing stage), this Regulation should include a provision declaring wood and wood-based products covered by a valid FLEGT license as fulfilling the legality requirement under this Regulation. This Regulation should lay down the steps required for wood and wood-based products covered by a valid FLEGT licenses to fulfil the deforestation-free requirement. The Regulation should foresee specific technical and financial support to VPA partner countries that are willing to revise their Timber Legality Assurance Systems which verify that wood and wood-based products conform to national laws and provide the basis for FLEGT licensing to ensure the required sustainability criteria are met.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) While this Regulation addresses deforestation and forests well as forest and ecosystem degradation, as envisaged in the 2019 Communication ’Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, protecting forests should not lead to the conversion or degradation of other natural ecosystems. Ecosystems such as wetlands, savannahs and peatlands are highly significant to global efforts to combat climate change, as well as other sustainable development goals and their conversion or degradation require particular urgent attention. An evaluation of the need and the feasibility of extending the scope of this Regulation to ofurther ecosystems than forestswhich are not yet covered under this regulation and should therefore be undertaken within 2 years of the entry into force of this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation lays down rules regarding the placing and making available on the Union market, as well as the export from the Union market, of cattle, caoutchouc, cocoa, coffee, maize, oil palm, soya andrubber, soya, poultry, sugar cane, wood and products made of wood (“relevant commodities”) and products, as listed in Annex I, that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities (“relevant products”), with a view to
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2021/0366(COD)

(a) minimisingto halt the Union’s contribution to deforestation, and forest degradation ecosystem conversion and ecosystem degradation worldwide.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) (c) preventing the violation of human rights linked to the production of relevant commodities and products.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) This Regulation also lays out obligations for financial institutions operating in the Union that provide financial services to natural or legal persons whose economic activities consist, or are linked to, the production, supply, placing on or export from the EU market of relevant commodities and products.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘deforestation’ means the conversion of forest to another land use, including agricultural use, whether human- induced or not; and should also include the conversion of forests that are not plantation forests into plantation forests.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) “natural ecosystem” means an ecosystem that substantially resembles — in terms of species composition, structure, and ecological function— one that is or would be found in a given area in the absence of major human impacts. These include, in particular, land with high carbon stocks and land with a high biodiversity value such as savannahs, grasslands, peatlands and wetlands, such as mangroves. This definition applies to human-managed ecosystems where much of the natural species composition, structure, and ecological function are present.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) "ecosystem conversion” means the change of a natural ecosystem to another land use or change in a natural ecosystem’s species composition, structure, or function. This includes severe degradation or the introduction of management practices that result in a substantial and sustained change in the ecosystem’s species composition, structure, or function.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘forest degradation’ means changes within a forest that negatively affect its species composition, structure, and/or function and reduce the forest’s capacity to support biodiversity and/or deliver ecosystem services, whether human induced or not; harvesting operations that are not sustainable and cause a reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of forest ecosystems, resulting in the long-term reduction of the overall supply of benefits from forest, which includes wood, biodiversity and other products or services;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) "ecosystem degradation": changes within an ecosystem that negatively affect its species composition, structure, and/or function and reduce the ecosystem's capacity to support biodiversity and/or deliver ecosystem services, whether human induced or not
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sustainable harvesting operations’ means harvesting that is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimisavoiding negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimiseavoids large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimisavoid negative impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) ‘deforestation-, conversion- and degradation-free’ means
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) that the relevant commodities and products, including those used for or contained in relevant products, were produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation, conversion or ecosystem degradation after December 31, 20208, and
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
(b) that the wood has been harvested from the forest without inducing forest degradation after December 31, 20208;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘non-compliant products’ means relevant commodities and products that were not produced in a ‘deforestation, conversion and degradation-free’ manner, or were not produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production, or both;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27 a) ‘relevant commodities and products produced in the EU and placed on the single European Union market’
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘relevant legislation of the country of production’ means the rules applicable in the country of production concerning the legal status of the area of production in terms of land use rights, environmental protection, third parties’ rights and relevant trade and customs regulaaw means: a) the rules applicable in the country of production concerning the legal status of the area of production land use rights, environmental protection, third parties’ rights, labour rights, and relevant tax, anti-corruption, trade and customs regulations under the legal framework applicable in the country of production; b) human rights protected under international law, in particular under any treaties and other instruments ratified or endorsed by the country of production. these include instruments protecting: customary tenure rights and the right to free, prior and informed consent (fpic), as set out among others by the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, the un permanent forum on indigenous issues and un and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to environmental protection and sustainable development, the right to defend human rights and the environment, free from any form of persecution and harassment, as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions uander legislation framework applicable in the country of production other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership, as well as the human right to a healthy environment, as defined in the framework principles on human rights and the environment and the standards and good practices identified by the un special rapporteur on human rights and the environment. Where national laws fall short of international standards, operators must ensure that the above-mentioned rights are complied with;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2021/0366(COD)

(28 a) human rights protected under international law, in particular under any treaties and other instruments ratified or endorsed by the country of production. These include instruments protecting: customary tenure rights and the right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), as set out among others by the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, the UN permanent forum on indigenous issues and UN and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to environmental protection and sustainable development, the right to defend human rights and the environment, free from any form of persecution and harassment, labour rights as enshrined in ilo fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership, as well as the human right to a healthy environment, as defined in the framework principles on human rights and the environment and the standards and good practices identified by the UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment. Where national laws fall short of international standards, operators must ensure that the above-mentioned rights are complied with
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 b (new)
(28 b) 'free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)’ means a collective human right of indigenous people and local communities to give and withhold their consent prior to the commencement of any activity that may affect their rights, land, resources, territories, livelihoods, and food security. It is a right exercised through representatives of their own choosing and in a manner consistent with their own customs, values, and norms
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 c (new)
(28 c) ‘Human rights defenders’ means individuals, groups and organs of society that promote and protect universally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms. Human rights defenders seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the promotion, protection and realisation of economic, social and cultural rights. Human rights defenders also promote and protect the rights of members of groups such as indigenous communities.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 d (new)
(28 d) ‘financial institution’ means: (a) a credit institution as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No575/2013; (b) an insurance undertaking authorised in accordance with Article 18 of Directive 2009/138/EC; (c) an institution for occupational retirement provision authorised or registered in accordance with Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2016/2341 except an institution in respect of which a Member State has chosen to apply Article 5 of that Directive or an institution that operates pension schemes which together have less than 15members in total; (d) a manufacturer of a pension product as referred to in point (e) of Article 2(2) of Regulation(EU) No 1286/2014 or an individual pension product as referred to in point (g)of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014;or (e) an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) as defined in point (b) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2011/61/EU; (f) a pan-European personal pension product (PEPP) provider as referred to in point (2) of Article2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238; (g) a manager of a qualifying venture capital fund registered in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 345/2013; (h) a manager of a qualifying social entrepreneurship fund registered in accordance with Article15 of Regulation (EU) No 346/2013; (i) a management company of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities(UCITS management company) as defined in point (b) of Article 2(1) of Directive2009/65/EU; (j) an investmentfirm as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU;or (k) branches, when located in the Union, of financial institutions as referred to in points (a) to (j), whether their head office is situated in a Member State or in a third country;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 e (new)
(28 e) 'financial service’ means: (a) lending including, inter alia:credit agreements relating to immovable property, factoring, with or without recourse, financing of commercial transactions (including forfeiting), export credit; (b) financial leasing; (c) payment services as defined in Article 4(3) of Directive 2007/64/EC; (d) guarantees and commitments; (e) participation in securities issues and the provision of services relating to such issues; (f) money brokering; (g) non-life insurance services as set out in Annex I of Directive 2009/138/EC;or (h) portfolio management and advice;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they are deforestation-, conversion- and degradation-free;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) they are not produced by violating of human rights linked to the production of relevant commodities and products.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of productions, as defined in Article 2 (28); and
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Operators that by exercising due diligence as referred to in Article 8 have come to the conclusion that the relevant commodities and products comply with the requirements of this Regulation shall make available to the competent authorities via the information system referred to in Article 31 a due diligence statement before placing on the Union market or exporting the relevant commodities and products. That electronically available and transmittable and certified statement shall confirm that due diligence was carried out and no or only negligible risk was found and shall contain the information set out in Annex II for the relevant commodities and products; statements and certification shall be published and made available for administrative, civic and scientific scrutiny.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Operators that have received new information, including substantiated concerns, that indicates a non-negligible risk that the relevant commodity or product that they have already placed on the market ismay not be in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they placed the relevant commodity or product on the market, as well as traders to whom they have supplied the relevant commodity or product in view of preventing further circulation on, or export from, the internal market. In the case of exports from the Union market, the operators shall inform the competent authority of Member State which is the country of production.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. (1) Operators and traders should install an open-access system to allow third parties to submit substantiated concerns about non-negligible risk of non-conformity of the relevant commodity or product placed on the market with the requirements of this regulation.Operators shall assess the substantiated concerns received and follow-up on them pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article. (2) The Commission may adopt implementing acts concerning: (a) technical details for the establishing and maintaining of the access system referred to in paragraph 1
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Traders which are SMEs that have received new information, including substantiated concerns, that indicates a non-negligible risk that the relevant commodity or product that they have already made available on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they made available the relevant commodity or product on the market.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall collect information, documents and data demonstrating that the relevant commodities and products are compliant with Article 3 to ensure transparency and traceability along the whole supply chain; certification and documentation approaches shall strive for compatibility with third country legal systems. For this purpose, the operator shall collect, organise and keep for 5 years the following information relating to the relevant commodities or products, supported by evidence:
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) geo-localisation coordinates, latitude and longitude of all plots of land where the relevant commodities and products were produced, as well as date or time range of production; to enable the area or region of origin to be precisely and fairly determined; these may be available as attribute data;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) adequate and verifiable information that the production has been conducted in accordance with relevant international law and relevant legislation of the country of production, including any arrangement conferring the right to use the respective area for the purposes of the production of the relevant commodity;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the presence of forests or of other natural ecosystems in the country and area of production of the relevant commodity or product;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the existence of claims to or disputes regarding the use of, ownership of, or exercise of customary tenure rights on the area used for the purpose of producing the relevant commodities and products, whether formally registered or not;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) the presence of indigenous peoples, local communities and other customary tenure rights holders in the country and area of production of the relevant commodity or products
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) prevalence of deforestation or forest, natural ecosystem conversion or forest and ecosystem degradation in the country, region and area of production of the relevant commodity or product;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the source, reliability, validity and links to other available documentation of the information referred to in Article 9(1) needed to ensure a transparent, trustworthy and verifiable certification system and to avoid fraud;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) concerns in relation to the country or part thereof of production and origin, such as level of corruption, prevalence of document and data falsification, lack of law enforcement, violation of rights of or violence against Indigenous People, local communities or other customary tenure rights holders, as well as human rights defenders, armed conflict or presence of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council or the Council of the European Union;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the risk of mixing with products of unknown origin or produced in areas where deforestation or forest, conversion of natural ecosystems or forest and ecosystem degradation, has well as violations of the relevant law have occurred or isare occurring;;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Wood products which are in scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 that are covered by a valid FLEGT license from an operational licensing scheme shall be deemed to be in compliance with Article 3(bthe rules applicable in the country of production, as defined Article 2(28) (a) of this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Undertakings shall ensure that their purchase policies do not cause or contribute to deforestation, forest or ecosystem conversion or degradation
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
1. When placing relevant commodities or products on the Union market or exporting them from it, operators are not required to fulfil the obligations under Article 10 where they can ascertain that all relevant commodities and products have been produced in countries or parts thereof that were identified as low risk in accordance with Article 27. 2. However, if the operator obtains or is made aware of any information that would point to a risk that the relevant commodities and products may not fulfil the requirements of this Regulation, all obligations of Article 9 and 10 have to be fulfilled.Article 12 deleted Simplified due diligence
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Obligations of financial institutions 1. Financial institutions shall provide financial services to customers only when they conclude that there is no more than a negligible risk that the services in question may provide support, directly or indirectly, to activities leading to, or linked with, deforestation, ecosystems conversion, forests and ecosystems degradation or that are taking place in violation of relevant legislation/law; 2. In view of complying with paragraph 1, financial institutions, shall exercise due diligence, as described in paragraph 3, as soon as they establish a business relationship with, and prior to providing financial services to customers; 3. The due diligence shall include: (a) the collection of information and documents, as referred to in Article 12b needed to fulfil the requirement set out in paragraph 1; (b) Risk assessment and mitigation measures as described in Article 12c; 4. For customers with whom they have established an ongoing business relationship before the date of entry into force of this regulation, financial institutions shall complete the relevant due diligence within one year from the date in question;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12 b Collection of information and documents for financial institutions 1. Financial institutions shall collect the information, documents and data demonstrating that the provision of financial services to customers complies with Article 12a (1). These shall include, at least: a. description of the customer’s economic activities and of the activities of entities controlled by, controlling of otherwise linked to the customer; b. description of the economic activities of the customers’ suppliers and of the suppliers of the other entities listed under paragraph (a) c. when the customer is an operator or trader for the purpose of this regulation, information on the relevant commodities and products placed on, made available on or exported from the Union’s market and on the related exercise of due diligence under this Regulation; d. use, for the activities under (a) and (b) of relevant commodities and products, including information on the relevant commodities and products effectively used and on the related exercise of due diligence under this Regulation; e. policies adopted, and implemented by, the customer and by the entities and suppliers referred to under (a) and (b) in view of ensuring that their activities do not cause deforestation, ecosystems conversion, forests and ecosystems degradation or human rights’ violations; f. independent audits on the effectiveness of the due diligence and policies mentioned under (c), (d) and (e) 2. Financial institutions shall make available to the competent authorities upon request the information, documents and data collected under this article. 3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 to supplement paragraph 1 concerning further relevant information, document, and date to be obtained and evidence to be provided that may be necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the due diligence system.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2021/0366(COD)

Article 12 c Risk assessment and mitigation measures for financial institutions 1. Financial institutions shall verify and analyse information collected in accordance with Article 12b and any other relevant documentation, and on this basis carry out a risk assessment to establish whether there is a risk that the provision of financial services to a customer may not comply with Paragraph 12a(1). If the financial institutions cannot demonstrate that the risk of non- compliance is negligible, they shall not provide financial services to the customer at issue. 2.The risk assessment shall take account, in particular, of the following risk assessment criteria: a. Whether the customer’s economic activities and the activities of entities controlled by, controlling of otherwise linked to the customer consist in, or are linked to, the production, or supply of relevant commodities and products; b. Whether the customer is an operator or trader for the purpose of this Regulation; c. Whether, in the case under (a), the customer has in place policies referred to in Article 12(1)(e),which are regularly subject to appropriate maintenance and independent audit; d. Whether, in the case under (b), above, operators have and use an adequate due diligence system,compliant with the requirements set out in this Regulation and subject to appropriate maintenance and independent audit; e. Whether the country production, or parts thereof, of relevant commodities and products is identified as high-risk pursuant to Article 27; f. Whether the customer, or entities controlled by, controlling of otherwise linked to the customer have been subject to penalties for the infringement of provisions of this Regulation; g. Whether the customer, or entities controlled by, controlling or otherwise linked to the customer are the object of claims linked to the violation of this Regulation or for damages that have occurred as a result of deforestation, ecosystems conversion, forests and ecosystems degradation or human rights’ violations. h. Whether there are substantiated concerns that the provision of financial services to a customer may not comply with Article 12a (1) 3. Except where the analysis undertaken in accordance with paragraphs 1and 2 allows the financial institution to ascertain that there is no or negligible risk that the provision of financial services to a customer may not comply with Article 12a(1), the financial institution shall adopt mitigation procedures and measures that are adequate to reach no or negligible risk. This may include requiring additional information, data or documents, undertaking in dependent surveys or audits or other measures pertaining to information requirements set out in Article 12(b)1. 4. Financial institutions shall be able to demonstrate how the information gathered was checked against the risk assessment criteria set out in paragraph 2, how a decision on risk mitigation measures was taken and how the financial institutions determined the degree of risk. 5. Financial institutions shall have in place adequate and proportionate policies, controls, and procedures to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of non- compliance of financial services that are covered by this regulation. These shall include: a. model risk management practices, reporting, record-keeping, internal control and compliance management, including the appointment of a compliance officer at management level; b. an independent audit function to check the internal policies, controls and procedures referred to in point (a). 6. The risk assessments shall be documented, reviewed at least on an annual basis, and made available to the competent authorities upon request. 7. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33to supplement paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 as regards relevant information to be obtained, risk assessment criteria and risk mitigation measures that may be necessary to supplement those referred to in this Article to ensure the effectiveness of the due diligence system. 8. The Commission shall, in consultation with Member States and the OECD, and with the assistance of the Fundamental Rights Agency, the European Environment Agency and the European Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises, publish guidelines for financial institutions to facilitate compliance with the due diligence obligation set out in this regulation. In preparing the non-binding guidelines referred to in this paragraph, due consideration shall be taken of relevant international standards.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 d (new)
Article 12 d Due diligence guidelines In order to provide support to companies or to Member State authorities on how companies should fulfil their due diligence obligations, the Commission, in consultation with stakeholders, the European Environment Agency, and where appropriate with international bodies having expertise in due diligence, may issue guidelines; when developing those guidelines due account shall be taken i.a. of the UN Guiding Principes on Business and Human Rights and the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 e (new)
Article 12 e Relation with other Due diligence requirements Due diligence obligations under this Regulation shall apply independently and without prejudice to any other Union due diligence or sustainability obligations. This regulation shall not modify requirements stemming from other Union sustainability or due diligence legislation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 12
12. Checks shall be carried out without prior warning of the operator or trader, except where prior notification of the operator or trader is necessary in order to ensure the effectiveness of the checks and to avoid falsification or fraud.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) spot checks, including field audits, including where appropriate in third countries through cooperation with the administrative authorities of third countries; the procedures facilitating the checks should be optimised with the intention of maximising efficacy and minimising administrative burden, particularly through use of satellite or orthophotograph images, digitisation and interoperability between databases. The checks should be risk based i.e. based on risk of deforestation within a sub-region, but also including a random element within the region, in order to ensure efficacy of the control approach, and bearing in mind that the situation on the ground is not static and deforestation can be relatively rapid. Follow up checks may also be needed to ensure the aims of this regulation are met.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make available to the public and the Commission, at the latest by 30 April of each year, information on the application of this Regulation during the previous calendar year. This information shall include their plans for checks and the risk criteria on which they are based, the number and the results of the controlhecks carried out on operators and traders, including the contents of these checkresults of these checks, the number and the results of the controls carried out on relevant commodities and products including the results of these controls, the volume of relevant commodities and products checked in relation to the total quantity of relevant commodities and products placed on the market, the countries of origin and of production of relevant commodities and products as well as the measures taken in case of non-compliance and the costs of controls recoveredoperators and traders against whom such measures were taken as well as the trading name of the non-compliant products, the costs of enforcement activities recovered in each instance, and operators and traders who failed to fulfil their obligations under this regulation and against whom an administrative authority or court has imposed penalties in line with Article 23 which are final within the preceding four years, including the trading name of the relevant non-compliance -product.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In addition to the reporting requirement under paragraph 2, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a list of operators and traders having failed to fulfil their obligations under this Regulation and the trading name of the relevant non-compliant products, comprised of the operators, traders and non-compliant products included in the lists published by Member States under paragraph 1, regularly updated. For that purpose, Member States shall notify the Commission without undue delay about any final administrative or criminal sanction or penalty imposed on operators or traders for infringing their obligations under this regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 2a, Member States and the Commission shall ensure that the public can enjoy unrestricted access to information relating to the application of this regulation on the basis of Directive 2003/4/EC and Regulation (EC) 1367/2006.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice toIn addition to the imposition of penalties in line with Article 23, where competent authorities establish that an operator or trader has not complied with its obligations under this Regulation, or that a relevant commodity or product is not compliant with this Regulation, they shall without delay require the relevant operator or trader to take appropriate and proportionate corrective action to bring the non-compliance to an end without delay.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. For cases where the relevant commodity or product comes from a sub- region identified as high risk pursuant to Article 27 of this Regulation, the competent authority shall suspend placing on the market and proceed to further checks in order to demonstrate that the relevant commodity or product complies with the requirements set under this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the corrective action required to be taken by the operator or trader shall be determined by the competent authority and include at least one or more of the following:
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) For cases where the relevant commodity or product comes from a sub- region identified as high risk pursuant to Article 27 of this Regulation, the competent authority shall suspend placing on the market and proceed to further checks in order to demonstrate that the relevant commodity or product complies with the requirements set under this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) addressing any shortcomings in the due diligence system which may have led to the non-compliance, in order to prevent the non-compliance from reocurring.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2021/0366(COD)

3. If the operator or trader fails to take satisfactory corrective action referred to in paragraph 2 or where to remedy the non- compliance referred to in paragraph 1 persists, competent authorities shall ensure that the relevant commodity or product is withdrawn or recalled , or that its being made available on or exported from the Union market is prohibited or restricted.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay downFor having equal standards in the European Union, the Commission shall provide by implementing rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation by operators and traders and. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Member States shall notify the Commission of those provisions and without delay of any subsequent amendments affecting them.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a three- tier system for the assessment of countries or parts thereof. Unless identified in accordance with this Article as presenting a low or high risk, countries shall be considered as presenting a usual or standard risk. The Commission may identify countries or parts thereof that present a low or high risk of producing relevant commodities or products that are not compliant with Article 3, point (a). The list of the countries or parts thereof that present a low or high risk shall be published by means of implementing act(s) to be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2). That list shall be updated as necessary in light of new evidence.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) rate of deforestation and forest, ecosystem conversion and forest and ecosystem degradation,
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) rate of expansion of agriculture land driving ecosystem conversion for relevant commodities,
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall engage with producer countries concerned by this Regulation to develop partnerships and cooperation to jointly address deforestation and forest, ecosystems conversion and forest and ecosystems degradation. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms wishall be supported by adequate resources and shall focus on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests, deforestation, forest degradaecosystems conversion, forest degradation, human rights protection and the transition to sustainable commodity production, consumption processing and trade methods, good governance as well as protecting the lives and livelihoods of forest dependent communities including indigenous peoples, local communities, other customary tenure right holders and smallholders. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programmes and actions, administrative arrangements and provisions in existing agreements or agreements that enable producer countries to make the transition to an agricultural production that facilitates the compliance of relevant commodities and products with the requirements of this regulation. Such agreements and their effective implementation will be taken into account as part of the benchmarking under Article 27 of this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall engage in international bilateral and multilateral discussion on policies and actions to halt deforestation and forest degradation, including in multilateral fora such as Convention on Biological Diversity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, United Nations Environment Assembly, United Nations Forum on Forests, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Trade Organisation, G7 and G20. Such engagement shall include the promotion of the transition to sustainable agricultural production and sustainable forest management as well as the development of transparent and sustainable supply chains as well as continue efforts towards identifying and agreeing robust standards and definitions that ensure a high level of protection of forest ecosystemand other natural ecosystems and related human rights.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Natural or legal persons shall be entitled to submit substantiated concerns to competent authorities when they deem, based on objective circumstances, that one or more operators or traders are failing to comply with the provisions of this Regulation. The notification shall be treated as confidential if demanded by the natural or legal persons.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall diligently and impartially assess the substantiated concerns and take the necessary steps, including checks and hearings of operators and traders, with a view to detecting potential breaches of the provisions of this Regulation and, where appropriate, interim measures under Article 21 to prevent the placing making available on and export from the Union market of relevant commodities and products under investigation and inform the European Commission in due time about the measures put in place.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 236 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. No later than two years after the entry into force, the Commission shall carry out a first review of this Regulation, and shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal. The report shall focus in particular on an evaluation of the need and the feasibility of extending the scope of this Regulation to ofurther ecosystems, including land which is not yet covered by the regulation with high carbon stocks and land with a high biodiversity value such as grasslands, peatlands and wetlands and further commodities, as well as coherence and synergies with EU climate legislation such as the LULUCF regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the general review under paragraph 1, a first review of Annex I shall be carried out by the Commission no later than two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, and thereafter at regular intervals in order to assess whether it is appropriate to amend or extendsupplement the relevant products listed in Annex I in order to ensure that all products that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities are included in that list, unless the demand for those products has a negligible effect on deforestation. The reviews shall be based on an assessment of the effect of the relevant commodities and products on deforestation and forest, ecosystem conversion and forest and ecosystem degradation, and take into account changes in consumption, as indicated by scientific evidence.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. Following a review as set out in paragraph 3, the Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 to asupplemendt Annex I to include relevant products that contain or have been made using relevant commodities.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 9(3), 10(8), 31 (3a new) and 32(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from DD/MM/YY. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power at the latest 6 months before the end of the 5 year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 3 to 12, 14 to 22, 24, 29 and 30 shall apply 126 months from the entry into force of this Regulation.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. Articles referred to paragraph 2 shall apply 2418 months from the entry into force of this Regulation for operators that are microenterprises53 established by December 31, 2020, except for products covered in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. _________________ 53 As defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC.
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #

2021/0366(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Operator’s name, address and, in the case of wood or wood products the scientific name of the tree species; in case of relevant commodities and products entering or leaving the Union market, the Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
2022/03/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP) sets out thematic priority objectives for 2030 in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, a non-toxic circular economy, a zero pollution environment and minimising environmental pressures from production and consumption across all sectors of the economy and recognises that these objectives, which address both drivers and impacts of environmental damage, are inherently interlinked. The 8th EAP also has a long-term priority objective that by 2050 at the latest, people live well, within the planetary boundaries in a well-being economy where nothing is wasted, growth is regenerative, climate neutrality in the Union has been achieved and inequalities have been significantly reduced. A healthy environment underpins the well- being of all people and is an environment in which biodiversity is conserved, ecosystems thrive, and nature is protected and restored, leading to increased resilience to climate change, weather and climate-related disasters and other environmental risks.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030(‘8th EAP’), the framework for Union action in the field of the environment and climate, aims to accelerate the green transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, non-toxic, resource-efficient, renewable energy- based, resilient and competitive circular economy in a just, equitable and inclusive way, and to protect, restore and improve the state of the environment by, inter alia, halting and reversing biodiversity loss. It supports and strengthens an integrated policy and implementation approach, building upon the European Green Deal. The 8th EAP recognises that achieving this transition will require systemic change which, according to the EEA, entails a fundamental, transformative and cross-cutting change that implies major shifts and reorientation in system goals, incentives, technologies, social practices and norms, as well as in knowledge systems and governance approaches.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Ensuring that legislative initiatives, programmes, investments, projects and their implementation are consistent with, contribute where relevant, and do no harm to any of the 8th EAP objectives is necessary for the objectives’ achievement. Furthermore, ensuring that social inequalities resulting from climate- and environmental-related impacts and policies are minimised and that measures taken to protect the environment and climate are carried out in a socially fair and inclusive way, as well as gender mainstreaming throughout climate and environmental policies, including by incorporating a gender perspective at all stages of the policy-making process, will be required to meet the objectives of the 8th EAP and, as such, are also laid down as enabling conditions in the 8thEAP.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) The 2030 climate mitigation objective of the 8th EAP is swift and predictable reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, at the same time, enhancement of removals by natural sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, in line with the Union’s climate and environment objectives, whilst ensuring a just transition that leaves no one behind. To help achieve its objectives, the 8th EAP also lays down the enabling condition of phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies, including through setting a deadline for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies consistent with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1,5°C as well as a binding Union framework to monitor and report on Member States’ progress towards phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, based on an agreed methodology.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in achieving the objectives of the 8th EAP and delivering on the European Green Deal and forwhich both entail achieving climate neutrality by 2050, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy can also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity loss, land, water and air pollution as long as the renewable energy sources themselves do not exacerbate these challenges. Strict sustainability criteria as well as, where necessary the exclusion of certain feedstock for the purposes of counting toward the targets under this Directive as well as being eligible for support, are necessary to fulfil this condition.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target PlanTo achieve the objective of the 8th EAP and the European Green Deal and to make the legislation fit for 1.5°C, the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 40at least 51% by 2030 in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10 as enshrined in the EU climate law. Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increased. and accompanied by national binding targets given their proven effectiveness in providing certainty for investors and to encourage continuous development of technologies which generate energy from all types of renewable sources. _________________ 9Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In line with the latest scientific evidence energy savings, energy efficiency and renewable energy, are among the key drivers for reaching a net zero emissions economy. In addition to this Directive on Renewable Energy, the Union has committed to the Energy Efficiency First principle, which should be implemented in all relevant legislation and initiatives.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11 as well as with climate, climate and air pollution objectives, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maint, ensuring protection of biodiversity and enhancement of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well asimplementing the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstancelectricity from woody biomass and to the production of heat using primary woody biomass. In line with the cascading principle, secondary woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood- based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for secondary woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non- renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13 . On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemes Waste pPrevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not give support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storage. _________________ 11The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC122719
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low- and medium temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectorssectors and applications, such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help and additional renewable capacities, and help to maximise the integrateion of large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demandincrease in demand for electricity in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is met with equivalent amounts of additional renewable generation capacities. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market- compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. When designing the framework, Member States should promote electrification and the most energy- and resource- efficient sustainable renewable energy generation technologies in each sector in application of the energy efficiency first principle’. In order to guarantee a harmonised approach across the EU, the Commission should develop a framework on additionality in view of determining the baseline of Member States and criteria measuring additionality
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy introduces an ambitious objective of 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energy across all the Union’s sea basins by 2050. To ensure this step change, Member States will need to work together across borders at sea-basin level. Member States should therefore jointly define and allocate adequate space in their maritime spatial plan for the amount of offshore renewable generation and related infrastructure to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 204030, 2040 and 2050,. Where the cumulated objective does not amount to at least 79 GW and 340 GW of installed capacity by 2030 and2050 respectively, or where intermediate steps are not in line with the 2030 and 2050 objectives, the Commission shall take additional measures to facilitate the roll-out of offshore renewable energy. These objectives should be reflected in the updated national energy and climate plans that will be submitted in 2023 and 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In defining the amount, Member States should take into account the offshore renewable energy potential of each sea basin, environmental protection and biodiversity, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation with transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling a more sustainable usage of the sea. GHG emission reduction targets. Accordingly, when installing new wind parks Member States should avoid placing them in the routes of migratory birds and apply best practices to reduce bird fatalities such as by increasing rotor blade visibility through visual cues by applying contrast painting to single blades, as well by requiring the installation of automated curtailment system whereby turbines are slowed or stopped when wildlife are considered at increased risk of collision.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 88 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to enhance broad public acceptance, Member States should ensure the possibility of including renewable energy communities in joint cooperation projects on offshore renewable energy. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation with transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling amore sustainable usage of the sea.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2021/0218(COD)

(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through the phase out of fossil based H&C appliances/systems as well as an increased share in production and use of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, bindicativeng targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) In order for flexibility and balancing services from the aggregation of distributed storage assets to be developed in a competitive manner, real- time access to basic battery information such as state of health, state of charge, capacity and power set point should be provided under non- discriminatory terms, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and free of charge to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf, such as building energy system managers, mobility service providers and other electricity market participants. It is therefore appropriate to introduce measures addressing the need of access to such data for facilitating the integration-related operations of domestic batteries and electric vehicles, complementing the provisions on access to battery data related to facilitating the repurposing of batteries in [the proposed Commission regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. The provisions on access to battery data of electric vehicles should apply in addition to any laid down in Union law on type approval of vehicles.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Electric vehicle users entering into contractual agreements with electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should have the right to receive information and explanations on how the terms of the agreement will affect the use of their vehicle and the state of health of its battery. Electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should explain clearly to electric vehicle users how they will be remunerated for the flexibility, how their aggregated data is used, balancing and storage services provided to the electricity system and market by the use of their electric vehicle. Electric vehicle users also need to have their consumer rights secured when entering into such agreements, in particular regarding the privacy and protection of their personal data such as location and driving habits, in connection to the use of their vehicle. Electric vehicle users’ preference regarding the type of electricity purchased for use in their electric vehicle, as well as other preferences, can also be part of such agreements. For the above reasons, it is important that electric vehicle users can use their subscription at multiple recharging pointso ensure that the charging infrastructure that is to be deployed, is used most effectively, and to improve consumer confidence in e- mobility, it is essential that the use of publicly accessible recharging stations is open to all users, regardless of the car brand and whether or not they are part of a contract-based payment scheme and that they accept payment cards widely used in the Union. This will also allow the electric vehicle user’s service provider of choice to optimally integrate the electric vehicle in the electricity system, through predictable planning and incentives based on the electric vehicle user preferences. This is also in line with the principles of a consumer-centric and prosumer-based energy system, and the right of supplier choice of electric vehicle users as final customers as per the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart and bi directional charging functionalities need to be ensured. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Industry accounts for 25% of the Union’s energy consumption, and is a major consumer of heating and cooling, which is currently supplied 91% by fossil fuels. However, 50% of heating and cooling demand is low-temperature (<200 °C) for which there are cost-effective and more energy efficient renewable energy options, including through particular direct renewables based electrification. In addition, industry uses non-renewable sources as raw materials to produce products such as steel or chemicals. Industrial investment decisions today will determine the future industrial processes and energy options that can be considered by industry, so it is important that those investments decisions are future-proofin line with the goal of climate neutrality and thus future-proof instead of risking becoming stranded-assets. Therefore, benchmarks should be put in place to incentivise industry to switch to a renewables-based production processes that not only are fueled by renewable energy, but also use renewable-based raw materials such as renewable hydrogen. Moreover, a common methodology for products that are labelled as having been produced partially or fully using renewable energy or using renewable fuels of non-biological origin as feedstock is required, taking into account existing Union product labelling methodologies and sustainable product initiatives. This would avoid deceptive practices and increase consumers trust. Furthermore, given consumer preference for products that contribute to environmental and climate change objectives, it would stimulate a market demand for those products.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin can be used for energy purposes, but also for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals. TIn line with the energy efficiency first principle, the use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin for both purposes exploits their full potential to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industryial processes that cannot be directly electrified with renewables and should therefore be included in a target for the use of renewable fuels of non- biological origin. National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin in those industryial sectors should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for electricity generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel, lignite, oil peat and oil shale.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) The Commission’s 2020 Hydrogen Strategy for a Climate-Neutral Europe notes the importance of the EU actively promoting new opportunities for cooperation on renewable hydrogen with neighbouring countries and regions, as a way to contribute to their energy transition and to foster sustainable growth and development. With this in mind, it is important that demand from the EU for RFNBOs do not drive unsustainable production models within and outside the EU. To mitigate this risk, RFNBOs, regardless of the country of production, should meet a set of minimum criteria including in relation to land and water use as well as to human rights and sustainable development in order to be eligible for support or to count towards the overall target and the related sub- targets of this Directive. The production of hydrogen should meet the highest environmental standards and should not be in competition with the needs of local communities provision for water, land and energy, in line with the objectives of the SDGs as well as the Paris Agreement and international agreements on biodiversity and the environment.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) Emission reduction and climate neutrality objectives should not come at the expense of biodiversity. According to the European Environmental Agency report on the “State of the Water” the EU’s rivers are in bad state with only 44% being in a good or high ecological state. In addition to chemical pollution, “energy-related pressures and hydropower installations” are the biggest threat to these important ecosystems. Moreover, European rivers are thought to be the most fragmented freshwater ecosystems in the world. Small hydropower plants in particular can jeopardise the goal of restoring 25.000 km free flowing rivers laid down in the Biodiversity Strategy. Hydropower’s effect on biodiversity has been considerable: since 1970, migratory freshwater fish species have declined by 93 percent. All new hydropower plants should be excluded from the possibility of getting support or counting towards the targets. Furthermore, in order to receive support, existing plants should be able to fulfil a number of requirements: they should, inter alia, be greater than 10 MW and meet the minimum ecological requirements laid down in EU legislation;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Increasing ambition in the heating and cooling sector is key to delivering the overall renewable energy target given that heating and cooling constitutes around half of the Union's energy consumption, covering a wide range of end uses and technologies in buildings, industry and district heating and cooling. To accelerate the increase of renewables in heating and cooling, an annual 1.1 percentage point increase at Member State level should be made binding as a minimum for all Member States. For those Member States, which already have renewable shares above 50% in the heating and cooling sector, it should remain possible to only apply half of the binding annual increase rate and Member States with 60% or above may count any such share as fulfilling the average annual increase rate in accordance with points b) and c) of paragraph 2 of Article 23. In addition, Member State- specific top-ups should be set, redistributing the additional efforts to the desired level of renewables in 2030 among Member States based on GDP and cost- effectiveness. A longer list of different measures should also be included in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 to facilitate increasing the share of renewables in heating and cooling. Member States mayshould implement onetwo or more measures from the list of measures.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
(45) As regards bio-based components in diesel fuel, the reference in Directive 98/70/EC to diesel fuel B7, that is diesel fuel containing up to 7 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), limits available options to attain higher biofuel incorporation targets as set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. That is due to the fact that almost the entire Union supply of diesel fuel is already B7. For that reason the maximum share of bio- based components should be increased from 7% to 10%. Sustaining the market uptake of B10, that is diesel fuel containing up to 10 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), requires a Union-wide B7 protection grade for 7% FAME in diesel fuel due to the sizeable proportion of vehicles not compatible with B10 expected to be present in the fleet by 2030. This should be reflected in Article 4, paragraph 1, second subparagraph of Directive 98/70/EC as amended by this act.deleted
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (23)
(23) ‘waste’ means waste as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC, excluding s-a) point 23 is replaced by the following: ‘(23) ‘waste’ means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard, as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC13 and subject to independent verification and certification of compliance with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC or comparable programme on waste prevention and management. Substances that have been intentionally modified or contaminated in order to meet thisat definition; are not covered by this category;’ Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 24
(-a a) Point 24 is replaced by the following: ‘(24) ‘biomass’ means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, from forestry and related industries, including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of waste, including industrial and municipal waste of biological origin;” (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-’; Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 34
(-ab) point (34) is replaced by the following: ‘(34) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from the waste and residues feedstocks listed in Ppart A of Annex IX;” (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- that do not have significant displacement effects based on a regional displacement analysis;’ Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 35
(-a c) point (35) is deleted; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 36
“(36) 'renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources other than biomass and is produced from additional renewable electricity and where any CO2 feedstock is captured from the ambient air using direct air capture;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 37
(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(aa) point (37) is deleted. Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 40
(ab) point (40) is replaced by the following: ‘(40) ‘food and feed crops’ means starch- rich crops, sugar crops or oil crops produced on agricultural land as a main cropnd other crops grown primarily for energy purposes excluding residues, and waste or ligno- cellulosic material and intermediate crops, such as catch crops and cover crops, provided that the use of such intermediate crops does not trigger demand for additional land;” ’; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14l
“(14l) ‘smart recharging’ means a recharging operation in which the intensity of electricity delivered to the battery is adjusted in real-time, based on information received through electronic communication; smart recharging can be realised at normal charging speeds as well as during fast charging through response to dynamic price signals or optimisation of power flow;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
“(14la) 'publicly accessible recharging infrastructure/point’ means a recharging pool, station or point which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public at least 8 hours per day and 6 days a week with an uptime of at least 98%, irrespective of whether the charging infrastructure is located on public or on private property;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14n
“(14n) 'bidirectional recharging’ means a smart recharging operation where the direction of electric chargethe flow may be reversed, soallowing that electric chargeity to flows from the battery to the recharging point it is connected to;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14n a (new)
“(14na) ‘digitally-connected recharging point’ means a recharging point that can send and receive information in real time, communicate bi- directionally with the electricity grid and the electric vehicle, and that can be remotely monitored and controlled, including to start and stop the recharging session and to measure electricity flows;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14o
(14o) ‘normal power recharging point’ means ‘normal powera recharging point’ as defined in Article 2 point 31 of [the proposal for a Regulation concerning the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU] that allows for a transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle with a power output less than or equal to 22 kW;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) ‘renewables heating and cooling purchase agreement’ means a contract under which a natural or legal person agrees to purchase renewable heating and/or cooling directly from an heating and/or cooling producer;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 19 a (new)
(19a) ‘energy efficiency first’ means energy efficiency first as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 20 a (new)
“(20a) 'renewable district heating and cooling’ means efficient district heating and cooling systems operating using only renewable energy supplies;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 22 b (new)
“(22b) ‘renewable hybrid power plant’ means a combination of two or more renewable generation technologies which share the same grid connection, and can also integrate storage capacity;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 22 c (new)
“(22c) ‘offshore renewable hybrid asset’ means an electricity infrastructure asset with dual functionality combining offshore renewable energy and transmission to shore and a cross- or multi-border interconnector function;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 a (new)
“(26a) 'woody biomass' comprises both primary and secondary woody biomass;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 b (new)
“(26b) 'primary woody biomass' means all roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed. It comprises wood obtained from removals, i.e. the quantities removed from forests and tress outside the forests, including wood recovered due to natural mortality and from felling and logging. It includes all wood removed with or without bark, including wood removed in its round form, or split, roughly squared or in other form, e.g. branches, roots, stumps and burls (where these are harvested) and wood that is roughly shaped or pointed or processed into chips, briquettes or pellets;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 c (new)
“(26c) 'secondary woody biomass' means residues from forest-based industry, including bark, sawdust and wood shavings that result from sawmilling or wood milling, and recovered post- consumer wood and excludes primary woody biomass processed into chips. bricks or pellets;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 36 a (new)
“(36a) 'direct air capture' means the process by which CO2 is captured from the ambient air for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin or other non-biogenic materials;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
“1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 4051%.;”
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set national contributions to meet, collectively,(aa) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Member States shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources, in their gross final consumption of energy in 2030, is at least equal to the 2030 national overall target for the share of energy from renewable sources set out in the third column of the table in Annex Ib (new). Such mandatory national overall targets shall be consistent with the binding overall 2030 Union target set in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall be reflected as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and 9 to 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In preparing their draft integrated national energy and climate plans, Member States may consider the formula referred to in Annex II to that Regulation. Member States shall introduce measures effectively designed to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory referred to in Article 4(a) (2) of regulation (EU) 2018/1999. If, on the basis of the assessment of the draft integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, the Commission concludes that the national contributionmeasures of the Member States are insufficient for the collective achievement of the binding national and overall Union targets, it shall follow the procedure laid down in Articles 9 and 31 of that Regulation. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId5)
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ab) the following paragraph 2a is inserted: "2a. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level, respectively, to continue increasing the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s and Member States’ gross final consumption of energy from 2031 onwards so as to contribute to achieving a highly energy- efficient fully renewables-based economy by 2040 and to the Paris Agreement and to ensure a sustainable and predictable long-term contribution of renewables to the Union’s climate-neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall, taking into account the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and the Union greenhouse gas budget set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and on the basis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by Member States by 30 June 2024 pursuant to Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, adopt a proposal to amend this Directive to set out Union and Member States targets for increasing the share of energy from renewable sources at least for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 ensuring that the increasing in demand for electricity in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin is met with equivalent amounts of renewable generation capacities."
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimiseprevents undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity or the climate. To that end , they shall take into accouimplement the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point –i (new)
(-i) the use of woody biomass to produce electricity;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and rootprimary woody biomass to produce energy.heat;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shall grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions: (i) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11); (ii) it is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.deleted
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 618 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – poiint iii
(iii) for renewable electricity, by multiplying the amount of renewable electricity that is supplied to all transport modes four times by the fossil fuel comparator ECF(et) set out in in Annex V;.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 623 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU)2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the amount of renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector is determined by multiplying the amount of electricity supplied to that sector by the average share of renewable electricity supplied in the territory of the Member State in the two previous years. By way of exception, where electricity is obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity and supplied to the transport sector, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable;. The principle of additionality as defined in Article 3, paragraph 4a new should be respected.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 626 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the share of biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX in the energy content of fuels and electricity supplied to the transport sector shall, except in Cyprus and Malta, be limited to 1,7 %;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 639 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point ii
Directive (EU)2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Where electricity is used for the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin, either directly or for the production of intermediate products, the averagehourly share of electricity from renewable sources in the country of production, as measured two years before the year in question, in accordance with Article 20a(1) shall be used to determine the share of renewable energy.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 644 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
(ba) in paragraph 6, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "By 25 June 2019 and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall review the list of feedstock set out in Parts A and B of Annex IX with a view to adding or removing feedstock in accordance with the principles set out in the third subparagraph. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 645 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b b (new) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(bb) in paragraph 6, subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to amend the list of feedstock set out in Parts A and B of Annex IX by adding, but not and removing, feedstock. Feedstock that can be processed only with advanced technologies shall be added to Part A of Annex IX. Feedstock that can be processed into biofuels, or biogas for transport, with mature technologies shall be added to Part B of Annex IX. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 646 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
(bc) In paragraph 6, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: "Such delegated acts shall be based on an analysis of the potential of the raw material as feedstock for the production of biofuels and biogas for transport, taking into account all of the following: (a) the principles of the circular economy and of, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading use principle; (b) the Union sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7); (c) the need to avoid significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues; (d) the potential for delivering substantial greenhouse gas emissions savings compared to fossil fuels based on a life- cycle assessment of emissions including emissions from the land sector and possible displacement effecs; (e) the need to avoid negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity; (f) the need to avoid creating an additional demand for land. (g) the future availability of feedstock and the need to avoid distortive situations resulting in the extensive importation of feedstock." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 654 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) eligibility for financial support for the consumption of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(i a) In the first subparagraph, point (c) is replaced with the following: "(c) eligibility for support, including fiscal incentives, for the production and consumption of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels." Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 656 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(ic) subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, are required to fulfil only the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in paragraph 10 in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph. In addition, their production shall be in line with the waste hierarchy as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle and shall avoid distortive effects for (by) products, waste or residues. In the case of mixed wastes, the operators are required to apply mixed waste sorting systems of defined quality aimed at removing fossil materials (such as plastics and synthetic textiles) to ensure only non-recyclable biogenic waste is used as feedstock. This subparagraph shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 660 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ic) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph 1a is inserted : “Electricity produced using woody biomass and heat produced from primary woody biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of this subparagraph. Heat produced from secondary woody biomass shall only be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this subparagraph if the secondary woody biomass is sourced from the same or neighbouring local administrative unit as the plant, furnace or boiler where it is used for heat production, and not more than 70km away.”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 675 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point (b)
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 21 MW,
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 680 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(ab) the following paragraph 1a is inserted: (1a)” the cascading principle, in accordance with the waste hierarchy set down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, stipulates that biomass should be used according to its highest environmental added value in the following order of priorities: a) wood-based products b) extending their service life c) re-use d) recycling e) bioenergy, and f) disposal Energy from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 if the use of those fuels does not respect the cascading principle as set down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. The cascading principle shall be implemented and reported on to and by Member States in accordance with the provisions in Article 30(3). No later than one year into entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, including on reporting and control measures.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 683 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 –paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(ab) paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) highly biodiverse forest and other wooded land which is species-rich and not degraded, or has been identified as being highly biodiverse by the relevant competent authority, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes; "; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 684 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ac) In paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point (c) , point ii is replaced by the following: "(ii) for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, subject to their recognition in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(4), unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes;; . Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 685 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a e (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 –paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ae) In paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point (d), point (ii) is replaced with the following: "(ii) non-natural, namely grassland that would cease to be grassland in the absence of human intervention and that is species- rich and not degraded and has been identified as being highly biodiverse by the relevant competent authority, unless evidence is provided that the harvesting of the raw material is necessary to preserve its status as highly biodiverse grassland. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-." Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 690 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) highly biodiverse grassland spanning more than one hectaab) in paragraph 3, point (d), the introductory part is replaced by the following: "(d) highly biodiverse grassland including wooded meadows and pastures that is: " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 702 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 705 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(ba) In paragraph 4, subparagraph 1, the introductory part is replaced with the following: "4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high-carbon stock, namely land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status: (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-:" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 716 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 717 #

2021/0218(COD)

(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(ca) in paragraph 4, subparagraph 2 is deleted: Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 725 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 –paragraph 5
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural or forestwoody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 736 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(db) in paragraph 6, subparagraph 1, the introductory part is replaced by the following: "Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forestwoody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall meet the following criteria to minimise the risk of using forestwoody biomass derived from unsustainable production: " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 747 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive 2018/2001
Article 29 – pararaph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance ofmaintaining soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoidsminimal negative impacts, avoiding in particular the harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises largeavoids clear-cuts and ensures locally and ecologically appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and onpreserve soil quality, biodiversity features and habitats:;.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 761 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Diretive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – point b – point iv
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance ofmaintaining soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoidsminimal negative impacts, avoiding in particular the harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises largeavoids clear-cuts and ensures locally and ecologically appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and onpreserve soil quality, biodiversity features and habitats:;.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 772 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(fa) the following paragraph is inserted: “7a. Agricultural raw materials cultivated and harvested in the Union for the production of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards in Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, including those in Annex II under the heading ‘Environment, climate change, good agricultural condition of land.”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 773 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 7b (new)
(fb) the following paragraph is inserted: “7b. Where biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural residues are to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, those residues shall comply with the conditions in this paragraph and in Annex IXa (new), regardless whether produced within or outside the Union. Economic operators supplying biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural residues before [date of entry into force] are not required to meet the conditions in Annex IXa (new) until 1 January 2024. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall assess whether the criteria set out in Annex IXa (new) are effective in minimising the risk of negative impacts on soil quality and soil carbon from using agricultural residues for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels on the basis of available data. This assessment shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals to modify the requirements set out in Annex IXa (new).The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to establish binding guidelines for demonstrating compliance with the conditions in Annex IXa (new).”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 775 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f c (new) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(fc) the following paragraph is inserted: “7d. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and woody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points(a), (b) and (c) of the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1 shall meet the following requirements: (a) raw material is obtained from lands or forests for which third parties’ rights concerning use and tenure of the land or forest are respected by obtaining free, prior and informed consent of these third parties, with the participation by representative institutions and organisations; (b) human and labour rights are respected; and (c) the availability of food and feed of third parties is not at risk. For purposes of this paragraph, “third parties” refers to local and indigenous communities or any other persons involved in the production or harvesting of raw materials or affected by the operations to produce or extract raw material.”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 782 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g – introductory part
(g) in pParagraph 10, first subparagraph, point (d) is replaced by the is amended as followings:
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 783 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – point (b)
(fa) in paragraph 10, subparagraph 1, point (b) is deleted: Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 784 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point (c)
(gc) paragraph 10, subparagraph 1, point (c) is deleted Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 786 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29– paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 - point (d)
(g) in paragraph 10, first subparagraph, point (d) is replaced by the following: (d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations until 31 December 2025, and at least 80 % from 1 January 2026.;deleted
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 793 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(g) in paragraph 10, subparagraph 1, point (d) is replaced by the following: "(d) at least 7085 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations starting operation from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2025, and 8at least 90 % for installations starting operation from 1 January 2026. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 796 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f a (new)
(fa) in paragraph 10, subparagraph 1, point (a) is replaced with the following: "(a) at least 570 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-;" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 801 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 g g(new)
Directvie (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – points a, c and d
(gg) in paragraph 11, subparagraph 1, points a, c and d are deleted.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 804 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g e (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 12
(ge) Paragraph 12 is replaced with the following: "12. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article, and without prejudice to Articles 25 and 26, Member States shall not refuse to take into accountmay refuse, on other sustainability grounds, to take into account biofuels and bioliquids obtained in compliance with this Article. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to public support granted under support schemes approved before 24 December 2018. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 808 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g f (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 14
(gf) Paragraph 14 is replaced by the following: "14. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States may establish additional sustainability criteria for biomass fuels. fuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 809 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 g g(new)
Directvie (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – points a, c and d
(gg) in paragraph 11, subparagraph 1, points a, c and d are deleted.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 811 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a (new) – title
GSustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 812 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a (new) – paragraph 1
1. Energy from renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be counted towards Member States’ shares of renewable energy and the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4)22a(1), and 25(1) only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70 %.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 813 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragraph 2
2. Energy from recycled carbon fuels may be counted towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70%.deleted
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 817 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels. For the production of renewable fuels of non-biologic origin, the methodology for calculating emission savings shall take into account the greenhouse gas emissions emitted per hour and minimize production of hours with fossil fuels in the electricity mix. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for CO2 the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 818 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
the following paragraph 3a is added: “3a. Energy from renewable fuels of non- biological origin ('RFNBOs') shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a) (b) and (c) of this sub-paragraph only if the RFNBO production fulfils the criteria laid down in paragraph 3b: (a) contributing towards the renewable energy shares of Member States and the targets referred to in article 3, article 22a and article 27; (b) assessing compliance with renewable energy obligations, including the obligation laid down in Article 25;(c) eligibility for support for RFNBOs under all relevant and national and EU legislation and guidelines, including the Guidelines on Stateaid for climate, environmental protection and energy;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 821 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a (new) – paragraph 3 b (new)
the following paragraph 3b is added: “3b. RFNBOs taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of the sub-paragraph of paragraph 3a (new), shall be produced in a way that meets the following sustainability criteria: a) the RFNBO is produced from additional renewable electricity, according to the criteria laid down in the delegated act referred to in Article 27 as well as the provisions in Aricle t3 (4a new), ensuring as well that the production of RFNBOs for export does not compete with the uptake of renewable energy of the local energy sector; b) Any CO2 feedstock used for the production of RFNBO is captured from ambient air, using direct air capture; c) the local water supply is not adversely affected by the production of the RFNBO and price distortions for water do not occur; d) the use of groundwater and surface water is excluded if the RFNBO production site is situated in areas with water stresse) the use of seawater desalination facilities are be operated exclusively using renewable energy and fulfil minimum efficiency standards as well as international standards on brine disposal and the salt water desalination plants used for RFNBO production are additional to facilities sufficient to provide for the need for the local population; f) No parts of the RFNBO value chain is developed in areas protected under local, regional, national, European or international legislation. Informal land rights shall apply; g) third parties rights concerning use and tenure of land are respected in relation to all parts of the RFNBOs value chain by obtaining free, prior and informed consent of these parties, with the participation of representative institutions, organisations and civil society in early public consultation processes; h) human and labour rights of third parties are respected according to applicable international and national standards, whichever the strictest; For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘third parties’ refers to local and indigenous communities or any other persons involved in the production of the RFNBO or affected by operations to produce it. By 2023, the Commission shall publish a delegated act outlining which information should be provided to show compliance with the criteria laid down in this paragraph.”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 822 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragrapah 3 c (new)
the following paragraph is added: “3c. To ensure a level playing field for RFNBOs, by [6 months from the entry into force of this amending Directive] the Commission shall draft a legislative proposal defining equivalent sustainability criteria for the production processes of hydrogen and other hydrogen derived synthetic fuels other than RFNBOs.”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 824 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 b (new)
(19a) The following Article 29b is inserted: 'Article 29b Sustainability criteria for hydropower installations Energy from hydropower shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in the points (a), (b) and (c) of this subparagraph only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3: (a) contributing towards the renewable energy shares of Member States and the targets referred to in Article 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(10, 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1) of this Directive; (b) measuring compliance with renewable energy obligations, including the obligation laid down in Article 25; (c) eligibility for financial support for the generation of hydropower. 2. New hydropower installations entering into operation from 1 January 2023 shall not be taken into account for the purposes of (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1. 3. Hydropower installations in operation before 1 January 2023 shall only be taken into account for the purpose referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 if they : (a) have an installed capacity of 10 MW or greater; and (b) meet the minimum ecological requirements, including provision of impact assessments, as required by relevant EU legislation, including Article 4 and 5 and related annex V of Directive 2000/60/EC as well as technical Screening criteria for Hydropower of the Taxonomy, activity 4.5 and requirements laid down in national and EU legislation on protected areas and/or migratory corridors; Any financial support received shall be without prejudice to the contribution of the operator to costs associated with the water use, inline with the costs recovery and polluter-pays principles outlined in Directive2000/60/EC.;'
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 829 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are to be counted towards the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show via mandatory independent and publicly available audits that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2) for renewable fuels and recycled- carbon fuels have been fulfilled. For that purpose, they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance systemsystem of physical segregation which:;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 831 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(aa) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, point (c) is replaced by the following: "(c) requires information about the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving characteristics as well as information relating to compatibility with EU biodiversity targets and sizes of the consignments referred to in point (a) to remain assigned to the mixture; and " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 832 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), as well as respect of EU biodiversity targets, and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member State, upon request as well as the public, the data used to develop that information. Member States shall arrange for a system of independent auditing of the information submitted, ensuring a high standard of accuracy of the information, and to provide evidence that this has been done. In order to comply with point (a) of Article 29(6) and point (a)of Article 29(7), the first or second party auditing may be used up to the first gathering point of the forest biomass and other feedstocks for biofuels. The auditing shall verify that the systems used by economic operators are accurate, reliable and protected against fraud, including verification ensuring that materials are not intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof could become a waste or residue. It shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of sampling and the robustness of the data.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 834 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The obligations laid down in this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are produced within the Union or are imported. Information about the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier shall be made available to consumers in an up to date, easily accessible, and user-friendly manner on the websites of operators, suppliers orand the relevant competent authorities as well as at refuelling stations and shall be updated on an annual basis.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 836 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b a (new)
(ba) in paragraph 3, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Member States shall submit to the Commission, in aggregated form, the information referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. The Commission shall publish that information on the e-reporting platform referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in summary form preserving the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information. ."; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 838 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 4– subparagraph 1
The Commission may decide that voluntarywill only accept national or international schemes setting standards for the production of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels,to provide accurate data on greenhouse gas emission savings for the purposes of Articles 29(10) and 29a (1) and (2), to demonstrate compliance with Articles 27(3) and 31a(5), or and to demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) as well as the cascading principle. When demonstrating that the criteria laid down in Article 29(6) and (7) are met, the operators mayshall provide the required evidence directly at sourcing area level. The Commission mayshall recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 29(3), first subparagraph, point (c)(ii).;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 840 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
(ca) In paragraph 4, subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The Commission may decide that those schemes contain accurate information on measures taken for soil, water and air protection, or for the restoration of degraded land, for the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce, and for certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-." Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 841 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
(cb) in paragraph 5, subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall require that each voluntamandatory scheme on which a decision has been adopted under paragraph 4 submit annually by 30 April a report to the Commission covering each of the points set out in Annex XI to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. The report shall cover the preceding calendar year. The requirement to submit a report shall apply only to voluntary schemes that have operated for at least 12 months. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 842 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
(cc) in paragraph 5, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall make the reports drawn up by the voluntamandatory schemes available, in an aggregated form orand in full if appropriate, on the e-reporting platform referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 843 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Member States mayshall set up national schemes where compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), in accordance with the methodology developed under Article 29a(3), as well as compliance with EU biodiversity goals, is verified throughout the entire chain of custody involving competent national authorities. Those schemes mayshall also be used to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the Union database, and to demonstrate compliance with Article 27(3) and for the certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 851 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directvie (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 5 and 10 MW, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 852 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The volunta(da) in paragraph 7, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The mandatory schemes referred to in paragraph 4 shall, at least annually, publish a list of their certification bodies used for independent auditing, indicating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 853 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
(db) in paragraph 8, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "In order to ensure that compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as with the provisions on low or high direct and indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels is verified in an efficient and harmonised manner and in particular to prevent fraud, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying detailed implementing rules, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing and require all voluntamandatory schemes to apply those standards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(3). (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 854 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
(dc) in paragraph 8, the second subparagarph is replaced by the following: "In those implementing acts, the Commission shall pay particular attention to the need to minimise administrative burden. The implementing acts shall set a time frame by which voluntamandatory schemes are required to implement the standards. The Commission may repeal decisions recognising voluntamandatory schemes pursuant to paragraph 4 in the event that those schemes fail to implement such standards in the time frame provided for. Where a Member State raises concerns that a voluntamandatory scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing that constitute the basis for decisions under paragraph 4, the Commission shall investigate the matter and take appropriate action. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 855 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Where an economic operator provides evidence or data obtained in accordance with a scheme that has been the subject of a decision pursuant to paragraph 4 or 6, a Member State shall notmay require the economic operator to provide further evidence of compliance with the elements covered by the scheme for which the scheme has been recognised by the Commission.;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 856 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point e a (new) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(ea) in paragraph 9, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Competent authorities of the Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies that are conducting independent auditing under a voluntamandatory scheme. Certification bodies shall submit, upon the request of competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise the operation, including the exact date, time and location of audits. Where Member States find issues of non-conformity, they shall inform the voluntamandatory scheme without delay. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-" Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 861 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a)
(20a) in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, point (a) is replaced by the following: "(a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emissions saving for the production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex V for biofuels and bioliquids and in Part A of Annex VI for biomass fuels where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of Part C of Annex V andis equal to or less than zero and estimated indirect land- use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex VIII, and where the evalue for those biomass fuels calculated in accordance with point 7 of Part B of Annex VI is equal to or less than zero, by using that default value; " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 874 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2001–2018
Article 31a –paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall require the relevant economic operators to enter in a timely manner accurate information into that database on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels subject to those transactions, including their raw material and its origins, life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the moment it is consumed in the Union. Information on whether support has been provided for the production of a specific consignment of fuel, and if so, on the type of support scheme, shall also be included in the database.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 879 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2a (new)
The database will be made publicly available in an open, transparent and user friendly manner and kept updated.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 887 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3 a (new
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – points 3 a (new) and 3 b (new)
(3a) in Article 20, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, the following points 3 a and 3 b are inserted : “ - (3a) estimated trajectories of renewable electricity in final energy consumption from 2023 to 2030 in the transport, industry, building, heating and cooling sectors and for the production of hydrogen and hydrogen derived synthetic fuels. - (3b) estimated trajectories of the additional renewable electricity in final energy consumption from 2023 to 2030in the transport, industry, building, heating and cooling sectors and for the production of hydrogen and hydrogen derived synthetic fuels that is surpassing the baseline set out in Article 3, paragraph 4a (new) of the Revised Directive[RED II -EU XXXX/2021]”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 888 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point 1 a (new)
(3b) in Article 20, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, point b the following point 1a is inserted : “(1a) implemented, adopted and planned specific policies and measures to satisfy the additional demand in electricity with equivalent amounts of additional renewable generation as set out in in Article 3,paragraph 4a (new) of the Revised Directive [RED II -EU XXXX/2021]”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 893 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(a) In paragraph 1, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘Member States shall require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content of up to 7%.’deleted
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 901 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex I b (new)

Annex Ib
A. Binding National overall targets for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 20301 Belgium 2,2 % 13 % Bulgaria 9,4 % 16 % Czech Republic 6,1 % Denmark 17,0 % 30 % Germany 5,8Share of energy from Target for share of Target for share of renewable sources in energy from renewable energy from renewable gross final sources in gross final sources in gross final consumption of consumption of energy, consumption of energy, energy, 2005 (S2005) 2020 (S2020) 2030 (S2030) 42 % 1850 % Estonia 18,013 % 2547 % Ireland 3,61 % 516 % Greece 6,965 % 148 % Spain 8,7 % 20 % France 10,3 % 23 % 1 the continued need for national mechanisms of support for the promotion of energy from renewable sources.  Croatia   12,6%   20%  Italy 5,2 % 17 % Cyprus 2,9 % 13 % Latvia 32,6 % 40 % Lithuania 15,050 % 49% 45 % In order to be able to achieve the national objectives set out in this Annex, it is underlined that the State aid guidelines for environmental protection recognise 55 % 243 % Luxembourg 0,49 % 1165 % Hungary 4,365 % 1342 % Malta 0,60 % 1043 % Netherlands 2,42 % 1460 % Austria 23,362 % 349 % Poland 7,2 % 15 % Portugal 20,50 % 55 % 314 % Romania 17,847 % 274 % Slovenia 16,0 % 25 % Slovak Republic 6,7 % Finland 28,5 % 38 % Sweden 39,8 % 4964 %
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 903 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a Directive
Annex I –poin 5 – point -a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – Part C – point 1 – point (a) – introductory phrase
“(a)(-a) In Point 1, point (a), the introductory part is replaced by the following: “(a) greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of biofuels shall be calculated as: greenhouse gas emissions from the E = eec + el + eiluc + ep + etd + eu – esca – eccs – eccr, Where”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 904 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a Directive
Annex I – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – Part C – point 1 – point (a)
-a) In the table, the following line is inserted after the third line : ”annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by indirect land-use change;”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 912 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 19 a (new)
(ca) the following point 19a is added: “(19a) Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII.”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 915 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 19 b (new)
cb) Point 19b is added: “Emissions from extraction or cultivation (eec), direct land-use change (el) and indirect land-use change (eiluc), shall be apportioned to co-products on the basis of their energy content. Emissions apportioned to co-products shall be additional to the emissions apportioned to the principal product.”;
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 931 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a Directive
Annex I – paragraph - 7 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex VIII – Part A
“PROVISIONAL (7a) Annex VIII is amended as follows : (a) the title is replaced by the following : “ESTIMATED INDIRECT LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS FROM BIOFUEL, BIOLIQUID AND BIOMASS 2 FUEL FEEDSTOCK (g CO 2eq/MJ)” Mean Interpercentile range derived from the sensitivity analysis (b) the first line, second column, is replaced by the following : “Value” (c) the first line, third column, is deleted. (d) the second line, second column, is replaced by the following: “29” (e) the second line, third column, is deleted. (f) the third line, second column, is replaced by the following: “121“8 to 16” “13” 55 “33 to 66”(g) the third line, third column, is deleted. (h) the fourth line, second column, is replaced by the following: “101” (i) the fourth line, third column, is deleted.
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 932 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – Part A
(a) in Part A, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: ‘Feedstocks for the production of biogas for transport and advanced biofuels:’’deleted
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 936 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – part A
(aa) Part A is replaced by the following: "Part A. Feedstocks for the production of biogas for transport and advanced biofuels, the contribution of which towards the minimum shares referred to in the first and fourth subparagraphs of Article 25(1) may be considered to be twice their energy content: (a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors; (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under point (a) of Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC: (a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors; (c) Biowaste as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC from private households subject to separate collection as defined in point (11) of Article 3 of that Directive; (d) Biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food or feed chain, including material from retail and wholesale and the agro-food and fish and aquaculture industry, and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annex; (e) Straw; (f) Animal manure and sewage sludge;(g) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches; (h) Tall oil pitch; (i) Crude glycerine; (j) Bagasse; (k) Grape marcs and wine lees; (l) Nut shells;(m) Husks; (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn; (o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, namely, bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil; (p) Other non-food cellulosic material; (q) Other ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- (k) Grape marcs and wine lees; (l) Nut shells;(m) Husks; (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn; Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 946 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX a (new)
(8a) Annex Ixa is added: “ANNEX IXa (new) Conditions for Agricultural Residues The following conditions shall apply to the cultivation and harvest of agricultural residues for the purposes of biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production referred to in Article 26(6b): a. Agricultural residues shall be cultivated and harvested in accordance with the following requirements from the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) as defined in Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No 1306/2013: i. Minimum soil cover; ii. Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion; and iii. Maintenance of soil organic matter level through appropriate practices including ban on burning arable stubble, except for plant health reasons. b. Economic operators shall develop and implement residue management plans indicating agricultural management practices, including tillage practices and other practices to limit erosion, and the determination of sustainable agricultural residue removal rates. Sustainable agricultural residue removal rates shall be determined at the holding level based on local conditions in consideration of the following factors to minimize soil carbon loss: i. The rate of crop residue generation; ii. Slope; iii. Soil erodibility, including soil texture and depth to impervious layers; and iv. Local climate, including precipitation amount, intensity, and seasonal distribution. c. Annual monitoring to ensure that the residue management plan has been implemented as planned. d. The residue management plan in paragraph (b) shall be reported by the operator to the competent authority in the Member State by the end of the calendar year during which its implementation begins. Member States shall report residue management plans to the Commission within 3 months of receipt. Residue management plans for projects outside the EU shall be reported directly to the Commission. The Commission should approve or request improvements within 6 months of receiving the residue management plan. The Commission may allow the competent authority in countries outside the Union to review and approve residue management plans if those authorities demonstrate review and approval processes that meet the conditions in this Annex and in Article 26(6b). e. Soil carbon analysis performed at minimum every three years i. If the soil carbon analyses indicate a significant loss of soil carbon levels over three or more years, a re-evaluation of the residue management plan and its implementation shall be conducted. ii. The results shall be reported to the Commission by the end of the calendar year during which the measurements are taken. f. The Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, synthesise the information collected in paragraphs d and e of this Annex in a report to be published by 31 December 2023 and every 3 years thereafter, if sufficient data and aggregation methods are available to avoid publishing sensitive information pertaining to economic operators. Economic operators may report on their adherence to the requirements listed in paragraph b if they can be demonstrated through compliance with the requirements in Article 27(1e).”
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 950 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex II – table – last line
(a) in the last line of the table, ‘FAME content – EN 14078, the entry in the last column ‘Limits’ ‘Maximum’, ‘7,0’ is replaced by ’10.0’;deleted
2022/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2021/0019(COD)

(5a) Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/941a highlights the need to safeguard agricultural production through an authorization for farmers to use the product of the harvest for propagation under certain conditions. It seems necessary for balance to allow farmers to have such an authorization for the species asparagus, and the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals during the five year extension of the term of the Community plant variety rights. ____________________ 1a Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1).
2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2021/0019(COD)

Article 3a Derogation from Community plant variety right During the extension of the term provided for in Article 2, Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 shall apply to the plant varieties concerned.
2021/04/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience also depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survivnotes that agriculture plays a significant role in determining the status of biodiversity; points out that modern agriculture, through intensification, rationalisation, special is dependent on the continued active management of farmlandation and concentration of production, has contributed significantly to decreasing the biodiversity of cultivated and wild plants;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considerreaffirms that this level of ambition encouragee time has come to develop and implement ambitious policy action at all levels and to promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of dnow to follow up with action and to ensure that the biodiversity objectives are integrated into all EU legisplacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with importstion; stresses that, above all, the common agricultural policy needs to be aligned with the Biodiversity Strategy;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;; notes that an overwhelming majority of Europeans are also concerned about the loss of biodiversity and support stronger EU action to protect nature, according to a Eurobarometer survey from 20191a; _________________ 1aAn overwhelming majority of Europeans are concerned about the loss of biodiversity and support stronger EU action to protect nature according to a Eurobarometer from 2019: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/IP_19_2360.
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland, if it is designed appropriately; regrets that the draft of the CAP currently under discussion does not adequately cover the urgently needed ecological measures; considers that Member States must ensure the timelyurgent development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancsuring the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambitionat biodiversity is promoted as a priority;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes, such as seagrass beds, wetlands and peatlands, marshes, grassland, old-growth and primary forests, for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to give the highest priority to the protection and restoration of biodiversity: points out that, according to the One Planet Summit for Biodiversity1a, at least 30% of land and oceans must be protected by 2030; stresses, too, that Member States must ensure that they develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achievwithdrawing an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and therebyfarmland from intensive production and protecting and developing it into areas of high biodiversity; notes that this can be achieved, for example, through the non- use of chemicals, diversification of arable crops and temporary fallows; notes, too, that interconnectivity between habitats and the creation of green corridors should be promoted as far as possible in this context in order to maximisinge the potential for biodiversity; _________________ 1a file:///C:/Users/LWietheger/Downloads/R elev%C3%A9%20des%20annonces%20O PS%20Biodiversit%C3%A9%20V5%20A NG.pdf.
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and notes that the European Commission rightly aims to achieve 25% use of agricultural land for organic farming in Europe by 2030; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation, training and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctionat forests, especially old-growth and primary forests, are highly relevant for biodiversity and must be given special prole of foreststection; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural proat pesticides have significant impacts on biodiversity; considers that a drastic reduction andin the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides is neededuse of synthetic fertilisers and plant protection products is urgently needed; emphasises that it is essential to withdraw neonicotinoids from circulation, ensure that the authorisation for glyphosate is not renewed and halt the issuing of emergency authorisations; stresses the potential key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systemto be provided with training and advisory systems that support them in switching from synthetic fertilisers and pesticides to agro- ecological farming methods;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that agricultural production is being increasingly concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes, which are also owned by a small number of seed corporations, and that patents are making free use of seed increasingly difficult; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regards to Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms,
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 317 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural-food sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 390 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas genome editing methods have a high technical potential to make the whole genome available for genetic changes, very often resulting in complex patterns of genetic change (genotypes) and profound intended changes in the biological characteristics (phenotypes), even if no additional genes are inserted; whereas organisms derived from genome editing are covered by the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 653 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for a structured dialogue between the Commission, European Parliament, Member States and food system stakeholders to discuss gaps, opportunities, challenges and trade-offs in the development and implementation of a holistic common EU food policy;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 725 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibioticmineral fertilisers and antibiotics accompanied by the binding of livestock unit on farmland with not more than two livestock units; 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 - especially the better equipment of counselling and control services - ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; 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; points out that the currently widely used instrument of emergency authorisations, also for banned substances as neonicotinoids, needs to be urgently stopped to hinder highly toxic substances to be released into the environment;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1010 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 economy; underlines that the postulated potentials of biobased economy often do not take into account our planetary boundaries; maintains that for the production of raw materials for a future bioeconomy with fibres, oils, starch and wood, the land use capacity of the global agricultural and forest ecosystems urgently needs to be assessed more realistically; points out that farmers must take the humus content of their soils into account when using anaerobic digesters for biogas production, as biogas slurry contains less carbon;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1070 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soilspromoting the increase of organic carbon in soils by means of good humus management measures with nature-based solutions such as wide crop rotations, intercropping, agroecology, permaculture, agroforestry or ecosystem restoration but not by means of applying biochar (because of the risk of soil pollution with PAH); 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 Deal; welcomes especially peatland restoration, for increasing natural carbon sinks.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1164 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins 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;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1189 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the precautionary principle in regard to GMOs has to be applied in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 25 July 2018 in Case C-528/16, which includes the need for companies to provide methods to identify the relevant organisms as well as mandatory approval process, including risk assessment and labelling.
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1499 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a better management of the veterinary prevention and promotion of high standards of animal health and animal welfare also with trading partners in order to prevent spread of zoonotic diseases; considers that the European model should become a best practice globally;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1534 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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; considers it especially essential to stop stimulating the production and consumption of meat, fish and dairy from non-organic respectively non-extensive or non-sustainable origin;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2112 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 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; welcomes the Commission’s intention to ensure tailored solutions to help SME food processors and small retail and food service operators to develop new skills and business models, while avoiding additional administrative and cost burdens;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 6 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve deforestation and ecosystem degradation or conversion, or human rights violations, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities who depend on forests for their livelihoods, including women and environmental and human rights defenders;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2020/2006(INL)

3. Calls therefore for aUnion legislation placing a mandatory due diligence obligation to be placed onon all operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities or derivatives on the Union market, ensuring the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, in particular customary community tenure rights; stresses that such due diligence obligations should also be applied to the financial sector in order to ensure that no investments in forest-risk commodities are linked to deforestation and human rights violations;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that such a Union legal framework should be based on a robust enforcement regime and include effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can helpis essential to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of, or financial services used, so that consumers know these are free from deforestation, ecosystem conversion and degradation and human rights abuses; calls for due diligence obligations on prospective suppliers to be integrated into public procurement rules;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Mercosur-EU FTA is set to perpetuate the dependency of the Mercosur economies on the very activities that lead to deforestation; calls for the suspension of the EU-Mercosur agreement process until binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions to address climate change, deforestation and ecosystem conversion, biodiversity loss and the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities have been comprehensively included;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes the governmental responsibilities in combating deforestation and ecosystem conversion, which cannot be adequately addressed by external stakeholders alone; therefore, stresses the importance of inclusive partnership with third countries to strengthen sustainable land management, sustainable agriculture, and good governance, particularly regarding land and forest tenure rights;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the "do no harm" principle as highlighted in the Commission's Communication on the European Green Deal; in that context, calls on the Commission to analyse the extent to which existing trade agreements directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems, and to propose measures to address such detrimental impacts where identified, in particular by including binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by promoting locally-sourced plant protein, pasture- based grazing, legal and sustainably sourced feed, namely by implementing the Union protein plan, and forenacting policy that ensures that Union livestock production to matches available Union land resources; notes in this regard, that soya and palm oil products originating in deforested land that are used for animal feed in the Union are significant drivers of largescale ecosystem conversion; stresses also the need to focus on shorter supply chains of protein crops and meat and dairy products, to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the Union and its partner countries;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes further that livestock farm income and profitability can increase by reducing density and intensity of production to levels that can be sustained by pasture-based grazing or home-grown fodder crops, reducing production costs by minimising external inputs and optimising productivity of grass or forage based grazing systems through e.g. mob or rotational grazing, even if production volumes may be lower;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the European Parliament has adopted, since December 2015, 40 objections to the import of genetically modified food and feed, of which 11 were to genetically modified soy imports; reminds that one of the reasons for objecting to those imports was the deforestation associated with cultivation in countries such as Brazil and Argentina, where the soy is almost exclusively genetically modified for use with pesticides; notes that a recent peer- reviewed scientific study, by pan-EU researchers, found that the Union has the largest carbon footprint in the world due to soy imports from Brazil, 13,8 % larger than China, the largest soy importer, due to a larger share of emissions from embodied deforestation,1a notes further that, according to the Commission, soy has historically been the Union’s number one contributor to global deforestation and related emissions, accounting for nearly half of the deforestation embodied in all Union imports. 1b _________________ 1aRef:Escobar, N., Tizado, E.J., zu Ermgassen, E.K.,Löfgren, P., Börner, J., & Godar, J. (2020).Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil's soy exports. Global Environmental Change, 62, 102067 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0959378019308623) 1bRef: Technical Report - 2013 - 063 of the Commission, ‘The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU consumption on deforestation’, study funded by the European Commission, DG ENV, and undertaken by VITO, IIASA, HIVA and IUCN NL, http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/1.%20Report%20analysis%20of%20im pact.pdf, pp. 23-24
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a coherent legislative framework, including the recently published Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies of the European Green Deal, that brings together and develops existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders, inter alia of indigenous peoples and local communities, particularly women and environmental and human rights defenders;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for consistency and coherence between the actions of the Union at home and abroad; calls for robust enforcement of the Timber Regulation and the Nature Directives across the Union, including via timely infringement proceedings;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls in that context that the European Environment Agency's report on 'The European Environment - state and outlook 2020' also warned that the Union is set to miss most of its own environmental targets and objectives for 2020, highlighting in particular that Europe's forests are still subject to many human-induced pressures, such as over- intensive forest management based on high extraction rates, pollution, climate change and invasive alien species;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses that the Union has the competences, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that ambitious measures aimed at protecting and restoring forests and other natural ecosystems are applied equally to European and the world's forests, and reflect this ambition consistently within the new Union's forest and biodiversity strategies;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls for sustainable consumption of wood including a cascade model, and challenges the notion that burning wood for fuel can make sense in terms of climate protection and carbon sinking and resource use in a circular economy;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EUnion, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use changeso that the Union's consumption of woody biomass for energy drives and intensifies direct and indirect land-use change (ILUC), including deforestation;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/8071a and to revise it without delay on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle, so as to ensure the phasing out of all high-ILUC risk biofuels, including soy, and to fulfil the Union's global commitment to stop and reverse global biodiversity loss; _________________ 1aCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 of 13 March 2019 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect land- use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels (OJ L 133, 21.5.2019, p. 1).
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to critically assess measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuels in view, inter alia, of the high level of imports of wood pellets into the Union perversely incentivised by the flawed accounting rules under the Renewable Energy Directive and the EU Emission Trading System, and address the risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to monitor and take action on the causes of wildfires, forest damage and ecosystem conversion and related human rights and tenure violations, byuse, for example, the Copernicus satellite system to monitor wildfires, forest damage and ecosystem conversion globally (within and outside the Union), supplemented by other monitoring means to track related human rights and tenure violations, and to take timely and appropriate action, including addressing their causes; calls for the creating of early warning alert mechanisms. to notify public authorities, companies, including third party schemes, and consumers of commodities originating in areas of ecosystem conversion risk and areas where human rights have been violated;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to initiate the establishment of a common and free forest monitoring system based on satellite data, allowing Member States and other stakeholders and citizens to record illegal or non-permitted logging, particularly in protected areas, in real time, and to monitor the status of forest cover.
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate and disclose the deforestation footprint of wood industry sectors and organisations, with a view to creating greater transparency and understanding of international supply chains, and stimulating the implementation of sustainable wood use solutions;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Union to establish a common timber auction system in order to ensure the sustainable use of wood, as well as to prevent the proliferation of bilateral agreements based on dumping timber prices and to avoid promoting additional logging; notes that this would also allow to track where material comes from and to factor in climate and biodiversity concerns into the price;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2020/2006(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of 'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, forest degradation and to the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; calls on the Commission to propose such a legally- binding definition; considers that the Commission should primarily focus on the main drivers of deforestation, including palm oil, soy, beef, maize, rubber, cocoa, paper and fuel wood for energy; emphasises that, in doing so, the Commission should pay particular attention to related human rights violations as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
2020/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to the Commission’s communication “EU Pollinators Initiative1a” _________________ 1a COM(2018) 395 final
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas pollinators provide essential direct and indirect ecosystem services such as pollination, pest control, soil and water quality, and landscape aesthetics;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas pollinators represent one of the most important indicators of the health of our environment; whereas statistics and trends from across Europe, while sometimes partial, all point to a worrisome decline in pollinator populations;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas the European Parliament has initiated several pilot projects and preparatory actions to further study the decline of pollinators and develop concrete solutions to mitigate the worrisome decline in pollinator populations1a; _________________ 1aNotably the EU pollinators monitoring and indicators, the Environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honeybees; Measuring the pulse of biodiversity using the Red list index; and Developing a farmer's toolbox for integrated pest management practices from across the European Union.
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reduced;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas glyphosate use has been shown to damage the bacteria of honeybees contributing to pollinator decline and loss of habitat;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas, aside from the impact of insecticides on pollinators, wide-spectrum herbicides used on a landscape scale, e.g. as a pre-emergent weedkillers or as desiccants, destroy the food sources of pollinators outside of the main crop flowering periods and contribute to population crashes;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital H
H. whereas connected pollinator habitats, such as buffer strips and grassy waterways, can contribute to erosion control and in general to an improvement of biodiversity and are potentially useful for improving the quality of the food available for both domestic bees and wild pollinators;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the pollination by managed honey bees only supplements, rather than substitutes pollination by wild pollinators;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital K
K. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;deleted
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital K
K. whereas this mostly gratuitous pollination service supplements that of wild pollinators and is only possible because the main revenue source for beekeepers is the sale of honey and other bee products; whereas imports of adulterated honey threaten the economic basis of beekeeping in the EU;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas over-fertilisation of crops contributes to diminishing the occurrence of flowering plants which represent a potential food basis for pollinators;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change andenvironmental pollution, invasive alien species, pathogens and climate change1a; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency; _________________ 1aPotts, S.G., et al., (2016), The Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 552 pp.
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 74 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. Considers that pollinators are an essential component of biodiversity and are indispensable for reproduction in many plant species; acknowledges that a decreasing pollinator population affects the quality and quantity of agricultural yields and the economic returns for farmers;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 76 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of adopting a holistic approach and of evaluating the impact of existing policy measures in order to effectively tackle the decline of pollinators in the Union; stresses the need to apply the precautionary principle to protect pollinators in general, both domestic and wild;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of promoting measures to encourage biodiversity, given that pollinator health is fostered by access to a mixture of different pollen and plants in sufficient quantity;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Subheading 2
Agriculture and the use of pesBiodiversity and agricultural practicides
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide usein particular support preservation of High Nature Value Farming areas and creation of set-asides for nature, reduction of pesticide and mineral fertiliser use, and encourage polycultures and crop rotation;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence and quality of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission to embed the EU Pollinators Initiative and its results in the development of the post- 2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy, and to transform the intentions of the Initiative into a full-scale action programme for pollinators relying on sufficient resources;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure provision of high-quality advice to farmers on biodiversity and pollinators through farm advisory systems;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that biodiversity measures and the reduction of pesticide use should therefore be set as a target in Member States’ strategic plans within the CAP, and pesticide reduction as well as increase in biodiversity should be set as a ‘common indicators’ with which to monitor success;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to review the revised National Action Plans and to take all available actions to ensure Member States adequately commit to pesticide use reduction targets and the necessary monitoring;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that professional users of plant protection products should, for at least three years, keep detailed records of the plant protection products' usage, area, timing and dose of application; notes that the relevant information recorded should be available to the competent authority on request, in order to monitor adherence to the cross-compliance rules and to track performance of the CAP in terms of pesticide use reductions across the EU;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Stresses that the indicator measuring pollinator diversity and abundance being developed will allow evaluation of the CAP's performance in this area;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent revto ensure the full adoption of the 2013 EFSA bee guidance as a matter of urgency, including the requirements with regard to chronic and larvae toxicity as well as concerning speciews of three neonicotinoidther than honey bees;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to request from EFSA a pesticide guidance document setting out pre-approval tests to provide protection for butterflies, moths and hoverflies;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that 'controlled pollination' could help restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and significantly increase crop yields;deleted
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to include in the objectives of the CAP limits to the objective of increasing productivity and, to regulate intensive farming practices, in order to improve the habitat and forage space for beand to encourage the use of greening measures which qualitatively and quantitatively improve the habitat and forage space for pollinators and fight the homogenisation of European landscapes;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. In this regard, stresses that crop rotation, the use of strong varieties, and mechanical weeding/ biological pest control will help restore pollinator’s habitats, while large fields with monocultures contribute to pollinator decline;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support green infrastructure that recreates and restores mosaics of habitats and functional connectivity for pollinators in rural and urban landscapes;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the concept of buffer strips and, grassy/ flowering waterways with a view to provide both better erosion control as well asstrips along water courses and perennial flowering areas as measures encouraging biodiversity in order to protect foraging opportunityies and habitat for pollinators, as well as providing better erosion control;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 151 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the beekeeping sector by reinforcing import inspections in order to avoid imports of adulterated honey;deleted
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 164 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure integration of funding needs for the monitoring of wild pollinators into the CAP Strategic Plans, in order to secure robust data for building a CAP indicator on pollinators as per the commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 20
20. Considers it appropriate to support the development of low-risk pesticides that are harmless to pollinatorsDeems it necessary to support the agro-ecological transition of agriculture, and the development of methods of pest management which are harmless to pollinators, such as, inter alia, adequate cultivation techniques, crop rotation and balanced fertilisation;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2019/2803(RSP)


Paragraph 21
21. Calls for support foron the Commission and Member States to support citizens science focusing on recording and monitoring of pollinators and the training of beekeepers to promote a non-intrusive Union surveillance of bees through the development of indicators of colony vitality;
2019/10/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas illegal logging is ongoing also in the EU3a _________________ 3aexamples Romania, Sweden, Poland https://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/Briefing%20note%20May- June%202019_Final.pdf and https://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/Briefing_Note_April_- _May_2018_Public_version.pdf
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the continuing decline in biodiversity has had negative consequences for the delivery of many ecosystem services over the last decades, whereas these declines have occurred in part because of the intensive agriculture and forestry practices, whereas the continuing decline in regulating services can have detrimental consequences for quality of life4a _________________ 4aIPBES(2018): Summary for policymakers of the regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. M. Fischer, M. Rounsevell, A. Torre-Marin Rando, A. Mader, A. Church,M. Elbakidze, V. Elias, T. Hahn. P.A. Harrison, J. Hauck, B. Martín- López, I.Ring, C. Sandström, I. Sousa Pinto, P. Visconti, N.E. Zimmermann and M.Christie (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. available at: https://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/ipbes_6 _15_add.4_eca_english.pdf
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that while the maintenance of biodiversity is mentioned in several policy documents, the actual quantified rate of forest biodiversity loss cannot be evaluated based on the data collected for the Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management7a _________________ 7aForest Europe, 2015: Goals for European Forests, available at: https://foresteurope.org/wp- content/uploads/2016/11/MID_TERM_Ev aluatG2020T_2015.pdf
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses therefore particular importance of the Carpathian region and notes that the EU accession to the Carpathian convention would be of relevance to provide support to the region which holds irreplaceable natural values in continental Europe;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls with concern that increase in harvest is proposed in number of draft national forestry accounting plans, implementing the climate legislation, worries that this is not in line with up-to-date science;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Recalls the pledge of the Commission to zero tolerance to non- compliance, stresses that number of infringement cases currently open against the Member states1a address irreplaceable values of European forest ecosystems and urges the Commission to swiftly act in these; _________________ 1a e.g. Case 2018/4076 against Slovakia, Case 2020/2033 against Romania
2020/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication entitled 'The European Green Deal' (COM(2019)640),
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
— having regard to the draft feasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation, commissioned by the Commission’s Directorate General for Environment (20178),
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency,
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2020 on the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity,
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 d (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2018 on transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests,
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 e (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 4 April 2017 on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 f (new)
- having regard to the 2017 Council conclusions on indigenous people,
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 g (new)
- having regard to the 2019 UN Human Rights Council resolution on Environmental Human Rights Defenders1a, _________________ 1a https://undocs.org/A/HRC/40/L.22/Rev.1
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the good condition of forests and of other highly biodiverse and carbon-rich ecosystems are essential to reverse massive biodiversity loss and limit global warming; whereas protecting and restoring those ecosystems, both at EU and global level, should be, alongside substantial and rapid direct GHG emissions reduction across all sectors, a core and distinct priority of the EU's answer to the climate and environmental emergency the world is facing;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas deforestation causes immense biodiversity loss and further increases global warming, with tropical deforestation being the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions; whereas, despite all efforts so far, conservation and sustainable use of the world’s forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policies;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas stepping up action to protect and restore existing forests, and actively and sustainably create new forest coverage has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policiesenhance the quantity and quality of forests ecosystems, both at EU and global level, has to play a crucial role in the EU’s sustainability policies; whereas this can only be achieved by ensuring policy coherence across all sectors and between the EU's internal and external policies, carefully assessing the impact of all EU policies on biodiversity and ecosystems through the use of a robust 'do no harm' test;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is also indirectly involved in the deforestation and, degradation and conversion of world forests and of other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, including through the consumption and trade of products and commodities related to deforestation and ecosystems degradation, the lack of environmental integrity of its current bioenergy policy, and the provision of private finance and investment to companies directly or indirectly related to the destruction or degradation of forests and other natural ecosystems ;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Environment Agency's report on 'The European Environment - state and outlook 2020' also warned that the EU is set to miss most of its own environmental targets and objectives for 2020, and highlighted in particular that Europe's forests are still subject to many human- induced pressures, such as intensive forest management, pollution, climate change and invasive alien species;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas action at all levels, stricter enforcement of current legislation and adoption of new regulatory measures, as well as substantial investment, will be needed to protect the world's forestforests and other natural ecosystems more effectively;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas increased protection of forests providesand restoration of forests and other natural ecosystems preserve the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities, and provide opportunities for economic development and job creation, particularly at the level of local communities;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has expertise in sustainable forest management and in assisting other countries with capacity buildingimplementation of the EU Forest Strategy has so far not led to substantial improvements in the conservation status of forest habitats and species in Europe; whereas lessons need to be drawn so as to ensure sustainable forest management substantially improve biodiversity and the resilience of forests and to increase capacity building in that regard, in particular for third countries;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas indigenous peoples and local communities are increasingly under threat and facing human rights violations for their efforts to protect their forests, land and environment;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the priorities for stepping up EU action presented in COM(2019)352; notes, however, that the EU should be more ambitious, in particular by prioritising regulatory measures to address EU-driven deforestation and by extending this approach to other natural ecosystems; underlines that the five priorities laid out in the communication are equally important and should be implemented simultaneously as a package;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU has the powers, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that ambitious measures aimed at protecting and restoring forests and other natural ecosystems are applied equally to European and the world's forests, are consistently applied to European forestnd reflect this ambition consistently within the new EU Forest and Biodiversity Strategies;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the crucial role of indigenous peoples and local communities in the protection of the world’s forests and calls on the Commission to take this role; is deeply concerned by the increasing threats and human rights violations they are facing; calls on the Commission to take this role and the related rights of indigenous peoples and local communities into account in the design, adoption, implementation and enforcement of forest protection measures, both at EU level, in dialogue with partner countries and in key international forums;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the role of civil society, environmental defenders, indigenous peoples and local communities in environmental protection and sustainable consumption and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure transparency and public participation in forest- and other land-use-related measures in order to promote forest protection; biodiversity and ecosystems protection, in particular in forests;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of non-'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, and calls on the Commission to propose such a definitionforest degradation and to the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; calls on the Commission to propose such a legally- binding definition; considers that the Commission should primarily focus on the main drivers of deforestation, including palm oil, soy, beef, maize, rubber, cocoa, paper and fuelwood for energy; in doing so, the Commission should pay particular attention to related human rights violations as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that studies on certification schemes for non-deforestationforest and ecosystem risk commodities are carried out without delay and to submit these studies, together with a proposal for follow-up actions, toso that the European Parliament forcan further consideration the need for such schemes as part of a more comprehensive package of regulatory measures;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to further improve implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation to best preserve sustainable trade in imported and domestically produced timber and timber products; notes also that imports of timber and timber products should be more thoroughly checked at EU borders to ensure that the imported products do indeed comply with the criteria necessary to enter the EU; stresses that the strengthening of existing policies must go hand in hand with increased policy coherence to ensure that EU policies, including trade, do not create negative impacts on the environment or people;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission pay particular attention to the possibilities ofalls its support for a European legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to regulatinge access to the Union market in order to promote non-deforestation products, including the possibility of introducing due diligonly to products and commodities that do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation, nor to the conversion or degradation of other natural ecosystems; believes such framework should apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, both upstream and downstream of the supply chain, and should also ensure the absence of regulation for forest-risk commoditiesed human rights violations; urges the Commission to adopt such a proposal without delay;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that such European legal framework should be based on a robust enforcement regime and include effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2019/2156(INI)

7b. Underlines the significant impact of EU's imports of animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, on the world's forests and other natural ecosystems; considers that the EU must address and reduce such demand of forest and ecosystem risk commodities by promoting primarily plant-based diets and low input extensive livestock farming, and by making support conditional on farmers using legally and sustainably sourced feedstock; stresses also the need to focus on shorter supply chains of protein crops, to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the EU and its partners;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the private sector to be more involactived in the fight against deforestation and to significantly reduce its ecological footprint overall; calls, atin the same timeat regard, on the Commission to step up cooperaits action within the private sector and to develop appropriate instruments to incentivise volunteers based on the principle of shared responsibilityframework of the Sustainable Finance Strategy and in particular to seize the opportunity of the upcoming revision of the EU Directive for Non-Financial reporting to ensure full transparency and accountability of the private sector in their use and management of natural resources;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the methods used to achieve the objectives set out in the Clean Energy for all Europeans package must not lead to deforestation and forest degradation in Europe and in other parts of the world; calls, thereforein particular, on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the report annexed to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/807 and, if necessary, to revise this Regulation without undue delay, and in any case before 2023, on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle, so as to ensure the phase out of all high-ILUC risk biofuels, including soy, and to fulfil the EU's global commitment to stop and reverse global biodiversity loss;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to reduce the EU's consumption of wood and wood- based products by promoting a more circular economy, minimising the generation of waste and by promoting consumer awareness on the ecological consequences of wood-based commodities;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #

2019/2156(INI)

10. Welcomes the Commission's plan to ensure that the topic of deforestation is part of country-level political dialogues and recommends that the Commission includeextend these dialogues to the protection of all natural ecosystems and the sustainable management of land and agriculture, and include in these dialogues the promotion of human rights, in particular the rights and needed protection of indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as support for environmentalists in these dialoguof environmental defenders; strongly encourages the Commission to formalise those dialogues by the adoption of partnership agreements with those countries; stresses that such dialogues should be held with all producer countries, including developed countries;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission's plan to help partner countries develop and implement national frameworks for forests and their sustainable management, butand considers that such assistance should produce measurable results demonstrating its cost-effectiveness and recommends that the Commission include this aspect in its reflections andensure a balanced and equitable political dialogue among all stakeholders, including through direct support to local civil society actionors;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to strengthen the political and regulatory framework for supporting sustainable forest management and land use planning in partner countries, ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including land tenure rights;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to place 13. particular emphasis oncritically assess measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuels in view, inter alia, of the high level of imports of wood pellets into the EU andperversely incentivised by the flawed accounting rules under the Renewable Energy Directive and the EU Emission Trading System, and address the potential risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU to consider providingincrease its support to third countries with the potentialin their transition to switch tond and solar renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission's plan to strengthen cooperation on policies and measures to protect the world’s forests in key international forums, and calls on the Commission to endeavour to cooperate with these forums with a view, inter alia, to harmonising the terminology and concepts in use (e.g. sustainable forest management or deforestation-freethat fully contributes to biodiversity protection or 'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chains) and to ensuring the coherence of the policies and measures adopted;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 347 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all newly adopted trade agreements, both comprehensive and relevant sub- agreements, contain provisions relating to forests and safeguards to prevent them from being implemented in a manner that could lead to deforestation and forest degradadopted by the EU contain binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions relating to the protection of forests and other natural ecosystems and safeguards against related human rights violations;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Deplores that the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur agreement did not uphold these principles, despite evidence that this trade agreement will reinforce and perpetuate the dependency of the Mercosur economies on the very economic activities that lead to deforestation; calls on the suspension of the EU-Mercosur agreement process until binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions to address climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities have been included;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that the Commission assess the possibility of including forest protection provisionWelcomes the "do no harm" principle as highlighted in the European Green Deal Communication; in that context, calls on the Commission to analyse the extent to which existing trade agreements directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems, and to propose measures to address such detrimental impacts where identified, in particular by including binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade agreements on the state of forests, other natural ecosystems and related human rights violations, is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments and other relevant assessment methods, and that no trade agreement be concluded until the conclusions of these assessments are subsequentfully taken into account when deciding whether to conclude such agreementby all Parties;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls the importance of adequate access to justice, legal remedies and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries in order to ensure the efficiency of any legislation or initiative; further calls on the EU to introduce a formal and independent complaints mechanism that would allow citizens, and local stakeholders with effective recourse to remedy, and a tool to address potential negative impacts on human rights, notably through the application of the State to State Dispute settlement to the trade and sustainable development provisions in FTAs;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include binding targets and adequate funding for the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems, including nativeural and primary European forests, as part of the EU's future forest and biodiversity strategyies;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessary to redirect financial flows, both private and public, in the relevant industrialsectors, including the financial and insurance sectors, towards activities that do not cause deforestation, forest degradation, and conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; urges in that regard the Commission to adopt without delay an EU definition of economic activities that substantially harm the environment under the Taxonomy Regulation;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 399 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate forest- ecosystems and human rights related elements systematically into development policies and all investment and support programmes aimed at producer countries, and to consider makingmake investments and support conditional on compliance with these elements;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 407 #

2019/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to take specific steps to improve the availability of information and data obtained through existing and new monitoring tools relating to the world's and European forests, and to ensure that this information is disseminated in a form that is accessible and comprehensible to regulatory and enforcement authorities, the public, consumers and the private sector;
2020/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that most rural development actions which were audited produced the expected results; asks the Commission and Member States to improve their performance framework where needed and to introduce further simplification measures, such as simplified cost options; regrets that, as in previous reports, the Court of Auditors again identified weaknesses in the use of result indicators;, including gaps in the quality of result indicators1a; stresses that, if the proposed shift to a performance-based CAP is to be achieved, it will require the development of a comprehensive set of common result indicators and the thorough application of those indicators; _________________ 1aSpecial report No 10/2018 on the Basic Payment Scheme for farmers – operationally on track, but limited impact on simplification, targeting and the convergence of aid levels
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes the difficulty experienced by the Court of Auditors in establishing progress made through expenditure under the heading 'Natural resources', in large part due to the absence of quantitative targets in the EAGF; notes the Court of Auditors' special report No 10/2018 on the basic payment scheme (BPS) for farmers, which similarly concludes that it remains difficult to assess the performance of BPS with regard to the relevant Treaty objective of a fair standard of living for farmers; highlights that the Court of Auditors states the need to link income support measures to relevant objectives and reference data, to enable evaluation of the BPS’s performance; underlines that the objectives of reducing production costs and enhancing the resilience of holdings are relevant to the objective of a fair standard of living; underlines that those objectives can be achieved through a greening of the CAP;
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes the Court of Auditors’s conclusions that the basic payment scheme (BPS) tends to favour large farms as it is an area-related payment, and that post-2013 BPS is expected to be associated with a further increase in capitalisation of support in land values1a; _________________ 1aSpecial report No 10/2018 on the Basic Payment Scheme for farmers – operationally on track, but limited impact on simplification, targeting and the convergence of aid levels
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Highlights the Court of Auditors conclusions in its special report No 10/2018 that the Basic Payment Scheme has had a limited impact on internal convergence in aid levels; recalls the commitment of the Member States to achieve equalisation of payments across the Union by 2013, first noted in the European Council's Presidency Conclusions of 24-25 October 2002, and now overdue by several years;
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely trade agreements with third countries in respect of quality, health and animal welfare requirements; notes the need for a level playing field also in terms of environmental standards, and calls on the Commission to further develop legislation on due diligence in the supply chain to ensure that standards in Union agriculture are not undermined or compromised;
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on Commission to make use of and combine the systems and databases at its disposal in order to identify the ultimate beneficial owners in case of agricultural holdings which form part of a larger corporate structure; notes the development of a Union-wide business register which could be combined with information from IACS, thereby linking farm holdings with a unique business identifier at Union level, to better distinguish the final destination of CAP funds;
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that support to young farmers from the CAP is essential; encourages the Commission to move towards a greener CAP in line with the Paris Agreement, which would increase efficiency in the use of public money, by limiting the negative externalities linked to agricultural practices and shifting focus to prevention rather than cure.
2019/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Recital C
C. whereas Cannabis productproducts derived from Cannabis that are used for medicinal purposes are broadly referred to as “medical cannabis”;
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Recital F
F. whereas no country in the EU authorises the smoking of cannabis for medical purposes and no country in the EU permits home growing cannabis for medical purposes;deleted
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Recital K
K. whereas there is limited evidenceare indications that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for increasing appetite and decreasing weight loss associated with HIV/AIDS, improving clinician-measured multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms, improving symptoms of Tourette syndrome, improving symptoms ofsymptoms of mental disorders (e.g. psychosis, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, Tourette syndrome);
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for the Commission and national authorities to draw a clear distinctionistinguish between medical cannabis and other applicrecreations ofal cannabis;
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. Considers that research on medical cannabis1a has been underfunded and should be properly addressed under the next Framework Programme 9; and national research programmes; _________________ 1aAlso research on recreational cannabis can be supportive for medical cannabis
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the regulatory and financial barriers which weigh on scientific research in the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes;2a; _________________ 2aResearch on Cannabis in general is needed; lessons can also be drawn for medical cannabis from research on recreational cannabis
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to determine the priority areas for research on cannabis for medicinal and recreational3a purposes in agreement with competent authorities and drawing on pioneering research in other countries and focusing in those areas which may have the greatest added-value; _________________ 3aResearch in the field of recreational cannabis can also be useful for the use and applications of medical cannabis
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2018/2775(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure the highest standards for the research, development, authorisation, marketing, pharmacovigilance and avoidance of abuse for cannabis-based medicines; emphasises the need for standardisation and unification of products containing Cannabis-based medicines;
2018/08/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the most important and most integrated policies, and that it willshould continue to contribute to building Europe’s future and therefore regrets that the proposals made by the European Commission to reform the CAP go into the direction of more differences and less cohesion between Members States;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Regrets the recent trend of decreasing budget allocation to rural development and so decreased investment in territorial cohesion, thriving rural communities and local economies; recalls that the opportunities offered by this funding is vital to prevent frustration, exodus and large scale rural depopulation;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitivensuccess of European agriculture results from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; crecalls that long term competitiveness can only be assured if natural resources underpinning production are safeguarded, such as soil, water and functional biodiversity; Calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance to shift towards sustainable agricultural practices and food systems that would allow the achievement of international and EU climate objectives; underlines therefore that the new CAP should support such a transition towards agroecological approaches, especially in ensuring high biodiversity approaches to minimise susceptibility to pests, reversing the trend of local extinction events, closing nutrient cycling loops, stopping and reversing soil erosion and water and air pollution, ensuing effective water cycling; further notes that these have been repeatedly demanded by citizens and EU commitments and objectives still exist;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes further the adoption of long term planning in a number of Member States towards a non-toxic future;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a welltaking the time to reform thed CAP properly, with maximum transparency, democracy, dialo gue and discussion, to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering, especially the need for farmers to earn a decent income for their produce, the need to offer nutritious and healthy food to all Europeans, to fight climate change and loss of biodiversity; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering exchanges of skills, acquisition of knowledge and know-how about sustainable practices, innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2018/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and cohesion policies, such as the CAP, reduce the gap between the Union and its citizens by promoting integration at local level, especially in rural and disadvantaged areas., and therefore stresses the importance that rural development remains strongly supported in the CAP, and that the EAFRD remains part of a common funding approach with other EU funds as is currently allowed for in the Common Provisions Regulation, so that national, regional and local authorities can mix and match different EU funds and so optimise investment into their territories;
2018/10/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Auditors special report No 4/2014 "Integration of EU Water Policies into the CAP: a partial success",
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s Staff Working Document SWD (2017/153/final) on agriculture and sustainable water management,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Directive 2009/128/EC on sustainable use of pesticides, and to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of that Directive,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) on "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides",
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Declaration of the Third European Rural Parliament, adopted on 16 October 2017 by representatives of rural movements of 40 countries (EU Member States and neighbouring countries),
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 14 February 2018 entitled “A new modern, Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020”,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the meta-study “Is the CAP fit for purpose? An evidence- based fitness check assessment” by Fitness check 1a, __________________ 1a Pe’er et al, 2017. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the UN process resulting in the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) assessing the potential of food and sustainability,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food (A/HRC/34/48),
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Cork 2.0 Declaration 2016, ‘A Better Life in Rural Areas’, issued at the European Conference on Rural Development,
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A d (new)
-A d. whereas organic farming protects the environment, supports biodiversity, minimizes the degradation of soil, works without systematic use of pesticides and therefore protects the groundwater from harmful pollutants but its positive achievements need to be fully taken into consideration in the orientation of the CAP;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is the most integrated and successful EU policy, serving as basisission's communication on the Future of Food and Farming acknowledges that the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is the most integrated single market policy, and through its rural development policy, the CAP is the "rural champion" of the Union, while bearing the CAP has considerable work to do to meet citizens' demands on strengthening biodiversity or on stronger commitments on animal welfare or on climate change and health, even though having in mind that the CAP is serving for European integration, and should remain adevelop to a more ambitious common policy with an ambitious sufficient budget;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas approx. 80% of proteins consumed, especially soya, are imported, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA and the EU needs urgently to come forward with a protein strategy in the CAP to reduce dependency on imports that drive deforestation and land grabbing;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the CAP’s goals should be to ensure food safety and sovereignty, and the : - providing sufficient nutritious and healthy food, - sustainable use and protection of natural resources particularly those upon which food production relies, - adequate, fair, remunerative and stable revenue for farmers, - cohesion of rural and urban areas, - and coherence with sustainable development and climate goals, - as well as increasilience andng farmer autonomy, minimising corporate power in the food system, - mandatory measures to ensure full sustainability and resilience of the EU’s agriculture systems andon their territories;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Parliament must play a comprehensive role in setting a clear policy framework to set common ambition at European level and ensure full democratic debate on the strategic issues which have an impact on the everyday lives of all citizens when it comes to the use of natural resources, the quality of our food, health and the transition to fully sustainable agricultural practices;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the evidence-based "Fitness Check" meta-assessment of scientific studies found that greening measures did not significantly improve environmental performance, largely because those requirements were already being met;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2018/2037(INI)

C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessaryso far neither environmental nor climate policy issues have played anything like an adequate role in shaping the focus of the CAP, and these issues must finally take centre stage in the process of further development;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas exemptions and flexibility embedded in the greening measures are complex and inefficient with the consequence that many of the options finally implemented being of lower environmental value and therefore the measures did not provide the environmental public goods they were intended to;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, although organic farming protects the environment, minimises land degradation, promotes biodiversity, dispenses with pesticides and thus preserves the groundwater from inputs of pollutants, the current focus of the CAP does not go nearly far enough in acknowledging its positive achievements;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas greening measures were based on already pre-existing cross- compliance measures, namely maintaining permanent pasture, and to a lesser extent crop rotation and landscape features;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the provision of CAP payments should be strongly conditioned upon delivery of public goods especially environment and quality jobs, in order to meet the demands of society;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of climate and sanitary hazards on farming activity is growing,farming activity on climate, environment and whereas there is aalth is considerable and acknowledging the need for the CAP to address and minimise this with dedicated tools like crop rotation, measures for water and soil, reducing use of pesticides or fertilizers, to transition to full sustainability;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 125 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a CAP that has its top priorityan important role ensuring all farmers, including small farmers so far disregarded by CAP, receive a fair remunerative income by aiming at a sustainable economic model that promotes regional and local economies; considers that these shall be based on developing short supply chains and boosting agro-ecosystem functions and respecting environmental limits, so ensuring resilience and long term productivity by promoting the transition of each European farm towards an undertaking combining economic with environmental performance standards;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the European Parliament has already stressed the urgent need to take action to deal with the main causes of biodiversity loss, namely habitat destruction and degradation arising primarily from excessive consumption of land, pollution, intensive farming, use of synthetic chemical pesticides and fertilisers, the spread of alien species and climate change; calls therefore for a CAP which is consistent with other EU environmental, social and health policy objectives and international commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals and climate treaties;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recognises that organic farming is the forerunner of a sustainable European agricultural policy and should get the premium standard for public funding;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that the European Parliament had stressed that the preservation of biodiversity is key for long term food and feed production, and is therefore in farmers´ own interest;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Recalls that the EP has already highlighted that the ‘Fitness Check’ of the Natura Directive stresses the need to improve coherence with the common agricultural policy (CAP), and underlines the worrying decline in species and habitats linked to agriculture; calls on the Commission to carry out an evaluation of the impact of the CAP on biodiversity; calls further for higher Natura 2000 payments to better incentivise the protection of agricultural Natura 2000 sites, which are in a very poor state;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Stresses that, to ensure a level playing field , a common EU baseline is required that delivers on citizens' rights to a healthy environment and healthy, nutritious food; considers that this baseline should be set to fulfil relevant laws and international obligations, and also allows "no harm" to the environment or to society;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Calls in particular for robust objectives of the CAP to be set in the basic regulation, in line with environmental legislation and based on quantified and ambitious result indicators; highlights that national CAP strategic plans should be evidence-based and designed with the involvement of the relevant environmental authorities, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders (including small farmers, environmental NGOs and civil society representatives), and must obligatorily follow the partnership principle;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Insists upon a results based approach to payments; proposes therefore the inclusion of the following indicators: - soil health and biodiversity / presence of taxa / species richness, - humus and topsoil creation, soil cover against erosion, - nutrient losses and water quality, - biodiversity including richness and abundance of bird species / wild pollinators / insects, - indicators on reduction of pesticide use dependency and uptake of integrated pest management (IPM), in line with the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive 2009/128/EC and Article 67 of Regulation 1107/2009;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a first pillar, defined at EU level, that recognises the importance of direct aidtargeted, direct aid strongly conditioned to environmental and social results and that includes, as a share of up to 30 % of the pillar budget, a contractual incitement scheme for a transition towards an agriculture combining economic with environmental performance standards;
2018/03/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that the transition towards sustainable farming systems must be facilitated by independent, transparent, sufficiently- and publically-funded agricultural extension services (FAS) in all Member States and regions and increasing bottom-up participatory research between researchers and farmers and effective peer-to-peer exchanges in the EU innovation partnerships (EIP), especially for agro-ecological approaches taking advantage of and encouraging natural processes to boost yields and resilience;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Considers that special attention should be given in the FAS and EIP to encourage alternatives to pesticides, especially uptake of the 8 IPM principles to reduce pesticide use dependency, and to move towards achieving a pesticide-free future; considers that taking advantage of and encouraging natural processes to boost yields and resilience is likely to lower production costs based on current experiences;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives, investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issuesural development policy which makes a substantial contribution to the farm economy and vital rural livelihoods in various ways and a renovated second pillar that is focused on strengthening agro-environmental initiatives, investment, training, research and innovation and enhancing rural communities, complementarity with other EU policies and focusing on delivering relevant results for rural citizens and society as a whole;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of rural development, including LEADER and CLLD initiatives, in supporting multi- functional agriculture and in fostering partnerships between farmers, local communities, civil society and additional entrepreneurial activities, in order to generate income from diversified economic activities such as agri-tourism, and to secure community-supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 206 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for the creation of a new fund for community led local development (CLLD), built upon the LEADER and CLLD experience, to be earmarked at 10% in all structural funds for objectives set by local community led strategies, with no demarcation between the structural funds; considers that these funds should be deployed on a decentralised basis;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that only with such a complementary model canwhich is coherent with other EU policies, the EU’s ambitious goals with regard to the environment and rural development can be reached;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for a measure rewarding significant pesticide use reduction, encouraging uptake of non chemical alternatives, based on the EU’s 8 principles of IPM;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the CAP must include an ambitious European green energy strategy promoting highly sustainable biofuels based on the co- production of plant protein;deleted
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas about 80% of the required protein in the EU is imported from third countries and that not nearly enough has so far been done to implement a protein strategy in the CAP;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to take a medium- to long-term view in reviewing its policy on proteins, ensuring that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include adequate and reliable new measures and instruments which support farmers in improving crop rotation systems so as to substantially reduce the current protein deficit and price volatility;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers that the CAP needs to manage the risks associated with climate change and land degradation across the whole farmed landscape, by investing in making agro-ecosystems resilient and robust, investing in ecological infrastructure to build topsoils, reverse soil erosion, introduce/lengthen crop rotations, add more trees into the landscape and boost on-farm biological and structural diversity;
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to ensure that each imported agricultural product meets the same sanitary and social standards that EU products are held to; asks the Commission to conduct a systematic impact assessment of the provisions regarding the agricultural sector in each trade agreement, and to offer specific strategies to ensure that no agricultural sector will suffer as a result of a trade agreement concluded with a third countryensure that global trade needs fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services within the framework of the WTO and should be conditional upon meeting EU social, economic and environmental standards.
2018/03/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 933 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allowmakes the integrmandatory implementation of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy a central aspect of the support scheme, so that effective progress can be made on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 983 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amouall agricultural payments under the CAP must be conditional; takes the view that in future payments should only be made if they are linked to animal welfare requirements or if the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture,y have a positive impact on the environment or the climate, foster biodiversity or support for biodiversity and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1009 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that organic farming provides the model for a sustainable European farming policy and in future must be the premium standard for the allocation of public funding;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1012 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its legislative proposals for CAP reform include suitable measures and instruments to integrate protein crop production into improved crop rotation systems, with the aim of overcoming the current protein deficit, increasing farmers’ incomes and addressing the key challenges agriculture is facing, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and soil fertility and the protection and sustainable management of water resources;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to support sustainable agriculture tailored to EU markets;
2018/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that market organisations must guarantee targeted quantity control in order to avoid surplus production;
2018/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 250 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment and biodiversity, land use, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2018/0236(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on land cover, land use and land use change, soil quality, desertification, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests and in particular deforestation, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the implementation of the CAP shall be in coherence with the objectives of development cooperation, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In line with this policy coherence, measures taken under this Regulation shall jeopardise neither the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), nor the achievement of the Union's climate change mitigation obligations under the Paris Agreement.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) To enable producers to use vine varieties that are better adapted to changing climatic conditions and with higher resistance to diseases, provision should be made permitting products using designations of origin not only from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera but also from other species of the genus Vitis, as well as from vine varieties stemming from a crosses between Vitis vinifera and otherdifferent species of the genus Vitis.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Registration of geographical indications should be made simpler and faster by separating the assessment of compliance with intellectual property rules from the assessment of compliance of the product specifications with the requirements laid down in the marketing standards and labelling rules.deleted
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 30 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In respect of export credits, export credit guarantees and insurance programmes, agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and international food aid, Member States may adopt national measures respecting Union law, including policy coherence for development as per Article 208 TFEU and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Since the Union and its Member States are WTO Members, such national measures should also comply with the rules laid down in that WTO Ministerial Decision of 19 December 2015, as a matter of Union law and international law.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In its March 2017 report regarding the mandatory labelling of the list of ingredients and the nutritional declaration of alcoholic beverages, the Commission stated that it has not identified objective grounds that would justify the absence of information on ingredients and nutrition information and invited the industry to develop within a year a self-regulatory proposal aimed at providing information ingredients and nutrition of all alcoholic beverages. In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the self-regulatory approach should, as a minimum, ensure that ingredients and nutritional information is provided on-label and that such information complies with stipulations on 'Voluntary Food Information'' as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The Commission should assess the industry's proposals and publish a report, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal, with appropriate exemptions for microproducers.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 2 a (new)
(-1) the following Article is added: "Article 2a Policy coherence for development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, shall be taken into account in the implementation of this Regulation. Measures taken under this Regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs), and contribute to achieving the Union's commitments on mitigating climate change."
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2018
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(3a) Article 16, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: "1. Disposal of products bought in under public intervention shall take place in such a way as to: (a) avoid any disturbance of the market, or third country markets, (b) ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, and (ba) avoid sale of products below the relevant fixed public intervention price, (c) be in compliance with the commitments resulting from international agreements concluded in accordance with the TFEU. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)(ca) be in compliance with policy coherence for development, as per Article 208 TFEU" Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall make available each year authorisations for new plantings for wine production corresponding to either:
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 1% of the total area actually planted with vines for wine production in their territory, as measured on 31 July of the previous year; or
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 1% of an area comprising the area actually planted with vines for wine production in their territory, as measured on 31 July 2015, and the area covered by planting rights granted to producers in their territory in accordance with Article 85h, Article 85i or Article 85k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and available for conversion into authorisations on 1 January 2016, as referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation.;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point b
(5a) 'Article 64, paragraph 2, point b is replaced by the following: "(b) areas where vineyards contribute to the preservation of the environment or to the conservation of the genetic resources of the vine varieties;"
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) areas to be newly planted in the framework of land consolidation projects (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)5b) Article 64, paragraph 2, point c is deleted Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) contribute to increasing the competitiveness at farm holding and regional level; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)(5c) Article 64 paragraph 2 point f is deleted areas to be newly planted which Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2
Member States may classify wine grape varieties for wine production where:
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the variety concerned belongs to the species Vitis vinifera or Vitis Labrusca; orgenus Vitis;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the variety concerned comes from a cross between the species Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and otherdifferent species of the genus Vitis.
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint v
(v) which is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera or a cross between the Vitis vinifera species and othergenus Vitis or from a cross between different species of the genus Vitis.;
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Regulation 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent i
(22a) Article 148 paragraph 2 point (c) indent (i) is amended as follows: "(i) the price payable for the delivery, which shall: – cover production costs, as a minimum, and – be static and be set out in the contract, and/or – be calculated by combining various factors set out in the contract, which may include market indicators reflecting changes in market conditions, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered,"
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
3. paragraphs 1 and 1a, a contract and/or an offer for a contract shall not be required where raw milk(20b) Article 148 paragraph 3 is delivereted bBy a member of a cooperative to the cooperative of which he is a member if the statutes of that cooperative or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes contain provisions having similar effects to the provisions set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-way of derogation from Or. en 20180101&from=EN)
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c
(22c) Article 149, paragraph 2, point c is amended as follows : “(c) provided that, for a particular producer organisation, all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 37,5 % of total Union production (ii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is produced in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State, and (iii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is delivered in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)” Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point d
(22d) concerned are not members of any other producer organisation which also negotiates such contracts on their behalf; however, Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where farmers hold two distinct production units located in different geographic areas (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)Article 149, paragraph 2, point d is deleted provided that the farmers Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point e
(22e) covered by an obligation to deliver arising from the farmer's membership of a cooperative in accordance with the conditions set out in the cooperative's statutes or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes; and (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)Article 149, paragraph 2, point e is deleted provided that the raw milk is not Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 f (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 a (new)
(22f) In Section 3, the following Article is inserted: 'Article 149a Monitoring Body 1. In order to ensure that the milk market is in balance, the Commission shall set up a Monitoring Body to undertakes the following tasks: (a) Compilation of a market balance index, based on data concerning the trend in production volumes, milk prices and production costs (margin). The index shall provide information on the EU milk market's equilibrium or balanced state. The "balanced market" state corresponds to a situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where farm gate prices cover production costs. (b) Implementation of a crisis mechanism, to be activated when the index leaves the "balanced market" state. The crisis mechanism shall be implemented according to the following phases, each triggered by a certain percentage change in the market balance index. The phases and the corresponding measures shall in each case be maintained until the market returns to the balanced market state : (i) If the current market state deviates by -7.5% of the "balanced market" state : – The Monitoring Body announces an early warning phase, private storage is opened and/or reduction-incentivising programmes are activated for a defined period of time. (ii) If the current market state deviates by -15% of the "balanced market" state: – The Monitoring Body announces a crisis phase and starts the voluntary volume reduction scheme according to article 219a. – The Monitoring Body enforces a market responsibility penalty on all producers that increase their production during the reduction period (iii) If the current market state deviates by - 25% of the "balanced market" state: – Reduction of supply of raw milk by a defined percentage during a set period of time for all producers; – Application of a market responsibility levy to all producers who do not take part in the reduction programme. 2. In this regard, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts establishing the following points: (a) The calculation of the market balance index as well as the determination of the "balanced market" state, i.e. the situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where producer prices cover production costs. (b) The percentage of the volume to be cut during the universal reduction phase, according to article 1.b.iii. (c) The amount of the market responsibility penalty paid by producers that increase their production during the reduction period according to article 1.b.ii (d) The amount of the market responsibility levy collected from all producers who do not take part in the universal reduction according to article 1.b.iii. (e) The amount of the producer contribution per kilogramme of supplied milk, which will be used to finance the crisis mechanism. (f) The amount of the producer levy per kilogramme of supplied milk, which will be used to finance the crisis mechanism according to Article 149 paragraph 1 point b, with derogation excluding small and micro producers
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 g (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 160
(22g) Article 160 is amended as follows: "Article 160 Producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector In the fruit and vegetables sector producer organisations shall pursue at least one of the objectives set out in points (c)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Article 152(1). The statutes of a producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector shall requiremay propose to its producer members to market their entire production concerned through the producer organisation. Fruit and vegetable producer members may sell, either directly or through one intermediary, to consumers in the specific economic area in which their producer organisation is operating, no more than a fixed percentage of their production and/or products. The maximal percentages shall be fixed by the Member State at not less than 10%. Producer organisations and associations of producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector shall be deemed to be acting in the name and on behalf of their members in economic matters within their terms of reference. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)" Or. en
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 h (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(22h) In Article 164, the following paragraph 3a is added: “3a. Rules shall not be made binding on producers of organic products covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 unless such a measure has been agreed to by at least 50% of organic producers in the economic area in which the producer organisation operates, and whose production totals at least 60% of organic production of that area.”
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 h (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 165
(22h) Article 165 Financial contributions of non-members Where rules of a recognised producer organisation, a recognised association of producer organisations or a recognised interbranch organisation are extended under Article 164 and the activities covered by those rules are in the general economic interest of economic operators whose activities relate to the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition may, after consulting the relevant stakeholders, decide that individual economic operators or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question. is deleted Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 219 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 4
(26a) Article 219, paragraph 1, subparagraph 4 is amended as follows : “Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary to address the market disturbance or threat thereof extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, or provide for export refunds, or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary. ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=EN)
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 219 a (new)
(26b) The following Article 219a is inserted : "Article 219a Volume Reduction Scheme 1. In the event of serious market disturbance, the Commission may decide to grant aid to producers in a specific sector listed in Article 1 (2), who, during a defined period and on a voluntary basis, reduce their production compared to the same period of the previous year (reference period). The reduction period may be prolonged if deemed necessary. 2. During the reduction period, each producer who supplies an amount larger than that supplied during the reference period shall pay a market responsibility levy according to the extent of his/her oversupply. 3. In this regard, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts laying down the following points: (a) Maximal supply volumes to be reduced on EU level in the framework of the reduction scheme; (b) The duration of the reduction period; (c) The amount to be paid to producers for reducing their volumes and its financing arrangements; (d) The amount of the market responsibility levy for the producers who increase their deliveries during the reduction period. (e) The criteria for applicants to be eligible for the aid and for applications for the relevant aid to be admissible. (f) Specific conditions for implementing the programme."
2019/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In its March 2017 report regarding the mandatory labelling of the list of ingredients and the nutritional declaration of alcoholic beverages, the Commission stated that it has not identified objective grounds that would justify the absence of information on ingredients and nutrition information and invited the industry to develop within a year a self-regulatory proposal aimed at providing information on ingredients and nutrition of all alcoholic beverages. In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the self-regulatory approach should, as a minimum, ensure that ingredients and nutritional information is provided on-label and that such information complies with stipulations on 'Voluntary Food Information' as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The Commission should now assess the industry's proposals and publish a report, accompanied by a legislative proposal, with appropriate exemptions for microproducers;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 2 – point (c) – point (i)
(22a) Article 148(2) point (c) point (i) is replaced by the following: “(i) the price payable for the delivery, which shall: — cover production costs, as a minimum, and — be static and be set out in the contract, and/or — be calculated by combining various factors set out in the contract, which may include market indicators reflecting changes in market conditions, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered, (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)” Or. en
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 o (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 3
(22o) In the Article 148, paragraph 3 is deleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 486 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c
(22c) In Article 149, paragraph 2, the point c is replaced by the following: “(c) provided that, for a particular producer organisation, all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 37,5 % of total Union production (ii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is produced in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State, and (iii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is delivered in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)” Or. en
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 487 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 p (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point d
(22p) In Article 149, paragraph 2, the point d is deleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 488 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)
Regulation 1308/2018
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point e
(22e) provided that the raw milk is not covered by an obligation to deliver arising from the farmer’s membership of a cooperative in accordance with the conditions set out in the cooperative’s statutes or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes; and In Article 149, paragraph 2, point (e) is deleted “ “ Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 617 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 225 – point f a (new)
(27b) In Article 225, the following point is added: ‘(f a) by 31 December 2020, on its assessment of the self-regulatory proposals of the alcoholic beverage industry concerning the labelling of ingredients and nutritional declaration of all alcoholic beverages, to be accompanied by a legislative proposal determining the rules for a list of ingredients and a nutritional declaration for all alcoholic beverages, with exemptions for microproducers where appropriate.’
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 451 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 39 (1 (b)), Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof,
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 477 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to thegrowing challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, rural, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamlinimprove the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basiccommon policy parameters to respond to the identified challenges, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requireincluding rural developments, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve common EU and national targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common economic, ecological and social level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 488 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of agro-ecological production systems and the social fabric in the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definitions of agricultural activity in line with EU obligations like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate and biodiversity goals in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 539 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international commitments, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, tMember States should be required to take action to achieve all specific objectives simultaneously. These specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energyboth wild and agro-biodiversity, water protection, public health, employment, renewable energy, animal welfare and environment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 549 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Being the world’s largest agri-food exporter and importer, the CAP has considerable influence on international agricultural markets, thus potentially affecting agricultural production capacities and food consumption patterns in third countries, the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, and the resilience of rural communities and ecosystems. The CAP shall take account of the objectives of EUs development cooperation, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), and of the Right to Development as set out be the Declaration on the Right to Development.1a Measures taken under this regulation must not jeopardise the food production and processing capacity and long term food security of developing countries, notably Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and should respect the ‘do no harm’ principle as well as international obligations in the fields of development, human rights, climate and the environment. _________________ 1a Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of CAP Strategic plans. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation, discrimination or exclusion. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and in line with the Aarhus Convention and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and combating climate change as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, while applying the polluter pays principle.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 571 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The objectives of CAP Strategic plans should be pursued in the framework of the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social rights. In order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, it is necessary to target support towards the overarching and legally binding 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and to contribute to the SDGs and their targets set by 2030. Member States should ensure consistency, coherence and synergies with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the SDGs, taking into account local challenges.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 583 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee athe lion’s share of budgets and consequently hold a potential to contribute to fairm income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market rew. To improve farmers’ market reward, a better position of farmers in the supply chain and strengthening of short supply chains is necessardy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 589 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure,exposure to the world market, the impacts of climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk mitigation and management. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 591 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) Bolstering environmental care and, preservation of biodiversity and genetic diversity in the agricultural system as well as climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate-related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and, forestry and rural development. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greaterhigh ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackleavoid further environmental degradation and climate change caused by unsustainable farming systems should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result. As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems and disadvantages such as lack of access to markets and decreasing return of added value to rural regions, lack of attractive employment opportunities, education, training and extension services responding to the challenges mentioned above, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of resilient villages and enterprises across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, agro-ecological food systems, decentralized infrastructure for processing and marketing of farm products , the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer inclusive economical development and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and rural enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas, including also legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of the LEADER and Community-led Local Development strategies.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In line with the commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement, and with the conclusions of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, as well as the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, the Union and its Member States should transition to a sustainable European food and agriculture system. The pathway for this transition should focus on promoting diversified, sustainable and resilient agricultural practices that contribute to protecting and enhancing natural resources, reinforcing ecosystems and to climate change adaptation and mitigation, through adjusting livestock production to ecological carrying capacities, minimising dependence on unsustainable inputs including fossil energies and progressively improving biodiversity and soil quality.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The EU should contribute to global food security though policy coherence and supporting efforts to reduce developing countries’ dependence on food imports. The CAP should contribute to strengthening developing countries’ resilience to external shocks linked to price volatility of agricultural commodities, and to harnessing the potential of small-scale farmers and small agricultural enterprises in developing countries, with the aim of increasing and diversifying their production capacities for domestic and regional agri-food markets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 640 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to maintain a level playing field between and within Member States in terms of farm relevant legislation and norms or good practices for environmental, public health and sanitary and animal welfare issues, there should be no exceptions to conditionality and the rules should therefore apply to all applicable beneficiaries. In addition, the statutory management requirements are based on pre-existing and self-standing laws to be applied in full in their own right by all EU authorities and all citizens. However, in the risk analysis that is used to select a sample off arms to be subject to controls, Member States may choose to apply different weighting factors to reflect the likelihood of non- compliance, so that unnecessary farm controls can be avoided without putting the EU funds in danger of being misspent. For example: smaller farms receive a lower risk weighting due to their size, but higher animal densities receive a higher weighting for animal welfare and public health issues, or organic farming receives a lower risk weighting for environmental or climate issues
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 652 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management and chemical input reduction. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrieninput management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient and chemicals management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Member States should setprovide high-quality farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 674 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) To ensure the provision of high quality advice to all farmers in the Union, the Commission should define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality and territorial coverage of the advice provided. The Commission should, prior to the entry into force of this regulation and for the purposes of quality control, accredit all farm advisory services. In cases where it concludes that a farm advisory service does not meet minimum standards, the Commission should notify the Member State concerned in writing and request it to take remedial action.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the economic cooperation, inclusiveness and competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmers with an additional income support after the initial setting up.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 739 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
(30 a) Member States should, via their Farm Advisory services, provide information geared towards young farmers and new entrants on access to land and on innovative and non- conventional approaches that are best suited to starting a new farm, such as the development of new business models based on end-users, the development of more sustainable farming systems, the development of new organisational models (e.g. share farming, pre-financing, crowdsourcing), the increase of connections between farming and the local community, and the adaptation of traditional knowledge to develop business innovations (e.g. artisanal food production);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 756 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhancimproved management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regardCoupled income support should respond to clear environmental or social need or benefit. In line with 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, coupled income support should not have negative effects on developing countries and should not create distortions of the internal and international market, which adversely impact on agro-food sector investment, production and processing development in partner developing countries, but should only be granted for production methods that are more animal- and/or environment-friendly than the legal minimum standard requires. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard while minimising the impact of the Union´s consumption of agricultural commodities on global deforestation, notably soy and oil palm products. Therefore the production of leguminous plants grown as part of a crop rotation on arable land should be supported as part of a Union-wide protein strategy aimed at decreasing import dependency on soy and animal feed from third countries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 778 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) To contribute to monitoring compliance with the Union’s commitments to Policy Coherence for Development, the mandate of the EU market observatories should be expanded to monitor trends of agro-food trade between the EU and developing countries, particularly Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The scope of monitoring should include collecting data on the volume and value of trade in agricultural products deemed sensitive by partner countries, as well as data on products from sectors where CAP coupled payments are granted and where CAP crisis management measures are deployed. Monitoring should also examine relevant data from case studies, and international reporting, for example on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Commission should assess the monitored data against a benchmark and issue an early warning if trade developments risk to adversely affect agri-food production and processing in developing countries, specifically LDCs. An early warning will prompt consultations between the Union and affected partners to agree on appropriate remedial measures respecting the Right to Development.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) In order to ensure the compliance of coupled income support in the cotton sector with the Union's international obligations regarding Policy Coherence for Development, Member States deploying such support should monitor its production and trade consequences and report to the Commission, with a view to facilitating the Commission’s monitoring of the impact of cotton coupled support on cotton production in partner developing countries, notably on food security.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) A leguminous crops sector scheme should be introduced, with three aims. Firstly, decreasing dependency on concentrated feed mix containing soya, especially imported soya originating from land that has recently been deforested or converted, in line with the SDG 15, the Union´s pledge on zero deforestation and existing private company commitments on zero deforestation. Secondly, closing nutrient cycling loops and tightening them to local and regional river basin scales in line with the Water Framework Directive. Thirdly, boosting local and regional markets in food and animal feed and locally adapted low input seed varieties. Monocultural or continuous cropping of leguminous crops should not be supported by these payments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 791 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional taking into account regions which were legally formalised and currently into force or local specific needs. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000 and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally-led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 816 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation, diversification and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio- economy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 830 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter alia, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, agro- forestry practices and the supply and saving of energy and water. Investments in on-farm infrastructures should only be allowed if they pass a double test, demonstrating that they simultaneously have positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation and on the business situation of the agricultural holding. Furthermore, in order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 842 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the InvestEU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouraged. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 877 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAGFRD. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 893 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
(45 a) In order to ensure effectiveness of projects initiated by the local communities, as well as the efficient use of allocated funding, Member States should establish in the financial rules that expenses for financial and administrative management of operations, implemented by the local rural communities and other similar local actors with a view to pursuing strategies referred to in Article 25(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) [XXX/XXXX] [CPR], are acknowledged as eligible for EU funding.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 898 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information on how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, including the regions, which were legally formalised and currently into force, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 911 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whIt is essential to point out that in the period covered by the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative fina2021-2027 MFF, the convergence process must be fully completed in order both to achieve fair competition among Member States and to establish the principles of equality on an EU-wide basis, and that the European Councial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocationdecision contained in the Presidency conclusions of 24-25 October 2002 has to be completely implemented.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 922 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlet is necessary to establish the maximum contribution rates for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islandsThose rates should reflect the level of economic development of regions in terms of GDP per capita in relation to the EU-27 average.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 927 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) Objective criteria should be established for categorising regions and areas at Union level for support from the EAFRD. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066[1]. Latest classifications and data should be used to ensure adequate support, in particular for addressing lagging behind regions and interregional disparities inside a Member State. [1] Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), (OJ L L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1–61
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 931 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number ofdouble rule that all infrastructure investments on agricultural holdings must simultaneously demonstrate positive effects on the environment, climate and biodiversity, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other. In addition, a number of more specific exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop both types of these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 938 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) For the purpose of ensuring adequate financing for certain priorities, rules on minimum financial allocations for these priorities should be set for the support under EAFRD. For the sake of ensuring a level playing field between farmers, both inside and outside of the Union, a maximum allocation should also be set for the coupled support under direct payments. the Commission shall ensue that coupled income support is only granted for production methods that provide value added for the climate and environment and are more animal and environment-friendly than the legal minimum standard requires; to avoid market disturbances, the Commission must ensure coupled payments are not granted in regions where sectors overproduce, to avoid structural surplus and falling prices. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for improving the competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality of the protein crop production if that support is justified by a genuine social or environmental need.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 948 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Program will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25at least 30 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 40 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 955 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) The transfer of responsibility to Member States for assessing needs and achieving targets goes hand in hand with an increased flexibility to set up the combination of both types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. This should be supported by some flexibility to adjust the relevant national allocations of funds. When Member States estimate that the pre-allocated envelope for EAFRD is too low to have room for all intended measures, a certain degree of flexibility is therefore justified, while at the same time avoiding considerable fluctuations in the level of annual direct income support versus the amounts available for multi- annual interventions under EAFRD.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 988 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP and its external dimension, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 992 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) The existing knowledge base, in terms of the quantity and quality of available information, varies considerably for the purposes of monitoring the specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this proposal.For some specific objectives, in particular for monitoring biodiversity, the knowledge base is currently weak or even non-existent, in particular in terms of creating robust impact indicators, such as for pollinators and crop biodiversity. Specific objectives and indicators set for the Union as a whole in Article 6 and Annex 1 respectively should be based on a shared or comparable knowledge base and methodologies in all Member States. The Commission should identify areas where knowledge gaps exist and use the Union budget to provide a common response to knowledge-related and monitoring obstacles related to all Article 6 specific objectives and indicators. It should draw up a report on this issue no later than December 31, 2020 and make its findings public.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 995 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) The strategy should also highlight complementarity both between CAP tools and with the other Uncohesion policies. In particular, each CAP Strategic Plan should take account of environmental and climate legislation where appropriate, the Union’s commitments to Policy Coherence for Development, and national plans emanating from this legislation should be described as part of the analysis of the current situation ('SWOT analysis'). It is appropriate to list the legislative instruments which should specifically be referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 999 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions, whereas identification of the regions in the Member States should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC)No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1009 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan. In order to avoid imposition of disproportionate burden, the administrative simplification task has to be a shared responsibility by the Union and the Member States, therefore the latter shall be assisted by the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1032 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) In accordance with the principle of shared management, the Commission is assisted by committees formed by Member States representatives in the implementation of the CAP. With a view to simplifying the system and streamlining the position of Member States, only one Monitoring Committee is established for the implementation of this Regulation, merging the ‘Rural Development’ Committee and the ‘Direct Payments’ Committee, which were established under the 2014-2020 programming period. The responsibility to assist Member States in the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans is shared between the Managing Authority and this Monitoring Committee. The Commission should also be assisted by the ‘Common Agricultural Policy’ Committee, and should report to the Committee on Development of the European Parliament, in accordance with the provisions laid down by this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1033 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR], including improving the quantity and quality of baseline data available for monitoring the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 and the relevance and accuracy of the corresponding indicators laid out in Annex I. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1035 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR]. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta, including capacity- building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1043 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies, such as water policy. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment- related objectives may, such as water quality and quantity, should include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1061 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers both inside and outside the Union and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1099 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘ultimate beneficial owner’ means the legal owner of an agricultural holding;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1100 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) 'urban farming' means an agricultural activity in an urban area;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1101 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(b c) "concentrated animal feeding operation" means a livestock holding rearing animals at a density beyond that permitted by the area and natural resources, or carrying capacity, of the holding, or in the case of cattle and ruminants, where the animals are without access to grazing or without the appropriate amount of supporting forage hectares to support pasture- or grassland- based grazing or foraging;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1102 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'mutual fund' means a scheme accredited by the Member State in accordance with its national law for affiliated farmers to insure themselves, whereby compensation payments are made to affiliated farmers who experience economic lossesproduction losses and are able to prove that they undertook precautionary measures in advance.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1115 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) ‘policy coherence for development’ means that the Union shall, in line with article 208 TFEU, take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements, and in pursuing its domestic policy objectives, that it shall avoid negative policy measures which adversely affect the EU's development objectives;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1121 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
(j b) 'environment and biodiversity proofing' means a structured process of ensuring the effective application of tools to avoid harmful impacts of EU spending and to maximise its benefits on the state of the EU's environment and biodiversity, based on the Commission's "Common Framework for Biodiversity Proofing of the EU Budget", and in accordance with national rules and guidance, where available, or internationally recognised standards;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1122 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
(j c) 'climate proofing' means a process to ensure that infrastructure is resilient to the adverse impacts of the climate in accordance with national rules and guidance, where available, or internationally recognised standards;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1152 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland. Member States may also consider landscape elements as part of the agricultural area. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1162 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
(i a) "crop rotation" means crop cultivation including at least four different crops including one leguminous crop
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1181 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland')pasture' shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to growincluding grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may. The definition shall be broad enough to cover silvopastoral and agroforestry systems and so include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which canmay be grazed or produce animal feed. The definition shall ensure coherence with achieving the objectives (d), (e) and (f) referred to in Article 6 (1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1189 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) "temporary grassland" shall be defined as grass or herbaceous species grown on arable land for less than five consecutive years, or beyond five years where ploughing and reseeding occur. It shall not count towards carbon sinking or climate goals.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1200 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second yearat intervals of several years or not permanently.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1230 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuinactive farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers, part-time or semi-subsistence farmers, or organisations who engage in High Nature Value farming, who may be active on either local, regional, national or global markets. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuinactive farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers., and/or can be based on a negative list of structures that shall not be supported by CAP funds. (This change from "genuine" to "active" applies throughout the text)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1291 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) 'new entrants' shall be defined in a way to include active farmers that are starting an agricultural activity, including as a co-operative with other farms.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1294 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) "small farmer" shall be defined in a way that includes small scale producers including part time and semi-subsistence farmers who generate below an average farm output of 8 000 EUR per year, or generate up to 30% of the national average annual farm output, whichever is the highest;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1297 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. For the purpose of applying ‘eligible hectare’ to urban farming, the surface to be considered shall be calculated on the basis of the equivalent surface necessary in the region where the cultivation is undertaken, to produce the average annual production volume of the holding for the crops in question;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1300 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support from the EAGF and EAFRD shall aim to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas and shall contribute to, both inside and outside the EU, and shall achievinge the following general objectives:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1302 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smartn inclusive, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food securityproduction ensuring sustainable, decentralized and long term food security, avoiding overproduction and ensuring Policy Coherence for Development;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1317 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolster environmental care, biodiversity and climate action and to contribute to themeet all environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1323 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and achieve a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1331 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be coimplemented byin a manner to achieve the cross-cutting objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the obligations under the Paris Agreement, in line with Article 11 TFEU. Where conducive to these goals, the regulation aims at modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and ditechniques and agroecologitcalisation approaches in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1341 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
These objectives shall be achieved while aiming at external convergence between EU Member States.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1342 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Programmes under the provision of this Regulation can be linked to programmes under the provisions of Part Two of Regulation (EU) No [XXX/XXXX] of the European Parliament and the Council (Common Provisions Regulation).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1343 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The achievement of the general objectives shall be pursued through simultaneously achieving the following specific objectives:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1344 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security, reversing the loss of farmers and farming structures, to ensure long term food security and food sufficiency for EU citizens;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1363 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance European market orientation and increase, including local and regional markets, and increase inclusivity, cooperation and long-term competitiveness, including a greater focus on research, technology and digitalisationiques, agroecological approaches and knowledge transfer;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1385 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chain, including by promoting short supply chains;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1391 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyby significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions of the agricultural and food sector, including through soil carbon sequestration, and halting global deforestation, in line with the Paris Agreement and EU climate targets;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1403 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management oflow input production systems reducing pesticide and antibiotic use, as well as effectively protect and enhance natural resources such as water, soil and air;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1414 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapesreversing the decline in biodiversity including agrobiodiversity, enhance ecosystem functioning and services especially soil, as well as preserve and enhance habitats and landscapes and achieve greater resilience;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1428 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new entrants, promote gender equality, and facilitate bsusinesstainable development of businesses in rural areas;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1445 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growthsocial and territorial cohesion through employment, diversification of activities and income, social inclusion and, local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestryfighting rural poverty and exclusion and improving basic services;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1469 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food, farming and health, including safe, nutritious and, sustainable food, food waste,, pesticide-free food, reduced food waste, low-input and organic agriculture as well as animal welfare.;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1486 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) systematically take into account the objectives of development cooperation and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, avoiding negative external impacts of the Union's policies on developing countries and their populations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1494 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support, as well as coherence with the different objectives and existing obligations such as Policy Coherence for development, and Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1508 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Union and Member States targets 1. In line with the objectives set out in articles 5 and 6 of the regulation, the combined CAP Strategic Plans shall lead to:(a) a net increase of the numbers or farmers, agricultural workers and associated jobs in rural areas; (b) a decrease by 30% of Greenhouse Gases emissions linked to the Agricultural Sector by 2027. (c) halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity (d) halting and reversing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (e) halting and reversing the loss of pollinators, birds and insects (f) increasing the the genetic diversity both within crops and animals (g) reducing exports of living animals (h) reducing air and water pollution due to the Agricultural sector (i) maintaining and increasing the surface of permanent grassland (j) reducing the use of pesticides, in line with Directive 2009/128/EC 2. In their draft Strategic Plans, Members States shall indicate how they intend to contribute to these targets and propose precise national targets. 3. In line with the procedure outlined in Chapter III of title V, the Commission shall make sure that the the combination of national targets will allow the achievement of the Union target set out in paragraph 1, that the interventions planned by members states are sufficient to reach their national targets. In order to ensure a level-playing field, the Commission shall ensure that Member States have adopted similar national targets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1515 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) result indicators relating to the specific objectives concerned and used for the establishment of quantified milestones and targets in relation to those specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress towards the targets. The indicators relating to environment- and climate-specific objectives mayshall cover interventions included in relevant national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from the Union legislation listed in Annex XI;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1526 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The common output, result and impact indicators are set out in Annex I. Progress toward achieving the Union aims should be measured using the impact indicators.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1544 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall make a full assessment on the effectiveness of the output, result and impact indicators set out in annex I, and present concrete solutions to strengthen the results-based approach of the policy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1567 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1568 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b Sustainable development The objectives of the CAP strategic plans shall be pursued in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the Union promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, disaster resilience, and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of CAP specific objectives. Interventions shall be planned and carried out in accordance with the principle of policy coherence for development as set out in Article 208 TFEU.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1569 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 c (new)
Article 9 c Compliance with the Paris Agreement 1. The objectives of the CAP Strategic Plans shall be pursued in line with the Paris Agreement, and in view to reach the global objectives set out in the Agreement and the commitments described in the EU and Member States Nationally Determined Contributions. 2. The Common Agricultural Policy shall aim to reduce Greenhouse gases emissions of the agricultural and food sector in the EU by 30% by 2027. 3. Member States shall ensure that their Strategic plans are in line with already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI and with the objectives set out in paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall make sure, before approving Strategic Plans, that the combination of all Strategic Plans targets and measures will allow the fulfilment of the climate objectives set out in this article. 5. In order to maintain a level playing field across the Union, the Commission must make sure that national climate targets and measures of each member state are similar.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1586 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Global dimension of the CAP 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU the Union and Member States shall ensure that development cooperation objectives are taken into account in all CAP interventions, and respect the Right to Food as well as the Right to Development. 2. Member States shall ensure that CAP strategic plans contribute to the maximum extent possible to the timely achievement of the goals set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 2, SDG 10, SDG 12, and SDG 13, as well as in the Paris Agreement. Therefore CAP interventions shall: (i) contribute to developing diversified and sustainable agriculture and resilient agro- ecological practices both in the Union and in partner countries; (ii) contribute to maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, in the Union and in partner countries; (iii) contribute to harnessing the potential of small-scale farmers, small agricultural enterprises, in particular women farmers, indigenous peoples active in agricultural production and pastoralists, both in the Union and in partner countries; (iv) contribute to the development of local food systems and domestic and regional markets both in the Union and in partner countries, with the aim of minimising food import dependency and shortening food chains; (v) end trade practices that distort global trade on agricultural markets; (vi) fully integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation measures; (vii) respect the “Climate first, trade second” principle 3. The compliance of the CAP with Policy Coherence for Development shall be assessed on a regular basis, inter alia using data from the monitoring mechanism set out in Article 119a. The Commission shall report to the Council and to the European Parliament about the results of the assessment and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1590 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an significant administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who dare found after controls by the member state as defined in chapter IV of Title IV of the horizontal regulation [.../...] to not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1597 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the climate, biodiversity and the environment;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1612 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Conditionality shall apply to all CAP beneficiaries, although Member States may continue to use weighting factors, applied to the whole population of CAP beneficiaries, to adjust the control sample to target farms, providing assurance of sound financial expenditure of EU funds while avoiding unnecessary controls of farms with lower risk of non- compliance
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1630 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation including legumes, farming practices, the surrounding environment and farm structures.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1654 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall assess the effectiveness of GAEC standards for meeting their objectives as laid down in Annex III.It shall undertake that assessment on the basis of the description of each standard contained in the CAP Strategic Plan, as set out in Article 98 (b) of this regulation.The assessment shall take into account the efficiency of the standard (cost/benefit analysis) and the existence of alternatives.The assessment may include holistic approaches, where one or more standards contribute to attaining several objectives simultaneously. If it has concerns over the effectiveness of a GAEC standard for meeting its objective(s), the Commission shall address observations to the Member State concerned under Article 106(3), and take in to account the opinion of the monitoring committee. The Commission shall reject GAEC standards that are ineffective for meeting the objectives laid down in Annex III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1673 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool. Or. en (This AM applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1685 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that the ratio of areas of permanent grassland as referred to in article4 to the total agricultural area at regional or the appropriate sub-regional level does not decrease by more than 5 % compared to a reference ratio to be established by Member States in 2014 by dividing areas of permanent grassland referred to in Article 4 point (b) of the second subparagraph of this paragraph by the total agricultural area referred to in point (b) under GAEC 1 as referred in Annex III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1696 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including for improving the effectiveness of GAEC standards for meeting the objectives referred to in Annex III, establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1711 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing independent services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1714 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality, independence and territorial coverage of the advice provided.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1716 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. A Member State shall ensure that all farm advisory services operating on its territory are accredited prior to the approval of its first CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1717 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for the accreditation of farm advisory services.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1718 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliverfacilitate acquisition of skills and knowledge needed for sustainable and low input, high autonomy production, including by farmer-to- farmer learning and exchange, delivering information about the most relevant, cost effective and appropriate techniques according to up to date technological, agronomic and scientific information developed by, using where necessary and effective, links with centres of research and innovation. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1745 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the requirements as defined by Member States for implementing Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 92/43/EEC, Directive 2009/147/EC, Directive 2008/50/EC, Directive (EU) 2016/2284, Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, Implementing Regulations (EU) 20163/429, Article 55 of85, 2018/783, 2018/784 and 2018/785 Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 and Directive 2009/128/EC, Directive 98/58/EC, Directive 1999/74/EC, Directive 2007/43/EC, Directive 2008/119/EC, Directive 2008/120/EC, Regulation (EC) 2008/543 and Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, while encouraging the transition to agro-ecological practices ; _________________ 30 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1746 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) agro-ecological practices that deliver the highest environmental services, contribute to climate change mitigation, increase of biodiversity, while increasing farmers’ independence;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1749 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) risk prevention, mitigation and minimisation, as well as risk management as referred to in Article 70;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1754 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) development of digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas as referred to in Article 102(b) in so far as they are coherent with all the objectives in article 6(1), and conducive to achieving the sustainable development goals and Paris climate obligations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1768 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) farm diversification and the development of decentralized food and farming supply chains.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1773 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
(f b) sustainable farming practices, which help maintaining ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and that progressively improve land and soil quality, in line with SDG2 targets;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1781 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
(f c) equal rights and opportunities for all farmers and beneficiaries, including the promotion of equality between men and women in farming and rural development
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1783 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) implementation of the recommendations developed using data from the farm sustainability tool, as referred to in Article 12.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1786 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
(f e) information geared towards young farmers and new entrants on access to land and innovative and non- conventional approaches that are best suited to starting a new farm;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1799 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The types of interventions under this Chapter may take the form of decoupled and coupled direct payments, which in combination shall achieve the sustainability objectives listed in Articles 5 and 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1802 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basic income support for sustainability;support; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1805 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability;first hectares; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1809 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the complementary income support for young farmers; and new entrants; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1819 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the coupled income support;production-coupled support; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1841 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmper ultimate beneficial owner pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 6035 000 as follows:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1864 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by at least 25 % for the tranche between EUR 6035 000 and EUR 7540 000;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1880 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by at least 50 % for the tranche between EUR 7540 000 and EUR 9045 000;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1893 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by at least 75 % for the tranche between EUR 9045 000 and EUR 1050 000;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1909 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 1050 000.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1924 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shall subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year a maximum of 50% of the costs for:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1937 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the salaries linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and, provided they are employed with an appropriate contract and provided the employment contract is subject to social insurance contribution.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1946 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the equivalent cost of regular and unpaid labour linked to an agricultural activity practiced by persons working on the farm concerned who do not receive a salary, or who receive less remuneration than the amount normally paid for the services rendered, but are rewarded through the economic result of the farm business.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1973 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standard salaries linked to an agricultural activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2012 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set an area threshold and only grant decoupled direct payments to genuine farmers whose eligible area of the holding for which decoupled direct payments are claimed goes beyond this area threshold. When setting the area threshold, Member States shall aim at ensuring that decoupled direct payments may only be granted to genuine farmers if: (a) the management of the corresponding payments does not cause excessive administrative burden, and (b) the corresponding amounts make an effective contribution to the objectives set out in Article 6(1) to which decoupled direct payments contribute.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2047 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The support established under subsection 2 must not under any circumstances benefit production systems with negative impact on the environment or on third countries or contravene compliance with the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2049 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. the support under this section shall not be used to finance concentrated animal feeding operations
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2056 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio-economic or agronomic conditions.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2098 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 20264 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2126 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first time, as head of the holding and with appropriate training or acquired necessary skills as defined by the Member States for young farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2172 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may establish rules and services for reducing administrative costs, supporting small farmers to cooperate.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2183 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
26 Complementary redistributive income support for sustainabilitythe first hectares (This change applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2199 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17. In case the farm is part of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, the redistributive income support shall not be applied at the level of the individual holding, but at the level of the ultimate beneficial owner.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2217 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish an amount per hectare or different amounts for different ranges of hectares, as well as the maximum number of hectares per farmer for which the redistributive income support shall be paid. The maximum payment entitlement to be set by Member States shall not be higher than 30 hectares.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2224 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall grant access to this payment starting from the first hectare and shall not introduce an higher access threshold.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2283 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
schemes for the climate, biodiversity and the environment (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2286 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
28 Schemes for the climate, biodiversity and the environment
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2307 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, both wild and agro-biodiversity, animal welfare and the environment that go beyond the baseline guaranteed by the conditionality defined by section 2 of chapter 1 of title III and annex III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2327 #

2018/0216(COD)

2a. Member States shall carry out ex- ante evaluations of such schemes to calculate their potential benefits for the climate and environment. Member States shall submit such ex-ante evaluations and a description of each eco-scheme considered, including eligibility rules and the potential number of beneficiaries, to the Commission at least 6 months prior to the submission of their CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2330 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment for which the effectiveness of the measures has been proven with objective, evidence based and peer reviewed science, and which lead to achieving coherently and simultaneously all the objectives (d), (e) and (f) and (i) of article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2351 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In applying chapter III of title V, the Commission shall first ensure that these practices have a significantly higher environmental and climate impact than the minimum requirements defined in section 2 of chapter 1 of title III and annex III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2353 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. When drafting their CAP Strategic Plans Member States should prioritise farming systems which deliver multiple benefits in an effective way for the achievement of objectives (d), (e), (f) and (i) of Article 6.1, such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features, and organic farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2354 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. When drafting the list referred in point (3), the Commission and Member states shall ensure in the process referred to under chapter III of title V: - that the list is produced as a joint effort of agricultural and environmental authorities, - the participation of environmental experts and non-governmental organisations - there is transparency during this consultation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2369 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Coherence between measures shall be ensured by the Commission. Funding shall not be permitted for practices that are intended to improve the climate at the expense of the environment or of animal welfare;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2376 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Eco-schemes may be tailored to address specific regional needs for the environment and climate identified in the CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2377 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Eco-schemes for non-crop features that are part of the farm agro-ecosystem, high nature value farming and enhancing agricultural Natura 2000 areas shall be prioritised by the Member States.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2378 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments coveringWhen applying chapter III of title V, the Commission shall ensure when evaluating Member States’ strategic plans that Member States shall only provide payments under this type of interventions that cover commitments which:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2386 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) go beyond the relevanthave a significantly higher positive impact on the environment, climate and animal welfare than the baseline of relevant minimum statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title, as shown by objective, science- based and peer-reviewed evidence;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2393 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyondhave a significantly higher positive impact than the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, have on the environment, and go significantly beyond minimum requirements for animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2420 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different from, or complementary to, commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 65.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2445 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) payments additional to the basic income support as set out in Subsection 2 of this Section, only for the hectares that are concerned by the ecological practice; or
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2469 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Additional payments should be eligible if clustered geographically to achieve larger-scale plans for support of habitat connectivity and the EU’s Green Infrastructure strategy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2473 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 3 – subsection 1 – title
Coupled income support (this amendment applies throughout the text)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2493 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Coupled income support shall take the form of an annual payment per hectare or animal that may be capped by Member States to ensure better distribution of the support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2499 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall ensure in line with chapter III of title V that coupled support for livestock shall only be granted to farms that stay within a defined maximum livestock stocking density for a given river basin 1a. _________________ 1a As defined in Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2502 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. When a Member State proposes voluntary coupled support in its strategic plan as envisaged in Article 106, the Commission shall ensure that: (a) the aid meets the do no harm principle; (b) there is a clear environmental or social need or benefit, justified with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence; (c) the support is used to satisfy the Union´s food security needs and does not create distortions of the internal or international markets; (d) the granting of the support coupled income support does not lead to trade outcomes which adversely impact on agro-food sector investment, production and processing development in partner developing countries; (e) voluntary coupled support is not be granted for markets that are in crisis due to overproduction or oversupply; (f) support for livestock production is only be granted for low population densities within limits of the ecological carrying capacities of the river basins concerned according to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, and is linked to sufficient areas of fodder or grazing to be maintained without external inputs; On the fulfilment of the above conditions, the Commission may approve or, in coordination with that Member State, as described in Articles 115 and 116 of this Regulation, adjust the variables proposed by that Member State.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2522 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, that go beyond minimum legal standards for animal welfare or environment, or where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, and their need is justified under the procedure outlined chapter III of title V with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2538 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure, in line with chapter III of title V, that coupled support is not granted to sectors in regions experiencing overproduction.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2541 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Beneficiaries shall only be eligible for coupled payments if their standards of production are higher than the relevant minimum environmental and animal welfare standards in force
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2547 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Where the cCoupled income support concerns bovine animals or sheep and goats, Member States shall define as eligibility conditions for the support the requirements to identify and register the animals in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 or Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200433 respectively. However, without prejudice to other applicable eligibility conditions, bovine animals orreferred in Article 29 point 2 may only be granted if: (a) the Member State demonstrates that it is the only option remaining, notably relating to pastoral systems where environmental scheep and goats shall be considered as eligible for support as long as the identification and registration requirements are met by a certain date in the claim year concerned to be fixed by the Member States. _________________ 32 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1). 33 Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8)mes or decoupled payments can be difficult to deliver due to grazed commons or transhumance (b) the Member State demonstrates the coverage of the additional costs actually incurred and income foregone in order to fulfil the specific objectives (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6.3.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2550 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When the coupled income support concerns bovine animals or sheeps and goats, Member States may only support animals raised in a grass-fed, pasture- based grazing system and with significantly higher environmental or animal welfare results.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2554 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission and Member States shall ensure though the procedure outlined in title V of this regulation, that the CAP strategic plans contain provisions to ensure that by the end of the strategic plan programming period, the total livestock stocking density per Member State shall not exceed 0.7 livestock units per hectare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2555 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Concentrated animal feeding operations shall not be eligible for coupled support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2557 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Measures to avoid beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation as regards measures in order to avoid beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector. Those delegated acts may allow Member States to decide that coupled income support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which such support was granted in a past reference period.Article 32 deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2572 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of eligible area of cotton. The area shall be eligible only if it is located on agricultural land authorised by the Member State for cotton production, sown with varieties authorised by the Member State and actually harvested under normal growing conditions. Cotton monoculture shall be excluded.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2585 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the leguminous crop sector;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2598 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to, (p), (r), (ts) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2617 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
TNotwithstanding, in respect of Articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the following objectives shall be pursued in the fruit and vegetables sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2623 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, including through direct marketing and without inhibiting the diversity of products; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2647 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) boosting products' commercial value, diversity and quality, including improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indication or covered by a national quality schemes; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2688 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticide and other input dependency;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2700 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest crop resilience against pests and decreasilienceng susceptibility to pests; avoiding monocultures and continuous cropping, promoting production systems that boost especially biological and structural diversity;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2714 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) promotion and communication, including actions and activities aimed at diversification and consolidation of the fruit and vegetables markets and at informing about the health advantages of consumption of fruit and vegetables;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2720 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning agroecology, sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticides andalternatives to pesticides, requirements of the sustainable use of pesticides directive especially the eight principles of integrated pest management, reducing agrochemical dependency, and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2727 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) training and exchange of best practices in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticidesalternatives to pesticides, requirements of the sustainable use of pesticides directive especially the eight principles of integrated pest management, reducing agrochemical dependency and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2746 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) harvest insurance that contributes to safeguarding producers' incomes where there are losses as an unavoidable consequence of natural disasters, adverseextreme and unexpected climatic events, diseases or pest infestations and at the same time ensuring that beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2758 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainableagroecological pest control techniques, reduction of the use of pesticides, implementation of integrated pest management and sustainable use of pesticides.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2872 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
TNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States shall pursue at least one of the specific objectives referred to in Article 6(1) in the apiculture sector.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2885 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) actions to enhance genetic diversity among bee colonies
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2888 #

2018/0216(COD)

(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including analysis of substances potentially toxic to bees;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2903 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2910 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) Financing of flowering strips and bee pastures, and other foraging areas for pollinators;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2917 #

2018/0216(COD)

2. Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of specific objectives and types of intervention. Within the chosen types of intervention, Member States shall define the interventions. These shall include measures to ensure the reduction of pesticides potentially harmful for bees, and to develop and implement early warning systems between beekeepers and their neighbours to avoid widespread bee losses due to poisoning.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2936 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Notwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, Member States shall pursue one or more of the following objectives in the wine sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2937 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall pursue the following objective (a) and one or more of the following objectives (b) to (i) in the wine sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2938 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve competitiveness of Union wine producers includingby contributing to improvement of sustainable and diversified production systems and reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector. This includes the implementation of production methods respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, through enhancing the genetic, biological and structural diversity of vineyards, through a sustainable use of natural resources in particular the protection of water, soil and other natural resources while reducing pesticide dependency; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) to (f) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2944 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) the quantified reduction of the use of pesticides in vineyards, according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2947 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improve performance of Union wine enterprises and their adaptation to European market demands, as well as increase their long-term competitiveness as regards the production and marketing of grapevine products, including energy savings, global energy efficiency and sustainable processes; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), to (e), (g) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2951 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to safeguarding Union wine producers' incomes where they incur losses as a consequence of unavoidable natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, diseases or pest infestations, and with any insurance contingent upon the undertaking of risk reduction measures; that objective relates to the objective set out in point (a) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2957 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) contribute to increasing consumer awareness about responsible consumption of wine and about Union quality schemes for wine; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in points (b) and (i) of Article 6(1);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2963 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improve competitiveness of Union grapevine products in third countries, in line with Policy Coherence for development; that objective relates to the objectives set out in points (b) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2965 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improve competitivenesssustainability of Union grapevine products in third countries; that objective relates to the objectives set out in points (bd) and (he) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2971 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) restructuring and conversion of vineyards, including enhancement of the genetic diversity of vineyards, as well as structural and non-crop biological diversity to prevent monocultural landscapes, soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control, replanting of vineyards where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority, but excluding the normal renewal of vineyards consisting of replanting of the same parcel of land with the same grape variety according to the same system of vine cultivation, when vines have to come to the end of their natural life;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2989 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) harvest insurance against income losses as a consequence of adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations; no insurance shall be given unless producers actively undertake measures to minimise these risks;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2994 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) information actions concerning Union wines carried out in Member States encouraging responsible consumption of wine or promoting Union quality schemes covering designations of origin and geographical indications;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2996 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promotion carried out in third countries, consisting of one or more of the following: (i) public relations, promotion or advertisement actions, in particular highlighting the high standards of the Union products, especially in terms of quality, food safety or the environment; (ii) participation at events, fairs or exhibitions of international importance; (iii) information campaigns, in particular on the Union quality schemes concerning designations of origin, geographical indications and organic production; (iv) studies of new markets, necessary for the expansion of market outlets; (v) studies to evaluate the results of the information and promotion measures; (vi) preparation of technical files, including laboratory tests and assessments, concerning oenological practices, phytosanitary and hygiene rules, as well as other third country requirements for import of products of the wine sector, to facilitate access to third country markets;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3034 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Union financial assistance for harvest insurance referred to in point (d) of Article 52(1) shall be paid only for producers who undertake measures that actively minimise or eliminate risks (such as soil protection, deepening topsoil, adding structural, biological and genetic diversity in the cultivated landscape), and shall not exceed:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3035 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point b – point i
(i) unavoidable losses referred to in point (a) and against losses caused by adverse climatic events;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3036 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
(ii) unavoidable losses caused by animals, plant diseases or pest infestations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3049 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 6
6. The Union financial assistance for information actions and promotion referred to in points (g) and (h) of Article 52(1) shall not exceed 520% of eligible expenditure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3064 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States concerned shall set in their CAP Strategic Plans a minimum percentage20% of expenditure for actions aimed at protection of the environment, adaption to climate change, improving sustainability of production systems and processes, reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector, energy savings and improving global energy efficiency in the wine sector.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3068 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that the total annual amount received by a single ultimate beneficiary for interventions in the wine sector does not exceed EUR 200 000.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3069 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Support shall be conditional upon environment and biodiversity requirements that go beyond the minimum standards, with particular focus on maintenance of landscape features and implementing management practices beneficial for biodiversity.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3073 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
TNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States referred to in Article 82(4) shall pursue one or more ofat least objective (c) amongst the following objectives in the olive oil and table olives sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3074 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reduction of environmental impact of and contribution to climate action through olive cultivation, including by enhancing the genetic diversity among olive trees, preventing monocultural landscapes, enhancing soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control; that objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (ef) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3077 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resiliencesystem approaches to managing pests, alternatives to pesticide use, integrated pest management, maintenance and recovery of biodiversity, agroecosystem resilience to climate change and pests, innovative practices boosting economic competitinclusiveness and bolstering market developments including income diversification; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3079 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Protection and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services including soil retention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3098 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a THE LEGUMINOUS CROPS SECTOR Objectives of the leguminous crops sector: Notwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, Member States shall pursue the following objectives in the leguminous crops sector: (a) The scheme shall increase sustainable legume production and consumption across the EU, to increase self-sufficiency of food and feed according to the targets set in Annex I. (b) Arable leguminous crops supported with this payment shall be part of a crop rotation of at least 4 years, or a mix of species in temporary grassland on arable land. This shall be compatible with schemes for the climate and environment (“eco-schemes”) in Article 28, under which rotations of 4 years and more can be rewarded. The scheme may also reward under-cropping or intercropping e.g. by subterranean clover which is not otherwise rewarded under other measures. (c) Pasture based grazing of high species diversity pasture or mowing of high species diversity meadow for fodder on genuinely permanent pasture that contains leguminous species in the sward may also be subsidised, on the condition that re-ploughing and re-seeding (“refreshing”) does not occur. (d) Monocultural or continuous cropping of leguminous crops shall not be supported by these payments. (e) Decreasing dependency on concentrated feed mix containing soya, especially imported soya originating from land that has recently been deforested or converted, in line with the SDG 15, the EU pledge on zero deforestation and existing private company commitments on zero deforestation. (f) Closing nutrient cycling loops and tightening them to local and regional river basin scales in line with the Water Framework Directive. (g) Boosting local and regional markets in food and animal feed and locally adapted low input seed varieties. Measures financed under this sector shall be coherent with EU climatic and environmental commitments and legislation, and not cause direct or indirect land use change, having a genuinely positive impact on global greenhouse gas emissions according to GLOBIOM.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3099 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 b (new)
Article 58b THE LEGUMINOUS CROP SECTOR Types of interventions: As regards the objectives referred to in Article 58a Member States choose in to their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of interventions: (a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets; research and experimental production, as well as other actions, including actions for: (i) soil conservation, including the genuine and proven enhancement of soil carbon without systemic reliance on pesticides; (ii) increasing efficiency of water use and management, including water saving; (iii) promoting the use of varieties and management practices adapted to changing climate conditions; (iv) improving management practices to increase pest resilience of crops to pests and decreasing susceptibility to pests; (v) reduction of pesticide use and dependency; (vi) creating and maintaining agricultural habitats favourable to biodiversity, without use of pesticides; (b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding climate change adaptation and mitigation, also on selection by the farmer of the most appropriate crop rotation; (c) training including coaching and exchange of best practices; (d) organic production and techniques; (e) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and of storage of products;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3102 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Member States shallNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States shall pursue the following objectives (c) and (e) and may pursue one or more of the other following objectives in the other sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3106 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) planning of production, adjusting production to demand, particularly in terms of quality, diversity and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments and stabilising producer prices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3107 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and placing on the market of the products concerned, without inhibiting the diversity of products and operators; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3108 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resiliencethrough system based organic plant and animal breeding, focused on enhancement of genetic diversity, pest and climate resilience, structural and non-crop biological diversity to prevent monocultural landscapes, soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control , innovative practices and production techniques boosting long term economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3117 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Payments for livestock may only be for pasture based grazing within the limits of the landscape and the ecological carrying capacity, and must be in coherence with other policy objectives, in particular the right to development and the right to food.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3123 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) promotion and marketing of the products of one or more sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 40; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) and (c) of Article 6(1);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3134 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, including the genuine and proven enhancement of soil carbon sinking, without systemic reliance on pesticides;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3143 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) reduction of waste through less packaging and ecological packaging;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3150 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
(viii) improving pest resiliencemanagement practices to increase resilience and decrease susceptibility of crops to pests;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3153 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ix
(ix) reducing risks and impactssignificant reduction of pesticide use; and dependency
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3165 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding biodiversity and environment, climate change adaptmitigation and mitigadaptation;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3175 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) promotion, communication and marketing including actions and activities aimed in particular at raising consumer awareness about the Union quality schemes and the importance of healthy diets, and at diversification of markets;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3196 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) harvest and production insurance that contributes to safeguarding producers' incomes where there are losses as a consequence of unavoidable natural disasters, adverse climatic events, diseases or pest infestations and at the same time ensuring that all beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures.; no insurance shall be given unless producers actively undertake measures to minimise their risks;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3251 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States concerned shall set in their CAP Strategic Plans a minimum 20% of expenditure for actions aimed at the objectives (d) to (f) of Article 6(1), including protection of the environment, adaption to climate change, improving sustainability of production systems and processes, reduction of environmental impact of the sectors, energy savings and improving global energy efficiency in the sector concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3276 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3303 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
65 Environmental, climate and other management commitments sustainability commitments Or. en (This change applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3328 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives (d), (e), (f), and (i) set out in Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3337 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, decentralised facilities for small scale processing, storage and marketing of regional leguminous crop varieties grown in rotation, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3352 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different from, or complementary to, commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3366 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries forat least covering costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to participate in environmental, climate and other management commitments. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3390 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States mayshall promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3410 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, significant reduction of the use of pesticides, and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3420 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that persons carrying out operations under this type of interventions have access to the knowledge and information required to implement such operations, including access to expert opinion on the transition to environmentally and climatic friendly methods of agricultural production, including organic farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3431 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments from the EAGF for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3446 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to continue farming in these areas.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3469 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) mountain and other areas which are disadvantaged in terms of altitude, slope, soil poverty, climate or other factors.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3489 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may only grant support to investments in infrastructure on agricultural holdings that simultaneously demonstrate positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3536 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles, as developed in the Pan-European Guidelines for Afforestation and Reforestation, in particular afforestation of species-rich meadows.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3543 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments that may increase already-observed overproduction or market imbalances at the regional, national or European level.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3568 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) non-productive investments linked to the specific animal welfare objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3576 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in basic public and private services in rural areas;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3606 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Rural development funds shall not be used to co-finance investments in concentrated animal feeding operations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3612 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3614 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and sustainable rural business start-up
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3622 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3634 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the installation of new entrants in the first 10 years following the start of operation who fulfil the others conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3658 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments. The amount given to new entrants shall correspond to half the amount given to young farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3665 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Investments shall only be allocated to sustainable business start-ups that respond to eligibility criteria that ensure that funds benefit those start-ups which have the maximum positive impact on ecological and social goods (biodiversity, environment, climate, water, soil fertility, animal welfare, regional food supply, and job creation). Member States shall, in consultation with stakeholders and civil society, draw up this list of eligibility criteria.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3673 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans., funding it with the EAGF
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3687 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk mitigation and management tools, which help genuine farmers avoid, reduce and manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are not foreseen and outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3697 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3713 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions for risk mitigation such as the protection of landscape features and soils that help reducing risks like drought, floods and fire.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3723 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and mutual funds;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3732 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) Public money shall only be awarded for an insurance premium if a beneficiary undertakes to implement mitigation measures to minimise their exposure to risk.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3733 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support shall not be granted to farmers that have failed to avoid risks through good management as required by GAEC.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3741 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only where risk mitigation or minimisation measures have been undertaken and for covering losses of at least 230% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3754 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 760% of the eligible costs.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3786 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States shall not support interventions that risk resulting in negative effects for the environment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3845 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In selecting operations, managing authorities shall ensure the climate, environment and biodiversity proofing of planned interventions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3847 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to not apply selection criteria for investment interventions clearly targeting environmental purposes or realised in connection with restoration activities.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3854 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. Selection criteria may not be defined for operations that have received a Seal of Excellence certification under Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe or have been selected under Life +, provided that such operations are consistent with the CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3857 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (d) of this paragraph, management fees shall be performance based. Where bodies implementing a holding fund and/or specific funds, in accordance with Article 53(3) of Regulation (EU) [CPR], are selected through a direct award of contract, the amount of management cost and fees paid to these bodies that can be declared as eligible expenditure shall be subject to a threshold of [up to 52%] of the total amount of CAP Strategic Plan contributions disbursed to final recipients in loans, equity or quasi-equity investments or set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3861 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75
[...]deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3867 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Where support is granted on the basis of additional costs and income foregone in accordance with Articles 65, 66 and 67, Member States shall ensure that the relevant calculations are adequate and accurate and established in advance on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method. To this end, a body that is functionally independent from the authorities responsible for the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan and possesses the appropriate expertise shall perform the calculations or confirm the adequacy and accuracy of the calculations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3868 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Articles 65, 66, 67 and 69, the support granted under this Chapter may take any of the following forms:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3875 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) risk management tools as laid down in Article 70
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3876 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) payments for areas of natural constraints as laid down under article 66
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3877 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The EAFRD shall finance the types of interventions referred to in Chapter IV of Title III, except article 70.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3912 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Union support for types of interventions for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 78 811102 000 million in curreonstant prices in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 202738 . _________________ 38 Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2018)322 final.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3915 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1
The Commission implementing act approving a CAP Strategic Plan pursuant to Article 106(6) shall set the minimum and maximum contribution from the EAFRD to the plan. The EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of eligible public expenditure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3916 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The CAP Strategic Plans shall establish a singlthe EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all interventions.to support of interventions in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 2 regions’) established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/2066
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3919 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Resources from the EAFRD shall be allocated among the following three categories of NUTS level 2 regions: (a) less developed regions, whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘less developed regions’); (b) transition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘transition regions’); (c) more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100 % of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘more developed regions’). The classification of regions under one of the three categories of regions shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (‘PPS’) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2014-2016, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3922 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3935 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 70% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3950 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 65% of the eligible expenditure for payments under Article 66;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3959 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 43% of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3970 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(a) 85 % for the less developed regions; (b) 65 % for the transition regions; (c) 50 % for the more developed regions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3980 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 805 % for management commitments referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation, for payments under Article 67 of this Regulation, for non-productive investments referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation, for support for the European Innovation Partnership under Article 71 of this Regulation and for the LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR];
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3996 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 510 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR].
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4003 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At least 3 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for farm advisory services referred to in Article 13 and knowledge exchange and information interventions under Article 72.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4020 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4031 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
At least 5% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex VII shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific food safety and animal welfare-related objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4042 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
A maximum 46% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance the actions of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States referred to in Article 112.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4047 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The EAFRD contribution may be increased to 68% for CAP Strategic plans where the total amount of Union support for rural development is up to EUR 90 million.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4049 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
A maximum 10% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance tangible investments referred to in Article 68. Investments referred to in Article 68 (4) shall not count towards the 10% maximum.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4051 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 30% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for complementary redistributive support for first hectares as described in Article 26.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4053 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. For each Member State the minimum amount set out in Annex X shall be reserved for contributing to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and new entrants and facilitate business development' set out in point (g) of Article 6(1). On the basis of the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ('the SWOT analysis') and the identification of the needs that are to be addressed, the amount shall be used for the following types of interventions:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4062 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 50% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for schemes for the climate and the environment as described in Article 28.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4066 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. A maximum of 30% of the amounts laid down in Annex VII shall be earmarked for basic income support for viability as referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III. This maximum shall decrease to 0 % until 2027, to allow for funds to be redirected towards more targeted measures.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4090 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 10% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4097 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States that in accordance with Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 used for the purpose of voluntary coupled support more than 13% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation, may decide to use for the purpose of coupled income support more than 10% of the amount set out in Annex VII. The resulting percentage shall not exceed the percentage approved by the Commission for voluntary coupled support in respect of claim year 2018.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4132 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The indicative financial allocations for the eco-schemes referred to in Article 28 shall be at least 30% in 2021 and 2022, 40% in 2023 and 2024, 50% in 2025 and 2026 and 60% in 2027.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4135 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. CAP funds shall not be used to finance or support concentrated animal feeding operations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4148 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the climate change objectives using a simple, accurate and common methodology.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4151 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribuIndependent scientific studies shall be carried to determine the contribution to GHG emissions reduction or GHG sequestration of the different activities implemented by Member States. Based on these studies, the Commission shall propose a tracking methodology, making sure that: (a) only expenditures allocated to activities that contribute significantly to emission reduction and sequestration, are counted as climate expenditure; (b) the percentage of each expenditure that is considered as climate expenditure is proportional towards climate change objectives. These weighting shall be as follows: the actual positive impact of the activity on GHG emissions or sequestration; (c) the expenditures allocated to activities that have a negative impact on GHG emissions and sequestration are deducted from the total climate expenditure, using a similar methodology.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4155 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 40% for the expenditure under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability and the Complementary Income Support referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsections 2 and 3;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4161 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 100% for expenditure under the schemes for the climate and the environment referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsection 4;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4165 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 100% for expenditure for the interventions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 86(2);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4170 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 40% for expenditure for natural or other area-specific constraints referred to in Article 66.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4196 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 1520% of the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV after deduction of the allocations for cotton set in Annex VI for calendar years 2021 to 2026 to the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027; or
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4199 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) up to 15% of the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027 to the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV for calendar years 2021 to 2026.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4210 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 1530 percentage points provided that Member States use the corresponding increase for EAFRD financed interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4225 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Based on the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and an assessment of needs referred to in Article 96, Member State shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plans an intervention strategy as referred to in Article 97 in which quantitative targets and milestones shall be set to achieve the specific objectives set out to in Article 6. The targets shall be defined using a common set of result and impact indicators set out in Annex I.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4248 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4261 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2
WThere elements of the CAP Strategic Plan are established at regional level, the Commission shall encourage Member States to establish elements of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level shall be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066. Latest classifications and data shall be used to ensure adequate support, in particular for addressing lagging behind regions. Member States shall also ensure the coherence and the consistency of regional elements of the CAP Strategic Plan with the elements of the CAP Strategic Plan established at national level.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4267 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall make CAP Strategic Plans and related annexes public, both at the draft stage and after their approval, in order to allow an informed public debate to take place. Member States shall consult partners on the arrangements for the publication of CAP Strategic Plans and related documentation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4283 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and where relevantenvironmental partners and other parts of civil society, in particular those whose activities are related to the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 of this proposal, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4288 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are capable of deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4291 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall involve those partners on equal footing in the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, notably in defining the modalities for the assessment of needs. Member States shall also involve all partners in decisions on the timetable and procedural steps involved in the preparation of the CAP Strategic Plans, ensuring that enough time is set aside for coordination and debate among the diverse actors involved. The organisation and implementation of partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4296 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a contact point for partners to ensure that those ones can have direct access to the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4318 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Annex III on the consultation of the partners and a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4336 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) analysis of trade-offs and conflicts between objectives and instruments, and how Member States intend to reduce or mitigate them to achieve all CAP objectives of Articles 5 and 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4340 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of the areas where a knowledge base is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of the current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4345 #

2018/0216(COD)

For the specific objective referred to in point (i) for Article 6(1), the assessment shall take into account compliance with legislative instruments referred to in Annex XIa.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4349 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) targets for each relevant common and, where relevant, CAP Strategic Plan specific result and impact indicators and related milestones. The value of these targets shall be justified in view of the assessment of needs referred to in Article 96. As regards the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), targets shall be derived from the elements of explanation given in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of this Article;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4371 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) an explanation of how the CAP Strategic Plan is meant to contribute to the specific objective on societal demands on food and health set out in point (i) of Article 6(1), and in particular to reaching the objectives and complying with legislative instruments referred to in Annex XIa.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4415 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The description of the elements that ensure modernisation of the CAP referred to in point (g) of Article 95(1) shall highlight the elements of the CAP Strategic Plan that support the modernisation of the agricultural sector and the CAP to meet new challenges including transitioning to sustainability, and shall contain in particular:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4419 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) an overview of how the CAP Strategic Plan will contribute to the cross- cutting general objective related to fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation as far as it is conducive to achieving the SDGs and goals of the Paris climate agreement and encouraging their uptake set out in the second subparagraph of Article 5, notably through:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4422 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) systematic assurance of how the measures taken shall not lead to increases in dependency, but rather to increase farmer autonomy;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4423 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) coherence with achieving the sustainable development goals and international agreements on climate;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4424 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a description of the strategy for the development of appropriate digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas and, with due attention to sustainability, scale, necessity and farmer autonomy, for the use of these technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the CAP Strategic Plan interventions without engendering new input or financial dependencies among farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4432 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
For the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1), the SWOT analysis shall refer to legislative instruments referred to in Annex XIa.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4437 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried outa full description of the procedures and timetable used for the consultation of partners, the criteria used for the selection of partners and their relevance in terms of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. It shall describe the outcomes of the consultation, including a summary of the observations of partners on the draft CAP Strategic Plan and of how these were taken into account in the final version submitted to the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4438 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried out. It shall also include a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority and its justification thereof.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4452 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending this Chapter as regards the content of the CAP Strategic Plan and its annexes. In doing so the Commission shall ensure that Annexes I to III, XI and XII may only be amended by adding.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4466 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, including Articles 11 and 208 of the TFEU, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the compliance with already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4473 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall also make sure that the combination of Member States targets allow the European Union as a whole to meet its climate commitments and EU targets set out in Article 6a.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4493 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Strategic Plans shall be made open to the public for the period of evaluation for comments and proposed changes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4502 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
In duly justified cases, the Member State may ask the Commission to approve a CAP Strategic Plan which does not contain all elements. In that case the Member State concerned shall indicate the parts of the CAP Strategic Plan that are missing and provide indicative targets and financial plans as referred to in Article 100 for the whole CAP Strategic Plan in order to show the overall consistency and coherence of the plan. The missing elements of the CAP Strategic Plan shall be submitted to the Commission as an amendment of the plan in accordance with Article 107.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4530 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall submit amendments requests in view to increase the ambition of their plan regarding climate change mitigation if they take new climate commitments at the international or EU level, if their EU climate targets are modified or if scientific studies prove that Member States current emissions trends are not in line with their commitments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4534 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests for amendments will be open to the public and go through a similar evaluation procedure as in Article 106.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4609 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The membership of the Monitoring Committee shall include representatives of the national network of Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4625 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4629 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) administrative capacity building for public authorities, civil society bodies as set out in Article 94 and beneficiaries, where relevant.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4641 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) Indicators and (in situ) monitoring procedures with respect to these.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4642 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1) and capacity building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation. The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4648 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including for Local Action Groups and the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4653 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a national Common Agricultural Policy Network (national CAP network) for the networking of organisationnon-governmental organisations representing among others farmers unions including small scale farmers and those catering to local markets, and environment, public health and animal welfare NGOs and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4662 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) and support inter-regional and transnational cooperation between Local Action Groups, including such Groups located in EU-candidate, Associate or Neighbourhood countries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4663 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) support capacity-building of Local Action Groups and of those staff of Managing Authorities and Paying Agencies which handle the relationship with Local Action Groups;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4667 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 2
2. The aim of the EIP shall be to stimulate innovation and improve the exchange of knowledgepread sustainable innovative practices and improve the exchange of knowledge, including between the research and farming sectors and peer-to-peer acquisition of skills, techniques and approaches, in order to achieve sustainable systems.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4669 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) create added value by better linking research and farming practice and encouraging the wider use of available innovation measures, including agroecological ones;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4670 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions, including agroecological ones, into practice; and
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4671 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) inform the scientific community about the research needs of farming practiceers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4675 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) developing innovative solutions focusing on farmers' or, foresters' or consumers' needs while also tackling the interactions across the supply chain where useful;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4678 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The envisaged innovation may be agroecological, based on new but also on traditional practices in a new geographical or environmental context.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4704 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the coherence of measures set out in the plan with the Union´s development policy objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4713 #

2018/0216(COD)

(e) support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation, identifying areas where baseline data is missing or insufficient and for which more relevant and accurate indicators can be developed.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4722 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 a (new)
Article 119 a Monitoring Policy Coherence for Development 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food systems and on long-term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments. This monitoring shall pay particular attention to the impact of agro-food trade flows between the EU and developing countries on: (i) food production, processing and distribution in LDCs, (ii) local smallholder producers and women farmers, (iii) products deemed as sensitive by developing countries, (iv) products from sectors where CAP coupled payments have been granted and where CAP crisis management measures have been deployed. 2. The assessment shall examine data from the EU market observatories, case studies, reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as evidence provided by partner countries and other relevant stakeholders such as civil society organisations. For this purpose, the sectoral and geographic scope of the EU market observatories shall be expanded to products deemed as sensitive by partner countries and to cover LDCs. The Commission shall define, by means of delegated acts, the scope and the procedure for the assessment. 3. If monitored data indicate a risk of adversely affecting the agro-food production and processing or food security of a developing country, an early warning shall be issued by the European Commission, prompting a consultation between the Union and affected farming communities as well as partner country governments to agree remedial measures. A social safeguard shall be available to affected parties. 4. Should no early warning be issued but adverse effects occur, the affected party may file a complaint. Complaints shall be received by the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Policy Coherence for Development and the complaint shall be handled by Hearing Officers in the European Commission. Evidence may be presented by the affected groups and other interested parties. 5. The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4737 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year, taking into account its internal and external effects. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4753 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annual performance reports shall set out key qualitative and quantitative information the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan by reference to financial data, output and, result and impact indicators and in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 118. They shall also include information about realised outputs and impacts, realised expenditure, realised results and distance to respective targets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4759 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For the types of interventions which are not subject to Article 89 of this Regulation, and where the realised output and the realised expenditure ratio deviates by 5033% from the annual planned output and expenditure ratio, the Member State shall submit a justification for this deviation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4780 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 9
9. Where the reported value of one or more result indicators reveals a gap of more than 215% from the respective milestone for the reporting year concerned, the Commission may ask the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU) [HzR], describing the intended remedial actions and the expected timeframe.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4800 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 7 – Chapter II a (new)
CHAPTER IIa (new) - MID-TERM PERFORMANCE REPORT Article 122 a (new) - Mid-term performance report 1. By the end of 2025 the Member States shall submit to the Commission amid-term performance report, evaluating the overall impact of the Strategic Plan on the achievement of the GAP specific objectives referred to in Article 6covering the period until the end of 2024. 2. The mid-term performance report shall set out key qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of the Strategic Plan with regards to the achievement of the impact indicators as referred to in Annex I of this regulation. 3. Where the reported value of one or more impact indicator shows no improvement compared to the situation described in the needs assessment as referred to in Article 103(2), the Commission may ask the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU)[HzR],describing the intended remedial actions and the expected timeframe in order to archive the targets defined for the impact indicators as referred to in Article91(1). 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules for the presentation of the content of the mid- term performance report. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4801 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 7 – Chapter 3 – title
INCENTIVE SYSTEM FOR GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE AND CLANIMATL WELFARE PERFORMANCE
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4822 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1
1. A performance bonus may be attributed to Member States in the year 2026 to reward satisfactory performance in relation to the environmental, climate and clanimatl welfare targets provided that the Member State concerned has met the condition set out in Article 124(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4849 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the performance review of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4884 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with all the necessary information or data enabling it to perform the monitoring and evaluation of the CAP. Expenditure incurred by the paying agencies, as described in Article 35 of the Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP, shall only be financed by the Union upon the provision by the Member States of such information and data.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4886 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 2
2. Data needed for the context and impact indicators shall primarily come from established data sources, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. Where data for these indicators are not available or not complete, the gaps shall be addressed in the context of the European Statistical Program established under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 , the legal framework governing the Farm Accountancy Data Network or through formal agreements with other data providers such as the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency. Where data for certain indicators are not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the result of research and pilot projects while also considering EU wide data collections such as the LUCAS survey. _________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programs of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4890 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP and kept up to date and accurate, in order to provide assurance of correct spending of EU funds and delivery of results via the new delivery model. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better enable the measuring and monitoring of results and impacts of the CAP as defined in articles 5 and 6, and provide statistical data and information to allow their sound, evidence based evaluation. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes and to monitor compliance, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4894 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1
Where support under Title III of this Regulation is granted to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules as they apply by virtue of Articles 206 to 209 of the Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4912 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. Corinna The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 23, 28, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4943 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.2 a (new)
R.2a Knowledge and advice on the sustainable use of pesticides: Number of independent advisors advising on IPM, low input systems and techniques alternative to chemical inputs
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4945 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.3
R.3 Digitising agricultureReducing input dependency: Share of farmers benefitting from support to appropriate precision farming technology through CAP that leads to reduced input dependency and resource use
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4955 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 d (new)
R.6d Maintaining and increasing the number of small farmers: Number of CAP beneficiaries per size categories; number of small farmers according to Eurostat definitions
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4956 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.3
O.3 Number of CAP support beneficiaries, and number of ultimate beneficial owners of agricultural holdings
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4961 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.6 a (new)
I.6a Relocalise, diversify and balance production sectors: share of the regional agricultural area used for each production sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4963 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9 a (new)
R.9a Diversification and building of regional markets: share of the regional agricultural area used for each crop or production sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4964 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9 b (new)
R.9b Development of organic agriculture: share of farmers receiving payments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4977 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.9 a (new)
I.9a Improving resilience with enhanced agro-biodiversity: Agrobiodiversity Index, measuring varietal diversity within and among crop species
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4981 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.12
I.12 Increase sustainable energy in agriculture: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestrydeleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4983 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.12
I.12 Increase sustainable energy in agricultureoforestry: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry oforestry Or. en Justification
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4985 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – R.12 a (new)
R.12a Improving resilience with enhanced agro-biodiversity: share of agricultural land under ‘eco-schemes’ using practices and choices beneficial for agro-biodiversity
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4986 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.13
I.13 Reducing soil erosion and increase resilience against flooding: Percentage of land in moderate and severe soil erosion on agricultural land
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4987 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.13 a (new)
I.13a Building topsoils and increasing water and nutrient retention capacity: Percentage of humus in topsoils
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4993 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.15
R.15 Green energy from agriculture and Limiting biofuel linked indirect land-use change and global deforestryation: Investments in renewable energy production capacity, including bio- based (MW)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5001 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.18
R.18 Improving soils and increasing their resilience against extreme weather conditions: Share of agricultural land under management commitments beneficial for soil management, as outlined in the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Soil Sustainable Management Practices
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5003 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.18 a (new)
R.18a Soil health: Abundance and diversity of soil biota
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5004 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.19
R.19 Improving air quality: Share of agricultural land under commitments to reduce ammonia emission, in accordance with National Air Pollution Control Programmes, for example National Emissions Ceilings
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5005 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.20
R.20 Protecting water quality: Share of agricultural land under management commitments for water quality, in accordance with Nitrates Action Programmes and notified through the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5008 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.22
R.22 Sustainable water use: Share of irrigated land under commitments to improve water balance, including measures to reduce soil erosion, water metering and to increase soil water retention capacity, in accordance with the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5012 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17
O.17 Number of projects supporting genetic res farmers receiving coupled income for productions involving the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources, including rare animal breeds
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5013 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 a (new)
O.17a Number of interventions supporting actions to conserve genetic resources for food and agriculture or actions to enhance genetic diversity in cultivated plants, in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5014 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 b (new)
O.17b Number of plant breeding programs focused on high genetic diversity in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5015 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 c (new)
O.17c Number of organic plant breeding programmes in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5016 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 d (new)
O.17d Number of plant breeding programmes focused on low input agriculture in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5017 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 e (new)
O.17e Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance genetic diversity among beehives
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5018 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 f (new)
O.17f Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the genetic diversity of vineyards
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5019 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 g (new)
O.17g Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the diversity of hops
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5020 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 h (new)
O.17h Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the genetic diversity of olive trees
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5021 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.22 a (new)
R.22a Improve the status of water bodies: share of agricultural land under river basin management plans (Water Framework Directive)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5022 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.24a Closing nutrient cycles: sale/use of concentrated feed mix
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5023 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.24 b (new)
R.24b Respecting the ecological carrying capacity of the river basin: livestock density compared to area of fodder and grazing (permanent or temporary grassland on arable land)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5024 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.24 c (new)
R.24c Protection of soils through crop rotation: Share of arable land where crop rotations including a leguminous component is applied
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5028 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
I.20 Enhance provision of ecosystemnvironmental services: Share of UAA covered with landscape features and ecological infrastructure
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5030 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Reversing the loss of pollinators: Pollinators Index, including bees and butterflies
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5037 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.26
R.26 Protecting forest ecosystems: Share of forest land under management commitments for supporting landscape, biodiversity and ecosystem services, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5039 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
R.27 Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5041 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 a (new)
R.27a Preserving habitats and species: favourable conservation status of farmland species and habitats protected under Directives 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and 2000/60/EC
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5042 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 b (new)
R.27b Reversing pollinator decline: Pollinator Index, including bees and butterflies
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5043 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 c (new)
R.27c Reversing pollinator decline: Areas under productive and non- productive pollinator-friendly land use
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5044 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.27d Boosting on farm biodiversity; share of land in agricultural areas devoted to non-productive features (GAEC 9) which is pesticide free
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5045 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 e (new)
R.27e Reducing pesticides dependency: volumes of pesticides sold and used (pesticides statistics)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5046 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 f (new)
R.27f Reduction of pesticide use: share of agricultural land under Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5047 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.28
R.28 Supporting Natura 2000: area in Natura 2000 sites in good condition under commitments for protection, maintenance and restoration, in accordance with the Prioritised Action Frameworks
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5048 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
R.29 Preserving landscape features and ecological infrastructure: Share of agriculture land under commitments for managing landscape features and green infrastructure, including hedgerows and trees
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5075 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
I.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock: Sales and use of veterinary products in food producing animals
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5077 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
R.36a Reduced use of veterinary products: Reduced sales of antibiotics, share of livestock units covered by supported actions to limit the use of veterinary products
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5078 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27
I.27 SustainablReduce use of pesticides: Reduce risks and impactsuse and dependency ofn pesticides**
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5080 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27 a (new)
I.27a Input reduction: Reduced use of biocides
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5081 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37
R.37 SustainablReduce pesticide use: Share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impactsreduce use and dependency ofn pesticides
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5084 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37 a (new)
R.37a Phasing out use of biocides: share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions leading to biocide dependency reduction
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5085 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.37b Reduction of the use of agrochemicals: share of agricultural land where no pesticides or biocides are used
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5104 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Main objective of the standard
General safeguard against ploughing and reseeding or conversion to other agricultural uses to preserve carbon stock
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5113 #

2018/0216(COD)

AppropriatEffective protection of wetland and peatland
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5114 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 3 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of soil organic matter, reducing air pollution
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5118 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 1 – Requirements and standards – indent 2 a (new)
Articles 4 and 11 as regards use of meters for water abstraction within the limits of the river basin
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5119 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 1 – Main objective of the standard (new)
Reducing water pollution and eutrophication, increasing water quality and achieving good status of water bodies and groundwater
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5122 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 4
Establishment of buffer strips along water courses Protection of river coursewithout use of agrochemicals Protection of river courses, water supplies and aquatic species or ecosystems against pollution, toxicity and run-off
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5130 #

2018/0216(COD)

Use of Farm Sustainability Tools for Nutrients Sustainable management of nutrientsinput reduction, and tools to monitor soil biota and humification Sustainable management of inputs including nutrients and agrochemicals, long term fertility, carbon sinking, water retention
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5134 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Climate and environment – GAEC 5 a (new)
Requirements and standards: Maximum livestock densities within the carrying capacity of the river basin, linked to area of fodder or pasture grazing for ruminants Main objective of the standard Closed loop nutrient cycling, minimising excess nutrient losses and water pollution
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5135 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Main issue – Title 3
Healthy, living Soil (protection and quality, building topsoils)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5136 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Main issue – Title 3
SHealthy and living soil: (protection and, quality, topsoil building (humification)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5140 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
TillageAppropriate tillage and soil management reducing the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5146 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7
No bare soil in most sensitive periods Protection of soils in winterPhysical protection of soils against erosion, maintaining soil biota
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5159 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8
Crop rotation Preserve the soil potential Minimum four years crop rotation including a leguminous component on all arable land Preserve the soil potential (avoiding monocultures, decreasing susceptibility to pest attack), increase soil biota and nitrogen fixing for soil fertility, breaking pests’ reproductive cycles
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5181 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive features or areas without use of agro-chemicals
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5183 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity, including functional biodiversity and beneficial species
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5186 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4 a (new)
- Measures for preserving and enhancing agro-biodiversity
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5204 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of habitats and species, carbon sinking
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5230 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 12 – Requirements and standards
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1): Article 55, first and second sentence and Article 67
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5233 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 13
Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71): Article 5(2) and Article 8(1) to (5) Article 9(1) on aerial spraying Article 11 to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water Article 12 with regard to restrictions on the use of pesticides in protected areas defined on the basis of the Water Framework Directive and Natura 2000 legislation. Article 13(1) and (3) on handling and storage of pesticides and disposal of remnants . Article 14, uptake of the eight principles of Integrated Pest Management
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5234 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 a (new)
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53): Articles 3 to 6
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5235 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 b (new)
Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (OJ L 182, 12.7.2007, p. 19) Article 3
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5236 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 c (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1) Article 3
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5237 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 d (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1) Articles 3 and 4
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5248 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI a (new)
ANNEX XIa EU LEGISLATION CONCERNING ANIMAL WELFARE TO WHOSE OBJECTIVES MEMBER STATES' CAP STRATEGIC PLANS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 96, 97 AND 103: - Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes;- Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens; - Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production; - Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves; - Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs; - Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat; - Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97- Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing; - [Regulation XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products]; - [Regulation XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC]; - Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation).
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5250 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Core set of indicators – O.3
O.3 Number of CAP support beneficiaries, and number of ultimate beneficial owners of agricultural holdings
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'strategic nature projects' means projects that support the achievement of Union nature and biodiversity objectives, laid down in particular in Directive 2009/147/EC and Council Directive 92/43/EEC, by implementing coherent programmes of action in the Member States to mainstream these objectives and priorities into other policies and financing instruments, including through coordinated implementation of the priority action frameworks established pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'standard action projects' means projects, other than strategic integrated projects, strategic nature projects or technical assistance projects, such as bottom-up projects (CLLD), that pursue the specific objectives of the Programme set out in Article 3(2);
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular,sustainable, circular, resource- and energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energya highly energy- efficient and renewables-based energy system, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable developmenta high level of environmental protection and ambitious climate action. The Programme shall also support better environmental and climate governance at all levels, including better involvement of civil society NGOs and local actors.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean energy, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and biodiversity and sustainable farming and food systems;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) sustainable farming practises including soil- and agro-biodiversity, carbon capture, soil monitoring, soil and water protection;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) the sub-programme Climate Change Governance, Mitigation and Adaptation;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 5 457 900 000 000 in current prices.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 3 55 200 000 000 for the field Environment, of which
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 2 153 200 000 000 for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity anwhereby 60%ring-fencing for nature and biodiversity to be maintained
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) EUR 1 352 000 000 000 for the sub- programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) EUR 1 952700 000 000 for the field Climate Action, of which
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 951 700 000 000 for the sub- programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 12 00028 000 000 for the sub- programme Clean Energy Transition.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particular grants, prizes and procurement. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations up to a limit of maximum 20% of the financial envelope referred to in Article 5(1)..
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A maximum of 25% of the financial envelope referred to in Article 5(1) shall be allocated to strategic integrated projects.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and co-financed by a rate of 75% and managed in accordance with Title VIII of the Financial Regulation.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) projects financed by the Programme shall make a significant contribution to the achievement of at least one of the objectives set out in Article 3;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid undermining environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, whereas often as possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) projects with the highest potential of being replicated and taken-up by the public or private sector or of mobilising the largest investments or financial resources (catalytic potential) shall be given priority;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the Commission shall ensure geographical balance for the project financed by the Programme;
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Blending operations under this Programme shall be implemented in accordance with the [InvestEU Regulation] and Title X of the Financial Regulation. Blending operations under this Programme shall not benefit from more than maximum 20% of the financial envelope referred to in Article 5(1).
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme shall be implemented by at least two multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 110 of the Financial Regulation. Work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operationsCommission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 to complement this Regulation by at least two multiannual work programmes referred to in Article 110 of the Financial Regulation.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that co-legislators and stakeholders are adequately consulted when work programmes are developed.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four years after the start of the Programme implementation. That interim evaluation shall, where necessary, be accompanied by a proposal for an amendment of this Regulation.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2018/0209(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The Commission shall make the results of the evaluations publicly available.
2018/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) plays a crucial role in delivering key EU objectives such as food security, balanced territorial development, sustainable management of natural resources and climate action; points out that the rules with which farmers must comply governing food, intended to ensure the public goods of food security, health and environmental protection, have increased, while the relative share of agriculture in the EU budget keeps declining;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy in supporting the transition towards an environmentally and socially sustainable food system; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well asa better redistribution of direct payments, enabled by a cap of 50 000 EUR per farm per annum, and the importance of maintaining second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas, notably through funding for bottom-up approaches to local development such as LEADER and Community Led Local Development; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call for a reform of the EU’s own-resources system; stresses the need to safeguard duties on agricultural products as a source of revenue for the EU budget; notes the decreasing revenues from duties over recent years, as decreases in average tariffs have overshot increases in trade volumes; notes the inconsistency of the focus on export- oriented agriculture, which may expose sensitive sectors to increased competition whilst, in reducing tariffs, eroding the funding needed to maintain the same sectors for the public goods they provide;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that an indirect boost to income can also be achieved through a real reduction in red tape for farmers in the CAP;input dependency for farmers through the CAP; emphasizes the importance of advisory services in providing farmers with independent advice on adapting and improving their practices
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2018/0088(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 43, 114 and, 168(4)(b) and 192 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8- 0144/2018),
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure a comprehensive and, continuous and inclusive risk communication process throughout risk analysis, involving Union and national risk assessors and risk managers. That process should be combined with an open dialogue between all interested parties to ensure the coherence and consistency within the risk analysis proces as well as all interested parties.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Particular emphasis should be placed on explaining in a coherent, appropriatmaking publicly available in a clear, objective and timely manner not only risk assessment findings themselves but also how these are utilized to help inform risk management decisions along with other legitimate factors, where relevantdetailed information on the elaboration, discussion and adoption of risk management decisions.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The general plan should lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process. It should identify the key factors to be taken into account when risk communications’ activities are considered, such as the different levels of risk, the nature of the risk and its potential public health impact, who and what are directly or indirectly affected by the risk, the levels of risk exposure, the ability to control risk and other factors that influence risk perception including the level of urgency as well as the applicable legislative framework and relevant market context. The general plan should also identify the tools and channels to be used and should establish appropriate mechanisms to ensure coherenteffective risk communication.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Consumer confidence in food safety has been eroded by a series of widespread incidents. There is a need to improve public information on such incidents, including when they result from possible intentional violations of applicable Union legislation perpetrated through fraudulent or deceptive practices.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The lack of transparency of the risk assessment process has contributesd to the Authority acquiring greaterlosing legitimacy in the eyes of the consumers and general public in pursuing its mission, increaseseroded their confidence in its work and ensures thatfailed to make the Authority is more accountable to the Union citizens in a democratic system. It is therefore essential to maintainrebuild the confidence of the general public and other interested parties in the risk analysis process underpinning Union food law and in particular in the risk assessment, including the organisafunctioning and independence of the Authority and transparency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) IWhilst maintaining a clear separation between risk assessment and risk management, it is appropriate to align the composition of the Management Board of the Authority to the Common Approach on decentralised agencies, in accordance with the Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on decentralised agencies of 201222 . __________________ 22 https://europa.eu/european- union/sites/europaeu/files/docs/body/joint_ statement_and_common_approach_2012_e n.pdf.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law identified certain shortcomings in the long-term capabilcity of the Authority to maintain its high-level expertise. In particular, there has been a decrease in the number of candidates applying to be members of the Scientific Panels. The system has thus to be strengthened and Member States should take a more active roleMember States should support the dissemination of the Authority’s calls for expressions of interest for membership of the Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee, to ensure that a sufficient pool of experts is available to meet the needs of the Union risk assessment system in terms of high level of scientific expertise, independence and multidisciplinary expertise.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nominaselection of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria, such as the absence of any links to industry, ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should alsoMeasures, including proper financial compensation, should be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently and to dedicate sufficient time to their risk assessment work for the Authority.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) It is essential to ensure the efficient operation of the Authority and to improve the sustainability of its expertise. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the support provided by the Authority and the Member States to the work of the Authority’s Scientific Panels. In particular, the Authority should organise the preparatory work supporting the Panels’ tasks, including by requesting the Authority’s staff or national scientific organisations networking with the Authority to draft preparatory scientific opinions to be peer-reviewed and adopted by the Panels.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Provisions exist on the content of applications for authorisations. It is essential that the application for authorisation submitted to the Authority for its risk assessment meets the applicable specifications to ensure the best quality scientific assessment by the Authority. Applicants and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises do not always have a clear understanding of these specifications. It should be thus appropriate that the Authority provides advice to a potential applicant, upon request, on the applicable rules and the required content of an application for authorisation, before an application is formally submitted, while not entering into the design of the studies to be submitted that remain the applicant’s responsibility. To ensure the transparency of this process, the advice of the Authority should be made public. By 36 months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission should evaluate the impact of these pre-submission meetings on the functioning of the Authority. It should particularly evaluate their impact on the allocation of the Authority’s resources and its independence.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The Authority should have knowledge of the subject matter of all studies performed by an applicant with a view to a future application for an authorisation under Union food law. To this end, it is necessary and appropriate that business operators commissioning the studies and laboratories carrying them outthe institution carrying them out, e.g. laboratories, institutes or universities, notify those studies to the Authority when commissioned. Information about the notified studies should be made public only once a corresponding application for authorisation has been made public in accordance with the applicable rules on transparency.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) There are certain public concerns about the Authority’s assessment in the area of authorisation being primarily based on industry studies. The Authority already makesIf there is a new application, the Authority shall always conduct searches in scientific literature to be able to consider other data and studies existing on the subject matter submitted to its assessment, and demand additional studies if needed. In order to provide an additional level of guarantee ensuring that the Authority can have access to all relevant scientific data and studies available on a subject matter of an authorisation procedure, it is appropriate to provide for a consultation of third parties in order to identify whether other relevant scientific data or studies are available. To increase the effectiveness of the consultation, the consultation should take place whenimmediately after the studies submitted by industry included in an application for authorisation arehave been made public, under the transparency rules of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the Commission should be resThis exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate and should not replace the application of the precautionary principle in the presence of scientific uncertainty. The Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament should have the ponssible for triggering theility to ask the Authority to commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law demonstrated that although the Authority has made considerable progress in terms of transparency, the risk assessment process, especially in the context of authorisation procedures covering the agri-food chain, is not always perceived as fully transparent. This is also partly due to the different transparency and confidentiality rules that are laid down not only in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 but also in other Union legislative acts covering the agri-food chain. Their interplay can impact on the acceptability of the risk assessment by the general publicremains insufficiently transparent.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The Aarhus Convention establishes a number of rights of the public with regard to the environment. The Convention provides for the right of everyone to receive environmental information that is held by public authorities, the right to participate in environmental decision-making, and the right to review procedures to challenge public decisions that have been made without respecting the two aforementioned rights or environmental law in general.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) It is therefore necessary to strengthen the transparency of the risk assessment process in a proactive manner. Public access to all scientific data and information supporting requests for authorisations under Union food law as well as other requests for scientific output should be ensured, as early as possible in the risk assessment process. However, this process should be without prejudice to existing intellectual property rights or to any provisions of Union food law protecting the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting relevant applications for authorisations.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) To determine what level of proactive disclosure strikes the appropriate balance, the relevant rights of the public toneed to ensure transparency in the risk assessment process, should be weighted up against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) The provisions on active dissemination laid down in this Regulation are not intended to limit in any manner the scope of the rights given by Regulations 1049/2001 and 1367/2006.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a horizontal exhaustive list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to protect human health, animal health or the environment, such information should be disclosich could be kept confidential on the grounds that their disclosure would significantly undermine the protection of commercial interests (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). To request confidentiality, the company in question must prove, with justification, that the proactive disclosure of the information item would significantly undermine its commercial interests. However, where disclosure of the information is of overriding public interest, confidentiality cannot be granted.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Furthermore, in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the different provisions applying to the Authority, it is also appropriate to provide for a Commissionconduct an independent evaluation of the Authority, in accordance with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies. The evaluation should, in particular, review the procedures for selecting the members of Scientific Committee and Panels, for their degree of transparency, cost- effectiveness, and suitability to ensure independence and competence, and to prevent conflicts of interests.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) To ensure that sectoral specificities with respect to confidential information are taken into account, it is necessary to weigh up the relevant rights of the public to transparency in the risk assessment process, including those flowing from the Aarhus Convention35 , against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the specific objectives of sectoral Union legislation as well as experienced gained. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to provide for additional confidential items to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. __________________ 35 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p.13).deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law also highlighted a lack of transparency of the risk management process. There is a need to better inform the public on the risk management options under consideration, the level of protection to consumer and animal health and the environment that each of these options would achieve, as well as on the factors, other than the results of the risk assessment, which are taken into account by the risk managers, and how they are weighed up against each other in the decision-making process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) In order to further strengthen the link betweenimprove the interactive exchange of information, throughout the risk analysis process, amongst the risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national levels, as well as the coherence and consistency of risk commuwith economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organicsations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to adopt a general plan on risk communication on matters covering the agri-food chain. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) In addition, the general plan on risk communication should lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(-1a) Article 6 paragraph 1 is amended as follows: “1. In order to achieve the general objective of a high level of protection of human health and life as well as of the environment, food law shall be based on risk analysis except where this is not appropriate to the circumstances or the nature of the measure."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph – point -1 a (new)
(-1a) In Article 6, paragraph 2 is replaced as follows: 2. "Risk assessment shall be based on all available scientific evidence and undertaken in an independent, objective and transparent manner." (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(-1a) In Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced as follows: 1. "In specific circumstances where, following an assessment of available information, the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, risk management measures necessary to ensure the high level of health protection chosen in the Community shall be adopted, pending further scientific information for a more comprehensive risk assessment."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point b
(b) promote consistency and transparency in formulating risk management options and recommendations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c a (new)
(ca) the risk management options considered including, as appropriate, the possibility to adopt provisional measures within the meaning of Article 7 of this Regulation;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c b (new)
(cb) the extent to which the various risk management options under consideration reflect the degree of uncertainty of the risk assessment, and the level of consumer and animal health and environmental protection each of these options would achieve;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c c (new)
(cc) as foreseen under Article 6(3) of this Regulation, the factors, other than the results of the risk assessment, which were considered by the risk managers, and how these factors were weighed up against each other;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point e
(e) promote appropriatethe balanced involvement of all interested parties, including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations; and,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point f
(f) ensure appropriattransparent and equitable exchange of information with these interested parties in relation to risks associated with the agri- food chain.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point a
(a) ensure that accurate, appropriacomplete and timely information is interactively exchanged, including with all interested parties, based on the principles of transparency, openness, and responsiveness;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point c
(c) take into account risk perceptionthe imbalance in the representation of various interests;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point e
(e) be accessible, including to those not directly involved in the process, while taking into account confidentiality and protection of personal data.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) identify the appropriate main tools and channels to be used for risk communication purposes, taking into account the needs of relevant target audience groups; and, to ensure the balanced involvements of all interested parties including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establish appropriate mechanisms in order to strengthen coherence of risk communication amongst risk assessors and risk managers and ensure an open dialogue amongst all interested parties., including by systematically acknowledging and explaining, where they exist, divergences in scientific assessment or in the appreciation of the acceptable level of risk
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) lay down the practical arrangements and timeline for making the information referred to in Article 55a paragraph 1 available to the public.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt the general plan for risk communication within [two years from the date of application of this Regulation] and shall keep it updated, taking into account technical and scientific progress and, experience gained. and societal expectations;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 9
Article 9 is replaced by the following: "Article 9 Public consultation There shall be open and transparent public consultation, directly or through representative bodies, during the risk analysis, as well as during the preparation, evaluation and revision of food law, except where the urgency of the matter does not allow it."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 10
1a. Article 10 is replaced by the following: 1. Without prejudice to the applicable provisions of Community and national law on access to documents, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a food or feed may present a risk for human or animal health, then public authorities shall take appropriate and timely steps to inform the general public of the nature of the risk to health, identifying to the fullest extent possible the concerned products, the risk that they may present, and the measures which are taken or about to be taken to prevent, reduce or eliminate that risk. This paragraph shall also apply in case of suspected non-compliances resulting from possible intentional violations of applicable Union legislation perpetrated through fraudulent or deceptive practices. 2. For the purpose of ensuring the uniform implementation of paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts on the modalities of its application by 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point b
(b) ontwo members and two alternate members appointed by the European Parliament, with the right to vote.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point c
(c) four members with the right to vote representing civil society and food chain interests namely, onetwo from consumers organisations, one and two from environmental non-governmental organisations, one from farmers organisations and one from industry organisations. Those members shall be appointed by the Council in consultation with the European Parliament on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission which includes more names than there are posts to be filled. The list drawn up by the Commission shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, together with the relevant background documents. As quickly as possible and within three months of notification, the European Parliament may submit its views for consideration to the Council, which shall then appoint those members.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The term of office of members and alternate members shall be four years. However, the term of office of the members referred to in paragraph 1a(a) and (b) shall not be limited in duration. The term of office of the members referred to in paragraph 1a(c) may be renewable only once.”,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
2a. In Article 26, paragraph 2 the following point is added: "(ha) the absence of conflict of interests within the Authority and the full application of the principles governing risk analysis, as laid down in Article 6 of the present Regulation."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point d
(2a) Article 27, paragraph 4, point d is replaced by the following: "(d) where the Authority or a Member State identifies an emerging risk or the possibility of a risk. In that case, and where there is a shared competence on the risk analysis of a product, that emerging risk or possibility of a risk shall not remain unassessed and duly managed, either by the Authority or by the competent bodies of Member States."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 3
(-a) The following sentence is added at the end of paragraph 3: "The scientific experts shall be scientists who are actively conducting research, and publishing their research findings in peer- reviewed scientific journals."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(-a) The introductory sentence of paragraph 4 is amended as follows: "The Scientific Panels shall be composed of independent scientists who are actively conducting research, and publishing their research findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals."
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 253 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point b
(b) Member States shallmay then nominate experts with a view tofor the fields indicated but must do so on the basis of a coallectively reach the number indicated by the Executive Director. Each Member State shall nominate at least 12 for expressions of interest. The experts nominated shall be scientists who are actively conducting research, and publishing their research findings in peer-reviewed scientific expertjournals. Member States may nominate nationals of other Member States.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point b a (new)
(ba) In addition to the experts possibly nominated by the Member States, the Authority shall publish a call for expressions of interest in the Official Journal of the European, in relevant leading scientific publications, and on the Authority’s website, and shall actively approach the relevant academic institutions in the different fields of expertise. Member States shall ensure the broad dissemination of the call for expressions of interest across the scientific community.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a – point d – point i
(i) A high level of scientific expertise; this includes at least that the expert is actively conducting research, and publishing their research findings in peer- reviewed scientific journals;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 261 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 b
5b. When the Authority identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 5. Such additional members may be appointed for a short term of office, including for collaborating to the risk analysis of a single application.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 c a (new)
5ca. The reasons for appointing the members of the panels shall be made available to be public on a dedicated page of the EFSA website, referring to the selection criteria laid down in Article 28 paragraph 5a (d).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 265 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 d
5d. The Member States shall put in place measures ensuring that the members of the Scientific Panels shall act independently and remain free from conflict of interests as provided for in Article 37(2) and the Authority’s internal measures. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific PanelsThey shall have the means to dedicate the necessary time and effort to contribute to the work of the Authority. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific Panels do, shall not receive any instruction at any national level, and that their independent scientific contribution to the risk assessment system at Union level ishall be recognised as a priority task for the protection of the safety of the food chain.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 266 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 e
5e. As appropriate, Member States shall ensure that the public bodies employing those scientific experts and those having responsibility for the setting of priorities of the scientific bodies employing those experts implement the measures provided forwhich are necessary to ensure that the conditions referred to in paragraph 5d are met.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 f
5f. The Authority shall support the tasks of the Panels by organising their work, in particular the preparatory work to be undertaken by the Authority’s staff or by designated national scientific organisations referred to in the Article 36 including by organising the possibility for preparing scientific opinions to be peer- reviewed by the Panels before they adopt them.deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) The following sentence is added at the end of Article 29 paragraph 6: "They shall not allow a priori exclusion of certain scientific evidences, especially when these have been published after a peer-review process.";
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shallmay, in written form, advise on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisation. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. staff of the Authority providing the advice referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be involved in any scientific work, including within the meaning of Article 28 (5f), that is directly or indirectly relevant to the application that is the subject of the advice. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be documented and be published on the Authority’s website immediately after it has been provided. It shall contribute to the development of a Frequently Asked Questions document, in order to develop more comprehensive guidelines for applicants and reduce the need for individual correspondence. The advice provided shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. Within [36 months after the entry into force of this regulation], the Commission shall assess the impact of this article on the functioning of the Authority. Particular attention shall be paid to the additional workload and mobilisation of staff, and whether it has led to any shift in the allocation of the Authority’s resources, at the expense of activities of public interest.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
1. A Union register of studies commissioned by business operators to obtain an authorisation under Union food law is hereby established. Business operators shall notify, without delay, to the Authority the subject matter and main research questions of any study commissioned to support a future application for an authorisation under Union food law. The register shall be managed by the Authority.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 2
2. The notification obligation under paragraph 1, also applies to Union laboratories carrying out those studany institution carrying out the studies, including laboratories, institutes or universities.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 3
3. The notified information shall be made public only in case ain a structured way, on a dedicated page of the Agency’s website in a Public register of studies corresponding application for authorisation has been received and immediately after the Authority has decided on the disclosure of the accompanying studies in accordance with Article 38 and Articles 39 to 39f. The publication shall always include the names of the authors of the studies, except for natural persons involved in testing on vertebrate animals. The notified information shall be made public in a structured way, on a dedicated page of the Agency’s website in a Public register of studies corresponding application for authorisation has been received and immediately after the Authority has decided on the disclosure of the accompanying studies in accordance with Article 38 and Articles 39 to 39f. The publication shall always include the names of the authors of the studies, except for natural persons involved in testing on vertebrate animals.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
3a. Where the Authority requests and receives additional data by an applicant, this data is, marked as such, also added to the Union register and made available to the public.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 4
4. The Authority shall lay down in its internal rules the practical arrangements for implementing the notification obligations laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, including consequences of non-compliance with the notification obligation. Those arrangements shall however be in accordance with the present Regulation and other Union sectoral food law.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Non-compliance with notification obligation shall lead to the rejection of the authorisation pursued.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 c – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall consult stakeholders and the public regarding the studies supporting applications for authorisation once they are made public by the Authority in accordance with Article 38 and Articles 39 to 39f in order to identify whether other relevant scientific data or studies are available on the subject matter concerned by the application for authorisation, and such without prejudice to the Authority’s own obligations under Article 33. This provision does not apply to the submission of any supplementary information by the applicants during the risk assessment process.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 301 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 d
The Commission experts shall perform controls, including audits, on a regular basis to obtain assurance that testing facilities comply with relevant standards for carrying out tests and studies submitted to the Authority as part of an application for an authorisation under Union food law. These controls shall bealso include checks if the raw data complies with the outcome of safety studies. These controls shall be unannounced and organised in cooperation with the competent authorities of the Member States.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission and without prejudice to the application of the precautionary principle in presence of scientific uncertainty, the Commission, the Member States or the European Parliament may, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority to commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.; Verification studies shall be funded via the contributions of applicants to a common fund. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 57a to determine the modalities of this fund.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e a (new)
(4b) The following Article 32ea is inserted: “Safety testing Safety testing of products falling within EFSA’s remit shall be based on a set of mandatory tests defined by the Authority. Any studies based on so-called good laboratory practice need to be complemented and verified by other, independent research.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(4a) In Article 33(1), the following point is inserted: (da) combinatorial and accumulated effects.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 33 – paragraph 2
(4a) In Article 33, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Authority shall work in close cooperation with all independent organisations operating in the field of data collection, including those from applicant countries, third countries or international bodies.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 36 – paragraph 1
(4b) In Article 36, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. The Authority shall promote the European networking of independent organisations operating in the fields within the Authority’s mission. The aim of such networking is, in particular, to facilitate a scientific cooperation framework by the coordination of activities, the exchange of information, the development and implementation of joint projects, the exchange of expertise and best practices in the fields within the Authority’s mission.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 36 – paragraph 2
(4c) In Article 36, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent independent organisations and public research institutes designated in the Member States by the Commission which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission. The Authority may entrust to these organisations certain tasks, in particular preparatory work for scientific opinions, scientific studies, scientific and technical assistance, collection of data and identification of emerging risks. Some of these tasks may be eligible for financial support.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 319 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 36 – paragraph 3
(4d) In Article 36, paragraph 3 is replaced by following: “3. The Commission shall, after consulting the Authority, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 57a in order to supplement this Regulation by laying down rules establishing the criteria for inclusion of a public research institute on the list of competent independent organisations, arrangements for setting out harmonised quality requirements and the financial rules governing any financial support. 3a. The Commission shall, after consulting the Authority, by means of implementing acts lay down implementing rules for the application of paragraphs 1 and 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 58(2).”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 321 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Authority shall carry out its activities with a high level of transparencyensure a high level of transparency, in line with the Aarhus Convention and Regulation 1367/2006, providing for an active and systematic dissemination to the public of environmental information. It shall in particular make public without delay:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 324 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) agendas and minutes of the Managing Board, the Advisory Committee, the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panels and their Working Groups;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those items referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made public in a structured way on a dedicated section of the Authority’s website. That section shall be publicly available and, easily accessible, and regularly updated. The relevant items shall be available to download, print and search through in an electronic format, which is “machine-readable.”,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 342 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to any intellectual property right which may exist over documents or their content; and,deleted
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 348 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) any provisions set out in Union food law protectgiving the investment made by innovators in gathering the information and data supporting relevant applications for authorisationstemporary right of the owner of a test or study report to prevent it being used for the benefit of another applicant (‘data exclusivity rules’).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
The disclosure to the public of the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) shall not be considered as an explicit or implicit permission or license for the relevant data and information and their content to be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited for commercial purposes and its use by third parties shall not engage the responsibility of the European Union.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(ca) The following paragraph is added: “3a. This Article is without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information justification and to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 359 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority may only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concernedand provided that the request for confidential treatment demonstrates, with adequate and verifiable justification, that disclosure would significantly, specifically and actually, harm the commercial interest of the applicant:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority may only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concernedand provided that the request for confidential treatment demonstrates, with adequate and verifiable justification, that disclosure would specifically and significantly harm the commercial interest of the applicant:
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) the method and other technical and industrial specifications relating to that method, used to manufacture or produce the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion, except when relevant to understanding the potential effects on health and the environment;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 373 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) quantitative composition of the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion, except when relevant to understanding the potential effects on health and the environment.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These derogations shall be construed restrictively.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Where urgent action is essentialIf circumstances so require in order to protect publichuman health, animal health or the environment, such as in emergency situations, the Authority mayshall disclose the information referred to paragraphs 2 and 3; and,
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 387 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) information which forms part of conclusions of scientific outputs, including scientific opinions, delivered by the Authority and which relate to foreseeable healthuman health, animal health, or environmental effects.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 390 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(ba) where an overriding public interest in disclosure exists.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 393 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This provision is without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 396 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 a – paragraph 2
2. Where an applicant submits a request for confidentiality, it shall provide a non-confidential version and a confidential version of the information submitted in accordance with standard data formats, where they exist, pursuant to Article 39f. The non-confidential version shall be without the information the applicant deemrequests confidential treatment for in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 39. This information shall be garbled by black bars. The confidential version shall contain all information submitted, including information the applicant deemconsiders confidential. Information requested to be treated as confidential in the confidential version shall be clearly marked. The applicant shall clearly indicate the groundverifiable justifications on the basis of which confidentiality is requested for each of the different pieces of information.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 399 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Authority shall keep a record of requests for confidentiality received, and annually publish statistics about the amounts and categories of information for which confidentiality has been requested. It shall specify amounts and categories of information for which confidentiality request have been granted as well as for which it has been rejected, including the grounds on the basis of which confidentiality has been granted or rejected.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decisions taken by the Authority pursuant to this Article may be subject to an action of any natural or legal person before the Court of Justice of the European Union, under the conditions laid down in Articles 263 and 278 of the Treaty respectively.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 417 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 e – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, disclosure of names and addresses of natural persons involved in testing on vertebrate animals or in obtaining toxicological information shall be deemed to significantly harm the privacy and the integrity of those natural persons and shall not be made publicly available, unless there is an overriding public interest.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 421 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 41 – paragraph 1
(9) in Article 41, the following sentence is adparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “The Authority shall ensure wided at the end of paragraph 1: Where environmental information is concerned, Articles 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) Noccess upon request to the documents which it possesses. Regulation 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council and 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 shall also apply.; __________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 426 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 55 a (new)
(9a) The following Article 55a is inserted after Article 55: ‘Article 55a Transparency of risk management 1. The Commission and the Member States shall carry out their risk management activities in the context of food law with a high level of transparency. They shall in particular make public without delay: (a) at an early stage of the risk management process, the draft risk management measures under consideration; (b) the agendas and the detailed minutes of meetings of the Member States working groups in which the risk management measures are discussed; and (c) the agendas and detailed summary reports of the meetings of the regulatory committees where the risk management measures are discussed and put to a vote, including the results of votes in the committees in which regulatory proposals are adopted, and an explanation of the votes by individual Member States. 2. The Commission shall attach to each regulatory proposal an explanatory statement comprising: (a) the reasons for and objectives of the measure, (b) the justification of the measure taking into consideration both need and proportionality, (c) the impact of the measure on public health, animal health and the environment, on the society and on food manufacturers as indicated by the impact assessment, and (d) the results of the public consultation pursuant to Article 9.’;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 429 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 57 a – paragraph 2
2. The powers to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(c) and 32c shall be conferred upon the Commission for an indeterminate period of timefive years from [date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 430 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Not later than five years after the date referred to in Article [entry into force of the Regulation amending the GFL], and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall assess the Authority’sAuthority jointly with the Commission shall commission an independent external evaluation of its achievements and performance in relation to its objectives, mandates, tasks, procedures and location, in accordance with Commission guidelines. The evaluation shas. The evaluation shall be based on the terms of reference issued by the Management Board in agreement with the Commission, and will addrssess the possible need to modify the mandate of the Authority, and thworking practices and the impact of the Authority. The evaluation shall take financial implications of any such modificationto account the views of all stakeholders, at both Community and national level.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 438 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Management Board on the evaluation findings. The findings of the evaluation shallevaluations and recommendations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be forwarded to the Council and the European Parliament, and be made public.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 439 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) In Article 24, the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, including Article 25 below, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 440 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25
(3) Article 25 is replaced by the following: “Article 25 Confidentiality 1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Article 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, which shall apply mutatis mutandis, and this article, (a) the notifier/applicant may request certain information submitted under this Directive to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification; and, (b) the competent authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the notifier/applicant. 2. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3) thereof, which shall apply mutatis mutandis, confidential treatment may be accepted with respect to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned: (a) DNA sequence information, except for sequences used for the purpose of detection, identification and quantification of the transformation event; and, (b) breeding patterns and strategiesno case may the following information when submitted according to Articles 6, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 or 23 be kept confidential: – general description of the GMO or GMOs, name and address of the notifier, purpose of the release, location of release and intended uses; – methods and plans for monitoring of the GMO or GMOs and for emergency response; – environmental risk assessment.”;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 452 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Authority shall make public the application for authorisation, relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant, monitoring reports as well as its scientific opinions and opinions from the competent authorities referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2001/18/EC, in accordance with Article 38, Articles 39 to 39f and Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and taking into account Article 30 of this Regulation.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 453 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(9a) In Article 29, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: “1a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, including Article 30 below, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 454 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 30
(10) Article 30 is replaced by the following: “Article 30 Confidentiality 1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Article 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and this article, (a) the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification; and, (b) the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. 2. In addition to Article 39(2) and pursuantformation relating to the following shall not be considered confidential: (a) name and composition of the GMO, food or feed referred to in Articles 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the Authority may also accept to provide confidential treatment to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned: (a) DNA sequence information, except for sequences used for the purpose of detection, identification and quantification of the transformation event; and, (b) breeding patterns and strategies. (1) and 15(1) and, where appropriate, indication of the substrate and the micro- organism; (b) general description of the GMO and the name and address of the authorisation-holder; (ba) physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the GMO, food or feed referred to in Articles 3(1) and 15(1); (bb) effects of the GMO, food or feed referred to in Articles 3(1) and 15(1) on human and animal health and on the environment; (bc) effects of the GMO, food or feed referred to in Articles 3(1) and 15(1) on the characteristics of animal products and its nutritional properties; (bd) methods for detection, including sampling and identification of the transformation event and, where applicable, for the detection and identification of the transformation event in the food or feed referred to in Articles 3(1) and 15(1); (bf) information on waste treatment and emergency response. 3. The use of the detection methods and the reproduction of the reference materials, provided under Article 5(3) and 17(3) for the purpose of applying this Regulation to the GMOs, food or feed to which an application refers, shall not be restricted by the exercise of intellectual property rights or otherwise.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 464 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(1a) In Article 17, the following paragraph is inserted: “2a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in this Article and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Article 18
(2) Article 18 is replaced by the following: “Article 18 Transparency and confidentiality 1. The Authority shall make public the application for authorisation, relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant, as well as its scientific opinions, in accordance with Article 38, Articles 39 to 39f and Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. 2. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Articles 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and this Article, the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification; and, the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. 3. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3) of that Regulation, the Authority may also accept to provide confidential treatment to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned: (a) the study plan for studies (a) demonstrating the efficacyThe following information shall not be considered confidential: name and composition of the feed additive and, where appropriate, indication of the production strain; (b) physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the feed additive; (ba) the conclusions of the study results on effects of the feed additive on human and animal health and on the environment; (bb) the conclusions of the study results on effects of athe feed additive ion terms of the aims of its intended use as defined in Article 6(1) and Annex I to this Regulation; and, (b) specifications of the impurities of the active substance and the relevant methods of analysis developed internally by the applicant, except for impurities that may havhe characteristics of animal products and its nutritional properties; (bc) methods for detection and identification of the feed additive and, where applicable, monitoring requirements and a summary of the results of the monitoring. 3a. The Authority shall apply the principles of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council when handling applications for access to documents held by the Authority. 3b. The Member States, the Commission and the Authority shall keep confidential all the information identified as confidential under paragraph 2 except where it is appropriate for such information to be madverse effects on anie public in order to protect humaln health, huanimanl health, or the environment.”. Member States shall handle applications for access to documents received under this Regulation in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 477 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003
Article 14 – paragraph 1a (new)
(2a) In Article 14, the following paragraph is inserted: “1a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003
Article 15
(3) Article 15 is replaced by the following: “Article 15 Confidentiality 1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Articles 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, (a) the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification; and, (b) the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. 1a. Without prejudice to Article 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, information relating to the following shall not be considered confidential: (a) the name and address of the applicant and the name of the product; (b) in the case of an opinion in favour of authorising the evaluated product, the particulars mentioned in Article 6(2); (c) information of direct relevance to the assessment of the safety of the product; (d) the analytical method referred to in point 4 of Annex II..
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 19, the following paragraph is inserted: “(2a) The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, including Article 20 below, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 484 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
Article 20
(3) Article 20 is replaced by the following: “Article 20 Confidentiality 1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Articles 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and this article: (a) the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification; and, (b) the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. 2. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3) of that Regulation, the Authority may also accept to provide confidential treatment to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned: (a) any information provided in detailed descriptions of starting substances and preparations used to manufacture the substance subject to the authorisation, the composition of preparations, materials or articles in which the applicant intends to useformation relating to the following shall not be considered confidential: (a) the name and address of the applicant and the chemical name of thise substance, the manufacturing methods of these preparations, materials or articles, impurities, and migration testing results; (b) the trademark under which the substance, shall be marketed as well as the tradename of the preparations, material or articles in which it shall be used, where applicable; and, (c) any other information deemed confidential within the specific procedural rules referred to in Article 5(1)(n) of this Regulation; (b) information of direct relevance to the assessment of the safety of the substance; (c) the analytical method or methods.”.
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 496 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008
Article 11
(2) Article 11 is replaced by the (2) following: Where the Commission requests its “1. opinion in accordance with Article 3(2) of this Regulation, the Authority shall make public the application for authorisation, relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant, as well as its scientific opinions, in accordance with Article 38, Articles 39to 39f and Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. It shall also make public any request for its opinion as well as any extension of period pursuant to Article 6(1) of this Regulation. 1a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, in Article 12 of this Regulation and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 500 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008
Article 12
(3) Article 12 is replaced by the following: “Article 12 Confidentiality 1. The applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, upon submission of the application. 2. Where an opinion by the Authority is required in accordance with Article 3(2) of this Regulation, the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant, in accordance with Articles 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. 3. Where an opinion by the Authority is not required in accordance with Article 3(2) of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. Articles 39 to 39f of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply mutatis mutandis.”; 3a. Information relating to the following shall not, in any circumstances, be regarded as confidential: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the name and a clear description of the substance; (c) the justification for the use of the substance in or on specific foodstuffs or food categories; (d) information that is relevant to the assessment of the safety of the substance; (e) where applicable, the analysis method(s). 3b. The Commission, the Authority and the Member States shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, take the necessary measures to ensure appropriate confidentiality of the information received by them under this Regulation, except for information which must be made public if circumstances so require in order to protect human health, animal health or the environment.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 505 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 16
The Authority shall assess, without delay, any request for confidentiality and make available to the public the information provided by the applicant under Article 15 as well as any other supplementary information submitted by the applicant, except for information in respect of which confidential treatment has been requested and accepted by the Authority pursuant to Article 38, Articles 39 to 39f and Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, which shall apply mutatis mutandis and pursuant to Article 63 of this Regulation, unless there is an overriding public interest in its disclosure.;
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 507 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 23 – paragraph 1
(4a) In Article 23, the last sentence of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “For the purpose of this Regulation, an active substance which fulfils the criteria of a ‘foodstuff’ as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall be considered as an approved basic substance.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 514 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
2. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3), confidential treatment may be accepted with respect to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned: (a) active substance and the related methods of analysis for impurities in the active substance as manufactured, except for the impurities that are considered to be toxicologically, ecotoxicologically or environmentally relevant and the related methods of analysis for these impurities; (b) the active substance including impurities; and, (c) composition of a plant protection product.;deleted the specification of impurity of the results of production batches of information on the complete
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 522 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) in Article 63, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. This Article is without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and to Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 529 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2015/2283
Article 23
(4) Article 23 is replaced by the following: “Article 23 Transparency and confidentiality 1. Where the Commission requests its opinion in accordance with Articles 10(3) and 16 of this Regulation, the Authority shall make public the application for authorisation, relevant supporting information and any supplementary information supplied by the applicant, as well as its scientific opinions, in accordance with Article 38, Articles 39 to 39f and Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and with this Article. 2. The applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification, upon submission of the application. 3. Where the Commission requests its opinion in accordance with Articles 10(3) and 16 of this Regulation, the Authority shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant, in accordance with Articles 39 to 39e of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. 4. Where the Commission does not request the Authority’s opinion pursuant to Articles 10 and 16, the Commission shall assess the confidentiality request submitted by the applicant. Article 39 and 39a of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 shall apply mutatis mutandis. 4a. Confidentiality shall not apply to the following information: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the name and description of the novel food; (c) the proposed conditions of use of the novel food; (d) a summary of the studies submitted by the applicant; (e) the results of the studies carried out to demonstrate the safety of the food; (f) where appropriate, the analysis method(s); (g) any prohibition or restriction imposed in respect of the food by a third country..
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2018/0088(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2015/2283
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(4a) In Article 25, the following paragraph is inserted: “1a. The obligation to proactively disseminate information set out in this Regulation and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, is without prejudice to the right of any natural or legal person to access document upon request as set by Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.”
2018/09/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agriculture and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise, including small and medium sized producer organisations or cooperatives, and including individual suppliers that are members of producer organisations or cooperatives of any size, to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise or with a dominant or monopolistic market power.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to COM(2006)372 final communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 98/24 on the protection of workers from chemical risks and Directive 2004/37 on the protection of workers from carcinogens and mutagens;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 7 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (COM/2017/0109 final)
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the 2014 Auditor Special Report "Integration of EU water policy objectives with the CAP: a partial success"
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regards to the Habitats Directive 92/43 and Birds Directive 2009/147/EC;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
- having regard to the joint working paper of AGRI and ENVI SWD(2017)153 final on agriculture and sustainable water management;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
- Having regard to Council Directives 85/337/EC and 96/61/EC;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 c (new)
- having regard to the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention);
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 24 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 d (new)
- having regard to the European Citizens Initiative "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides"
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 e (new)
- having regard to the vast numbers of people adversely impacted by pesticide use across the EU, as highlighted, for example, by the work of the organisation https://victimes-pesticides.fr/
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 30 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of pesticides (hereinafter ‘the directive’) provides for a range of actions to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, by reducing the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and alternative approaches or techniques, such as non- chemical alternatives to pesticides aimed at reducing pesticide dependency;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls the specific objectives of the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides as, inter alia, the minimisation of hazards and risks to health and the environment from the use of pesticides; improved controls on the use and distribution of pesticides; reduction in the levels of harmful active substances including through substituting the most dangerous with safer, including non-chemical alternatives; encouraging low-input or pesticide free cultivation; and the establishment of a transparent system for reporting and monitoring progress towards the fulfilment of the objectives of the strategy including through the development of suitable indicators;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. RDeeply regrets the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation by the Member States is wholly insufficient to meet the directive’s main objectives and to unlock its full potential to reduce the overall risks deriving from pesticide use whilst reducing pesticide dependency and to achieve the urgently needed environmental and health improvements the directive was specifically designed for;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the implementation of the directive must be comprehensive and cover all the required aspects, and that the partial implementation of certain elements but not others is insufficient to realise the directive’s overarching purpose of achieving the sustainable use of pesticides; underlines the fact that the implementation of IPM practices, with the prioritisation of non-chemical alternatives to pesticides, plays a particularly important role in efforts to achieve this objective;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the Commission's 2017 progress report identifies significant gaps in the National Action Plans of Member States, suggesting a lower commitment to protecting the environment and health in some countries possibly resulting in unfair market competition and an undermining of the single market; reserves the right to refer non compliant Member States to the Competition Commissioner;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that the Commission's October 2017 implementation report on the Directive was due in in November 2014 and that it will take significant time to make up for this lost time, especially in regards to the shortcomings in the NAPs; deeply regrets the low priority accorded to the control of pesticides that this 3 year delay implies;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the fact that the National Action Plans (NAPs) are notoriously inconsistent as regards the establishment of quantitative objectives, targets, measurements and timetables for the various action areas, making it impossible to assess the progress made; regrets the fact that just two Member States have produced a revised NAP to date and that only five NAPs set high-level measurable targets, of which four relate to risk reduction and only one to use reduction;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to IPM practices by Member States, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorous implementation of IPM, based on its eight principles and with the prioritisation of non-chemical alternatives to pesticides, is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that increased use of, and dependency on, pesticides comes at a high cost to farmers, both through the high input cost and also due to the loss in yields due to depleting soil and soil quality;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes that organic farmers suffer economic losses when their soil and organic produce are contaminated by pesticide use on neighbouring farms via, for example, drift from pesticide spraying and movement of persistent active substances in the environment; notes that, consequently, due to actions beyond their control, organic farmers may be forced to sell their produce as conventional, losing out on their price premium, or may even be de-certified;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Regrets that the Commission has not taken action to make the Sustainable Use Directive mandatory as part of cross compliance as required under the Directive;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the fact that approximately 80 % of Member States’ NAPs contain no specific information on how to quantify the achievement of many of the objectives and targets, particularly as regards targets for IPM and aquatic protection measures and that measures to protect soil and biodiversity from pesticides are lacking; stresses that this greatly complicates the process of measuring the progress made by Member States towards the main objectives and purpose of the directive;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that very little progress has been made in promoting the uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives to conventional pesticides; notes that a mere handful of NAPs contain incentives for the registration of such alternative productmethods;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate IPM, as laid down in Article 14 of the Directive, into the cross compliance rules without delay; considers that additional specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are also required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national level, cross-compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.as foreseen in the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable use of Pesticides;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that most Member States use national risk indicators to assess, either entirely or in part, the adverse impact of pesticide use; recallgrets that in spite of the explicit obligation laid down in Article 15 of the directive, EU-wide harmonised risk indicators, as recently proposed by the Commission, hasve not yet established EU-wide harmonised risk indicatorbeen agreed upon by the Member States, which makes it all but impossible to compare the progress made in different Member States and across the Union as a whole;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned at the gradualongoing, rapid and potentially irreversible depletion of biodiversity in Europe and at the particularly disconcertalarming demise of winged insects, as evidenced by the findings of a recent scientific study26 that the population of flying insects in Germany has plummeted by more than 75 % in 27 years; considers that this collapse must be linked to the use of pesticides and further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of non-chemical alternatives for farmers possibly due to the unintentional effects of pesticides on soil and non-target species; Notes further that studies also show common bird species are declining across Europe which could be attributed to the decline in insect population; further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable food and farming production system by increasing and utilising the number of non-chemical alternatives for farmers; recognises the importance of NAPs and IPM in significantly reducing pesticide usage to avoid ecological collapse while favouring agro-ecological measures and organic farming wherever possible; _________________ 26 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes that, while Member States generally have systems to gather information on acute poisoning from pesticides, the accuracy of this data is questionable and that systems for gathering information on chronic poisoning are not widely implemented;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 158 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that of 4000 European monitoring sites studied in a 2014 report, 42% suffered from chronic toxicity due to failures in risk assessment of pesticides and their management, clearly showing that agrochemicals are a large-scale environmental problem across the EU with significant eco toxicological impacts on freshwater ecosystems1a;highlights the cost-effectiveness of preventing pesticides entering freshwater systems as opposed to costly removal technologies; _________________ 1a Malaj et al, 2014. Organic chemicals jeopardise the health of freshwater ecosystems on the continental scale. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/249 79762
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for strict implementation of the collection of data on pesticide use as foreseen by Regulation 1185/2009 on pesticide use statistics and calls for increased transparency on these statistics;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on Member States to incorporate into their NAPs clearly defined targets, objectives and timetables for the protection of human health and the environment (including water, soil and biodiversity and to make sure that these targets, objectives and timetables are met;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction in pesticide use, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators and the uptake of alternative non-chemical techniques in the agricultural sector;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 188 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Notes that many Member States have taken action to ban pesticide use in public areas; calls on the Commission to propose a ban on pesticides for non- professional use in its second evaluation report; calls on the Commission to speed up work on this report, given that the report is due in 26 November 2018;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure better coherence of the directive and its implementation with related EU legislation and policies, most notably the provisions under the CAP and the rRegulation 1107/2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market including by strictly limiting the number of essential use derogations and by updating the relevant guidance documents to ensure that the risk assessment of pesticides reflect real life exposure and conditions and takes into account all possible impacts on health and the environment as well as cumulative and synergistic effects;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Urges the Commission to make the 8 general principles of IPM legal requirements; calls for the integration of IPM into the revision of the CAP with proven reductions in pesticide dependency being an indicator of success;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay particular attention to the protection of vulnerable groups, as defined in Article 3(14) of Regulation 1107/2009, especially considering the existing lack of protection of millions of EU rural residents living in the locality of crops; calls on the Commission to immediately prohibit the use of pesticides within substantial distances in the locality of residents homes, schools, playgrounds, nurseries and hospitals;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Expresses concern that many Member States have not interpreted the requirement of Article 12(a) correctly by interpreting it as only referring to non- agricultural use, while in fact vulnerable groups as those defined in Regulation 1107/2009 include residents subject to high pesticide exposure over the long term; notes in addition that the Commission has confirmed that there is no legal reason as to why agricultural application should be excluded from the provisions of Article 12;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls onWelcomes the proposed harmonised risk indicators from the Commission and theurges Member States to rapidly move forward with the development of harmonised risk indicators in order to properly monitor the reduction impacts of pesticidesir adoption and implementation;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that, in addition to the establishment of harmonised risk indicators, there is a need for a coherent residues monitoring system; calls on the Commission to establish a fully operational operating system for the regular collection of data on pesticide residues in the environment, including in soil and water, possibly based on the successful experience with the Land Use and Coverage area frame statistical survey (LUCAS) soil monitoring system;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides, and to prioritise, non- chemical options and methods which caushave the least risk of harm to health and nature;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketing of low-risk biological alternatives and to make pesticide free agriculture a top priority in the Horizon Europe programme;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 237 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes that resistance to pesticide active substances is a biological inevitability in fast reproducing pests and is a growing problem; stresses therefore that chemical pesticides should be used according to the IPM approach which is selectively and in a targeted manner, as a last rather than a first resort, after exhausting all possible physical and biological alternatives; Calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to ban prophylactic use of synthetic pesticides, such as the use of coated seeds;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Notes that within the IPM toolkit, biological control involves boosting or introducing beneficial species that predate upon and therefore regulate pest populations, keeping them in check; emphasises therefore the importance of using chemical pesticides as a last resort in IPM following other physical and biological methods and also applying them in a selective and targeted manner, otherwise these beneficial pest control agents risk being wiped out, leaving the crops more susceptible to future attacks;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2017/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Notes further that the greatest reductions in pesticide use are most likely to arise from systemic changes that reduce susceptibility to pest attack, favour structural and biological diversity over monocultures and continuous cropping and which reduce pest resistance to active substances; highlights therefore the need to focus on, and mainstream, agroecological methods which make the whole farming system more resilient to pests;
2018/11/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that access to data and good monitoring especially of environmental aspects is essential, considering that certain natural resources underpin long term agricultural productivity, like soil and biodiversity.
2017/11/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas certain provisions of the Regulation have not been applied at all by the Commission, in particular Article 25 on the approval of safeners and synergists and Article 27 on a negative list of unacceptable co-formulants;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas other key provisions such as application of the cut-off criteria for active substances that are endocrine disrupters have been significantly delayed due to unlawful behaviour by the Commission;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European Ombudsman, in her decision in case 12/2013/MDC of 18 February 2016 on the practices of the European Commission regarding the authorisation and placing on the market of plant protection products (pesticides), called on the Commission to review its approach to the definition and implementation of mitigation measures (conditions and restrictions), so as to include further requirements aimed at ensuring that the Commission does not evade its responsibility to ensure the effective protection of human health, animal health and the environment by allowing Member States almost absolute discretion as regards the definition of mitigation measures for potentially unsafe substances, given that standard formulations are very open-ended and it can be doubted whether they can be legally described as requiring mitigation measures at all;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned that rapporteur Member States do not strictly apply Article 9 of the Regulation on the admissibility of the application and accept applications despite missing elements;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Finds it unacceptable that the approval requirements for safeners and synergists have not yet been applied, contrary to Article 25 of the Regulation;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Finds it unacceptable that the negative list of co-formulants has still not been adopted, especially after the ban of the POE-tallowamines in combination with glyphosate, which has highlighted the adverse effect that certain co- formulants can have;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the Commission for its unlawful actions with regard to the adoption of scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties (failure to act due to the commissioning of an irrelevant impact assessment; unlawful attempt to change an essential element of the basic act via an implementing act);
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 167 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to strictly apply Article 9 of the Regulation on the admissibility of the application and to only accept complete applications for the assessment of the active substance;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to ensure full application of Article 25 of the Regulation so that that safeners and synergists may only be used following their approval;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to swiftly adopt the negative list of co-formulants pursuant to Article 27 of the Regulation;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to include legally binding risk mitigation measures into the approval of active substances rather than leaving it to the discretion of Member States to deal with known risks posed by pesticides;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to limit the authorisations granted underonly grant derogations using Article 53 of the Regulation in actual emergency situations, and calls on the Commission to fully use its control rights under Article 53(2) and (3);
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to refrain from proposing any modification of the term ‘negligible exposure’ via an implementing act, as doing so would exceed its competences;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to finalise methods to determine whethern certain derogations should be applied, in particular as regards ‘negligible exposure’ or ‘serious danger to plant health’, without changing the letter or the spirit of the law; warns the Commission that any reinterpretation of the term 'negligible exposure' to 'negligible risk' would be against the letter and the spirit of the law;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to strictly limit the use of the confirmatory data procedure; to its purpose as laid down in Article 6(f) of the Regulation, namely where new requirements are established during the evaluation process or as a result of new scientific and technical knowledge, but not to use it to deal with data gaps;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is vital to reduce the Union's massive dependency on imports of protein crops, which are mainly used for animal feed; in addition to the environmental impact in soya producing regions, the current situation carries major risks especially for the EU livestock sector, as price volatility on international markets has substantially increased;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the promotion of protein crop cultivation isas part of crop rotation can be a powerful tool in the transition towards more sustainable agri- food systems, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monoculture towards diversified agro-ecological systems;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas our soya import dependency has a massive environmental, social and economic footprint, in particular regarding deforestation, land conversion and climate change, as well as land grabbing, especially in tropical forests and savannahs in South America;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that protein crops include not only soybeans, but also grain and forage legumes, which can be grown in a diverse range of agro-climatic and soil conditions across Europe including Northern Europe;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that in crop rotation systems that include leguminous crops, the reproductive cycles of pests and pathogens are interrupted, thus reducing plant disease levels; Notes in addition that biodiversity is also increased through the breaking up of monocultures;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that proteinleguminous crops have a wide range of environmental benefits, such as being able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, using less fossil fuel-based fertilisers, improving soil properties, reducing disease levels, or ideally replacing, fossil fuel-based synthetic chemical fertilisers whose production requires an enormous amount of energy (between 1-2% of global greenhouse gas emissions) and improtecting biodiversityving soil properties;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that leguminous crops are attractive to pollinators, but that when insecticides are used on them, this can result in the death of pollinators;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the EU relies on massive imports of protein-rich feed materials, for the most part genetically modified herbicide tolerant soya, which may gives rise to serious environmental and social justice problems in source countries such as deforestation, loss of biodiversity, ecosystem simplification, ecotoxicological effects including on non-target species as well as land grabbing, forced expulsion and other human rights abuses;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the majority of genetically modified soy imported into the EU has been made tolerant to one or more herbicides, such as glyphosate, which are therefore present as residues on the imported food and feed; Notes that, even though there are Maximum Residue Levels in place, that there is insufficient data on whether these MRLs are respected and therefore that there may be a higher than safe level of herbicide residues entering the food chain, with possible health impacts for both humans and animals;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that cows and other ruminants have co-evolved with beneficial bacteria which convert grass and other vegetation into a protein rich food source; Notes therefore that it is not desirable, from an environmental, health or economic perspective, to feed them with imported soya which has been transported long distances, given that local sources of feed could be used;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2017/2116(INI)

4c. Notes that the shift away from ruminants feeding on forage to feeding on imported soya plus maize has led to the destruction of rainforests, permanent grasslands, meadows and pasture resulting in a devastating loss of biodiversity as well as to a loss of carbon due to land use change;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Believes that in order to reduce dependency on imported soya, which is predominantly used for animal feed, including in factory farming, pasture based feeding in Europe should be encouraged and incentivised;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 59 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Notes that, in addition to pasture- based feeding, other grazing or foraging alternatives are also available on temporary grassland such as grass-clover mixes and undersowing with leguminous crops such as vetch, lupins and grain legumes such as alfalfa;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the objectives of the European Soya Declaration and other initiatives to boost non-genetically modified soya production and other protein crop cultivation in Europe provided that, in practice, they are implemented responsibly and respect the aims of developing agricultural systems which are sustainable, socially just and ecologically resilient;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisions to grow leguminous protein crops and should therefore be used to its full potential; Believes that farmers should receive payment and training for growing their own protein-forage, as well as having animals on pastures, as this would render them less dependent on imported soya while at the same time lead to higher animal welfare standards; Believes that in the upcoming reform, a payment for leguminous protein crops, grown as part of a crop rotation on arable land, should be re-introduced into the CAP;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that, although the volume of protein crops grown in the EU is currently low, the EU US Blairhouse Agreement remains in force; Believes that the need for this agreement should be re- considered and notes also that WTO exemption clauses exist for socially and environmentally beneficial support measures;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that once it has been in force for a few years, useful lessons should be learnt from the recent ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas;deleted
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas in order to reduce dependence on outside suppliers, it is necessary to focus on not only protein-rich crops but also on all other crops (including in forage and grassland areas) which, while they have a lesser protein content, are extensively cultivated throughout the Union; whereas there are many benefits of pasture-based grazing for ruminants including reducing farm input costs;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that once it has been in force for a few years, useful lessons should be learnt from the recent ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas, whose primary function is to strengthen ecological processes by boosting biodiversity; Notes therefore that the ban on pesticides on EFAs is in line with the legislative goals;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas there is a need today for an assessment of need that considers local and global carrying capacities, leading to a strategic, effective and ambitious protein supply plan to be implemented for the sustainable development of European agriculture; whereas such a plan requires the mobilisation of several EU policies, first and foremost the CAP;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the by-products of food and bio-fuel production and certain processed animal proteins represent important alternative sources of proteins for feed;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the GLOBIOM study of the European Commission already incorporates the greenhouse gas benefits of co-production of animal feed with biofuels in the recommended indirect land use emission estimates; notes also that the role of such co-products is often vastly overestimated;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that the protein by- products of biomass, such as rape seed oil, should not be defined as sustainable since the production of biomass for biofuels is not sustainable;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the proteins research policy should be stepped up and extended over the long term to include locally adapted home grown leguminous crops based on farmer saved seed systems and exchanges;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that legumes are an important source of plant-based protein and therefore that they also play an important role in ensuring sustainable and healthy human diets; Believes that the volume of high quality, non GM protein crops grown in the EU needs to increase in order to satisfy growing consumer interest in, and demand for, plant-based diets;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas although the 1992 Blair House Agreement on proteins is nowstill in force, it is de facto obsolete ands it no longer reflects present-day realities; whereas WTO exemption clauses exist for socially and environmentally beneficial support measures;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas due to trophic cascading it is more efficient in terms of energy and land/resource use for people to eat vegetable proteins directly, rather than being secondary consumers; whereas there is therefore a need to question the current levels of livestock produced and consumed, regional and global carrying capacities and the EU's export orientation;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the current potential for leguminous crop production is much broader than the relatively limited area in EFA; whereas incorporating leguminous crops in rotation on all arable land would bring significant benefits including soil fertility and biodiversity; whereas this is currently already possible via decoupled payments, although not all Member States have taken advantage of this;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for heavy investment in research to solve the pressing agronomic, political and trade issues that are limiting protein crop cultivation;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Kc. also that the recent prohibition of pesticides on EFA allows these areas to function as intended in the primary legislation , i.e. to boost biodiversity, rather than acting as death traps to the pollinators and beneficial predators attracted by the leguminous plants;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards; Notes that concerns have been raised in regards to the sustainability criteria for some existing standards, as it has been observed that in Romania and the Ukraine soya production takes place in intensive monoculture systems and as a result of land grabbing;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2017/2116(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the extension of the GMO labelling rules to cover products issued from animals that have mainly been fed with GM feed;
2017/10/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU; further takes the view that this change implies a substantial alteration of our production systems to meet the requirements of the circular economy and of agroecology that includes low input ruminant feeding strategies based both on permanent pasture and temporary grasslands on arable land;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends focusing on all protein resources including ruminant bacteria and thus on crops used both in human food and in farm animal feed;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that leguminous crops have an environmental benefit due to their ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. Nitrogen fixation is also achieved chemically to produce synthetic N fertilisers, requiring an enormous amount of energy (between 1-2% of global greenhouse gas emissions); encouraging more biological N-fixation by leguminous crops can help to minimise dependency on mainly fossil fuel-based synthetic fertilisers, as well as reducing input costs and the negative environmental effects associated with their use such as eutrophication, algal blooms and fish kills, etc.;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes further that even soya grown in rotation can help to reduce the input of synthetic nitrate fertilisers up to 30 -50 kg of nitrate per hectare for the following crop, with even higher fertilisation effects of other legumes such as horse beans or peas in rotation;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for crop rotation with a leguminous component on all arable land where climate allows;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2017/2116(INI)

5a. Notes that leguminous crops are attractive to pollinators, but that when insecticides are used on them, this results in increased mortality rates of pollinators;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights in addition that in crop rotation systems including leguminous crops, the reproductive cycles of pests and pathogens are interrupted, thus reducing plant disease levels and the need to apply pesticides; notes that an additional benefit is that biodiversity is also increased by breaking up year-on-year monocultures;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for greater attention to be paid to the management of grassland crops which, given the extensive areas they occupy, make a major contribution to meeting protein needs for animal feed; notes that leguminous crops like clover can progress well in grassland;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. HopUrges that crops such as lucerne, clover, sainfoin, and many other legumes may bare reintroduced into large-scale cultivation and forage systemsarable and forage systems e.g. by supporting sustainable farming methods like crop rotation with leguminous component or decreasing synthetic fertiliser application;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it advisableSees the need to develop regional protein production and processing chains by creating closer links between cereal farmers and livestock farmers (supply and exchange contracts), and deems it usefulas to be important, to that end, to assist risk- taking by operators entering small supply chains for protein-based food and feed;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages promoting the production of high-quality, GMO-free proteins by improving theiwith clear traceability and labelling;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that cows and other ruminants have co-evolved with beneficial enteric bacteria which convert grass and other vegetation into a protein rich food source; notes therefore that it is not desirable, from an environmental, health or economic perspective, to feed them with imported soya which has been transported long distances, given that local sources of feed could be used;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Sees the need to reduce the consumption of meat given the fact that in the production of pork meat and beef the soya content of compound feeds fluctuates around 28% and 21% respectively;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that the shift away from ruminants feeding on forage to feeding on imported soya plus maize has led to the destruction of rainforests, permanent grasslands, meadows and pasture resulting in a devastating loss of biodiversity as well as to a loss of carbon due to land use change;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Considers that the over-production and oversupply of milk and the effect on farmers’ incomes must be considered when drawing up a sustainable protein strategy;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that in order to enhance proteinleguminous production it is necessary to rotate crops (over a minimum of three years) and increase mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (leguminous grasses, meslins, etc.) production sectors to shift to a more sustainable agri-food system, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monocultures within and outside the EU, towards diversified agroecological systems;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for research work to begin on: suitability for use in rotations and intercropping and mixed cropping, selection of new varieties and species; crop mixing; improvement of the yields, protein content and digestibility of animal feed (sprouted seeds, etc.); and biostimulants;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the co-production potential of oil and protein is often greatly overestimated and that the Commission's GLOBIOM study already factors in beneficial greenhouse gas savings in its indirect land use change (ILUC) estimates; notes that overreliance on biofuels and their by-products will cause direct and indirect land use changes with will therefore be unsustainable;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends greater use of precision agriculture in order to adjust plant nitrogen supplements and animal feed rations as accurately as possible so as to limit wastage and some types of pollution; notes that with increased N sinking by nitrogenous bacteria both free living in the soil and also in the root nodules of leguminous plants, the need for exogenous synthetic fertilisers is much reduced. Also that in a buffering system seen in living soils, there is no need for precision as the system adjusts itself to the needs of the plants;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if not restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, would give scope for more action) and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro- environmental measures on organic farming, investment quality, advice, trainingFarm Advisory System (FAS), training for growing their own protein-forage, pasture based grazing, choosing the optimum crop rotation, etc., as this would render them less dependent on imported soya while at the same time lead to higher animal welfare standards and of course innovation via the EIP;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Feels it is relevant to the future of the CAP to: consider additional proposals to support proteins, such as those for three- year-minimum rotation systems on all arable land to have a leguminous component; create an ecosystem payment that is more flexible than the greening payment so as to encourage sustainable agricultural practices; provide risk-taking mechanisms for innovators; and open up a proteins sub- priority in the rural development policy;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Supports the objectives of initiatives to boost non-genetically modified soya production and other protein crop cultivation in Europe provided that, in practice, they are implemented responsibly and respect the aims of developing agricultural systems which are sustainable, socially just and ecologically resilient;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for research work to begin on: selection of new varieties and species; crop mixing; improvement of the yields, protein content and digestibility of animal feed (sprouted seeds etc.); and biostimulants;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 305 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for research efforts, particularly for public research, to be stepped up into under-developed protein crops which are still of little or no interest to private investors and which hampers to develop a sustainable development of the European farming system;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2017/2116(INI)

20a. Notes that the main imported protein crop is soya with approx. 35 million tonnes of soya beans and -meal per year which come mainly from North and South America into the European Union;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Notes that a high amount of imported soya especially from overseas is produced by GMOs which causes more and more problems to farmers as the demand of GMO free production is rising and processors and retailers do more and more refuse agricultural products which are produced by the use of GMOs;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Notes that the majority of genetically modified soya imported into the EU has been made tolerant to one or more herbicides, such as glyphosate, which are therefore present as residues on the imported food and feed; notes that, even though there are Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) in place, that there is insufficient data on whether these MRL are respected and therefore that there may be a higher than safe level of herbicide residues entering the food chain, with possible health impacts for both humans and animals;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 313 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Believes that in order to reduce dependency on imported soya, which is predominantly used for animal feed, including in factory farming, pasture based feeding in Europe should be encouraged and incentivised;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 324 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particular with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could be brought into the EU via the Danube; admits that a GMO-free soya cultivation is needed to meet consumers' demands;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that much more efforts have to be taken to develop grass-clover mixes and under-sowing with leguminous crops such as vetch, lupins and grain legumes such as alfalfa;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 328 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Recalls that the EU relies on massive imports of protein-rich feed materials, for the most part genetically modified herbicide tolerant soya, which gives rise to serious environmental and social justice problems in source countries such as deforestation, loss of biodiversity, ecosystem simplification, ecotoxicological effects including on non-target species as well as land grabbing, forced expulsion and other human rights abuses;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 330 #

2017/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that although the 1992 Blair House Agreement is nowstill in force it is de facto obsolete and is likely to hamper the sustainable development of protein crop growing in Europe;
2017/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the ‘State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers', adopted on 27 April 2017
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1 a. whereas, amongst new entrants, women are identified as primary farmer at greater rates than in the agricultural sector in general;
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that current common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments for young farmers and new entrants should be improved in the future; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ and new entrants specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers;
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that young farmers and new entrants represent important sources of innovation and entrepreneurship within agriculture, bringing benefits such as the introduction of new knowledge, the development of new business models based on end-users, the development of more sustainable farming systems, the development of new organisational models (e.g. share farming, pre-financing, crowd sourcing), the increase of connections between farming and the local community, and the adaptation of traditional knowledge to develop business innovations (e.g. artisanal food production)
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Taking into consideration that access to land has been identified as the most important barrier to young farmers and new entrants;
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including developing of agro-ecological practices or the use of the latest technological developments in farming;
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Asks the Commission and the Member States for a firm commitment to direct marketing channels that allow young farmers to sell their products in local markets in amore sustainable way and with a greater benefit;
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that any successful strategy for generational renewal and supporting young farmers should take a holistic approach, facilitating young farmers’ access to land, finance, advisory services and training; stresses that this should make sustainable farming, which is vital for humanity, an attractive occupation to young farmers and wider society.
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2017/2088(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to orient direct payments towards small-scale holdings and agro-ecological farming in the upcoming CAP-reform, as this will disproportionately benefit younger and new entrant farmers
2018/02/01
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Opinion Concerning the Welfare of Animals during Transport of 12 January 2011,
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the European Food Safety Authority's Scientific Opinion related to "The Impact of the current housing and husbandry systems on the health and welfare of farmed domestic rabbits" of 11 October 2005,
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
- having regard to chapter 7.5 of the World Organisation for Animal Health's (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code on "Slaughter of Animals",
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
- having regard to the UK Government's Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Rabbits,
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas EFSA's Scientific Opinion on Animal Transport of 2011 made a number of recommendations concerning rabbit welfare during transport: these proposals included ensuring adequate ventilations so that the temperature inside the crate is maintained within a range of 5-20 degrees Celsius; whereas the same opinion pointed out that time spent inside the containers during storage before slaughter should not be considered as a resting period but as journey time and that the need for better minimum space allowance should be studied;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas EFSA's Scientific Opinion on Housing and Husbandry Systems of Farmed Rabbits of 2005 recommended increases in cage size, lower maximum stocking densities for growing animals and therapeutic interventions including the use of additives to reduce disease;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas the recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) Terrestrial Animal Health Code on animal slaughter, including methods of stunning and knowledge requirements for operators, apply to rabbits;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
H d. whereas Article 3 of Council Directive 98/58/EC on animal welfare requires "all reasonable steps" to be taken to ensure the welfare of animals, and Article 4 defines standards for keeping animals in terms of "established experience and scientific knowledge", which includes standards laid down by EFSA and the OIE;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out that nutrition has a high impact on animal welfare and animal health, therefore rabbits should have permanent access to fibrous food;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that housing systems like park systems have already been developed to provide better welfare for rabbits, even though there is still a need for further development, therefore calls on the Commission to support research on animal friendly housing systems;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the immediate implementation and enforcement in relevant EU legislation, such as Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport, of all scientific recommendations on rabbit welfare from EFSA and the OIE;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Believes that the requirements in Articles 3 and 4 of Directive/98/58/EC for "all reasonable steps" to be taken for animal welfare, and defining standards in accordance with "established experience and scientific knowledge", should be used to enforce the scientific recommendations on rabbit welfare laid down by EFSA and the OIE;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Encourages all Member States to come into line with the existing rabbit welfare provisions laid down by Austria, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom, in the interests of a level playing field;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2016/0383(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products.
2017/05/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 453 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,80% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed oil crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1090 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Part A: Maximum contribution from liquid biofuels produced from food or feed crops to the EU renewable energy target as referred to in Article 7 paragraph 1 Calendar year Minimum share 2021 7.0% 2022 6.73% 2023 6.4% 5.6% 2024 6.1% 4.9% 2025 5.84.2% 2026 5.43.5% 2027 5.02.8% 2028 4.62.1% 2029 4.21.4% 2030 3.8% 0%
2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2016/0308(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) TAfter the publication by the Commission of its impact assessment, which should consider the potential final beneficiaries of the autonomous trade measures contained in this Regulation and focus particularly on small and medium-sized producers in Ukraine, as well as the impact on Union producers, the autonomous trade measures would be granted in the form of zero-tariff quotas for the products and volumes thereof that are assessed to be beneficial in light of that analysis. Those autonomous trade measure should be listed in Annexes I and II in addition to the preferential tariff-rate quotas set out in the Agreement, and the partial or full removal of import duties on industrial products listed in Annex III;
2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2016/0308(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) respect for the principles provided for in Article 3 of the Association Agreement, including the fight against corruption.
2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2016/0308(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a renewal of the measures referred to in this Regulation is considered, the Commission shall review their impact prior to the end of the three- year period referred to in paragraph 2, and shall submit a legislative proposal if appropriate.
2017/01/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 178
(178) In view of optimising the use of the financial resources allocated to Member States under Cohesion policy, it is necessary to allow Member States to transfer ESI Funds allocation to instruments established under the Financial Regulation or under sector specific Regulations.deleted
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 144
(144) It should be clarified that, where financial instruments are combined with other forms of support from the Union budget, the rules on financial instrumentsstemming from the sector specific legislation should apply. Such rules should be complemented, where applicable, by specific requirements stemming from the sector specific legislationon financial instruments.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to Member States under shared implementation may also be used in combination with operations and instruments carried out under Regulation 2015/1017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2015 on the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European Investment Project Portal and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013.deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125
Transfer of resources to instruments established under this Regulation or sector specific Regulations Resources allocated to Member States under shared implementation may, at their request, be transferred to instruments established under this Regulation or under sector specific Regulations. The Commission shall implement these resources in accordance with point (a) or (c) of Article 61(1), where possible for the benefit of the Member State concerned. In addition resources allocated to Member States under shared implementation may at their request be used to enhance the risk- bearing capacity of the EFSI. In such cases, EFSI rules shall apply.Article 125 deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 201 – paragraph 3
3. Where financial instruments are implemented under shared implementation with Member States, sector specific rules apply,without prejudice to subparagraph 2 of Article 208(2).deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a financial instrument is established for the purpose of implementing Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013with a contribution from a budgetary guarantee of the Union, this Title shall apply with the exception of Article 201(1)e sector specific rules of that Regulation shall apply. It shall be implemented in accordance with Article 61(1)(c).
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 30a
6. The following Article 30a is inserted: [...]deleted
2017/03/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 151 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point -i (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(–i) In Article 36 (1), point a is deleted.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 3a (new)
(ba) In Article 36 (3), the following paragraph is added: 3a Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries of all support under this measure, outlined under points ( a - d ) of paragraph 1, commit to take steps to mitigate the negative effects of events that they apply to be insured or covered against. Specifically, cover against flooding and drought shall be granted upon fulfilment of practices that ensure vegetative soil cover, improve topsoil or include trees and similar landscape features, while cover against pest attack shall be contingent upon ensuring spatial and temporal diversity in cropping and land use patterns to break pest cycles in vegetation and soils, limiting the extent of monocultures to avoid susceptibility to pests, with applicability to Articles 37, 38, 39 and 39a.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – suparagraph 2
(c) in paragraph 5, the second subparagraph is deleted.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 37
7a. Article 37 is deleted.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Regulation (EU) N°1305/2013
Article 45 – paragraph 7
7. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply where support is provided in the form of financial instruments.;
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) N°1305/2013
Article 45 – paragraph 7a (new)
(ba) in Article 45, the following paragraph is added: "7a. Financial instruments under shared management shall comply with high standards of transparency, accountability and democratic scrutiny."
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
1 a. In Article 4(1), point (i) is replaced by the following : “(i) “grasses or other herbaceous forage” means all herbaceous plants traditionally found in natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State, whether or not used for grazing animals;” . This may include mixtures of grasses with leguminous crops sown on temporary grasslands on arable land;” Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 9
2. in Article 9, the following paragraphs 7 and 8 are added: ‘7. Member States may decide from 2018 that only one or two of the three criteria listed in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 may be invoked by persons or groups of persons falling within the scope of the first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 2, in order to demonstrate that they are active farmers. Member States shall notify the Commission of such a decision by 1 August 2017. 8. Member States may decide to stop applying the provisions of this Article from 2018. They shall notify the Commission of such a decision by 1 August 2017.’deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 11 – paragraph 1
“1.2 a. In Article 11, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. In the interest of targeted and fair distribution of direct payments, Member States shall reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title III for a given calendar year by at least 5 100% for the part of the amount exceeding EUR 1500 000.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 11 – paragraph 6
2 b. In Article 11, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: “6. Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 August 2014 of the decisions taken in accordance with this Article and of any estimated product of reductions for the years 2015 to 2019.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1) Member States may also notify the Commission yearly on decisions to apply reductions of payments referred to in point 1 of this Article, doing so before August 1 of the year prior to the entry in force of such reductions.” Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 44 – Heading
“Crop diversification” 3 a. The heading of article 44 is replaced by the following: “Crop rotation with a leguminous component” Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 44 – paragraph 1
3 b. In article 44, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following : “1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers between 10 and 30 hectares and is not entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle, there shall be a rotation of at least twohree different crops on that arable land. Tthat may include fallow over at least three consecutive years. At least one of those crops shall be leguminous and the main crop shall not cover more than 750 % of that arable land. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 30 hectares and is not entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle, there shall be a rotation of at least threefour different crops on that arable land. Tthat may include fallow over at least four consecutive years. At least one of those crops shall be leguminous and the main crop shall not cover more than 750 % of that arable land and th. Due two main crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of that arable land.” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)its positive impact on soil fertility and productivity, biannual grass-clover mixes or other forms of intercropping and under-sowing may be integrated into the rotation.” Or. en (http://eur-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 313 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3 c. In article 44, paragraph 3 is replaced by : “3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to holdings: lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF) where more than 50 % of the areas of arable land declared were not declared by the farmer in his aid application of the previous year and, where based on a comparison of the geo- spatial aid applications, all arable land is being cultivated with a different crop compared to that of the previous calendar year;” Or. en (http://eur-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
“...” 3 d. In Article 46(1), the following subparagraph is added after the subparagraph 1: “The primary aim of the ecological focus areas shall be to increase functional biodiversity and increase agro-ecosystem functions including pollination, predation of pests by beneficial insects, carbon sinking, water regulation and nutrient cycling. Therefore if those areas are also used for productive purposes, that use shall not inhibit delivery or development of those agro-ecosystem functions.” Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 f (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3 f. In article 46, paragraph 3 is deleted. Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 326 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 g (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 46 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
3 g. In article 46 (4), the introduction part is replaced by the following : “4. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to holdings:” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)all relevant holdings where arable area is more than 30ha, but it shall not apply to the following :” Or. en (http://eur-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 382 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 10a (new)
(10 a) In Article 52, the following paragraph is added: “ 10a. The Commission shall by the end of 2018 come forward with a “protein plan”, aiming to increase own-grown vegetable protein production in the EU and reduce import dependency, whilst optimising pasture and grassland fodder feeding strategies and bearing in mind the state of the milk market.”
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Annex X
6 a. Annex X is deleted Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:347:0608:0670:en:PDF)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 453 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article – 147a (new)
3 a. The following Article is inserted under Section 3 “Milk and milk products”: “Article 147 a (new) Monitoring Body: 1. In order to ensure that the milk market is in balance, the Commission shall implement a Monitoring Body that includes the following elements: (a) A market balance index, comprising the trend in product quotas, milk prices and production costs (margin). The index provides information on EU milk market’s equilibrium or balanced state. The “balanced market” state corresponds to a situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where farm gate prices cover production costs. (b) A crisis mechanism, which is activated when the index leaves the “balanced market” state. The crisis mechanism works as follows: (i) The current market state deviates by - 7.5% of the “balanced market” state : - The Monitoring Body announces an early warning phase, private storage is opened and/or incentive programmes are activated for a defined period of time - This phase is maintained until the market returns to the “balanced” state. (ii) The current market state deviates by - 15% of the “balanced market” state: - The Monitoring Body announces a crisis phase and starts the voluntary volume reduction scheme according to article 220 a. - The voluntary volume reduction scheme is prolonged until the market returns to the “balanced” state. (iii) The current market state deviates by - 25% of the “balanced market” state: - Reduction of supply of raw milk by a defined percentage during a set period of time for all producers; - Application of a market responsibility levy to all producers who do not take part in the reduction programme. This phase is maintained until the market returns to the “balanced” state. 2. In this regard, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts establishing the following points: (a) The calculation of the market balance index as well as the determination of the “balanced market” state, i.e. the situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where producer prices cover production costs. The calculation of costs must take into account all costs, including a fair income for the producers. (b) The lengths of the following periods: (i) Early warning phase according to article 1.b.i. (ii) Universal reduction phase according to article 1.b.iii. (iii) Period of the collection of the producer levy according to article 1.c. (c) The percentage of the volume to be cut during the universal reduction phase, according to article 1.b.iii. (d) The amount of the market responsibility levy collected from all producers who do not take part in the universal reduction according to article 1.b.iii. (e) The amount of the producer contribution per kilogramme of supplied milk, which will be used to finance the crisis mechanism according to article 1.c. “ (This amendment is inserted in Section “Milk and milk products”, before Article 148)
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 220a (new)
4 a. The following Article is inserted: “Article 220a Voluntary Volume Reduction Scheme 1. In the event of serious imbalances on the market, the Commission may decide to grant aid to producers in a specific sector listed in Article 1 (2), who, during a defined period and on a voluntary basis, reduce their production compared to the same period of the previous year (reference period). The reduction period can be prolonged if deemed necessary. 2. During the reduction period, each producer who supplies an amount larger than that supplied during the reference period shall pay a market responsibility levy according to the extent of his/her oversupply. 3. In this regard, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts laying down the following points: (a) Determination of the maximal supply volumes to be reduced on EU level in the framework of the reduction scheme; (b) Determination of the duration of the reduction period; (c) Determination of the amount to be paid to producers for reducing their volumes and its financing arrangements; (d) Determination of the amount of the market responsibility levy for the producers who increase their deliveries during the reduction period. (e) Determination of the criteria for applicants to be eligible for the aid and for applications for the relevant aid to be admissible. (f) Determination of specific conditions for implementing the programme.”
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, which according to the overwhelming scientific consensus requires a period of negative emissions in which fully ecologically functional forests will play a key role. In order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Generally there is a need for forest ecosystems to be robust and resilient and therefore biodiverse in order to best adapt to climate change; It is important to note that the migration and shifts in ranges of species, particularly trees, seen in previous inter- glacials may not be possible without an amenable land use matrix that allows for that movement.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) To achieve the negative emissions required to meet the Paris Agreement goals, removals of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere through land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) must be ambitious, and should not be used to offset emissions reductions from other sources. As removals through LULUCF are reversible, they should not be used to compensate for emissions and should be treated as a separate pillar in the Union climate policy framework.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206,(5a) As agriculture and land use are the sectors that impact most directly and significantly upon EU biodiversity and ecosystem services, it is important that the LULUCF sector measures undertaken by Member States aimed at climate change mitigation should be fully coherent with EU biodiversity objectives aimed at halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, including those set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Birds and Habitats Directives. Or. en 22.7.1992, p. 7).)
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential. However it is important to note that Biomass used for fuel is not in reality carbon neutral and burning trees for energy also has a carbon cost not only in terms of emissions but also in destroyed sink function. In addition it is important to guard against the risk involved in destroying sink function of peat bogs and other carbon sinking wetlands which may be erroneously afforested by mono-cultural tree plantations.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) It is important to ensure and maintain robust net-net accounting of agricultural land, so that it remains in line with the long-standing and internationally-agreed current accounting standards which count emissions against a historical baseline of cropland and grazing land. It is important to note that deviation from the net-net accounting in forests has led to many discrepancies based upon considerable biogeographical and management variations in forest based emissions; it is appropriate to avoid this also occurring with agricultural land.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) When considering potential impact of certain prescriptive land use schemes, it is important to bear in mind that some agri-environment measures, depending upon their take-up by farmers and ambition or goals of the Member States implementing them, have very limited climate impact.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- biogeographical region-specific characteristics. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, in order to enhance integrity, efficacy and coherence, a review procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category, so that the accounting matches the climate reality.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is appropriate that when establishing reference levels, there is a check to ensure they are coherent and have integrity for the overall goal of the climate agreement; it stands to reason that this should be carried out by a fair and objective party such as the Commission as guardian of the Treaties responsible for the environment (TFEU ref. 191), which was granted the right to negotiate in the Paris Climate CoP accords on behalf of the Member States of the EU via an intergovernmental agreement in the first place. Or. en (Ref. TFEU art. 191)
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) When the Commission, as a fair and objective party and guardian of the Treaties responsible inter alia for the environment, chooses to be assisted by an expert review team in accordance with Commission Decision (C(2016)3301) in the review of national forestry accounting plans, it should build on the good practice and experience of the expert reviews under the UNFCCC, including as regards participation of national experts and recommendations, and select a sufficient number of experts from the Member States. Or. en (TFEU art.191)
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The internationally agreed IPCC Guidelines for national greenhouse gas inventories state that emissions from the combustion of biomass can be accounted as zero in the energy sector with the condition that these emissions are accounted for in the LULUCF sector. In the EU, emissions from biomass combustion are accounted as zero pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 and the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, hence consistency with the IPCC Guidelines would only be ensured if these emissions should be covered accurately under this Regulation and accounted for in all countries systematically according to the IPCC guidelines.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) NAvoiding negative impacts on the forest carbon sink from natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human-induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulatishould be part of sustainable forest management practices by Member States. Such reasons should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under-accountingnot be used as an excuse for clear cutting or measures with undue negative impacts on biodiversity.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Depending on national preferences, Member States should be able to choose adequate national policies for achieving their commitments in LULUCF, including the possibility of compensating emissions from one land category by removals from another land category. They should also be able to cumulate net removals over the period 2021-2030. Trading among Member States should continue as an additional option to help compliance. Following the practice in the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, there should also be a limited possibility for a Member State upon fulfilment of certain criteria to use its overachievement under Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change in order to ensure its compliance with its commitment under this Regulation without compromising the overall level of ambition in GHG reduction targets of the Union.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
It is the ultimate objective of this Regulation to contribute to the global objectives reached and committed to in the Paris Agreement to keep temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius, while pursuing efforts to limit to warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This Regulation sets out Member States' commitments on land use, land use change and forestry ('LULUCF') that ensure meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Union for the period from 2021 to 2030, as well as the rules for the accounting of emissions and removals from LULUCF and checking the compliance of Member States with these commitments.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) managed wetlands: land use reported as wetland remaining wetland, and settlement, other land converted to wetland and wetland converted to settlement and other land
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may choose to include managed wetland, defined as land use reported as wetland remaining wetland, and settlement, other land converted to wetland and wetland converted to settlement and other land, in the scope of its commitment pursuant to Article 4. Where a Member State chooses to do so, it shall account for emissions and removals from managed wetland in accordance with this Regulation.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to adapt the definitions in paragraph 1 to scientific developments or technical progress and to ensure consistency between those definitions and any changes to relevant definitions in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories ('IPCC Guidelines') and the 2013 IPCC Wetlands Supplementary Guidelines for national Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the period from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Article 11, each Member State shall each Member State shall endeavour to increase their removals and ensure that emissions at least do not exceed removals, calculated as the sum of total emissions and removals on their territory in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 combined, as accounted in accordance with this Regulation, in line with Union long term climate objectives and the commitments under the Paris Agreement.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For the periods from 2031 the total removals from each Member State as accounted in accordance with this Regulation shall increase, in line with Union long term climate objectives and the commitments under Paris Agreement.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States shall have by 30 June 2019 submitted an action plan to the Commission, that sets out targets for 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 to increase removals, calculated as the sum of total emissions and removals on their territory in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 combined, as accounted for in accordance with this Regulation. These can take the form of National Energy and Climate Plans.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a For removals to be included in the accounts of a Member State, the Member State concerned shall ensure that there mitigation activities in the land sector do not negatively impact Union biodiversity objectives or provisions of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC, and respect the tenure rights of local residents as prescribed in the International Labour Organization Indigenous Tribal Peoples' Convention (Convention 169) and the United Nations Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from afforested land and deforested land, as the totalcalculated as emissions and removals for each of the years in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State's average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed afforested land and deforested land, in its base period 2005-2007.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order for removals to be included in a Member State's accounts, the removal must have evaluated the impact of mitigation activities on EU biodiversity objectives, as specified in the EU biodiversity strategy and in the Birds and Habitats Directives.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State may transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 30 years from the date of conversion.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Before removals are accounted for, a discount factor of the value of 25% will be applied by Member States.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 2005-2007, maintaining net-net accounting of agricultural land, in line with accounting standards agreed upon on the international level, which count emissions against a historical baseline of cropland and grazing land.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 2005-2007, maintaining net-net accounting of agricultural land, in line with accounting standards agreed upon on the international level, which count emissions against a historical baseline of cropland and grazing land.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State chooses to include managed wetland in the scope of its commitment in accordance with Article 2, it shall notify that choice to the Commission by 31 December 2020 for the period 2021-2025 and by 31 December 2025 for the period 2026-2030.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that have chosen to include managed wetland in the scope of their commitments in accordance with Article 2 shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and/or from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland in its base period 2005-2007.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed forest land, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five itsannual average emissions and removals in the forest reference levelperiod. A forest reference levelperiod is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 20261990 to 20309.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 1 is negative in relation to its forest reference levelperiod, a Member State shall include in its managed forest land accounts total net removals of no more than the equivalent of 3,5 per cent of the Member State’s emissions in its base year or period as specified in Annex III, multiplied by five.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting plan including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting plan including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030; the Commission will provide scrutiny and feedback where necessary for the Member State to make technical corrections to the reference levels.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting plan shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of curthe annual average emissions and removals in the forenst forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per yearreference period between 1990-2009, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. Member States shall maintain or increase the ratio of biomass used for long lived wood products against that used for energy purposes.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The CommissionIn order to provide transparency, credibility and oversight, the Commission, in line with its role as Guardian of the Treaties (TFEU art.191) especially with respect to climate, shall review the national forestry accounting plans submitted wherever possible by the Member States and technical corrections and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. TIn order to provide credibility, transparency and oversight and in line with its role as Guardian of the Treaties (TFEU art.191) especially with respect to climate, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the review carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accounts pursuant to Article 6(1) and 8(1) relating to harvested wood products,Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from the changes in the pool of harvested wood products, as the total of emissions and removals for each of the years in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030. Member States shall reflect emissions and removals resulting from changes in the pool of harvested wood products falling within the following categories using the first order decay function, the methodologies and the default half-life values specified in Annex V:
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to add product categories on the basis of IPCC Guidelines and to ensure the accounting for harvested wood products does not undermine environmental integrity of the Union LULUCF accounting
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Accounting for natural disturbances 1. At the end of the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030, Member States may exclude from their accounts for afforested land and managed forest land greenhouse gas emissions resulting from natural disturbances exceeding the average emissions caused by natural disturbances in the period 2001-2020, excluding statistical outliers ('background level') calculated in accordance with this Article and Annex VI. 2. Where a Member State applies paragraph 1, it shall submit to the Commission information on the background level for each land accounting category determined in paragraph 1 and on the data and methodologies used in accordance with Annex VI. 3. Where a Member State applies paragraph 1, it shall exclude from accounting until 2030 all subsequent removals on the land affected by natural disturbances. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to revise the methodology and information requirements in Annex VI in order to reflect changes in the IPCC Guidelines.rticle 10 deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. To the extent that total removals exceed emissions in a Member State and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030, that Member State may transfer the remaining quantity to another Member Statesubject to a discount factor of 25%. The transferred quantity shall be taken into account when assessing the receiving Member State's compliance with its commitment pursuant to Article 4.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. To the extent that total removals exceed emissions in a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025, and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 or transferred to another Member State pursuant to paragraph 2, that Member State may bank the remaining quantity to the period 2026-2030 up to a limit of 5%.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. In order to avoid double counting, the quantity of net removals taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 shall be subtracted from that Member State's quantity available for transfer to another Member State or banking pursuant to paragraphs 2-3.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall review the ambition of this proposal after the 2018 facilitative dialogue. It shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every fivetwo years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the long term goals of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, with assistance from the EEA, review the combined ambition of the [ ESR ], [ LULUCF ] and [ ETS ] Regulations after the 2018 UNFCCC facilitative dialogue has taken place. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council within a year of the facilitative dialogue, proposing where appropriate changes to the EU's 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas emissions targets, including LULUCF, to ensure coherence with achieving the Paris Agreement's long-term goals. These goals are to hold the increase in global average temperature to well below 2˚C above pre- industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C, and to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A
A. Criteria for determining forest reference levels Member State forest reference levels shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria: (a) Reference levels shall be consistent with the goal of achieving a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century; (b) Reference levels shall ensure that the mere presence of carbon stocks is excluded from accounting; (c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomass use are properly accounted for; (d) Reference levels shall include the carbon pool of harvested wood products, providing a comparison between assuming instantaneous oxidation and applying the first-order decay function and half-life values; (e) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest policies, and the EU Biodiversity Strategy; (f) Reference levels shall be consistent with the national projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks reported under Regulation (EU) No 525/2013; (g) Reference levels shall be consistent with greenhouse gas inventories and relevant historical data and shall be based on transparent, complete, consistent, comparable and accurate information. In particular, the model used to construct the reference level shall be able to reproduce historical data from the national greenhouse gas inventory.deleted
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2016/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, excluding the impact of policies developing forest sinks, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomass use are properly accounted for;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 161 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Products complying with all the requirements of this Regulation should be allowed to move freely on the internal market. Where one or more of the component materials in a CE marked fertilising product falls within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , but reaches a point in the manufacturing chain beyond which it no longer poses any significant risk to public or animal health (the 'end point in the manufacturing chain'), it would represent an unnecessary administrative burden to continue subjecting the product to the provisions of that Regulation. Such fertilising products should therefore be excluded from the requirements of that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress, or crop quality traits, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should not prevent the application of existing Union legislation relating to aspects of protection of health, safety and the environment not covered by this Regulation. This Regulation should therefore apply without prejudice to Council Directive 86/278/EEC22 , Council Directive 91/676/EEC22a , Council Directive 2000/60/EC 22b , Council Directive 89/391/EEC23 , Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 , Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/200626 , Council Directive 2000/29/EC27 , Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , and Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 and Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 29a . __________________ 22 Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture (OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 6). 22aCouncil Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375 , 31/12/1991 P. 0001 - 0008) 22bDirective 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327 , 22/12/2000 P. 0001 - 0073) 23 Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1). 24 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1). 26 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5). 27 Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1). 28 Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors (OJ L 39, 9.2.2013, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35). 29aCouncil Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products (OJ L 189/1, 20.7.2007)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 207 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Directive 91/676/EEC;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) Directive 2000/60/EC;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may maintain national rules that were in force before [date of entry into force of this Regulation] concerning restrictions on the content of cadmium in fertilising products at levels below those set out in Part II of Annex I down to the lowest level set out therein before that lowest level has become applicable. Such existing national measures shall be reported to the Commission by [six months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and may remain in force until the date when lower levels set out in Annex I, Part II apply. From [date of entry into force of this Regulation] until [xxx1a years after the date of application of this Regulation] Member States may adopt national rules that implement the lower limits for cadmium as set out in Part II of Annex I, where justified, in particular, on grounds such as the protection of public health or the environment. Member States shall notify such measures to the Commission in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services. __________________ 1aInsert date that will finally be agreed for the lowest level. (The approach of allowing Member States to maintain national restrictions, or to adopt new ones ahead of the date of application of the Union restriction has been taken in Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents.)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
As of [Publications Office, please insert date 10 years after date of application], only fertilising products that comply with the provisions on contaminants in Annex I, Part II may be made available on the market.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Furthermore, where manufacturers consider or have reason to believe that CE marked fertilising products which they have placed on the market present an unacceptable risk to human, health, or an unacceptable risk to animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, they shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the fertilising products available on the market to that effect, giving details, in particular, of any non- compliance and of any corrective measures taken. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annex I, Part I and Annexes II to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall review Annex I Part II ten years after the entry into force of this Regulation or in case there is any new relevant scientific information available as regards the toxicity and carcinogenicity of relevant contaminants or any new technological progress and innovation in the field of production and use of fertilising products.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(3) "34. "plant biostimulant" means a productny naturally occurring substance or microorganism stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of ithe product's nutrient content, or any combination of such substances and/or microorganisms, with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant:
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(b) tolerance to abiotic as well as biotic stress;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Review No later than [Publications office, please insert the date occurring two years after the date of application of this Regulation], the Commission shall assess the risks to human health and the environment from uranium contamination in fertilisers and report to the Council and the European Parliament. This report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter, and
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 393 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 640 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 403 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 427 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesix years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 432 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 479 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 640 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 487 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 509 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelvesix years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 515 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 572 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 575 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 200 mg/kg dry matter, and
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 587 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 120 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 598 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(B) – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 602 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 605 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
- Lead (Pb) 1520 mg/kg dry matter.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 629 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product containing any naturally occurring substances or microorganism stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product’s nutrient content, or any combination of such substances and/or microorganisms, with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) tolerance to abiotic or biotic stress, or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 636 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 31,5 mg/kg dry matter,
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 671 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae and exclude blue-green algae.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 685 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 5
5. As of [Publications office: Please insert the date occurring 52 years after the date of application of this Regulation], the compost shall contain no more than 2,5 g/kg dry matter of macroscopic impurities in the form of plastics above 2 mm. By [Publications office: Please insert the date occurring 85 years after the date of application of this Regulation] the limit- value of 2,5 g/kg dry matter shall be re- assessed in order to take into account the progress made with regards to separate collection of bio-waste.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 728 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 7 – indent 2
- are listed in the table below: Azotobacter spp. Mycorrhizal fungi Rhizobium spp. Azospirillum spp.deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 802 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Fertilising products that contains less than 5ppm of Cadmium, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium VI and Mercury, respectively, shall be eligible to use a visible “Green Label” in their packaging and label. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to adopt the technical standards of such label
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the number of small farmers in the EU continues to fall dramatically, driving rural depopulation and impacting the socio-economic fabric of rural areas; notes also that this process seriously affects other policy areas and so public spending.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level as long as the CAP performs to achieve its policy objectives ; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. notes that before the last CAP reform, it was also argued that CAP funding should continue, on the condition that it reformed to respond to citizens' demands and the realities of a new century; although the subsequent reform only addressed to a limited extent the major sustainability challenges of transitioning to food production systems that are resilient to volatility of markets and climate.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that price volatility linked to worsening market and climatic conditions in many agricultural sectors has significantly increased in recent years, leading to severe income volatility; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that sufficient budgetary resources are available to deal with market crises, such as those currently affecting the milk, pig meat and fruit and vegetable sectors; adds in this regard that, owing to the CAP budget cuts made during the last MFF negotiations, direct payments from the first pillar of the CAP are currently insufficient to mitigate the income volatility experienced by farmers;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that farmers are squeezed by rising input costs1a on one hand and prices for their goods that are non- remunerative on the other1b ; considers therefore that inputs and costs of production ought be addressed in the CAP by encouraging more autonomy _________________ 1aEP report on the farm input supply chain: structure and implications(2011/2114(INI)) of 28.11.2011 1bEP report A7-0225/2010 on fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (2009/2237(INI)) of 07.09.2010
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. considers that more effective supply management is needed to ensure that supply is matched to demand and decent and fair prices for the producers are maintained
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. notes it is useful to define productivity in the long term so as to include long term investments in for example improving soil quality and health, or multifunctional agroforestry, and therefore resilience to climate change .
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. notes the principle of budgetary efficiency, whereby there should be coherence between policy areas, in particular that funding under the CAP of activities which generate additional costs in other policy areas covered by the general budget of the European Union, especially environment and public health, should be avoided 1c _________________ 1c recital (40) of Reg.1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. recalls that sustainable agriculture has been found to be a more cost-effective use of public funds than those approaches generating externalised costs covered either indirectly by taxpayers, via public funds to resolve environmental or public health impacts, or directly via citizens' water bills to clean drinking water for example.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. considers that one of the functions of the CAP should be to cover the short term financial risk taken by farmers transitioning to sustainable practices beneficial in the long term, for example increasing resilience of production systems
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the objectives of the CAP remain unchanged under the Lisbon Treatysince the 1950's, namely increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets, ensuring the availability of supplies and ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; notes, however, that the successive reforms of the CAP have assigned new tasks to agriculture in terms oftried to make it relevant to the 21st century and have assigned new tasks to agriculture to cope with modern challenges, for example: product quality, environmental protection, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, consumer health, land use issues and modes of production and productivity; stresses that the objectives laid down as part of the EU’s sustainability strategy must also be taken into account in the EU’s agricultural policy;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas and achieving real progress in that policy goal;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the success of the CAP and acceptance thereof also depends on further reducing bureaucracy and limiting regulatory administrative provisions to an acceptable level, while still achieving the policy objectives demanded by society that were intended;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas; notes the disparity between member states in both need of rural development and its funding
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC(7) ('the REACH Regulation')1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1–849
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission State of the Art Report on Mixture Toxicity1a, _________________ 1a Kortenkamp 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemical s/effects/pdf/report_mixture_toxicity.pdf
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the conclusions adopted by the Council of Environment Ministers on 22 December 2009 on the combination effects of chemicals 1a , _________________ 1a http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/sr v?l=EN&f=ST%2017820%202009%20IN IT
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council on "The combination effects of chemicals-Chemical mixtures" 1a, _________________ 1a COM(2012)0252 final, http://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1463582288046&u ri=CELEX:52012DC0252
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 'Living well, within the limits of our planet' which inter alia recognises the need for the EU to address combination effects of chemicals and safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors in all relevant Union legislation1a , _________________ 1a 7th Environmental Action Programme: OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 171–200, http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32013D13 86
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 6 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
- having regard to an assessment of the "State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals – 2012", prepared for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and WHO1a , _________________ 1a http://www.who.int/ceh/publications/endo crine/en/
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas materials not regulated by specific EU measures can pose a risk to public health and give rise to loss of consumer trust, legal uncertainty and increased compliance costs for operators; whereas the lack of uniform measures is detrimental tore is broad consensus among all relevant stakeholders that the lack of uniform measures is detrimental to public health, the protection of the environment, the smooth functioning of the internal market and hampers the drive towards a circular economy;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the current paradigm of health and environmental risk assessment at EU level is limited to assessment of individual substances and ignores the real life conditions of combined and cumulative exposure from different routes and product types, also known as "cocktail" or "mixture" effect;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the "Better Regulation" principles should by no means delay any measure aiming at averting or reducing potentially serious or irreversible consequences for human health and/or the environment, as compelled by the precautionary principle enshrined in the EU Treaties;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas full transparency of the protocols, raw data and results of scientific studies is a prerequisite for trustworthy public decision making and avoiding duplicative testing on vertebrate animals;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas according to a recommendation by FAO/WHO (2009)1a, exposure assessments should cover the general population, as well as critical groups that are vulnerable or are expected to have exposure higher than the general population (e.g. infants, children); _________________ 1a Recent developments in the risk assessment of chemicals in food and their potential impact on the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials - EFSA Journal 2016;14(1):4357 [28 pp.] https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/4357
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas according to EFSA, nanotechnology and nanomaterials are a new technological development and FCM are one sector in which the use of nanomaterials has featured; whereas the specific properties of nanomaterials may affect their toxicokinetic and toxicology profiles, but limited information is available in relation to these aspects; whereas there are also uncertainties stemming from the difficulty of characterising, detecting and measuring nanomaterials in food and in biological matrices, and from the limited availability of toxicity data and test methods;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Ff. whereas labelling is a very direct and effective tool of informing the consumer about the characteristics of a product;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F g (new)
Fg. whereas a horizontal approach to substances across all economic sectors provides consistency of the legislation and predictability for businesses;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, while the major focus should be on the adoption of specific measures for those 13 materials not yet regulated at EU level, all relevant stakeholders point out that shortcomings exist in the implementation and enforcement of the legislation in place;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Awaits the upcoming review by the Commission's Joint Research Centre of the national provisions adopted by Member States for non-harmonised materials; calls on the Commission to use this review as a starting- point for drawing up the required measureeveloping such harmonised EU measures and to follow the model of REACH implementation by including all relevant stakeholders in technical and policy meetings;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2015/2259(INI)

4. Believes that, given the prevalence of the materials referred to on the EU market and the risk they pose to human health, the Commission should prioritise the drawing-up of specific EU measures for paper, board, coatings, inks and adhesivNotes with concern that the Commission is currently working on a REFIT of non-REACH chemicals that only includes chemicals used in harmonised food contact materials, and urges the Commission to extend the analysis to any chemical found in FCM, including non-intentionally added substances;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 67 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that, in light of the EU's focus on moving towards a circular economy, specific measures at EU level should also be proposed for recycled paper and boardto encourage business operators to develop safe reusable and recycled food contact materials;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 77 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is aware of the important role played by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)EFSA plays in the risk assessment of substances for use in FCMs regulated by specific measures; recognises the costs involved in the risk assessment of a particular substance and EFSA's limited resources; calls therefore on the Commission, therefore, to increase the level of funding for EFSA; together with transparency requirements for scientific studies, providing for trustworthy public decision making and avoiding duplicative testing on vertebrate animals;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 82 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that in order to properly assess the risks of FCMs, it is necessary to take into account both substances used in their manufacture and processing andof FCMs, non- intentionally added substances ("NIAS"), including impurities from the intentionally added substances and other substances resulting from chemical reactions, as well as mixture effects of combined and cumulative exposure from different routes and product types ; acknowledges that, to this end, starting substances must be clearly indicated to EFSA and to the relevant authorities in the Member States; stresses, accordingly, the importance of cooperation between scientific bodies/laboratories, and welcomes EFSA’s intention to focus more on finished materials and articles and the manufacturing process, rather than on the substances used6 ; _________________ 6 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/file s/scientific_output/files/main_documents/4 357.pdf
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on EFSA and the Commission to extend the concept of vulnerable groups to pregnant and breastfeeding women and to include the potentials effects of low doses exposure and non monotonic dose-responses in the risk assessment criteria;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that EFSA, in its current risk assessment procedure, does not take account of the so-called ‘cocktail effect’ or multiple exposures, and urges EFSA to do so in future; also urges the Commission to consider this when determining migration limits that are considered safe for human health; therefore calls on the Commission to require from operators that they assess the health impacts of chemicals used as food contact materials, including genotoxicity, breast tissue development, obesity, and immune systems before and after birth, on both consumers and workers from exposure during production, use, disposal, reuse and recycling;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to ensure better coordination between REACH and FCM legislation, especially as regards substances classified as SVHCsubstance of Very High Concern (SVHC) under REACH, and to ensure that harmfulSVHCs under REACH are banned in FCMs unless the absence of safer alternative is demonstrated and to ensure that substances phased out under REACH or any other legislation are also phased out in FCMs;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to remedy as much as possible to the current illegal delay in the adoption of criteria for defining endocrine disrupting chemicals by reassessing all substances authorised or renewed in the EU since 14 December 2013 against the EDC criteria as soon as they are published and by accordingly reviewing the authorisations and reapprovals so far delivered;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2015/2259(INI)

10. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has finally announced its plCalls on the Commission to ban Bisphenol A in FCMs and to introduce a migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg for Bisphenol A (BPA) for packaging and containers made of plastic, as well as for varnishes and coatings used in metal containers; considers this an improvement compared to the current migration limit of 0.6 mg/kg for BPA in plastic; regrets that this migration limit does not apply to all FCMsapply the protection levels and migration limits designed for critical groups to the other substances, as it is common that women are not aware of their increased vulnerability to chemical pollution in the first weeks of pregnancy;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports research and innovation initiatives that seek to develop new substances for use in FCMs that are proven to be safe for human health, and for the environment once they become waste;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a Declaration of Compliance (DoC) can be an effective tool for ensuring that FCMs are compliant with the relevant rules, and recommends that all FCMs, whether harmonised or non- harmonised, are accompanied by a DoC and the appropriate documentation, as is currently the case for FCMs for which specific measures have been adopted; conditions of use should be better reflected in the relevant declarations of compliance;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to establish mandatory labelling of the intended presence of nanomaterials in food contact materials and to establish mandatory labelling of the composition of the food contact materials used for organic products and products intended for critical groups;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to carry out controls more efficiently,increase the frequency and efficiency of official controls, based on the basrisk of non- compliance, the percentage of food concerned, the intended consumer and the length of time it has been in contact with the material in question, as well as type of FCM, temperature and any other relevant factors;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #

2015/2259(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Insists on the need for Member States to ensure that they have the necessary staff trained to perform uniform and robust controls; as well as a system of dissuasive penalties in case on non- compliance in place; calls on the Commission to establish an EU database for the reporting of non-compliance on a yearly basis and to analyse the findings thereof ;
166/01/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 8 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate food supplyaccess to quality food by also preventing farmers and people in rural areas from being deprived of their local agricultural capacities while at the same time preserving the environment and valuable resources for future generations;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 21 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; this applies to food being wasted on the field, in processing, transport and in the points of marketing as well as with consumers. Legal conditions and measures have to be put in place to make sure that food that does not reach its intended consumers is not destroyed but rather used. This could be by composting and thereby closing nutrient cycles in the best case or by making sure it is processed (e.g. use of food that is beyond ‘best before’ date);
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivisecuring the right to quality food to everyone, equitable access to resources and food sovereignty while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissionsustainable use of natural resources;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimispromote biodiversity loss;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimispromote biodiversity loss;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that innovationresearch and innovation in agroecology is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and land grabbing as well as an ageing rural population; regional value chains rather than EU-export orientation of agricultural products is important to strengthen farms and rural areas in the European Union as well as countries elsewhere;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the European Commission and Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farmingfocused on agroecology and to support innovative sustainable techniques as well as to draw on traditional knowledge, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of enhanced efforts in adapting current agriculture and water management practices toapplying sustainable farming practices to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #

2015/2227(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of enhanced efforts in adapting current agriculture and applying sustainable farming and water management practices to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
2015/11/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 11 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Insists on the need to provide funds to compensate for the economic losses suffered by farmers due to market crises and sanitary or phytosanitary crises such as Xylella fastidiosa, and reiterates the need to use the available margins under Heading 2 to this effect; insists that compensation for eradication should also cover rehabilitation of agro-ecosystems including the soil, as well as establishing robust biological diversity, especially ensuring genetic diversity of the planting stock that ideally includes resistance to or tolerance of the disease or pest; Indeed, considers that one of the aims of any aid granted should be to ensure balanced, biologically diverse agro-ecosystems and landscapes that are less susceptible to future attacks;
2015/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Generally notes that investment is needed to make our agro-ecosystems resilient to climate change and to the establishment and spread of invasive species, notably through biologically diverse farmed landscapes and living, healthy soils that contain predators and beneficial species, allowing for natural regulation of pest populations;
2015/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the level of funds allocated to support beekeeping, as Parliament has consistently viewed beekeeping as a priority for the future of agriculture and for conservation of biodiversitynd the conservation of functional biodiversity, in particular pollinators and the services they provide, as priorities for the future of agriculture;
2015/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2) The EFSI Agreement shall be open to accession by Member States. Subject to the consent of existing contributors, the EFSI Agreement shall also be open to accession by other third parties, including: national promotional banks or; public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, and private sector entitie; public interest bodies; public-private partnerships (PPPs); and public research institutions.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) expansion of renewable energy and, research into renewable energy and expansion of energy and resource efficiency;
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure and research projects in the environmental, natural resources, urbansustainable urban and rural development and social fields;
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Investment promotion and research in the climate action field;
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) This Regulation should set high standards of quality, safety and efficacy for veterinary medicinal products in order to meet common concerns as regards the protection of public and animal health and the environment. At the same time, this Regulation should harmonise the rules for the authorisation of veterinary medicinal products and the placing of them on the Union market.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) However, there may be situations where no suitable authorised veterinary medicinal product is available. In those situations, by way of exception, veterinarians should be temporarily allowed to prescribe other medicinal products to the animals under their responsibility in conformity with strict rules and in the interest of animal health or animal welfare only. In case of food- producing animals, veterinarians should ensure that an appropriate withdrawal period is prescribed, so that harmful residues of those medicinal products do not enter the food chain.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Member States should be able to temporarily allow exceptional use of veterinary medicinal products without a marketing authorisation where it is necessary to respond to Union listed diseases and where the health situation in a Member State so requires.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) The potential risk to the environment needs to be assessed for all veterinary medicinal products. Marketing authorisation holders should therefore provide an environmental risk assessment within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) The establishment of a single decentralised assessment of the environmental properties of active substances for veterinary use by means of a monograph system should be established in the future. The Commission should therefore submit a report to Parliament and the Council as soon as possible, as well as a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) It is recognised that the potential effect of a product on the environment may depend on the volume used and the resulting amount of the pharmaceutical substance that may reach the environment. Therefore, where there is evidence that a constituent of afor all veterinary medicinal products for which a generic application for a marketing authorisation is submitted is a hazard for the environment, it is appropriate to require data on the potential effect on the environment in order to safeguard the environment. In such cases applicants should endeavour to join efforts in generating such data in order to reduce costs and to reduce testing on vertebrate animals.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to avoid unnecessary administrative and financial burdens both for the competent authorities and for the pharmaceutical industry, as a general rule a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product should be granted for an unlimited period of time. Conditions for renewing the approval of a marketing authorisation should be imposed only exceptionally and should be duly justified.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) In the interest of safety and public, animal and environmental health, the approval period for pharmaceutical substances and veterinary medicinal products should be limited in time. At the time of subsequent approvals, any developments in science and technology should be taken into account when any decision regarding the renewal of an approval is taken. The renewal of the approval should be for a period not exceeding 15 years.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) In certain circumstances where a significant animal, environmental or public health concern exists but scientific uncertainty persists, appropriate measures can be adopted taking into account Article 5(7) of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures which has been interpreted for the Union in the Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle17 . In such circumstances, Member States or the Commission should seek to obtain additional information necessary for a more objective assessment of the particular concern and should review the measure accordingly within a reasonable period of time. __________________ 17 Communication from the Commission on the precautionary principle, COM (2000) 1 (final).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Antimicrobial resistance to human and veterinary medicinal products is a growing health problem in the Union and worldwide. Many of the antimicrobials used in animals are also used in humans. Some of those antimicrobials are critical for preventing or treating life-threatening infections in humans. In order to fight antimicrobial resistance a number of measures should be taken. It needs to be ensured that appropriate warnings and guidance are included on the labels of veterinary antimicrobials. Use not covered by the terms of the marketing authorisation of certain new or critically important antimicrobials for humans should be restricprohibited in the veterinary sector. The rules for advertising veterinary antimicrobials should be tightened, and the authorisation requirements should sufficiently address the risks and benefits of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) The combined use of several antimicrobial active substances may represent a particular risk with respect to the development of antimicrobial resistance. Combinations of antimicrobial substances should therefore only be authorised exceptionally where evidence is provided that the long-term benefit-risk balance of the combination is favourable.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 153 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) In order to preserve as long as possible the efficacy of certain antimicrobials in the treatment of infections in humans, it may beis necessary to reserve those antimicrobials for humans only. ThereforeAs a baseline, this should apply for the highest priority critically important antimicrobials identified by the WHO. Moreover, it should be possible to decide that certainother critically important antimicrobials, following the scientific recommendations of the Agency, should not be available on the market in the veterinary sector.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 169 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) It is important to consider the international dimension of the development of antimicrobial resistance when assessing the benefit-risk balance of certain veterinary antimicrobials in the Union. Any measure restricting the use of those products may affect the trade of products of animal origin or the competitiveness of certain animal production sectors in the Union. Moreover, antimicrobial resistant organisms can spread to humans and animals in the Union through consumption of products of animal origin imported from third countries, from direct contact with animals or humans in third countries or by other means. Therefore, measures restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials in the Union should be based on scientific advice and should be consideredtake into account scientific advice. The Union should actively promote its policies in the context of cooperation with third countries and international organisations addressing antimicrobial resistance in order the ensure consistency with their activities and policies.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) It is necessary, in specific cases, orn specific cases it is necessary, from a public health and, animal health or environmental perspective, to complement the safety and efficacy data available at the time of authorisation with additional information following the placing of the product on the market. Therefore the obligation to conduct post-authorisation studies should be imposed on the marketing authorisation holder.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
(65) The verification of compliance with the legal requirements through controls is of fundamental importance to ensure that the objectives of the Regulation are effectively achieved across the Union. Therefore the competent authorities of the Member States should have the power to perform inspections at all stages of production, distribution and use of veterinary medicinal products and publish annual inspection reports. In order to preserve the effectiveness of the inspections, authorities should have the possibility to performll inspections should be unannounced inspections.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
(67) In certain cases failures in Member States' control system can substantially hinder the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation and may lead to the emergence of risks to public and animal health and the environment. Tohe Commission should ensure a harmonised approach to inspections throughout the Union, the Commissionand should be able to carry out audits in the Member States to verify the functioning of national control systems.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
(70) Companies and authorities are frequently confronted with the need to distinguish between veterinary medicinal products, feed additives, biocidal products and other products. In order to avoid inconsistencies in the treatment of such products, to increase legal certainty, and to facilitate the decision process by Member States, a coordination group of Member States should be established, and among other tasks it should. This coordination group should also include an appropriate number of members with comprehensive expertise in complementary and alternative therapies. Members of the coordination group should, among other tasks, provide on a case-by- case basis a recommendation whether a product falls within the definition of a veterinary medicinal product and whether alternative treatments are available. In order to ensure legal certainty the Commission may decide whether a specific product is a veterinary medicinal product.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) Having regard to the special characteristics of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products, especially the constituents of these products, it is desirable to establish a special, simplified registration procedure and to provide specific provisions for labelling for certain homeopathic veterinary medicinal products which are placed on the market without therapeutic indications. Immunological homeopathic products cannot follow the simplified registration procedure as immunologicals may initiate a response at a high dilution rate. The quality aspect of a homeopathic medicinal product is independent of its use so no specific provisions should apply with regard to the necessary quality requirements and rules. Furthermore, it is desirable to generally allow the use of homeopathic medicinal products designed for human use, including immunological homeopathic products, that have a potency starting from D4, on all animals, including food producing animals, under certain conditions.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71 a (new)
(71a) The usual rules governing the authorization to market veterinary medicinal products must be applied to homeopathic veterinary medicinal products marketed with therapeutic indications or in a form which may present risks which must be balanced against the desired therapeutic effect. Member States should be able to apply particular rules for the evaluation of the results of tests and trials intended to establish the safety and efficacy of these medicinal products for pet animals and exotic species, provided that they notify them to the Commission.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Substances or preparations of substances that are only intended to be applied externally on the animal for cleaning or care, or for influencing the appearance or body odour, as far as no substances or preparations are added which are excluded from marketing outside pharmacies.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) mineral;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘homeopathic veterinary medicinal product' means a veterinary medicinal product prepared from homeopathic stocks in accordance with a homeopathic manufacturing procedure described by the European Pharmacopoeia or, in the absence thereof, by the pharmacopoeias used officially in Member States; A homeopathic veterinary medicinal product may contain a number of principles.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘clinical trial' means a study which aims to examine under field conditions the safety or efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product or both under normal conditions of animal husbandry or as part of normal veterinary practice for the purpose of obtaining a marketing authorisation or a change thereof;.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 238 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'pre-clinical study' means a study not covered by the definition of clinical trial which aims to investigate the safety or efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product for the purpose of obtaining a marketing authorisation or a change thereof;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 272 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. An initial marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be valid for an unlimited period of timefive years.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The authorisation may be renewed after five years on the basis of a re- evaluation of the risk-benefit balance based on the latest state of scientific knowledge, taking into account adverse effects reported under Article 76. The renewal of an authorisation shall be limited to periods not exceeding 15 years.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 286 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) documentation on the direct or indirect risks to public or, animal health and the environment of use of the antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product in animals,
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 289 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information about risk mitigation measures to limit antimicrobial resistance development related to the use of veterinary medicinal product, in particular when used for control treatment (metaphylaxis).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Where the application concerns a veterinary medicinal product containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 the application shall in addition to the documents listed in paragraph 1 be accompanied by: (a) a copy of the written consent of the competent authorities to the deliberate release into the environment of the genetically modified organisms for research and development purposes, as provided for in Part B of Directive 2001/18/EC; (b) the complete technical file supplying the information required under Annexes III and IV to Directive 2001/18/EC; (c) the environmental risk assessment in accordance with the principles set out in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC; and (d) the results of any investigations performed for the purposes of research or development. __________________ 24Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p.1). deleted Or. en (Linked to the new point (ia) to Article 32(1).)
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When applying for renewal, publically available, peer-reviewed scientific literature on the active pharmaceutical substance and its relevant metabolites dealing with side-effects on human health, the environment and non-target species and published within the last 10 years before the date of submission of the dossier shall be added by the applicant to the dossier.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 319 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the quantitative particulars of the active substances, unless the product exists in only one concentration or the concentration is reflected in the brand name;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scientific name of the stock or stocks followed by the degree of dilution, using the symbols of the European Pharmacopoeia or, in the absence thereof, of the pharmacopoeias currently used officially in Member States; if the homeopathic veterinary medicinal product is composed of more than one stock, the scientific names of the stocks may be supplemented by a brand name in the label;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 330 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the expiry date, in the format ‘mm/yyyy', preceded by the abbreviation ‘Exp.';deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 333 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) target species, and the dosage for each species, where applicable;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the batch number, preceded by the word ‘Lot';deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 361 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Where a medicinal product has been granted a marketing authorisation in accordance with this Article, the summary of product characteristics shall clearly state that only a limited assessment of quality and/or efficacy has been conducted due to the lack of comprehensive efficacy and/or quality data. The packaging shall bear a warning with the same information.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Where a medicinal product has been granted a marketing authorisation in accordance with this Article, the summary of product characteristics shall clearly state that only a limited assessment of quality, safety and/or efficacy has been conducted due to the lack of comprehensive quality, safety and/or efficacy data. The packaging shall bear a warning with the same information.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 373 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) assess the veterinary medicinal product as such as well as in comparison to the standard reference treatment regarding the quality, safety and efficacy documentation provided.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. During the process of assessing applications for marketing authorisations for veterinary medicinal products containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms as referred to in Article 7(5), the necessary consultations shall be held by the Agency with the bodies set up by the Union or Member States in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The competent authority shall ascertain that the manufacturers of veterinary medicinal products from third countries are able to manufacture the veterinary medicinal product concerned and/or carry out control tests in accordance with the methods described in the documentation submitted in support of the application in accordance with Article 7(1) and that they minimize environmental pollution.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 381 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Where the application concerns an antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product, the competent authority or the Commission mayshall require the marketing authorisation holder to conduct post-authorisation studies in order to ensure that the benefit- risk balance remains positive with a view to the possible development of antimicrobial resistance.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 395 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the veterinary medicinal product is not subject to special storage conditions;deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 403 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xiii
(xiii) special conditions for use, including restrictions on the use of antimicrobials in order to limit the risk of development of antimicrobial resistance, and specifying that the product is not to be used as a preventive measure in food producing animals, or in group treatments where there has been no diagnosis of disease
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Information from the environmental risk assessment of the product, in particular environmental endpoints and risk characterisation data, including ecotoxicological information on effects on non-target species and persistence of active substances and active metabolites in soil and water
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 413 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the product is an antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product presented for use as performance enhancer in order to promote the growth of treated animals, or to increase yields from treated animals;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 415 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the product is intended for preventive purposes for food producing animals, or for group treatment of food producing animals without any diagnosis of disease;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 419 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the product poses significantly higher risks to the treated animal, public health or the environment compared to the standard reference treatment;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 420 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) the product contains or consists of genetically modified organisms within the meaning of Article 2 of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. A marketing authorisation for an antimicrobial veterinary medicinal product shall be refused if the antimicrobial is reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans. Fluoroquinolones, 3rd and 4th generation cephalosporins, macrolides and glycopeptides shall be considered as reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans. Member States may consider further antimicrobials as reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 428 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 146 in order to establish rules for the further designation of the antimicrobials which are to be reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans in order to preserve the efficacy of certain active substances in humans. The Commission shall, when establishing these rules, draw on the scientific opinions of the Agency, not least in respect of species of animals, indications and routes of administration.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 430 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts and drawing on the scientific recommendations made by the Agency, designate further antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, in accordance with the rules under paragraph 3. Thoese implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 436 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Safety information with regard to the environmental effects of veterinary medicinal products shall not be protected.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 458 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) veterinary medicinal products intended primarily for use as performance enhancers in order to promote the growth of treated animals or to increase yields from treated animals; deleted Or. en (Linked to the amendment by the same author to Article 32 (1d).)
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 a (new)
Article 51a Feasibility study for monograph review system By the 1st June 2018, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the establishment of a substance-based review system (monographs) for the environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicinal products, to be accompanied by a legislative proposal, if appropriate.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 484 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – title
Collection of data on the sales and use of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 486 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Member States shall collect relevant and comparable data on the volume of sales and the use of veterinary antimicrobial medicinal products on a yearly basis. These data shall include: (a) the volume of sales in terms of weight and monetary value for each antimicrobial type at national level; (b) the quantity of antimicrobials used, the species treated, the disease or infection being treated, and method of treatment, at per farm-level.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 493 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall also collect relevant and comparable data on the volume of sales and the use of antiparasitic and hormonal veterinary medicinal products, and make these available to the Agency. The Agency shall analyse the data and publish an annual report.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 502 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether changes have an impact on route of administration
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 546 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) all relevant impacts on the environment.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 555 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 69, veterinary medicinal products authorised before 230 JulyOctober 20005 as well as veterinary medicinal products authorised after that date but which were identified as potentially harmful to the environment in the course of the environmental risk assessment shall be reassessed in line with Annex II before a harmonised summary of the product characteristics is prepared. For that purpose, marketing authorisation holders shall submit an environmental risk assessment within 24 months after entry into force of this Regulation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 566 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency shall supervise the pharmacovigilance systems of marketing authorisation holders. The supervisors shall not have any conflicts of interest with regard to the marketing authorisation holder.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 572 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Competent authorities, the Agency and marketing authorisation holders shall make available to healthcare professionals and, animal holders and environmental scientists different means of reporting to them the following events whether or not the event is considered to be product- related (‘adverse events'):
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) any environmental incidents observedadverse or unintended reaction observed in the environment following administration of a veterinary medicinal product to an animal;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 614 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities may, on their own initiative or on request from the Agency, request the marketing authorisation holder to collect specific pharmacovigilance data, in particular regarding the use of a veterinary medicinal product in specified animal species, in the context of public and animal health, safety of the persons administering the product, and the protection of the environment. The authority shall state in detail the reasons for the request and inform other competent authorities and the Agency thereof.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 634 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing and maintaining a system which ensures that all adverse events, including on non-target species and the environment, which are brought to the attention of the marketing authorisation holder are collected and recorded in order to be accessible at least at one site in the Union;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 666 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from the requirements laid down in the first paragraph, Member States may exempt minor remedies from registration.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 670 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) there is a sufficient degree of dilution to guarantee the safety of the medicinal product; in particular, the medicinal product shall not contain more than one part per 10 000 of the mother tincture;, unless the ingredients of the medicinal product are included in Table 1 of Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 with the comment "No maximum residue level (MRL) required".
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 673 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) scientific name or other name given in a pharmacopoeia or documented in a monograph of the homeopathic stock or stocks, together with a statement of the various routes of administration, pharmaceutical forms and degree of dilution to be registered;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 674 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to produce or import veterinary medicinal products; or
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 676 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, a manufacturing authorisation shall not be required for preparation, dividing up, changes in packaging or presentation where these processes are carried out solely for retail in accordance with Articles 107 and 108. A manufacturing authorisation shall also not be required for preparation, filling or changes in packaging or presentation where these processes are carried out solely for dispensing by pharmacists in a pharmacy or by veterinarians in a veterinary practice.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 678 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) details about the manufacturing site where the veterinary medicinal products are to be manufactured or tested, including data about emissions, discharges and losses of the active substance and its precursors to the environment;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 681 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 5
5. A manufacturing authorisation may be granted conditionally, subject to a requirement for the applicant to undertake actions or introduce specific procedures within a given time period. The manufacturing authorisation may be suspended if these requirements are not complied with. The manufacturing authorisation shall be refused if manufacturing causes unacceptable risks to the environment.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 706 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. Persons qualified to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in accordance with applicable national law shall retail antimicrobial products only for animals which are under their care, subject to a veterinary diagnosis based on clinical examination of the animal concerned, and only in the amount required for the treatment concerned.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 752 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the condition which is being treated,
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 778 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
1. Veterinary medicinal products shall be used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation or registration.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 785 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Antimicrobials may only be administered under prescription by a veterinary doctor or a suitably qualified animal health professional for group treatment of food producing animals after all the preventive measures listed under Annex IIIa have been taken.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 803 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 a (new)
Article 112 a Examination of therapy frequency (1) The national competent authority identifies on the basis of the numbers determined under Art 112, for each half year, the average number of treatments with antibacterial effective substances and the treatment frequency following a standard European key, based on the particular business and the particular type of animals kept, taking into account the type of use. (2) The competent national authority informs the farmer in accordance with paragraph 1 about the biannual therapy frequency for the particular species of animals held by him in consideration of their type of use. (3) The information collected under paragraph 1 by the national competent authority are evaluated by the European Commission and compared throughout the EU. (4) Member States may request data beyond.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 804 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 b (new)
Article 112 b Reduction of therapy approaches based on antibacterial substances (1) In order to facilitate the effective reduction regarding the use of pharmaceuticals which contain antibacterial substances, anyone who engages in animal husbandry has to: 1. determine, respectively, two months after the disclosure of the key figures of the in accordance with paragraph 112b established therapy prevalence, if the biannual therapy prevalence concerning his reared animal species, and considering the type-of-use during the elapsed time frame, lies above the average therapy prevalence. 2. take immediate record of the results of the assessment under #1 (2) In a case where the operational, biannual therapy prevalence of the animal husbandman with respect to his business lies above the biannual average, the animal husbandman under consultation of a veterinarian has to assess the reasons that may have led to exceeding the average, and how the treatment of his cattle with pharmaceuticals containing antibacterial substances may be decreased. If the assessment of the animal husbandman comes to the result that a therapy by means of the concerned pharmaceuticals may be reduced, the husbandman has to take all necessary steps in order to accomplish the reduction. The husbandman has to consider the wellbeing of his cattle and guarantee the required medical care. (3) Member States may determine measures extending beyond the above mentioned requirements
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 856 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from Article 111, where there is no authorised veterinary medicinal product or any other treatment in a Member State for a condition affecting a food-producing aquatic species, the veterinarian responsible may, under his direct personal responsibility and in particular to avoid causing unacceptable suffering, treat the animals concerned with any of the following medicinal products:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 866 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3, homeopathic veterinary medicinal products may be administered to food- producing species under the responsibility of a veterinarian the active constituents of which appear in Table 1 of the Regulation (EU) No. 37/2010 with the classification "No maximum residue level (MRL) required".
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 868 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of veterinary medicinal products authorised in the Union for use in terrestrial animals which can be used for treatment of food- producing animals of an aquatic species in accordance with paragraph 1. This provision is strictly limited to closed aquatic systems with specific waste water treatment facilities. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 869 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) impact on the competitiveness of certain sectors in aquaculture in the Union if the animal affected by the condition cannot receive treatment with the antimicrobial medicinal product concernedfishermen whose preys can be significantly affected by use of medicines in open-water aquaculture;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 883 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1
1. Antimicrobial medicinal products shall only be used in accordance with Articles 115 and 116 to treat conditions for which there is no other treatment available, and the use of which would not present a risk to public or animal healthprovided that the measures referred to in Annex IIIa have been taken for food- producing animals, and the use of which would not present a risk to public or animal health and the environment. Prophylactic use, as well as control treatment without any diagnosis of disease, shall not be allowed.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 885 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Articles 115 and 116 do not apply to critically important antimicrobials as referred to in Article 32(2).
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 890 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) availability of other farming methods that could prevent the outbreak of the disease
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 891 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) impact on aquaculture and farming if the animal affected by the condition receives no treatment.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 898 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall perform controls of manufacturers, importers, marketing authorisation holders, wholesale distributors and suppliers of the veterinary medicinal products as well as animals and foodstuff regularly, on a risk- basis, in order to verify that the requirements as set out in this Regulation are complied with.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 899 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall ensure a harmonised approach to inspections and controls of veterinary medicines throughout the Union.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 901 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
If necessary, theAll inspections mayshall be carried out unannounced.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 904 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 6
6. Inspection reports shall be uploaded to the appropriate database, with continuous access for all competent authorities. A summary of the inspection results shall be made publicly available.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 905 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 128 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency and the Commission shall ensure a harmonised approach to veterinary medicine inspections.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 923 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure that Members, alternate Members and accompanying experts do not have any conflicts of interest. The following shall be deemed to constitute a conflict of interest: (a) involvement with a company producing, importing, or trading veterinary medicinal products, currently or up to three years prior to their appointment; (b) involvement with a research institute or a non-governmental organisation that is or has been financed by a company producing, importing or trading veterinary medicinal producing, currently or up to three years prior to their appointment.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 932 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) provide guidance on the contribution of farming practices to reduce the development of antimicrobial resistance, building on the existing action plans of the European Commission and Member States, specifically by developing guidance on the reduction of overall use of antimicrobials.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 934 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.1 – paragraph 1
The technical documentation shall include a detailed and full description of the tests, studies and trials conducted or referred to, including the methods used. The data shall be relevant and of sufficient quality to demonstrate the quality, safety and efficacy of the veterinary product. The technical documentation shall contain data on the quality, safety and efficacy of the standard reference treatment.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 936 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the potential risks for the environment resulting from the production of use of the veterinary medicinal product;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 937 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the potential risks relating to the development of antimicrobial resistance during production and use.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 938 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 6
An environmental risk assessment shall be submitted regarding any undesirable effects which the production or use of the veterinary medicinal product may have on the environment and the risk of such effects. The assessment shall also identify any precautionary measures which may be necessary to reduce such risk.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 939 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
This assessment shall normally be conducted in two phases. All available data of sufficient reliability and relevance shall be considered, including information gained during the drug discovery process. The first phase of the assessment shall always be performed and the second phase shall be performed if necessary. The details of the assessment shall be provided in accordance with accepted guidance. The assessment shall indicate the potential exposure of the environment to the product and the level of risk associated with any such exposure taking into account in particular the following items:
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 940 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 7 – point c a (new)
(ca) An assessment of potential mixture effects including an estimate of the total environmental exposure to the active ingredient from different products and other active ingredients that act via a similar mode of action.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 941 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 8
In the second phase, further specific investigation of the fate and effects of the product on particular ecosystems shall be conducted, in accordance with established guidance, and taking into account the pharmacological effect of the product as well as any relevant side effects. The extent of exposure of the product to the environment, and the available information about the physical/chemical, pharmacological and/or toxicological properties of the substance(s) concerned, including metabolites, shall be taken into consideration.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 942 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
The environmental risk assessment shall be updated when new information becomes available that would change the estimation of the risk.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 943 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – part 1.3 – subpart 1.3.1 – paragraph 8 b (new)
A follow up assessment shall always be performed within two years of market introduction that provides an assessment of the emissions from all manufacturing sites (API production and formulation). For each manufacturing site, the assessment should include: 1. A description of how solid and liquid waste is managed, including volumes discharged to water and land per year, treatment technologies used in relation to best available technologies, and estimated yearly average dilution of treated wastewater in the recipient. If waste is treated by third parties, a similar assessment shall be performed and reported for these sites. 2. MEC/PNEC ratios of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) (MEC= measured environmental concentrations; PNEC= predicted no effect concentrations) in the recipient for algae, daphnia and fish as well as for antimicrobial resistance during production when discharges are most likely to occur. The MEC shall be derived by analyses of whole effluent and a calculated dilution in the recipient, rather than direct measures in the recipient. In case no APIs are detected, the applicant shall show that the level of quantification of the validated analytical method is applied is at least 100 times below the lowest PNEC or if that is not possible show that the best available analytical technology has been used. 3. A measure of the toxicity of the treated effluent (dilution causing 50% effect) to algae and daphnia according to OECD guidelines. 4. In case of antibiotic production, measures taken to avoid environmental discharges of antibiotic-resistance bacteria from the production chain shall be described.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 944 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – part 2.3 – subpart 2.3.1 – paragraph 5
The environmental risk assessment shall evaluate the potential harmful effects, which the production or use of the product may cause to the environment and identify any precautionary measures, which may be necessary to reduce such risks.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 945 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – part 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
For combinations of antimicrobial substances, the risks and benefits need to be assessed for the long term.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 946 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 a (new)
Preventative measures to be used before resorting to antimicrobial treatment of entire groups (metaphylaxis) of food producing animals: – using good healthy breeding stock that grows naturally, with suitable genetic diversity – conditions that respect the behavioural needs of the species, including social interactions/hierarchies – stocking densities that do not increase risk of disease transmission – isolation of sick animals away from the rest of the group – (for chickens and smaller animals) subdivision of flocks into smaller, physically separated groups – Implementation of existing animal welfare rules already in cross compliance under the Common Agricultural Policy's horizontal Regulation 1306/2013, annex II, SMRs 11, 12, 13 (Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23) Council Directive 91/630/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 33), Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 28))
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2014/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Advances in alternative testing require the creation of a validation framework capable of adapting to new developments in this field, particularly in relation to the recognition and evaluation of in silico testing.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2014/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Animal testing currently plays a key regulatory and scientific role in the development of medicines, and is subject to Directive 2010/63/EU relating to the replacement, reduction or refinement of animal testing.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2014/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 6 – paragraphs 4 a and 4 b (new)
(5a) In Article 6, the following paragraphs are added: "4a. The Agency shall verify that applicants for marketing authorisations have acted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Directive 2010/63/EU. 4b. The Agency shall develop a framework for the validation of in silico models and take into consideration the opportunities presented by in silico concepts developed in toxicology aiming for predictive medicine. These can be based on human-relevant computer or cellular models, pathways of toxicity, or adverse outcome pathways."
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2014/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 57 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2 – points t a, t b and t c (new)
(10a) In subparagraph 2 of Article 57(1), the following points are added: "(ta) co-ordination of the provision of information on active substances of veterinary medicinal products authorised under community procedures, for the purpose of implementing a review system (Monograph system); (tb) assisting Member States in providing information on active substances of veterinary medicinal products authorised under procedures other than the community procedures, for the purpose of implementing a review system (Monograph System); (tc) setting up a free of charge public database that lists information on active substances of veterinary medicinal products according to the review system (Monograph System), and updating on a regular basis. The respective information should be presented in an easily understandable manner."
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #

2014/0256(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 11 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 57 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(11a) In Article 57, the following paragraph is added: "2a. The database according to point (tc) of paragraph 1 of this Article contains data on physico-chemical, ecotoxicological and behavioural properties of the active substance and its respective metabolites. The database lists information of all veterinary medicines marketed in the Union. Therefore, the Agency shall prepare a list of all veterinary medicines and active substances marketed in the Union in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2015/xxx of the European Parliament and of the Council1a+. ___________________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2015/xxx of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... on veterinary medicinal products (OJ L ...). ' + OJ: please insert the number and in the footnote, the number, date and OJ reference of Regulation in document COD 2014/0257."
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the manufacture, placing on the market and, use of medicated feed and traceability of active substances in the ecosystems and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 25 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Prevention of disease is better than cure. Medicinal treatments, especially with antimicrobials, should never replace good husbandry, bio-security and management practices.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 31 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Without prejudice to the general obligations laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 concerning exports of feed to third countries, the provisions of this Regulation should apply to medicated feed and intermediate products which are manufactured, stored, transported or placed on the market within the Union with the intention to be exported. However, the specific requirements concerning labelling, prescription and use of medicated feed and intermediate products should not apply to products intended to be exported. Requirements concerning labelling should not apply where the requirements for labelling are more stringent in the export country than in the EU.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Carry-over may occur during production, processing, storage and transport of feed where the same production and processing equipment, storage facilities or means of transport are used for feed with different components. For the purposes of this Regulation, the concept of ‘carry-over’ is used specifically to designate the transfer of traces of an active substance contained in a medicated feed to a non-target feed, while the term 'cross-contamination' is to be considered as a contamination resulting from a carry- over or from the transfer in feed of any unintended substance. Carry-over of active substances contained in medicated feed to non-target feed should be avoided or kept as low as possibleshould be avoided or reduced to an absolute minimum. In order to protect animal health, human health and the environment, maximum levels of carry- over for active substances contained in medicated feed should be established, based on a scientific risk assessment performed by the European Food Safety Authority and taking into account the application of good manufacturing practice and the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle. General limits should be set out in this Regulation, taking into account the unavoidable carry-over and the risk caused by the active substances concerned.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the safe use of medicated feed, its supply and use should be subject to presentation of a valid veterinary prescription which has been issued after examination of the animals to be treated. However, the possibility to manufacture medicated feed before a prescription is presented to the manufacturer should not be excluded.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. Antibiotics critically important for human use should not be used at all. Preventive use or use to enhance the performance of food-producing animals should in particular not be allowed. Metaphylaxis for large animals such as pigs and cows should not be allowed, as they should be treated individually.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) A system for the collection of unused or expired products should be put in place in order to control any risk that such products might raise with regard to the protection of animal, human health or the environment. Collection points should keep records on the return of unconsumed medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) A register of the prescriptions of active substances should be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management, for the sake of traceability of the dissemination of chemicals in the ecosystems.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 80 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the export to third countries of medicated feed and intermediate products. However, Articles 9, 15, 16 and 17 shall not apply to medicated feed and intermediate products whose label indicates that they are intended for export to third countries. Article 9 shall not apply where the requirements for labelling are more stringent in the export country than in the EU.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) 'group treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Manufacture, storage, transport and, placing on the market, traceability of the active substances in the ecosystems
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Feed business operators shall manufacture, store, transport and place on the market medicated feed and intermediate products in compliance with Annex I. Holders of food-producing animals shall not be allowed to prepare their own medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) for antimicrobial active substances, 0.1% of the active substance in the last batch of medicated feed or of intermediate product produced before the production of non- target feed;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Medicated feed and intermediate products may be manufactured and stored before the prescription referred to in Article 15 is issued. This provision shall not apply to on-farm mixers or in case of manufacture of medicated feed or intermediate products from veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 10 or 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC.Article 8 deleted Anticipated production
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Traceability of the active substances disseminated in the ecosystems The prescription givers shall fill in a register of the prescriptions of active substances. The register shall be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management, for the sake of traceability of the dissemination of chemicals in the ecosystems.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 186 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying such medicated feed to the holder of food- producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food-producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed:
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For medicated feed not containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying medicated feed to the holder of food-producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food- producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed the quantities provided in the prescription.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 202 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall ensure that holders of food-producing animals apply the preventive measures listed in Annex Va before resorting to the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for metaphylaxis. Or. en (This amendment is linked to the amendment introducing a new Annex Va.)
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Feed business operators feedingof medicated feed and holders of food- producing animals with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
Member States shall ensure that appropriate collection systems are in place for medicated feed and intermediate products that are expired or in case the animal holder has received a bigger quantity of medicated feed than he actually uses for the treatment referred to in the veterinary prescription. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of medicated feed and farmers are informed where to find these collections systems and how to get their unused leftovers of medicated feed to these collection points. Member States shall ensure that operators of collection points keep records of the medicated feed collected. Those records shall be kept for five years after collection.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) Information that inappropriate disposal of medicated feed poses serious threats to the environment and may contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Information on where and how to appropriately dispose of unused material.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
For medicated feed containing antibiotics: the request to use antibiotics only as a last resort and in a most prudent and responsible manner
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where the composition of a medicated feed or an intermediate product is found to deviate from the amount of an antimicrobial active substance indicated on the label, a tolerance of 103% shall apply. For the other active substances, the following tolerances shall apply:
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex Va Preventive measures Preventive measures to be used before resorting to antimicrobial treatment of entire groups (metaphylaxis): - using good healthy breeding stock that grows naturally, with suitable genetic diversity - conditions that respect the behavioural needs of the species, including social interactions/ hierarchies - stocking densities that do not increase risk of disease transmission - isolation of sick animals away from the rest of the group - (for chickens and smaller animals) subdivision of flocks into smaller, physically separated groups - Implementation of existing animal welfare rules pursuant to Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23), Council Directive 91/630/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 33), Council Directive 91/629/EEC of 19 November 1991 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 28).
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 492 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty') and to somethe following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture and beekeeping, where such products are, or are intended to be, produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the Union market, or imported into or exported from the Union as organic: (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products, including seed and other plant reproductive material; (b) processed agricultural products for food; (c) feed; (d) algae and aquaculture animals; (e) wine; (f) yeast; (g) mushrooms; (h) collected wild plants and parts thereof, and to other products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, insofar as those agricultural products and those other products are intended to be produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the market, imported or exported as organic.
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 720 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Production rules for processed food 1. Operators producing processed food shall comply with the production rules set out in Part IV of Annex II. 2. In addition to the general production rules laid down in Article 7, the following rules shall apply to operators producing processed food: (a) the preparation of processed organic food shall be kept separate in time or space from that of non-organic food. (b) The following conditions shall apply to the composition of organic processed food: (i) the product shall be produced mainly from ingredients of agricultural origin; for the purposes of determining whether a product is produced mainly from ingredients of agricultural origin, added water and cooking salt shall not be taken into account; (ii) only additives, processing aids, flavourings, water, salt, preparations of micro-organisms and enzymes, minerals, trace elements, vitamins, and amino acids and other micronutrients may be used, and only in so far as they have been authorised for use in organic production in accordance with Article 19; (iii) non-organic agricultural ingredients may only be used if they have been authorised for use by a Member State; (iv) an organic ingredient shall not be present together with the same ingredient in non-organic form or an ingredient in conversion; (v) food produced from in- conversion crops shall contain only one crop ingredient of agricultural origin. 3. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic processed food production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 supplementing the specific production rules for processed food as regards: (a) precautionary and preventive measures to be taken; (b) the composition and conditions of use of products and substances allowed for use in processed food, as laid down in point 2.2.2. of Part IV of Annex II; (c) the procedure to authorise non- organic agricultural ingredients which may exceptionally be used for the production of organic processed products; (d) the rules for the calculation of the percentage of agricultural ingredients referred to in points (a)(i) and (b) of Article 21(3), as laid down in point 2.2.3. of Part IV of Annex II; (e) techniques used in food processing.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 947 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 20218, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of organic plant reproductive material and animals for breeding purposes. , feed, leguminous crops, animals for breeding purposes, and aquaculture juveniles on the Union market, identifying potential gaps and the reasons for those gaps and outlining a plan and possible measures for closing those gaps, including support measures designed to stimulate the market. That report shall be based on a study including data collection and analysis in Member States. 2. In relation to organic plant reproductive material, the study referred to in paragraph 1 shall also evaluate, for each relevant sub-market, the diversity of available material and the operators providing them, the actual demand for such material and the demand forecast for the next five years. For the purposes of the study, a sub- market shall mean the tuple of a crop (defined as a botanical species or subspecies, e.g. Brassica oleracea) and a region, the region in question not being larger than a Member State. A Member State shall be divided into as many regions as may be necessary in terms of different growing conditions based on climate, soil types, altitude or land use characteristics resulting in demand for plant reproductive material that differs from one region to another, with a view to comparing the regional markets in a fair and non-discriminatory manner. Where the study establishes that, for some sub-markets, the supply-demand ratio is below 80%, the Commission shall set out in its report a development plan which shall include appropriate and effective measures aimed at providing support to operators who have committed to developing organic plant reproductive material. Such measures may include support for necessary investment by private operators in production facilities, quality control measures, distribution systems and pre-marketing research and development, marketing support through websites run by the Commission and Member States, or associations of organic farmers or organic control bodies, participatory capital for small and medium-sized enterprises dedicated to offering organic plant reproductive material, and project grants for the breeding of new varieties suitable for organic agriculture.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 961 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure a smooth transition between the rules on organic origin of plant reproductive material provided for in Article 12(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and on animals for breeding purposes provided for in Article 14(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and on young stock of aquaculture animals provided for in Article 15(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and the exception to production rules that the Commission adopted pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and the new production rules for plants and plant products and livestock and seaweed and aquaculture animals provided for in Articles 10(1) and 11(1), respectively, of this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for exceptions where granting exceptions is deemed necessary in order to ensure access to plant reproductive material and live animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals, that may be used in organic production. The delegated acts adopted under this Article shall be reviewed or cease to apply on 31 December 2021.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1011 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.1
1.4.1. For the production of plants and plant products only organically produced plant reproductive material shall be used. To this end, the plant intended for plant reproductive material production and, where relevant, the mother plant shall have been produced in accordance with this Regulation for at least one generation, or, in the case of perennial crops, for at least one generation during two growing seasontwo growing seasons. Plant reproductive material coming from a production unit during the second year of conversion may be used for the production of organic plants and organic plant products.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – point iii a (new)
(iiia) animals which, on the basis of the derogations under Articles 17 and 19, have been entered in the main section of a breeding book;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) ‘cloned animal’ means an animal produced by means of a method of asexual, artificial reproduction with the aim of producing a genetically identical or nearly identical copy of an individual animal;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) 'endangered breed' means a breed in respect of which the number of sires and dams in the Union or in a Member State has fallen below a particular level and which therefore is at risk of extinction (Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point y b (new)
(yb) ‘descendant of a cloned animal’ means an animal produced by means of sexual reproduction, in cases in which at least one of the progenitors is a cloned animal.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the potentially easier preservation of genetic variety within a breed through differing breeding programmes of different breeding organisations.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Derogation concerning endangered breeds In respect of endangered breeds, and with a view to the necessary preservation of genetic variety in the area of animal breeding, certain provisions may be derogated from, in particular as regards entry in the main section of a breeding book, performance control criteria and genetic evaluation. This shall apply in particular to Articles 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 43 and to Annexes II, III and V.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an approved breeding programme is already being carried out in that Member State on purebred breeding animals of the same breed; and
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2014/0032(COD)

(b) the approval of a further breeding programme would fragment the population of purebred breeding animals available in that Member State to an extend that would compromise themake the improvement, differentiation, preservation or the genetic diversity of that breed impossible.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Should applications under paragraphs 1 to 3 be rejected, reasons shall be given.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Breed societies and breeding operations in a Member State shall be jointly responsible for ensuring that a purebred breeding animal of a breed threatened with extinction can be entered in the main section of a breeding book in any Member State, in accordance with Article 19. Breeders shall be free to choose the breed society, breeding operation or state body to which they wish to belong. The competent authority shall support and monitor the process.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of breeds threatened with extinction animals which do not meet the requirements laid down in Chapters I and III of Part 1 of Annex II shall be entered in the main section of the breeding book if no complete genealogy of the animals is or was available when the breeding book for the breed in question is or was established.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In any case, the zootechnical certificates shall, if the breeding animal is a cloned animal or a descendant of a cloned animal, or if the germinal product comes from a cloned animal or from a descendant of a cloned animal, mention that fact.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 304 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In any case, the zootechnical certificates shall, if the breeding animal is a cloned animal or a descendant of a cloned animal, or if the germinal product comes from a cloned animal or from a descendant of a cloned animal, mention that fact.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 2 – subsection 1 – point 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) where applicable, the fact that the animal is a cloned animal;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 2 – subsection 1 – point 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) where applicable, the fact that the animal is a descendant of a cloned animal;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 345 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 3 – subsection 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) where applicable, the fact that the animal is a cloned animal;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 3 – subsection 1 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) where applicable, the fact that the animal is a descendant of a cloned animal;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market,
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC of 21 October 2009 on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides,
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products,
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2012 on the farm input supply chain: structure and implications,
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas despite beingthe EU is the world's second- largest producer, the EU isand also the second- largest importer of F&V;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the organic fruit and vegetable sector is the fastest growing organic sector within an EU market worth 19.7 billion Euro in 2011 and growing by 9% between 2010 and 2011, in a decade- long trend of annual growth between 5- 10%; in terms of area, organic fruit increased by 18.2% and organic vegetables by 3.5% between 2010 and 2011;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, according to Eurostat, total input costs for EU farmers climbed on average by almost 40% between 2000 and 2010, while farm gate prices increased on average by less than 25%; whereas the increase in input costs was almost 80% for synthetic fertilisers and soil improvers, almost 30% for seeds and planting stock and nearly 13% for plant protection products;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereby the loss of soil fertility due to erosion, decreased input of organic matter leading to poor crumb structure and humus levels and decreased nutrient and water retention, and reduction of ecological processes is a significant cost both to farmers and the public budget;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas generally we are increasingly dependent upon an ever narrower range of genetic diversity for our fruit and vegetable crops, both in numbers of species and varieties and within varieties. This increases susceptibility to pests and climatic volatility and can disrupt food supplies during crises and so poses a risk for long term food security, which needs diversity to ensure resilience;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas transgenesis can be defined as a genetic engineering technique which introduces into a subject plant a foreign gene from another species;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas cisgenesis can be defined as a genetic engineering technique which introduces into a subject plant a gene from its relatives of the same species or genus;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises that monocultures and continuous cropping lead to build up of pests in soil and vegetation;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that systematic and continued use of pesticides, especially used in a prophylactic way, leads to resistance via adaptation by pest species;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that simple agronomic techniques such as crop rotation break pest reproductive cycles and help keep pest populations low;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote integrated pest management (IPM) and good agronomic practice, whereby chemicals are used as a last resort in a hierarchy of action, which uses non-chemical alternatives first;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls upon the Commission to support innovation and entrepreneurship through increased research and development on non-chemical alternatives such as natural predators and parasites of pest species, to increase options available for farmers to manage pest populations;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to promote and emphasise the intensification of ecological processes ensuring long-term soil health, fertility and formation, as well as managing and regulating pest populations; believes this can lead to long term productivity gains for farmers and reduced costs to public budgets;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. StresRealises that horticulture is reliant onindustrial scale horticulture using monocultures and continuous cropping is only possible using a variety of plant protection andproducts and synthetic fertiliser products, and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified bybased on the precautionary principle, that is justified by peer-reviewed, independent scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable; calls on DG Agri, DG Sanco, DG Environment and DG Competition to work strategically together to take into account the impact of changes to plant protection product regulation from multiple perspectives;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that both the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009) and the new Biocides Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012) require the Commission to specify scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine- disrupting properties by December 2013; is concerned that these criteria have the potential to remove significant substances which could still be used with acceptable risk; urges the Commission to fully consider the impact of different approaches when presenting proposals for endocrine disruptors;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to reassess the current restrictions on the use of some3 high risk neonicotoinoids in light of new scientific evidence and urges the Commission to properly assess the economic and environmental impact of such restrictions before bringing them into force;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 117 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that in the light of the ban on 3 neonicotinoids, it is an unacceptable economic and environmental risk to undermine the natural resources upon which agriculture depends and the delivery of essential ecosystem services such as pollination, worth 16.2 billion Euro annually in the EU;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern the Commission proposal for a regulation on plant reproductive material (COM(2013)0262) and stresses that while regulation in this area is necessary, any legislation should be proportional and recognise the principle of subsidiarity; stresses the need for genetic diversity of and within populations of crops, for long term food security and resilience of food systems;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to differentiate between cisgenic, mutagenic and transgenic plants and to create a different approvals processes for cisgenic plants so as to recognise that cisgenesis is an extension of plant breeding and not a form of genetic modificationdifferent forms of plant breeding; awaits the EFSA opinion demanded by DG SANCO evaluating the findings of the working group of new biotech breeding techniques;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up tobetween a third and a half of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce and to enact action plans across the EU to tackle food waste at all steps of the food chain;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. recognises that reducing systemic food waste is a key to increasing supply of food to a growing world population;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to "The right to food; Seed policies and the right to food: enhancing agrobiodiversity and encouraging innovation" Note by the Secretary-General; United Nations A/64/170General Assembly; 2009
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to conclusions of the IAASTD, the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, an intergovernmental process supported by the FAO, GEF, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, the World Bank and the WHO.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas this population growth will make extreme demands on agriculture, particularly as regards increasing productivity, in order to meet the substantial increase in demand for food: the FAO estimates that yieldsfood supply needs to increase by 70% over the next 30-40 years;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas part of the increased need for food can probablybecause between 30% and 50% of food produced is wasted in the EU, with a global average of around 30%, a great part of the increased supply of food needed can be met by means of a significantly more efficient food industry in the rich part of the world in conjunction with substantially enlarged storage and distribution systems in developing countries;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the main problem still remains how wepopulations in different parts of the world will be able to feed the global populationmselves, as the cultivable land area steadily declinesdeclines due to inappropriate land use including poor agricultural practices, exacerbated by climate change, while opportunities to increase the area under cultivation are extremely limited, since in most parts of the world it is thought to be quite unrealistic to bring new agricultural land into use, inter alia out of a concern to preserve biodiversity;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas over-exploitation of farmland via intensive systems that do not replenish natural agricultural resources could impoverish and erode the soil and, in the worst case, bring about erosion and desertification; whereas the same applies to wooded land, because converting wooded land to farmland would affect both the climate and water management, as well as biodiversity, so seriously that it is an inconceivable option with a view to increasing food production;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas major changes in the climate are likely in the futurthe overwhelming scientific consensus is that major changes in the climate have already begun and will likely get worse; whereas for Europe this means a significantly drier climate in the southern regions, where there are areas of great importance to the production of fruit and vegetables; whereas in central and northern latitudes within Europe winters are expected, rather, to be milder while summers are distinctly rainier than at present; whereas the consequences are very likely to include an increase in animal and plant diseases and a need for new farming techniques;more outbreaks of certain pest species and ranges extending further to the north, necessitating adaptive farming techniques, which include limiting monocultures and continuous cropping; whereas we need healthy soils with good humus content to retain water and nutrients and prevent erosion, and robust agro-ecosytems to provide resilience.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas although productivity gains due to nutrient availability and predation remain minimal in the EU, there remain productivity gains to be made by strengthening agro-ecological processes such as pollination, soil formation, and nutrient and water cycling;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
K b. whereas unsustainable agricultural practices such as monocultural production and continuous cropping are inefficient in terms of nutrient, water and energy use, and can create externalised economic costs which are borne by the public or EU budget.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
K c. whereas sustainable agriculture is the best use of public funds because amongst others, it avoids generating costly externalities.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in order to respond to forthcoming challenges, such as both future food supply and climate change, it is exceptionally important to have an effective plant-breeding industrysector;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Snotwithstanding the primary importance of a healthy soil and diversity to provide agro-ecosystem resilience, stresses how important it is to develop new varieties which can cope with the conditions we expect to encounter in the future, for example increased precipitation and newestimated increased occurrence of plant diseases; notes that, at the same time, it is important to preserve and develop the existing diversity in Europe, both within the agro-ecosystem as a whole and also genetic diversity within strains and the absolute number of different breeds and landraces, as all these are needed to ensure we can adapt around the challenges of climate change;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the need for a balanced agriculture that avoids monocultures and continuous arable cropping, thereby reducing build up of pests in the soil and vegetation; notes also the utility of natural predators of pests and preventative agronomic practices which avoid build up of pests to economically damaging population densities, so that rather pest populations are regulated in a well- balanced agro-ecological cycle. Notes also the risk of a systematically or routine prophylactic approach to pest control, as this reduces the ecological processes upon which productivity gains can be made, even before there is evidence of a pest.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that crops are needed which, for example, absorb nitrogen and phosphorus effectively, notwithstanding the need for appropriate land-use choices, crops are needed which, for example, are more tolerant of drought and heavier precipitation, are resistant tocan tolerate pests and can withstand changes in temperature; observes that it is also necessary to develop perennial crops, i.e. multiannual crops; observes that, with multiannual crops,where the land need not be tilled every year, which makes farming environmentally sounderwould decrease soil erosion;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, as opportunities to take new land into use for farming are very limited, it is vital to facilitate the process of developing new crops characterised by higheradaptability to their environmental conditions, suitability regarding their requirement of scarce resources, support of sustainability goals, sufficient productivity and high quality and that it is also important to develop crops which are already existwidely used;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, in order to meet these needs, it is of decisive importance that there should be opportunities to develop various plant-breeding techniques in keeping with the timewhich respond to the societal and agricultural demands; notes that it may takes at leasbout 10 years to develop a new variety of wheat, rape or many other crops, and that it is therefore absolutely crucial to be open to the technologies available which do not pose any additional risks;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that an important element in the solution to the problem is protecting and preserving the European biological and genetic heritage; considers that it is vital to have good variation of genetic diversity both within strains and breeds and in terms of their absolute number; observes that, while the world population is expected to grow in future, the FAO estimates that the diversity of cultivated crops declined by 75% during the 20th century; notes that, of ten varieties of a species, only three may now survive;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, to make it possible to develop new varieties, it is vital to havekeep many genetic variations availabllive; considers, therefore, that this rapid decline is cause for serious concern;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it vital, with a view to Europe's future, to work seriously to preserve our genetic heritage and that it is particularly important to cultivate and preserve local and regional varieties in order to conserve both genetic and cultural diversity;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers it important to preserve the vast majority of varieties and plant genetic resources in-situ and on-farm; notes that currently not enough effort and support is provided to facilitate this goal by public institutions;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Observes that plant-breeding research and practice is decisive for the future of agricultural production, particularly work on the development of existing varieties and of new varieties, in order to safeguard future food supply;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the factNotes that it is both too costly and too time- consuming to develop new varieties;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that large global plant- breeding undertakings have gained an unreasonably strong influence over global agriculture and agricultural policy, particularly as they only produce a few ‘major’ crops such as maize, soya and cereals; Emphasises the role of publically funded independent science carried out in the long term public interest, with a view to long term food security.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that it is important for Europe to win back and further develop European plant-breeding research; and practice
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of European diversity of species; considers that it cannot be sufficiently stressed how important it is that plant-breeding research and practice should be conducted which focuses on European needs: which plants, cereals and fruits are appropriate to the various local and regional conditions that exist currently and in the near future in Europe; notes that this is decisive with a view to being able to give European farmers the freedom they need and to improve the quantlity and qualdiversity of food;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Observes that, as the market is dominated by a few undertakings which invest only in relatively few varieties, we will ultimately be left with a smaller range of varieties; observes that existing varieties are disappearing while no new ones are becoming available, which in turn has the effect of making it impossible to attain the goal of genetic diversity; Notes that our increased dependence on a few varieties and strains with increasingly narrower genetic ranges and variations is a major and serious problem for the our long term global food security, due to increased susceptibility to disease and pest outbreaks.
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that Europe needs a range of diverse actors in the plant-breeding industrysector and that it should become possible for more smaller undertakings and research centres to carry out research projects and operate in the plant-breeding industrysector; considers that, under the present circumstances, the smaller actors are too small to be able to compete with large global undertakings;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the EU, with a common agricultural policy, has a duty to shoulder its responsibility for meeting future challenges within aAgriculture and plant- breeding in Europe; considers it important that the EU should play a leading role in the development of newsustainable plant- breeding techniques and in promoting agricultural and plant-breeding research; and practice
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to allocate financial resources and create a coherent structure for plant-breeding research and practice within research programmes and other suitable policy instruments, so that European diversity can be preserved and developed; considers it important, in particular, that research projects should be given enough time and funding to achieve results; notes that it is also very important that plant- breeding undertakings should have unrestricted access to research results and that there should be a range of different research projects, so that failure will have less impact;:
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that the ultimate aim of legislation on plant-breeding should be to facilitate the application of plant-breeding techniquescarefully monitor the risks associated with non-traditional breeding methods before having them applied and provide a framework for their safe application and facilitate research into agriculture and plant-breeding; considers that it should result in products which produce largehigh quality, promote genetic diversity, provide for sufficient yields and are safe to health and the environment;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission, in view of the challenges and preconditions for the European and global plant-breeding industrysector which have been described, to examine and analyse the situation carefully and propose effective and practical measures to meet these enormous challenges facing Europe's farmers;
2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas CAP support for developing short supply chains and local markets is financed from rural development policy, which is indeed the best approach, given that such initiatives are small-scale, highly localised and create local employment
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes, however, that the rationale for EU promotion policy needs to be better defined in order to provide it with a clearer identity; stresses that promotion activities should focus on quality and highly localised food products, rather than on basic agricultural products
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that a coordinated Union- wide approach is needed in order to develop a branding which bases on the principle of short supply chains and local markets, including common definitions; accordingly calls on the Commission, in its future legislative proposals on promotion, to consider these aspects;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to ensure that future rural development programmes earmark sufficient resources to facilitate thessustainable forms of territorial governance by drawing on and strengthening the measures concerning local cooperation,s on systems of sustainable production. This includes supporting the local coordination, exchanges, networks, work on innovation and training provided for in the new rural development regulations;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that a branding for quality products should be linked to specific production methods, geographical origins, traditions or cultural contexts, and notes that there are already existing brandings in the form of labels on protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI) and organic products; calls for a new 'local farming and direct sale' branding to cover local quality products intended for consumption in the region where they are produced
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that a branding that bases on 'quality', for promotion purposes, should apply not only to the characteristics of a product, but also to the way it is produced in terms of sustainability;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions NAT-V-028 (2013-05-30) on Evolution of the market situation and the consequent conditions for smoothly phasing-out the milk quota system – second "soft landing" report
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas expiry of the milk quotas will affect the entire European milk market, in particular dairy farmers in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions where it will not be possible to take advantage of the growth opportunities generated by deregulation;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas milk production is of vital importance to small farmers in areas with a large proportion of grassland;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, in mountain areas, disadvantages areas and outermost regions and parts of other less-favoured areas, abandonment of stockbreeding and the related dairy production frequently leads to the abandonment of agriculture and subsequent depopulation;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that mountain milk accounts for around 10% of milk from the EU-27, but constitutes 2/3 of milk and involves 3/4 of producers in Austria, Slovenia and Finland, and that the corresponding figures also remain very significant in a further ten or so countries. In most of these humid mountain regions, and also in outermost regions, milk herds are the principal users of grasslands, keeping landscapes accessible and inhabited and so benefiting tourism, biodiversity and the environment;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for urgent complementary studies to assess the territorial impact of quota abolition by groups of countries, regions, particularly outermost regions, and soil and climate zones – mountain areas, disadvantaged areas, intermediate mixed farming areas (livestock farming, lowlands) – so that the risks of relocation and abandonment of farms in numerous regions can be anticipated and, if possible limited;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to redefine a coherent rural and milk development project for mountain areas, for disadvantaged milk production areas and for Member States where most of the milk is produced by very small farms;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, given the substantial logistical problems arising with regard to transport and the generally small quantities of milk produced on individual farms, collection costs in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions, are particularly high, placing them at a major geographical and competitive disadvantage; calls on the Member States and regions accordingly to earmark state subsidies for processing plant, so as to offset the higher costs of collection compared with those in more favourable locations;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses out that a Market Monitoring Tool on the milk production is needed in order to collect and disseminate data and information on production and supply;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Takes the view that any transfer of volume of raw milk sourced from less favoured areas (mountainous areas, intermediate LFAs, areas with a specific natural handicap) to an area which is not a LFA, or between different types of LFA, must be authorised in advance by the inter-branch organisation to which the collector and producer concerned belong;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpine pastures means greater added value for smallholdings and micro farms in mountain areas and enhances the tourist potential of these locations; stresses that the situation is similar in regions with very high proportion of grassland and that such initiatives should be funded under the second CAP pillar;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that small farmers in mountains areas and disadvantaged areas should be supported in establishing producer organisations which strengthen their bargaining power. For small scaled farmers in these areas it is needed to keep and develop more regionalised and local markets;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that hygiene and marketing rules have to fit to the special size of markets and their demands. Therefore the hygiene standards should be adequate and applicable for mountain farmers, farmers in disadvantaged areas and outermost regions as well as for the milk-processors in these areas;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the report on 'fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe' (2009/2237(INI)),
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that simply reducing the number of small agricultural holdings should not be the main objective of restructuring, as thismall agricultural holdings have an important function in preserving and enhancing rural areas and that their disappearance will not boost the competitiveness of larger holdings; with this in mind, calls on the Member States to: come up with appropriate solutions and development models for smallholdings, taking account of the specific characteristics of farming in the country concerned and of regional variations; boost the competitiveness, viability and profitability of smallholdings; foster entrepreneurship; create jobs; and curb rural depopulation;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the possibility of transferring funds from the first to the second pillar; Direct payments should be reduced in favour of targeted rural development measures;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that concentration of the wholesale trade and retail trade encourages unscrupulous practices in the food supply chain;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the interaction between low prices for producers and structural surplus production, with its negative impact on food quality and also on employment in disadvantaged areas;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for consumers to be given access, via public registers, to information about companies that have breached food law;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the introduction, as part of rural development policy, of specific support measures for sustainable processes as a practical means of promoting short input and food-product supply chains;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Air pollution causes substantial costs to the European economy and industry, including annual direct costs of €15bn from lost workdays, €4bn in healthcare costs, €3bn in crop yield losses and €1bn damage to buildings in the EU.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Member States should comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020, 2025 and 2030. So as to ensure demonstrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directive.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Aim of the Directive The aim of this Directive is to limit emissions of harmful, acidifying, eutrophying and ozone-forming air pollutants in order to effectively protect human health and the environment in the Union against risks of adverse effects from air pollutants, by achieving the long- term objective of not exceeding the World Health Organisation's air quality guidelines nor exceeding critical levels and loads for the protection of the environment, by establishing binding national emission reduction commitments for the years 2020, 2025 and 2030, and carrying out reviews in accordance with Article 10a.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 12 a (new)
12a. "critical load" means a quantitative estimate of an exposure to one or more pollutants below which significant adverse effects on specified sensitive elements of the environment do not occur, according to current knowledge;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 12 b (new)
12b. "critical level" means the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere or fluxes to receptors above which direct adverse effects on receptors, such as human beings, plants, ecosystems or materials, may occur, according to current knowledge;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020, 2025 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOX, NMVOC, NH3, PM2,5 and CH4. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030. Where the emissions for 2025 cannot be limited in accordance with the determined trajectory, the Member States shall explain the reasons in their reports submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 9.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5
[...]deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3, CH4 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall draw up and adopt a national air pollution control programme in accordance with Part 2 of Annex III in order to limit their annual anthropogenic emissions in accordance with Article 4, so as not to exceed critical levels that damage public health and the environment, by abiding by the World Health Organisation's air quality guidelines, and by not exceeding critical loads and levels as set out by the LRTAP Convention.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall, to the extent necessary, include the emission reduction measures laid down in Part 1 of Annex III or measures having equivalent environmental effect, with a view to meeting the relevant national emission reduction commitments.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Compliance with the emission reduction measures laid down in Part 1 of Annex III shall be mandatory and constitute the baseline for receiving public support from the Union, including Rural Development funds, with the exception of those measures requiring significant changes of practices or investments such as: - (for section A) extensive grazing and other agroecological measures, - (for section B) extensive grazing and other agroecological measures, anaerobic digestion, low emission housing systems.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive aims at limiting atmospheric emissions of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, ozone precursors, primary particulate matter and precursors of secondary particulate matter and other air pollutants, thereby contributing to: (a) the Union's long-term objective of achieving levels of air quality that do not give rise to significant negative impacts on and risks to human health and the environment, in line with guidelines of the World Health Organisation; (b) the achievement of EU biodiversity and ecosystem objectives by reducing the levels and deposition of acidifying and eutrophying pollutants, and other pollutants, including ground-level ozone, below critical loads and levels; (c) the achievement of the air quality objectives set in Union legislation; (d) the mitigation of climate change impacts by reducing emissions of short- lived climate pollutants; (e) the improvement of air quality globally.
2015/05/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States decide to make use of any of the flexibilities set out in Article 5.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that apply the flexibility under Article 5(1) shall include the following information in the informative inventory report of the year concerned: (a) the quantity of emissions of NOx, SO2 and PM2,5 that would have occurred in the absence of an emission control area; (b) the level of emission reductions attained in the Member State's part of the emission control area in accordance with Article 5(1)(c); (c) the extent to which they apply this flexibility; (d) any additional data Member States may deem appropriate to allow the Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency, to carry out a complete assessment of the conditions under which the flexibility has been implemented.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Member States that opt for the flexibility under Article 5(2) shall provide a separate report allowing the Commission to review and assess whether the requirements of that provision are met.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 142 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Member States that opt for the flexibility under Article 5(3) shall include the information set out in Part 4 of Annex IV in the informative inventory report of the year concerned allowing the Commission to review and assess whether the requirements of that provision are met.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall establish the emission inventories, including adjusted emission inventories, emission projections and the informative inventory report in accordance with Annex IV.deleted
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Review 1. In light of projections for expected future emissions of air pollutants in 2020, 2025 and 2030, combined with scientific and technological progress, the situation regarding exceedance of critical loads and levels and WHO guideline values for air pollution, and based on the aim of achieving the long-term objective for air quality in accordance with the Union's Seventh Environment Action Programme, the Commission shall conduct regular reviews of this Directive. 2. The first review shall be completed at the latest by the end of 2019, and be accompanied by proposals designed to safeguard achievement of the long-term objective for air quality by 2030, including proposed changes to the national emission reduction commitments in Annex II, proposed sectoral and other pollution control measures that will help ensure the achievement of the national emission reduction commitments, and proposed measures for reducing emissions from international shipping, particularly in Member States' territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table a
Member SO2 reduction NOx reduction compared NMVOC reduction State compared with 2005 with 2005 compared with 2005 For For For For any For For For any For For For any any any year any any any year any any year year year from year year year from year year from from 2030 from from from from 2030 from from 2030 2020 2025 2030 2020 2025 2020 2025 to to to to to to 20294 2029 2024 2029 2024 2029 Belgium 43% 689% 70% 41% 63% 61% 67% 21% 45% 446% Bulgaria 78% 93% 94% 41% 65% 41% 64% 68% 21% 61% 624% Czech Republic 45% 72% 70% 74% 35% 663% 70% 18% 55% 578% Denmark 35% 58% 64% 56% 6966% 72% 35% 58% 5960% Germany 21% 53% 48% 54% 39% 6965% 71% 13% 42% 434% Estonia 32% 70% 71% 18% 57% 613% 10% 35% 3765% Greece 74% 921% 93% 31% 69% 72% 4% 54% 68% 70% 67% Spain 67% 89% 89% 41% 7572% 78% 22% 48% 49% 48% France 55% 78% 80% 50% 68% 74% 7043% 4349% 52% 50% Croatia 55% 86% 87% 31% 66% 65% 70% 34% 52% 56% 48% Ireland 65% 83% 84% 86% 49% 67% 79% 725% 2534% 39% 32% Italy 35% 75% 40% 69% 76% 77% 40% 67% 72% 35% 354% 56% 54% Cyprus 83% 95% 97% 97% 44% 69% 73% 7045% 45% 54% 56% 54% Latvia 8% 46% 50% 50% 32% 38% 49% 4427% 27% 58% 60% 49% Lithuania 55% 72% 48% 74% 75% 48% 553% 60% 32% 60% 64% 57% Luxemburg 34% 46% 448% 43% 76% 82% 729% 2958% 59% 58% Hungary 46% 87% 88% 34% 6968% 74% 30% 57% 60% 59% Malta 77% 98% 99% 42% 86% 90% 8923% 23% 32% 32% 31% Netherlands 28% 597% 61% 45% 67% 72% 68% 8% 35% 37% 34% Austria 26% 53% 50% 37% 72% 71% 77% 21% 21% 48% 50% 48% Poland 59% 78% 76% 81% 30% 52% 62% 525% 25% 55% 59% 56% Portugal 63% 77% 79% 80% 36% 70% 75% 718% 1847% 47% 46% Romania 77% 92% 93% 45% 6765% 71% 25% 64% 66% 64% Slovenia 63% 89% 90% 90% 39% 68% 71% 5% 23% 64% 65% 63% Slovakia 57% 79% 80% 36% 5957% 63% 18% 40% 42% 40% Finland 30% 30% 35% 51% 32% 36% 35% 47% 54% 35% 35% 47% 54% 46% Sweden 22% 18% 22% 0% 36% 63% 67% 625% 25% 35% 39% 38% United Kingdom 59% 84% 83% 85% 55% 71% 75% 732% 3250% 51% 49% EU 28 59% 80% 81% 3% 42% 6966% 72% 28% 50% 50% 3%
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b
Member NH3 reduction PM2,5 reduction compared CH4 reduction State compared with 2005 with 2005 compared with 2005 For For For any For For For any For any any any year any any any year year year year from year year year from from from from 2030 from from from 2030 2030 25 2020 2025 2030 2020 2020 5 to to to to to 2029 2024 2029 2029 2024 Belgium 2% 16% 16% 7% 20% 48% 47 50% 26% Bulgaria 3% 11% 110% 20% 2 64% 70% 64% 53% Czech Republic 53% Czech 7% 35% 17% 531% Republic 7% 35% 31% 6% 17% 51% 59% Denmark 24% 37% 37% 8% 33% 61% 647% 24% Germany 5% 46% 39% 47% 26% 42% 43 46% 39% Estonia 1% 10% 8% 10% 15% 51% 5274% 23% Greece 7% 28% 26% 28% 35% 71% 723% 40% Spain 3% 29% 29% 30% 15% 63% 61%4% 34% France 4% 31% 29% 32% 27% 46% 48%52% 25% Croatia 1% 27% 24% 9% 18% 67% 66%71% 31% Ireland 1% 11% 7% 14% 18% 35% 35%44% 7% Italy 5% 29% 26% 9% 10% 44% 45%56% 40% Cyprus 10% 21% 18% 21% 46% 73% 724% 18% Latvia 1% 3% 1% 4% 16% 56% 45%63% 37% Lithuania 10% 4% 10% % 20% 57% 54%65% 42% Luxemburg 1% 25% 245% 15% 48% 48%50% 27% Hungary 10% 38% 348% 13% 63% 63%6% 55% Malta 4% 25% 248% 25% 80% 80%81% 32% Netherlands 13% 24% 256% 37% 38%40% 42% 33% Austria 1% 20% 19% 20% 56% 55%9% 20% Poland 1% 28% 269% 16% 37% 40%53% 34% Portugal 7% 22% 1620% 15% 70% 70%1% 29% Romania 13% 25% 245% 28% 64% 6569% 26% 26% Slovenia 1% 25% 246% 25% 76% 7077% 28% 28% Slovakia 15% 41% 3741% 36% 63% 64%66% 41% Finland 20% 17% 2017% 30% 41% 39%48% 15% Sweden 15% 18% 178% 19% 35% 44% 30% 18% United Kingdom 8% 21% 30% 47 41% Kingdom 8% 41% EU 28 6 22% 22% 30% 48% 50% 27EU 28 6% 22 29% 30% 22% 51% 58% 33%
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – title
Measures which mayshall be included in the National Air Pollution Control Programme
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point a
(a) nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle, establishment of soil and nutrient management plans;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point c
(c) low-emission manure spreading approaches including separation into liquids and solids;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point e
(e) low-emission manure processing and composting systems including separation into liquids and solids;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promotion of grazing and extensive farming systems whereby the pasture contains plants high in protein or with high amino acid levels e.g. clover, alfalfa, cereals;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) promotion of agroecological measures that lead to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced dependency on artificial inputs;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) promotion of crop rotations that include leguminous crops.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3 – point b
(b) urea-based fertilizers shall as far as possible be replaced by ammonium nitrate-based fertilizersbe prohibited;
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section A – point 3 – point d
(d) inorganic fertilisers shall be as far as possible replaced by organic fertilisers. Where inorganic fertilisers continue to be applied, they shall be spread in line with the foreseeable requirements of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – part 1 – section B a (new)
Ba. Measures to control methane emissions Member States shall establish a national advisory code of good agricultural practice for reducing methane emissions, covering at least the following items: (a) livestock feeding strategies (e.g improved forage quality, incorporation of leguminous crops in the diet, larger proportion of concentrates in diet, rumen resistant starch, etc); (b) low-emission manure storage systems; (c) for cattles in stable, low-emission animal housing systems; (d) promotion of anaerobic digestion of animal waste (with apropriate management to prevent possible ammonia leakages); (e) Promotion of grazing and extensive farming with low stocking density; (f) Promotion of agroecological measures that lead to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced dependency on external inputs, local and regional synergies, etc.
2015/04/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 421 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point a
(a) nitrogen management, taking into account the full nitrogen cycle, and establishing soil and nutrient management plans;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 424 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point c
(c) low-emission manure spreading approaches such as liquid-solid separation of animal manure;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 428 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) promotion of grazing and extensive farming and enhancing the pasture biodiversity in plant with high level of amino acids such as clover, alfalfa, cereals;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 431 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) promotion of crop rotation including nitrogen fixing crops;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 433 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) promotion of agroecological farming that leads to agricultural systems with high biodiversity, resource efficiency and reduced or ideally no dependency on chemical inputs;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 444 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
(b) urea-based fertilizers shall as far as possible be replaced by ammonium nitrate-based fertilizersbe prohibited;
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 448 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point d
(d) inorganic fertilisers shall as far as possible be replaced by organic fertilisers. Where inorganic fertilisers continue to be applied, they shall be spread in line with the foreseeable requirements of the receiving crop or grassland with respect to nitrogen and phosphorus, also taking into account the existing nutrient content in the soil and the nutrients from other fertilizers.
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 482 #

2013/0443(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part C a (new)
Ca. Financial support 1. The measures laid down in Part A, B and C to prevent NH3, CH4 and PM2.5 emissions shall be mandatory and therefore not be eligible for financial support under the Rural Development funds, with the exception of measures requiring significant changes of practices or significant investments such as: a) Extensive grazing; b) Agroecology; c) Anaerobic digestion for biogas production using farm waste; d) Low emission housing systems.
2015/05/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 43 and 191 thereof,
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 12a , aims at a high level of human, animal and environmental protection and provides rules for the approval process for plant protection products. __________________ 12a Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.1).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 12b establishes a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides. __________________ 12b Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.71).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is widely accepted that crop rotation is a highly effective measure to prevent establishment of pests in the soil and vegetation.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) It is widely accepted that monocultures and continuous cropping are susceptible to pests. Therefore diversification of crops and indeed rotation of crops on the same parcel from year to year decreases susceptibility to pest establishment and population increase.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) A professional operator becoming aware of the presence of a Union quarantine pest in a plant, plant product or other object which is or was under its control should be under an obligation to take all measures in line with Directive 2009/128/EC that may be appropriate as regards the elimination of the pest, the withdrawal or recall of the plants, plant products or other objects concerned and the information of the competent authority, other persons in the trade chain and the public.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Member States should take all necessary measures to, following the principles of sustainable pesticide use as established in Directive 2009/128/EC, to prevent further spread of and eradicate Union quarantine pests, when found present in their territories. It is appropriate to set out measures which may be taken by Member States, the Commission, and professional operators in such a case and the principles based upon which they are tocan decide what measures to take. Those measures should include the establishment of restricted areas, consisting of an infested zone and a buffer zone. There should be a hierarchy of measures to follow, in line with the general principles of integrated pest management outlined in Directive 2009/128/EC.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(General(14a) The hierarchy of measures against pests should be first physical and non- chemical alternatives to pesticides before resorting to pesticide use, in line with the principles of integratedsustainable pest management, annex III of in Directive 2009/128/EC). Or. en
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In certain cases, Member States should impose measures for the eradication of quarantine pests on plants in private premises, because eradication of pests can only be successful if all sources of infestation are removed. For this purpose, the competent authorities of Member States should have legal access to those premises. This may constitute a limitation of Article 7 (Respect for Private and Family Life) and Article 17 (Right to Property) of the Charter on Fundamental Rights. That limitation is necessary and proportionthe option to order measures to be performed in private premises. However it is necessary to guarantee the Fundamental Rights. Therefore it should be ensured thate to achieve the public interest objective of the regime, in so far as Member States ensure fair compensation in good time he affected persons are free to select a suitable contractor to perform the loss of private propertynecessary measures.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) EPreventative agronomic measures reducing susceptibility to pest establishment, reproduction and attack, as well as early detection of the presence of pests is extremely important for timely and effective eradication. Member States should therefore conduct surveys for the presence of Union quarantine pests in the areas where those pests were not known to be present. In view of the number of Union quarantine pests and the time and resources required to carry out those surveys, Member States should establish multi- annual survey programmes.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Preventative agronomic measures and integrated pest management in line with Directive 2009/128/EC should not include systematic prophylaxis with pesticides, that is, applying biocides before the pest is even detected.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Commission should be empowered to adopt measures in case of the suspected or confirmed presence of specific Union quarantine pests, concerning in particular their eradication and containment, and the establishment of restricted areas, surveys, contingency plans, simulation exercises and eradication plans as regards those pests.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure swift and effective action against pests which are no Union quarantine pests but which Member States consider may fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the list of Union quarantine pests, provision should be made for measures to be taken by Member States in case they become aware of the presence of such a pest. Similar provisions should be set out for the Commission.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Under certain conditions Member States should be allowed to adopt more stringent eradication measures than required by Union legislation as long as environmental and public health laws are respected, no unauthorised biocides are used, and those measures are implemented sustainably following a hierarchy of measures as defined in Directive 2009/128/EC.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Those prohibitions or requirements should neither apply to small quantities of plants, plant products and other objects, other than plants for planting, for non- commercial and non-professional purposes nor to the introduction into and movement within frontier zones of plants, plant products and other objects. Nor should they apply to the introduction into and movement within the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects for scientific purposes, trials, varietal selection, breeding and exhibitions. Proper safeguards including biosafety protocols should be set and information should be provided to those concerned.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) In order to ensure effective implementation of this Regulation, professional operators subject to obligations under this Regulation should be registered in registers set up by the Member States. In order to reduce administrative burden, those registers should also include professional operators falling within the ambit of Regulation (EU) No …/…. on ……15 [Office of Publications to insert number, title and, in a footnote, the OJ reference for the Regulation on plant reproductive material]. __________________ 15OJ L …, ……, p. …
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Professional operators should also have in place systems and procedures to allow identification of the movements of their plants, plant products and other objects within their own premises.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) In order to reduce the burden of authorised operators, examinations for issuing plant passports should be combined with the examinations required under Regulation (EU) No …/…. [Office of Publications to insert number of Regulation on plant reproductive material law], where appropriate.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
(76) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to ensure a harmonised approach wWith regard to protective measures against pests of plants, some action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its effect, complexity, trans-border and international character, be better achieved at Union level,; therefore the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not exceed what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
(77) For small and medium enterprises, this Regulation does not create disproportionate administrative burden or economic impact. Under this Regulation, based on consultation with stakeholders, the special situation of small and medium enterprises has been taken into account where possible. A potential universal exemption for micro-enterprises, which make up the majority of companies, has not been considered, in view of the public policy objective(s) to protect plant health.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
(79) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and notably respect for private and family life, the right to property, the protection of personal data, freedom to conduct business and the freedom of art and science. This Regulation should be applied by the Member States in accordance with those rights and principles,deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) planting;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) growing;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
(c) production if the concerned plants, plant products or other objects are intended to be moved more than 300 km or crossing a protected zone boundary ;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
(d) introduction into, and movement within, and out of the Union territory;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(da) movement within the Union territory if the movement is for more than 300 km from source to final destination or is crossing a protected zone boundary;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
(e) making available on the market; this provision does not apply to retailers;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'Non-chemical methods' means alternative methods to chemical pesticides for plant protection and pest management, based on agronomic techniques such as those referred to in point 1 of Annex III of Directive EU/128/2009, or physical, mechanical or biological pest control methods;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
(10b) 'movement' means an activity which embraces the transfer of plants, plant products or other objects from one professional operator to another professional operator along an itinerary;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new)
(10c) 'Integrated pest management' means careful consideration of all available plant protection methods and subsequent integration of appropriate measures that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms and keep the use of pesticides and other forms of intervention to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and reduce or minimise risks to human health and the environment; it emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
(10d) 'Preventative actions' means the use of robust agronomic systems and use of alternatives to pesticides when possible. In line with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Directive 2009/128/EC and the principles of integrated pest management, a hierarchy of measures should be followed, first making use of non- chemical methods and using pesticides as a last resort, in order to ensure the solutions which have the lowest health and environmental impact are utilised; therefore this does not include systematic or routine prophylaxis with pesticides, that is, applying biocides before the pest is even detected.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it is capable of autonomously entering into that territory, of perpetuating its presence in that territory for the foreseeable future after its entry into it (hereinafter: ‘to establish’) and of spreading within that territory, or, if present, those parts of it where it is distributed to a limited extent, in accordance with point (3) of Section 1 of Annex II;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Where the conditions of one of the points of Article 11(1) are fulfilled, the competent authority concerned shall ensure that the public and professional operators, whose plants, plant products or other objects may be affected, are immediately informed of the presence of the Union quarantine pest concerned.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a professional operator becomes aware that a Union quarantine pest is present in plants, plant products or other objects which are under its control, it shall, immediately, and after informing and consulting with the competent authority concerned, take the phytosanitary measures necessary to eliminate that pest from the plants, plant products or other objects concerned and from its premises, where applicable, and prevent the spread of that pest. In line with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Directive 2009/128/EC and the principles of integrated pest management, a hierarchy of measures should be followed, first making use of non-chemical methods and using pesticides as a last resort, in order to ensure the solutions which have the lowest health and environmental impact are utilised.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Where the presence of a Union quarantine pest is officially confirmed, the competent authority shall immediately take all necessary measures in line with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and Directive 128/2009/EC, to eliminate that pest in the area concerned and to prevent its spread out of that area (hereinafter: ‘to eradicate’). Those measures shall be adopted in accordance with Annex IV on measures and principles for the management of the risks of pests. Or. en (Directive 128/2009/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 on authorisation of pesticides)
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Private premises of citizens shall not be exempted from the measures, referred to in paragraph 1, and the investigations, referred to in paragraph 2. However measures concerning private premises of citizens are only allowed if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the competent authority can proof that a specific phytosanitary risk is originating from a defined premise; (b) The measures ordered are – compared to the possible violation of Fundamental Rights – assessed taking into account the specifics of each given case and found proportionate and necessary; (c) The procedures applied allow for an appeal and the citizens concerned were informed about the possibility to appeal (d) The affected citizens have the right to freely choose a suitable operator to contract with the performance of the necessary measures.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Those surveys shall take account of scientific and technical evidence, including preventative actions taken by the professional operator, and any other appropriate information, concerning the presence of the pests concerned.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) access of competent authorities to premises of professional operators and of natural persons, where necessary, laboratories, equipment, personnel, external expertise and resources necessary for the rapid and effective eradication in line with Directive 128/2009/EC or, where appropriate, containment of the priority pest concerned;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) access of competent authorities to premises of professional operators and compliance of natural persons, where necessary, laboratories, equipment, personnel, external expertise and resources necessary for the rapid and effective eradication or, where appropriate, containment of the priority pest concerned;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the presence of a priority pest is officially confirmed in the territory of a Member State pursuant to Article 11(1)(a), the competent authority shall immediately adopt a plan, in line with the principles outlined in Directive 128/2009/EC, setting out the measures for the eradication of the pest concerned, as provided for in Articles 16, 17 and 18, and a time schedule for the application of those measures. That plan is referred to as the ‘eradication plan.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the presence of a pest that is not included in the list of Union quarantine pests in the territory of a Member State is officially confirmed, and the competent authority concerned considers that that pest may fulfil the conditions for inclusion in the list of Union quarantine pests, it shall immediately assess whether that pest fulfils the criteria of Subsection 1 of Section 3 of Annex II. If it concludes that those criteria are fulfilled, it shall immediately take eradication measures in accordance with Annex IV on measures and principles for the management of the risks of pests. Articles 16 to 19 shall apply. Eradication measures shall be in line with the principles of sustainable use of pesticides, as defined in Directive 2009/128/EC.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A pest shall be referred to as a ‘Union quality pest’ if it fulfils all of the following conditions and it is included in the list referred to in Article 37:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall adopt those amendments by immediately applicable implementing acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. A plant, plant product or other object listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 1 may only be introduced into, or moved within following introduction, the Union territory if the special requirements, or equivalent requirements, are fulfilled.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States and international transport operators shall make information available to passengers concerning the prohibitions, set out pursuant to Article 40(3), the requirements, set out pursuant to Articles 41(1) and 421(2), and the exemptions, set out pursuant to Article 70(2), as regards the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are professional operators whose activities concern plants, plant products or other objects covered by an implementing act provided for in Articles 27(1), (2) or (3), 29(1), (2) or (3), 40(1), 41(1) or (2), 47(1), 49(1) or 50(1), or subject to the provisions of Articles 43(1) or (2), 44(1), 45(1), 51, 52 or 53;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) they are professional operators within the meaning of Article 3(6) of Regulation (EU) No …/…. [Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation on plant reproductive material law].deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) production;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point g
(g) producing and/or making available on the market in the meaning of Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) No …/…. [Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation on plant reproductive material law];deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point h
(h) sales through distance contracts if they result in an activity referred to in point (d) of this subparagraph .
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 256 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it supplies exclusively small, as appropriate to the plants, plant products and other objects concerned, quantities of plants, plant products and other objects to final users, by other means than sales through distance contracts;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the maximum figure for small quantities of particular plants, plant products or other objects as referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the genera and species of the plants and plant products, and, where appropriate, nature of other objects, concerned by the activities of the professional operator, but only insofar as these are covered by measures according to Article 61 (1) (a).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where the competent authority becomes aware that the registered operator does not carry out any more the activities of Article 61(1), or that the registered operator has submitted an application no longer complying with the requirements of paragraph 2, it shall request that operator to comply with those requirements immediately or within a specified and reasonable period of time.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State keeping the register shall, on request, make the information it contains available to the other Member States or the Commission if this is needed to fulfil the objectives of this Regulation.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State keeping the register shall make available, on reasonable request, the information referred to in Article 63, with the exception of points (d) and (e) of Article 62(2), to any professional operator.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Professional operators, with the exception of small operators, shall have in place traceability systems and procedures to allow identification of the movements of their plants, plant products and other objects within their own premises.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the professional operators referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 61(3).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) they are not listed pursuant to paragraph 2.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That exemption shall not apply to plants for planting, other than seeds.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, list the plants, plant products and other objects referred to in paragraph 1 and the third countries concerned, and set out the maximum quantity, as appropriate, of the plants, plant products and other objects concerned that shall not be subject to the exemption of that paragraph and, where appropriate, one or more of the risk management measures set out in Section 1 of Annex IV.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That listing and the setting out of the maximum quantity concerned and, where appropriate, the risk management measures shall be decided on the basis of the phytosanitary risk posed by small quantities of those plants, plant products and other objects, in accordance with the criteria set out in Section 2 of Annex IV.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, setting out the maximum figure for small quantities of particular plants, plant products or other objects.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) .…/2013
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prevention measures taken against the spread of a priority pest, listed pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) No […]/[…]*, against which Union measures have been adopted pursuant to Article 27(3) or Article 29(3) of that Regulation, where those measures are essential to protect the Union territory against further spread of that priority pest; all measures shall be in line with Annex III of Directive 2009/128/EC.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1
The taxonomic identity of the pest shall be clearly defined or, alternatively, the pesidentification of the pest can be guaranteed by other defined procedures and it shall have been shown to produce consistent symptoms and to be transmissible.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) barriers to natural spread of the pest are insufficient and cannot be created rapidly enough;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 303 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) commodities or conveyances allow for movement of the pest;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 304 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) hosts and, where relevant, vectors of the pest are present;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 305 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 3 – point c – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) natural enemies and antagonists of the pest are not present or not sufficiently capable to suppress the pest or could not be established rapidly enough.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 306 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The entry, establishment and spread of the pest in the territory in question, or, if present, the part of that territory where it is distributed to a limited extent, shall have unacceptable economic, social and/or environmental impacts for that territory, or the part of that territory where it is distributed to a limited extent, as regards one or moreat least 10 of the following points:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The entry, establishment and spread of the pest in the territory in question, or, if present, the part of that territory where it is distributed to a limited extent, shall have unacceptable economic, social and/or environmental impacts for that territory, or the part of that territory where it is distributed to a limited extent, as regards one or more of the following points:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) effects on existing production practices;deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Economic impacts: the pest has the potential to cause major losses in terms of the direct and indirect effects referred to in point (4) of Section I for crops with a total annual production value for the Union territory of at least EUR 10 billion.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) a significantn employment decrease of more than 25 percent in a period of less than 5 years in the agriculture, horticulture of forestry sector concerned;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) uncontrollable risks to food security or food safety;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) adverse effects on species and habitats listed under the provisions of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora32 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds33 ; __________________ 32 33OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 33 OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7. OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 3 – subsection 1 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Based on the information available to the Member State, the pest has unacceptable economic, social and/or environmental impacts as regards its territory and, to the extent possible for the Member State to assess this, the Union territory, if it would establish and spread in that territory, as concerns one or several of the areas defined in point (4) of Section 1.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 3 – subsection 2 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Based on the information available to the Union, the pest has unacceptable economic, social and/or environmental impacts as regards the Union territory, if it would establish and spread in that territory, as concerns one or several of the areas defined in point (4) of Section 1.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 4 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Infestations of the plants for planting referred to in point (2) with the pest shall have an unacceptable economic impact on the intended use of those plants as regards one or moreat least 5 of the following points:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 4 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Infestations of the plants for planting referred to in point (2) with the pest shall have an unacceptable economic and environmental impact on the intended use of those plants as regards one or more of the following points:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
(g) Destruction of plants, plant products and other objects, infested or potentiallikely infested with quarantine pests or for preventive purposes.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) Physical, chemical and biological treatment and, where appropriate, destruction of plants, plant products and other objects, infested or potentialmost likely infested with quarantine pests.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 328 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) Surveillance, visual examination, sampling and laboratory testing and where appropriate treatment or destruction of plants, plant products and other objects carried by travellers.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
(e) Restrictions on vehicles, packaging and other objects used in transport of commodities.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 330 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – section 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
(f) Surveillance, visual examination, sampling and laboratory testing and where appropriate treatment or destruction of vehicles, packaging and other objects used in transport of commodities.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 39
39. 'control authority for organic productsion' means a public administrative organisation of a Member State to which the competent authorities have conferred, in whole or in part, their competences in relation to the applicinspection and certification powers in the field of organic production under this Regulation ofand Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, including, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country or operating in a third country;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) ensuring that the product is of the nature, quality and substance that is expected by the final consumer
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption and on animals intended for the production of such products to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 1(2) applicable to those products and animals, and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall take into account the following when adopting delegated actislative proposals as provided for in paragraph 2:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Insofar as this does not prevent the achievement of the objectives of human health and animal health pursued by the rules referred to in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 1(2), applicable to products of animal origin intended for human consumption and to animals intended for the production of such products, the Commission shall also take into account the following elements, when adopting delegated actislative proposals as provided for in paragraph 2:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules on official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2) applicable to certain substances whose use on crops or animals or to produce or process food or feed may result in residues of those substances in food or feed, and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall take account of the need to ensure a minimum level of official controls to prevent the use of those substances in violation of the rules referred to in point (a) of Article 1(2), and lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls on animals, on products of animal origin, on germinal products, on animal by- products and on derived products to verify compliance with the Union rules referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall take account of animal health risks related to animals, products of animal origin and germinal products, and of human and animal health risks related to animal by- products and derived products, and lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with Union rules referred to in point (f) of Article 1(2). Those delegated actislative proposals shall take into account the animal welfare risk related to the farming activities and to the transport, slaughter and killing of animals, and shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls on plants, plant products and other objects in order to verify compliance with Union rules referred to in point (g) of Article 1(2) applicable to such goods and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall take account of plant health risks associated with plants, plant products and other objects in relation to specific pests of plants or operators and lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls on plant reproductive material in order to verify compliance with the rules referred to in point (h) of Article 1(2) applicable to such goods and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls on GMOs and genetically modified food and feed performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall take into account the need to ensure a minimum level of official controls to prevent practices in violation with those rules, and lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(i).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In relation to the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2), the delegated actislative proposals referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In relation to the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2), the delegated actislative proposals referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Where appropriate, the delegated actislative proposals referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall derogate from the provisions of this Regulation referred to in those paragraphs.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139islative proposals concerning specific rules on official controls performed on certain categories of food or feed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a) to (e) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated actislative proposals shall address newly identified risks which may be posed through food or feed to human or animal health or, in relation to GMOs and plant protection products to the environment, or any such risks emerging from new patterns of production or consumption of food or feed, or which cannot be effectively addressed in the absence of common specifications for the official controls and for the action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls, and shall lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) is impartial, independent from the operator being controlled and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the specific official control tasks delegated to it;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. Enterprises employing fewer than 150 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 210 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 382 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the second and third paragraphs are deleted.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL On the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (Text with EEA relevance)
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the production, with a view to making available on the market, of plant reproductive material; andeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind betweenbetween persons other than professional operators, or between professional operators and persons other than professional operators.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d g (new)
(dg) produced by farmers on their own farm, on their own behalf and on their own account.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘plant reproductive material’ means seed and other propagating material; 'seed' means seeds of plants intended for cultivation; 'other propagating material' means parts of plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, by a professional operator aimed at commercial exploitation and whether free of charge or not;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material aimed at commercial exploitation:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point b
(b) breeding;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point c
(c) maintaining;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 249 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
(d) providing services;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
(e) preserving, including storing; andeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 4
(4) ‘clone’ means an individual progeny, originally derived from another plant by vegetative reproduction, which remains genetically identical to the latter;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 5
(5) ‘variety maintenance’ means the actions to ensure that a variety remains consistent with its descagronomically relevant characteripstioncs;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'heterogeneous material' means plant reproductive material that does not belong to a variety as defined in Point (1) of this Article, and is not a mixture of varieties protected by any intellectual property right.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 363 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they are produced or made available on the market by a significant number of professional operators in the Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they contain substances which, for all or particular uses, must be subject to particular rules concerning the protection of human and animal health, and the environment.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Plant reproductive material may only be produced andOperators may take the decision to make available on the market plant reproductive material as standard material or as material undergoing certification. In the case of material undergoing certification, plant reproductive material shall be made available on the market, under one of the following categories:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 379 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) standard material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 384 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Plant reproductive material may not be produced and made available on the market as standard material, if it belongs to genera or species for which the costs and certification activities necessary to produce and make available on the market plant reproductive material as pre- basic, basic and certified material are proportionate: (a) to the purpose of ensuring food and feed security; and (b) to the higher level of identity, health and quality of the plant reproductive material which result from the fulfilment of the requirements for pre-basic, basic and certified material compared to those for standard material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 395 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species whose plant reproductive material may not be placed on the market as standard material, as referred to in paragraph 2.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation to paragraph 2 and 3, plant reproductive material shall only be produced and made available on the market as standard material if one or more of the following cases apply: (a) it belongs to a variety provided with an officially recognised description; (b) it is heterogeneous material in the meaning of Article 14(3); (c) it is niche market material in the meaning of Article 36(1).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 413 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the registration requirements set out in Section 2, with the exception of standard material;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 (a) and 1(b) shall not apply to production requirements of plant reproductive material referred to in Article 14(3) and Article 36.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 424 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52. or if a description of the plant reproductive material is available to the purchaser.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 466 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15 Requirement to belong to registered clones Plant reproductive material belonging to a clone may be produced and made available on the market only if that clone is registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Making heterogeneous material available on the market 1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market as heterogeneous material, registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51, on the basis of an officially recognised description. This includes inter alia a) Landraces, conservation varieties or selections thereof which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, b) multicomponent varieties derived from open pollination (polycross) of a defined set of parental lines which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, c) Open pollinated varieties and populations of completely or partially outcrossing species which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 61 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, d) Population crosses between open pollinated populations or open pollinated varieties with high level of heterogeneity, e) Composite cross populations derived from crosses of defined parental lines and evolved in a certain environment with a high level of heterogeneity and high plasticity needed for adaptation to changing environmental conditions. 2. Heterogeneous material is obtained through methods which respect natural crossing barriers. 3. The making available on the market of heterogeneous material shall comply with the provisions of Title III.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 481 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material undergoing official certification shall be produced in accordance with the production requirements set out in Part A of Annex II and shallmay be made available on the market only if it fulfils the quality requirements set out in Part B of Annex II.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 487 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material may be split into two or more lots. In that case the professional operator shall keep records concerning the origin of the new lots except when there is no more than one intermediary between the producer and the user and all professional operators concerned supply the same local or regional markets.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 493 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Pre-basic, basic or certified material shallmay be certified and identified through an official label (‘official label’).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 497 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This article shall under no circumstances prevent the use of national or private labels and certification schemes.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall contain the information set out in Part A of Annex III.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 510 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out requirements, further to the requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, for official labels and operators' labels. Those requirements shall concern one or more of the following elements:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 514 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the format(s) of the official label and operator's label. Those formats may be adopted per genera or species. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(3).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Operators' labels shall be produced and affixed by the professional operator after verifying through its own inspections, sampling and testing, that the plant reproductive material complieis wfith the production and quality requirements as referred to in Article 16 for purpose and the properties of the plant reproductive material comply with the indications on the label.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 544 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The official label and the operator's label shall be produced with reference to a lot. The operators' label shall be produced with reference to a lot only if the lot concerned is bigger than what is typically required to cultivate one hectare. They shall be affixed, where applicablenecessary, to individual plants or on the outside of packages, containers and bundles.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 546 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If a lot is split into more lots, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for each lot. If several lots are merged into a new lot, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for that new lot. These requirements shall not apply to local circulation of plant reproductive material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 595 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantitiess first placed on the market by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;using in a seasonal year an area for producing plant reproductive material not larger than the area defined in Art.8 (2) of Reg. 1765/92 EC in its last day of validity, and not smaller than 5 ha.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it complies with the provisions of Title III of this act.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out, with regard to the production and making available on the market of niche material belonging to particular genera or species, one or more of the following: (a) the maximum size of packages, containers or bundles; (b) requirements concerning traceability, lots and labelling of the niche market material concerned. (c) modalities of making available on the market.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 676 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a Local circulation Small producers making available on the market plant reproductive material only on the local market for local circulation shall be excluded from the obligations of this legislation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 677 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43 Imports on the basis of Union equivalence Plant reproductive material may be imported from third countries only if it is established, pursuant to Article 44, that it fulfils requirements equivalent to those applicable to plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market in the Union.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 683 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a Import conditions Imports to the Union of Plant reproductive material shall not be prohibited or restricted, except in one of the following cases: (a) It is prohibited by an existing trade agreement. (b) Import is explicitly prohibited by another Union act. (c) A demonstrable risk exists from plant disease, invasive species or other phytosanitary risk not already present and established in the Union. (d) A demonstrable risk of consumer fraud exists. (e) Materials are being made available on the market at subsidized prices or at a price so low it constitutes dumping, and the total commercial value exceeds 1 million Euros. (f) The PRM to be imported or its lot do not comply with the quality requirements of this Regulation for the respective species and categories and types of material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Where the export of plant reproductive material to a third country is neither governed by an agreement with a third country nor by the rules of the third country into which that plant reproductive material is to be exported, the requirements for production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material within the Union territory, as set out in Articles 13 to 42, shall apply.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 702 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
2. Compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in light of the applicable international standard recommendations: (a) the Seed Scheme Rules and Regulations of OECD; (b) the seed potato standards of UNECE; (c) the rules on sampling and testing of the International seed testing association ISTA for the genera or species concerned; (d) and the rules of EPPO.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 705 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Where no international standard recommendations exist for genera or species concerned, compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in the light of, the relevant national standards of the Member State, where the plant reproductive material is for first time made available on the marketdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 706 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where the plant reproductive material concerned is not more than what is typically required to cultivate one hectare, the plant reproductive material is exempted from labelling requirements provided in this Article.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 708 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted (‘region(s) of origin’);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 747 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been bred using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 748 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) The genealogical components of the variety
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 753 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
[…]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – point f
(f) where applicable, the indication that the variety to which the clone belongs has been registered with an officially recognised description, including the region of origin of that variety;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 766 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. VAn operator may decide to apply for an official or an officially recognised description with respect to this act. If so, varieties may be registered in a national variety register pursuant to Chapter IV, or in the Union variety register pursuant to Chapter V, only if they fulfil the following requirements:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to be registered in a national variety register pursuant to Chapter IV, varieties shallmay fulfil, in addition to the requirements set out in paragraph 1, the following requirements:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 770 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the satisfactory development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 5, they havemay be tested for a satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 58;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the sustainable development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 6, they havemay be tested for a sustainable value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 59;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 795 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 800 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 821 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it is produced in the region(s) of origin;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 824 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 831 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. After the registration of a variety in a national variety register pursuant to paragraph 2(a), competent authorities may approve additional region(s) of origin for that variety.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 837 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the case of a newly bred variety, the description delivered by the applicant is examined for correctness according to the respective technical guidance by the competent authority.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 845 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The design, criteria and conditions of examination shall take into account the targeted use of the variety, in particular as regards climatic and environmental conditions and/or low input or organic farming conditions.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 855 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable, by reference to the expression of that least one characteristics that results from a particular genotype or combination of genotypes, from any other variety whose existence is commonly known on the date of the application determined pursuant to Article 70 whereas the variety type and mode of reproduction are recognised as a characteristics of distinctness.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 859 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 861 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61
For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be uniform if, subject to the variation that may be expected from the particular features of its reproduction and type, it is sufficiently uniform in the expression of those characteristics which are included innecessary to pass the examination for distinctness, as well as in the expression of any other characteristics used for its official description.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 862 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The respective examination designs shall take into account that reference varieties must be equal to the tested variety regarding the particular features of its variety type and mode of reproduction.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 864 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62
For the purposes of the official description referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be stable if the expression of those characteristics which are included in the examination for distinctness, as well as any other characteristics used for the variety description, remains in principle unchanged after repeated reproduction or, in the case of cycles of reproduction, at the end of each such cycle. Variations that can be attributed to the particular features of its variety type, mode of reproduction or changed environmental conditions are to be accepted.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 890 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out specific rules concerning the suitability of variety denominations. Those rules may concern: (a) their relation to denominations of trade marks; (b) their relation to geographical indications or designations of origin for agricultural products; (c) written consents of holders of prior rights to remove impediments to the suitability of a denomination; (d) specific criteria to determine whether a denomination is misleading or confusing as referred to in paragraph 1(f); and (e) the use of a denomination in the form of a code.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 895 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 907 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been breed using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 914 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out additional items to be included in the application for particular genera or species, in relation with the particular features of the varieties belonging to those genera or species.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 933 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. The description is adapted to the variety type and mode of reproduction. Where, as a result of the formal examination, the application is found to comply with the content requirements referred to in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68, a technical examination of the variety shall be carried out for the purpose of establishing an official description. The modes of technical examination and of establishing an official description shall take into account the variety type and mode of reproduction.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 940 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
On request submitted by the applicant to the competent authority, the technical examination shall be carried out under specific climatic conditions in the Member State the competent authority is responsible for.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 942 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the competent authority may decide that the technical examination referred to in paragraph 1 is necessary in the case of a variety the registration of which is requested pursuant to point (b) Article 57(1).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 951 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73
[...]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 971 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 974 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the framework of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), an examination of the genealogical components is necessary, the results of that examination and the description of the genealogical components shall be treated as confidential, if the applicant so requests. The genealogical composition of the variety shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the Union variety register or a national variety register.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 975 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties of plant reproductive material intended exclusively for the production of agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes, and if so requested by the applicant, the results of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1) and the intended uses of those varieties shall be treated as confidential. The result of the technical examination and the intended uses shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the union variety register or a national variety register
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 984 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The competent authority shall collect any complaint that a denomination has been misused. Once a complaint has been received, the competent authority shall assess if the denomination has been misused and the reasons that have oriented the choice of the applicant to misuse the denomination. Where the assessment reveals that the applicant involuntarily misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall make this denomination unique and distinguishable from the misused one by changing or amending it. The applicant may suggest proposals for the changed or amended denomination; Where the assessment reveals that the applicant could not have been unaware that he misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall adopt a decision deleting registration according to Article 85 (1) (a) or (g).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1007 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On request by the applicant or a third party, the competent authority may allow a variety deleted or expired from the national variety register in accordance to paragraph 1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f) or 1(h) to continue to be made available on the market until 30 June of the third year following the deletion from the register.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1008 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That request shall be submitted no later than the date of the expiration of the registration period.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1010 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3
3. After a variety is deleted from the national variety register, the competent authority shall submit a sample of that variety, and its description, and in the case of a hybrid including its parent lines, to a gene bank dedicated to the conservation of genetic resources.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1012 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any other person may notify the competent authority with reference to a registered variety that that person is acting as an additional maintainer.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1022 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) controls on the maintenance as referred to in Article 86(5).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1041 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 millionbeing microenterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1091 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority shall take appropriate measures to, on request, make available the information contained in the files of the national variety register to any person requesting access to this information. This access has to be granted free of charge and by electronic means. This provision shall not apply whereas long as the information must be treated as confidential pursuant to Article 75.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1095 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall take appropriate measures to make available, on request, the information contained in the files of the Union variety register to any person requesting access to that information. This access has to be granted free of charge and by electronic means. This provision shall not apply whereas long as the information must be treated as confidential under Article 75.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1163 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 7
Agrostis canina L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1164 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 8
Agrostis capillaris L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1165 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 9
Agrostis gigantea Roth.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1166 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 10
Agrostis stolonifera L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1167 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 11
Allium cepa L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1168 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 12
Allium fistulosum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1169 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 13
Allium porrum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1170 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 14
Allium sativum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1171 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 15
Allium schoenoprasum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1178 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 19
Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1179 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 20
Apium graveolens L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1180 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 21
Arachis hypogaea L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1181 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 23
Asparagus officinalis L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1182 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 26
Avena strigosa Schreb.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1183 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 27
Beta vulgaris L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1190 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 30
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1191 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 31
Brassica napus L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1192 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 33
Brassica oleracea L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1193 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 34
Brassica rapa L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1194 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 35
Bromus catharticus Vahldeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1195 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 36
Bromus sitchensis Trin.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1196 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 37
Cannabis sativa L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1197 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 38
Capsicum annuum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1201 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 40
Carthamus tinctorius L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1203 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 42
Castanea sativa Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1204 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 43
Castanea Mill. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1210 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 46
Cichorium endivia L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1211 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 47
Cichorium intybus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1212 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 48
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakaideleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1213 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 49
Citrus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1214 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 50
Corylus avellana L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1215 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 51
Corylus L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1216 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 52
Cucumis melo L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1217 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 53
Cucumis sativus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1218 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 54
Cucurbita maxima Duchesnedeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1219 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 55
Cucurbita pepo L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1220 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 56
Cydonia oblonga Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1221 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 57
Cynara cardunculus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1222 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 58
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1223 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 60
Daucus carota L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1227 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 62
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1228 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 63
Festuca filiformis Pourr.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1229 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 64
Festuca ovina L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1230 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 66
Festuca rubra L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1231 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 67
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajinadeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1232 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 69
Ficus carica L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1233 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 71
Fortunella Swingledeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1234 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 72
Fragaria L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1241 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 75
Galega orientalis Lam.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1242 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 77
Gossypium L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1243 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 78
Hedysarum coronarium L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 81
Juglans regia L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1245 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 82
Juglans L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1246 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 83
Lactuca sativa L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1257 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 89
Lolium × boucheanum Kunthdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1258 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 90
Lolium multiflorum Lam.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1259 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 93
Lupinus albus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1260 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 94
Lupinus angustifolius L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1261 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 95
Lupinus luteus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1262 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 96
Malus domestica Borkh.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1263 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 97
Malus Mill. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1264 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 98
Medicago lupulina L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1265 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 100
Medicago × varia T. Martyndeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1266 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 101
Olea europaea L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1267 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 102
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1268 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 103
Oryza sativa L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1269 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 104
Papaver somniferum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1270 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 105
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hilldeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1271 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 107
Phalaris aquatica L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1272 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 108
Phalaris canariensis L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1273 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 109
Phaseolus coccineus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 110
Phaseolus vulgaris L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1275 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 111
Phleum nodosum L. (formerly Phleum bertolonii DC.)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1315 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 126
Pistacia vera L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1316 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 127
Pistacia L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1317 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 128
Pisum sativum L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1318 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 129
Poa annua L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1319 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 130
Poa nemoralis L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1320 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 131
Poa palustris L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1321 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 134
Poncirus Raf.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1325 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 136
Prunus amygdalus Batschdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1326 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 137
Prunus armeniaca L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1328 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 138
Prunus avium (L.) L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1329 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 139
Prunus cerasus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1330 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 140
Prunus domestica L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1331 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 141
Prunus persica (L.) Batschdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1332 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 142
Prunus salicina Lindleydeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1333 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 143
Prunus L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1337 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 145
Pyrus communis L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1338 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 146
Pyrus L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1360 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 154
Raphanus sativus L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1361 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 155
Rheum rhabarbarum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1362 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 156
Ribes L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1366 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 158
Rubus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1367 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 159
Scorzonera hispanica L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1368 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 161
Sicyos angulatus L. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1369 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 163
Solanum lycopersicum Lam. (formerly Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1370 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 164
Solanum lycopersicum Lam.x Solanum spp. (rootstocks)deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1371 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 165
Solanum melongena L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1372 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 167
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moenchdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1373 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 168
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench × Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1374 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 169
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapfdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1375 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 170
Spinacia oleracea L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1382 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 173
Trifolium alexandrinum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1383 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 174
Trifolium hybridum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1384 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 175
Trifolium incarnatum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1385 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 178
Trifolium resupinatum L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1386 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 180
Trisetum flavescens (L.) P. Beauv.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1387 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 185
Vaccinium L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1388 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 186
Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1389 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 187
Vicia faba L. except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1390 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 188
Vicia pannonica Crantzdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1391 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 189
Vicia sativa L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1392 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 190
Vicia villosa Roth.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1394 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 192
Zea mays L.except for vegetable use
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1401 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part A – point 2 – point f
(f) Where appropriate, the cultivation of plant reproductive material shall take place separately from the cultivation of material belonging to the same genera or species for food or feed purposes, to ensure health of the material concerned.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1407 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part D a (new)
Da. Points 2(a), 2(d), 2(g) of PART A, (b), (c), (e), (h) of PART B and (b) of PART D shall not apply to heterogeneous material, and registration under officially recognised description made available on the market as standard material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1418 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point k
(k) where relevant, references to month and year of labelling or references to month and year of last sampling;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1420 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point l
(l) the indication, where appropriate, that the plant reproductive material belongs to a variety with officially recognised description only, and indication of the region of origin of that variety;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1423 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n b (new)
(nb) the indication of all non-traditional breeding methods used for obtaining that plant reproductive material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
However, Articles 18(2), 20(5), 22(6), 28a (1), 35(1), 37(1) and 39 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b
(b) The following Appendix is adddeleted:
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Notes that, although the Commission's action plan goes in the right direction, it does not go far enough to contain the rising threat from antimicrobial resistance; calls therefore on the Commission for an integrated roadmap outlining relevant policy responses including possible legislative action.
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Agrees that a holistic approach is needed, based on prudent, appropriatnd responsible use of antimicrobials and improving biosecurity and animal husbandry systems to avoid high densities which encourage disease transmissionhat promote good animal health, limit disease transmission, so reducing the need for antimicrobials to be prescribed, and allow animals to express species-specific behaviour;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for more and better coordinated research to be performed on new antimicrobials as well as other alternatives (vaccination, bio security, breeding for resistance) and evidence based strategies to avoid and control infectious diseases in animals;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Proposes to promote sustainable livestock systems which reduce farmers' dependency on costly and unsustainable inputs which pose a high- risk inputsto the environment and public health;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. ProposesEmphasises that the ultimate objective is to maintain antimicrobials as an effective tool to combat disease, both in animals and in humans, while strictly keeping the use of antimicrobials to the minimum necessary; Proposes therefore phasing out the use for livestock of antimicrobials classified by the WHO as critically important for human treatment, and banning 'off-label' use;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7
7. Notes the importance of vaccines in limiting antimicrobial resistance, but believes this should not be a substitute for good husbandry or appropriate biosecurity measures;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8
8. Calls for a statutory management requirement on prudent use of antimicrobials to be developed and included in cross-compliance, while minimising administrative requirements for farmers;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the importance of sharing best practice between member state and regional authorities.
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for a prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals and for more information to veterinarians and farmers to minimise the development of AMR; calls for the exchange of best practices such as the acceptance of guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials as important tools to combat the development of AMR;"
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
9. Proposes a target of halving antimicrobial use in animal treatment in the EU as a whole by 2018, compared to 2012 figures, while taking due consideration of the kind of substances used;;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that the Parliament, in its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance, stressed the need to get a full picture of when, where, how and on which animals antimicrobials are used, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay; data collected should be harmonised and comparable to enable proper analysis and effective, co-ordinated, species-specific action tailored to different types of animal husbandry, in order to combat AMR on both EU and Member State level.
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. PTo this end, proposes that the action point on monitoring should be strengthened by establishing a database on antimicrobial use, to be run by the appropriate competent authorities; notes th detailing species, diagnosis, active substance, dose and treatment period, to be run by the Member States; data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the database should use existing monitoring data farmers are already obliged, under phytosanitary rules, to record antimicrobial applications in on-farm registers; that data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the rawrom networks operated by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), the ESVAC network (EMA (European Medical Agency) European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption, the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Control) European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net), the ECDC European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS- Net), and the ECDC Food- and Waterborne Disease Network (FWD-Net). Raw farm data would be used by the competent authorities and would not be available to third parties, and collated data would be available at Member State and EU levels for monitoring purposes.
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 19
19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU's natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission's reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP. Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas. Organic farming and extensive agricultural management practise are ecologically effective systems needing further development and support to lead into a more sustainable agricultural system.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 23
23. To reduce the most significant man- made pressures on land, soil and other ecosystems in Europe, action will be taken to ensure that decisions relating to land use at all relevant levels give proper consideration to environmental as well as social and economic impacts. The Rio+20 Summit outcome called for a ‘land degradation neutral world’. The EU and Member States should reflect on how best to make such a commitment operational within their respective competencies as well as to address soil quality issues within a binding legal framework. The Commission will define critical land-use issues such as the loss of semi-natural habitats and the displacement of high value land uses by bio-energy crops. Targets will also be set for sustainable land use and soil.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. To address the impact of European policies outside the EU, action will be taken to reduce the EU´s land footprint in third countries, in particular by addressing indirect land use change due to biofuels and biomass for energy.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) Land is managed sustainably in the EU, soil is adequately protected and the remediation of contaminated sites is well underway. No land of high environmental value is converted into new uses to produce energy crops for the EU.
2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) In the EU, 90 million tonnes of food are wasted annually, of which a considerable part is safe and fit for consumption. Many beneficiaries already have supply sources other than EU support such as local or regional supermarkets, farmers, restaurants etc., which at the same time provides aid to the most deprived and prevents food waste. Notwithstanding efforts to minimise food waste supported by other EU programmes, this Fund should support the development of or strengthening these local food supply chains thereby reducing food waste.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) However, the use of intervention stocks and food that would otherwise be wasted does not preclude the need for good supply management and wise management of the food chain which avoids systematic structural surpluses and which matches European production with demand.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
The Fund shall promote social and territorial cohesion in the Union by contributing to achieving the poverty reduction target of at least 20 million of the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy. The Fund shall contribute to achieving the specific objective of alleviating the worst forms of poverty in the Union by providing non- financial assistance to the most deprived persons and by local and regional food supply chains that benefit the most deprived persons, by supplying them with nutritious, healthy, quality food with due emphasis on fresh and seasonal products. This objective shall be measured by the number of persons receiving assistance from the Fund. and the use of local and regional food supply networks.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Fund may, at the request of a Member State, provide beneficiaries with assistance and/or equipment to make more use or more efficient use of local food supply chains, thereby augmenting and diversifying the supply of food for the most deprived and also preventing the waste of food.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 12
(12) Member States and beneficiaries shall choose the food products and the goods on the basis of objective criteria to ensure access to healthy, nutritious and quality food. The selection criteria for the food products, and where appropriate for goods, shall also take into consideration climatic and environmental aspects, in particular with a view to reduction of food wasteing food waste, and due emphasis on short food chains and local producers, as well as access to seasonal and fresh food.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2012/0295(COD)

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 healthy, nutritious, quality food or goods and/or the accompanying measures and/or the measures to develop or strengthen local and regional food supply chains 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
Amendment 118 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) a strategy outlining how the support measures will support the development or strengthening of local and regional food supply chains to benefit the most deprived;
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) a strategy outlining how the programme will use food that would otherwise be wasted;
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification ofis also has an impact on the non-fuel products previously grown there. It is important to maintain sufficient crop diversification on agricultural land to secure current production or byalso when bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. Results continue to show that there are limits on biofuel production.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of 6 September 2011 in case C- 442/098 , pollen in honey is to be considered as an ingredient within the meaning of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs9. The judgment of the Court was based on the consideration relying on the facts brought before it that pollen in honey is mainly due to the centrifugation carried out by the beekeeper for the purposes of honey collection. However, pollen only enters into the hive as a result of the activity of the bees and it is naturally present in honey regardless of whether or not the beekeeper extracts the honey through centrifugation. It is necessary therefore to clarify, without prejudice to the application ofderived from genetically modified crops is to be considered as an ingredient of honey, or of food supplements containing pollen, within the meaning of Regulation 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1829924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/20036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed10 to genetically modified pollen in honey, that pollen is a constituent of honey, which is a natural substance that has no ingredients, and not an ingredient within the meaning of Directive 2000/13/EC. Therefore, Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey11 should be amended accordingly. __________________ 8 OJ C 311, 22.10.2011, p. 7. 9 OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29. 10 OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1. 11 OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 42/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004. __________________ 8 OJ C 311, 22.10.2011, p. 7.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) As honey is a natural product, it should be exempted from the requirement to bear a list of ingredients.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) In accordance with Directive 2001/18 and Regulation 1829/2003, the unintended presence of substances containing genetically modified DNA and/or genetically modified proteins in honey has to be avoided.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 f (new)
(1f) In accordance with Regulation 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed, honey and other foods or food supplements containing pollen derived from genetically modified crops are to be labelled as foodstuffs containing ingredients produced from genetically modified organisms.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 g (new)
(1g) Regulation 1169/2011 indicates that an ingredient is a substance used in the manufacture of a food. It is indispensable for the production of honey and for the pollination of crops that bees are intentionally placed to visit certain plant species, as the composition of honey mainly depends on where the bee-hives are located and when it is harvested. Pollen derived from genetically modified crops should therefore be regarded as an ingredient considered on the basis of individual species.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 h (new)
(1h) The presence in honey of pollen originating from genetically modified organisms is, like the presence of GMO in any other harvest, technically avoidable by implementing adequate coexistence measures.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 i (new)
(1i) Coexistence measures at member state level established in accordance with Article 26a of Directive 2001/18 should ensure that standard analyses of honey are not necessary, inter alia by setting minimum distance requirements.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 j (new)
(1j) Pollen enters into the honey both as a result of the activity of bees and as a result of centrifugation conducted by the beekeeper. As bees are purposefully placed to collect certain plant-specific pollen, and as the beekeeper purposefully carries out centrifugation, the presence of pollen in honey cannot be regarded as adventitious.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The Annexes to Directive 2001/110/EC contain technical elements which might have to be adapted or updated to take account of developments in relevant international standards. That Directive does not confer on the Commission appropriate powers to promptly adapt or update those Annexes to take account of developments in international standards. Therefore, for the consistent implementation of Directive 2001/110/EC, the power to adapt or update the Annexes to that Directive to take account not only of technical progress but also of developments in international standards should also be conferred on the Commission.deleted
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Therefore, in order to take account of technical progress and, where appropriate, the developments in international standards, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to adapt or update the technical characteristics related to the product descriptions and definitions in the Annexes to Directive 2001/110/EC.deleted
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – point 5
(1) In Article 2, the following point is added: "5. Pollen, being a natural constituent particular to honey, shall not be considered an ingredient, within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Directive 2000/13/EC, of the products defined in Annex 1 to this Directive."Deleted
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – point 5a (new)
(1a) In Article 2, the following point is added: "5a. By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation 1169/2011, a list of ingredients shall not be required for honey."
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – point 5b (new)
(1b) In Article 2, the following point is added: "5b. Honey and other foods or food supplements containing pollen derived from genetically modified crops are to be considered as foodstuffs containing ingredients produced from genetically modified organisms and have to be labelled in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and in particular Art 12 (2) and 24 (2) thereof."
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 - point 5c (new)
(1c) In Article 2, the following point is added: "5c. For the purpose of the labelling of pollen originating from genetically modified organisms, the labelling threshold referred to in Articles 12 (2) and 24 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 has to be applied to the pollen of each individual species."
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 6
Article 6 The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 6a to amend the technical characteristics related to the names, product descriptions and definitions in Annex I and to the composition criteria for honey in Annex II, to take account of technical progress and, where appropriate, of the developments in relevant international standards.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4 and 6 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2012/0260(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 1, point (1) by [date]12 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
2013/10/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which contributes to human wellbeing; takes the view that all EU Member States should cooperate and coordinate their efforts to ensure a more effective use of natural resoursustainable use of natural resources and halt damage to biodiversity; Notes that biodiversity is needed for long term agricultural production as services provided by it include soil formation, pollination, regulation of water and nutrient cycles, predation of pest species, etc; Notes that the best insurances and limit damage to the biodiversity; gainst climatic volatility are diverse, healthy and robust agro-ecosystems to ensure food security long into the future; Notes that reliance on pest-generating monocultures propped up by biocidal applications is not feasible for long term food security and wise use of limited natural resources;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that current threats to biodiversity are principally fragmentation of ranges and habitats and toxicological effects on populations, leading to local and regional extinction, as well as abandonment of High Nature Value grazed pastoralist systems; Notes further that the environmental fluctuations inherent in climate change mean that species need to be able to move to adapt their ranges if large-scale local extinctions are to be avoided, therefore habitat connectivity is crucial; Considers that biodiversity should not and can not be limited to reserves, and a matrix of nature-friendly land use is needed, incorporating Natura 2000 sites, agri- environmental measures, permanent grasslands, ecological focus areas, within a diverse agricultural system that does not erode biodiversity but adds to it, e.g. via crop rotation which reduces the need to apply costly pesticides;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and the Commission recommendations for CAP reform that provides for a greening of the CAP, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity; welcomes therefore the allocation of 30% of Pillar I payments to simple agronomic practices that are beneficial for the climate and the environment - these should include crop rotation, permanent pasture and ecological focus areas made up of existing landscape elements and buffers which would improve soil formation, pollination and the cycling of water and nutrients;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that domesticated biodiversity of crop varieties and animal breeds is decreasing and that, because of the nature of susceptibility to pests and resistance against widely used biocides, long term food security is therefore threatened by reliance on a narrowing range of genotypes; Stresses the need for more effective co-operation and measures at European level regardingto maintain and increase the diversity of animal and plant genetic resources in order to ensure their conservation ansitu; notes that this would improve their ability of agro- ecosystems to adapt to climate change; due to the increased resilience of high biodiversity systems;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to strike a balance between European biodiversity strategy and rural development projectrecalls that over half of the EU's territory is managed by farmers and stresses that farmers have a crucial role in maintaining and increasing biodiversity; Considers that the market currently fails to integrate the economic value of ecosystem services and reward those who properly manage the land to provide them; Considers within the Member States so as to ensure the conservation necessary, therefore, to pay for public goods provided by the agricultural sector so as to ensure the maintenance and improvement of biodiversity;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the agricultural sector can contribute to further mitigating climate change, and the CAP post 2013 is expected to enhance this contribution; notes, however, that, in the longer run, the emission reduction potential of agriculture is rather limited compared to other sectors that significant greenhouse gas emission reductions can be achieved in the agricultural sector which can lead to a win-win-win situation by increasing farmers´ long term economic and agronomic viability, via increased climate resilience and reduced eutrophication, and lower external costs of pollution for society as a whole;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that livestock production is responsible for around 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions; notes that both sustainable livestock production and reduced meat consumption are vital to reducing agricultural emissions; recalls that such a transition to a more healthy diet could reduce methane and nitrous oxides emissions substantially;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that long term competitiveness can only be achieved by having healthy, biologically diverse agro- ecosystems that are climate resilient and by taking due care of limited and finite natural resources, such as soil, water and land;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that emission mitigation efforts are expected to increase demand for bio- energy and stresses therefore that agriculture is not only part of the problem but a solution to it, being a producer of biomass and biofuelcan also offer solutions; notes that special care must be taken regarding turning over land used for food production to growing biofuel crops, in order to avoid clearance of forests and other ecosystems and food price rises;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the action on climate change and the need to ensureclimate change, biodiversity and global food security are dualtriple challenges which need to be pursued together;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that careful, internationally concerted approach is needed since EU agriculture is pronthere is currently no EU carbon price for the agricultural sector and therefore tohe carbon leakage, in particular through the asymmetric phase- in of a carbon pricempacts for the EU agriculture sector are very limited;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that improved agricultural and forestry practices should increase the capacity of the sector to preserve and sequester carbon in soils and forests; notes that both adaptation to and mitigation of climate change can be achieved by increasing the carbon content of the soil, re-linking animal and arable production, decreasing dependency on oil-based fertiliser and pesticides, while also closing nutrient cycles and making nutrient cycles efficient and non-polluting while ensuring optimal crop growth;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that crop rotation, especially combined with conservation tillage, leads to a higher soil-carbon content and therefore contributes to combating climate change;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to ensure the cohesion between the common policies, any new regulation or standard imposed climate mainstreaming of the future Common aAgricultural producers by any policy, e.g. animal welfare, should not compromise the low carbon economy targetPolicies is essential to ensure coherence between our different EU 2020 objectives;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the food chain should be shortened and the consumption of locally produced food should be encouraged, including the support for local markets, in order to reduce the transport related emissions of agricultural production; notes that transport-related emissions of agricultural products only represent a relatively small part of the total carbon footprint of these products and therefore agricultural production and product losses also need to be addressed;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that there is a need for better management of bio-waste and of agriculture and forestry by- products; notes in this respect the use of animal waste and plant based by-products and processing waste e.g. in biofermenters to produce on- farm energy, while at the same time also reducing farmers' production costs;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the financing by EU funds, including the Rural Development Fund, of only energy efficient projects for agricultural facilities, especially of those applying renewable energy sources which can reduce carbon emissions to a level as far as possible closer to zeroclose to zero as possible;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that more research funding is necessary to develop and mainstream less energy intensive agricultural methods.nd less polluting agricultural methods, and furthermore notes that low pollution and energy efficient alternatives already exist;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that better livestock feed management, including protein crops in arable rotations and increasing the diversity of protein crops in permanent pasture mixes, in order to grow more animal feed on-farm, would reduce dependence on animal feed imports with a high carbon cost; this would also reduce costs of animal feed for farmers, and invest into better soil management, through increasing soil water retention, and also reducing susceptibility to pests;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the need to improve the energy self-sufficiency of farms, through incentives for on-farm renewable energy, such as wind turbines, solar panels and bio fermentation technology, to reduce production costs and increase their economic viability by providing an alternative income stream for farmers;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Notes the FAO study "Low Greenhouse Gas Agriculture" from 2009, and its finding that organic agriculture reduced energy requirements for production systems by 25 to 50 percent compared to conventional chemical-based agriculture; stresses that integration of organic techniques into farming have a major role to play in tackling carbon emissions while boosting farm productivity, such as sequestering carbon in the soil, thus increasing soil organic matter content and boosting plant growth fertility, plus increasing retention of water and reducing the need to irrigate.
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
1 - having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2010 on the EU policy Coherence for development and the "Official P7-TA(2010)0174 Development Assistance plus" concept1,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmersessential in order to balance society's expectations and competitiveness of European farmers; recognising that long term productivity and food security, especially resilience of agricultural systems to climatic disturbances, depends on due care for natural resources, particularly soil, water use and biodiversity,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas at a time of rapid upheaval in agricultural markets and numerous new priority challenges (e.g. EU 2020), farmers urgently need reliability, particularly regarding the financial and political framework, andwhereas the European Parliament has already called for the appropriations allocated to agriculture in the 2013 budget to be maintained at least at the same level in the next financial planning period, in order to enable farmers to respond to the challenges, which will necessarily require a change in CAP priorities,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas a two-pillar CAP should be retained, in order to have a comprehensive framework for agricultural and for rural policy, pertaining to farmers, rural populations, as well as national and regional administrations,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas for the purpose of direct payments there should not be anybe a fair differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducfarm size, sustainability of farm practices and employment on the farm, including a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure transparency concerning price margins and a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round)need to take into account the specificities of agriculture and food security and the impact of farming practices on natural resources; whereas bilateral and multilateral international trade negotiations need to take into account these conditions and related non- trade concerns in order to avoid direct and indirect forms of dumping; and whereas in relation to imports from third countries, environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and, consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied withand minimum employment standards need to be respected at import into the EU,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and of farmers (employment, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, innovation and education), in the face of growing disparities, loss of social capital and cohesion, demographic imbalances and out-migration, is an important instrument of the CAP and should continue to provide multiannual support programmes and infrastructure to support farmers in creating added value for their rural communities, including environmental and cultural diversity, and whereas future rural development policies need to work towards a better territorial balance and offer less bureaucratic and more participatory governance of rural development programmes which effectively support the strengthening and diversifying of rural economies, and contribute to improve the quality of life in rural areas,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading I (new) before paragraph 1
I. General appraisal of the Communication
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication from the Commission concerning a reform of agricultural policy; calls, however, for the principles set out below to be incorporated in the legislative proposalthe CAP, as it reflects the broad range of challenges which agriculture and rural regions face today: growing global food insecurity, climate change and disturbance to the water cycle, unsustainable management of natural resources, increased fossil fuel dependency, loss of biodiversity and soil fertility, inefficient water use, increased price volatility, downturn in farm incomes and growing weaknesses in rural economies;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that global food security can only be achieved through improved sustainable management of natural resources and more sustainable food systems, reduced dependence on non-renewable resources, a better balance between crop and animal production and an international framework for fair trade, so that people around the world have reliable access to sufficient, safe and healthy food at fair prices; underlines in this respect that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to food and the right to food sovereignty which allows people and countries to decide about their agriculture and food policy, while acting with international solidarity with populations dependent on food imports.
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the effort of the Commission to involve a wide range of European citizens and stakeholders in the reform process; is aware that EU citizens demand a high quality and a wide choice of food products, including high environmental, public health and animal welfare standards and access to typical regional and local products;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 210 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Is aware that these expectations often clash with the current model of agriculture which defines competitiveness mainly through rationalisation and low production costs putting existing environmental and quality standards under stress; believes that competitiveness in farming and food production needs to be redefined, including environmental and social standards and the demands of specific local, regional, national and international markets;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Believes that the future CAP must strike a balance between society's expectations towards agriculture and a fair income for farmers; stresses that the goals of the CAP can only be achieved if farmers can rely upon a long term policy framework and efficient market regulation so that in the long term prices for farm products cover the costs of sustainable production, including a fair remuneration for their work.
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Highlights the fact, that - as opposed to the sectors upstream and downstream of primary agricultural production - average incomes of farmers and rural households have continuously decreased over the past decades compared to the rest of the economy, reaching only half of urban households incomes, while processors, traders and retailers have substantially increased market power and margins in the food chain;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Takes the view that farm income is related to active farmers as opposed to turnover which relates to capital and land ownership; calls for a new transparency initiative of the Commission which obliges not only farmers but also farm input industries and food industries to publish their market shares, stocks and profit margins;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls for changes in EU competition law which allows and supports farmers in organising themselves in producer groups so as to increase their bargaining power and to establish new forms of supply management;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Draws attention to the fact that many European rural regions face growing disparity, loss of social cohesion and capital and suffer from demographic change and out-migration which often results in abandonment of valuable farmland and in loss of environmental and cultural vitality;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Believes that future rural development policies must work towards a better territorial balance and that rural regions need less bureaucratic and more participatory governance of rural development programs and enhanced support for strengthening and diversifying the rural economy, especially for regional and local processing and marketing of food;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Takes the view that in the light of these challenges common action is also needed to adapt extension services, education and capacity building, so as to enable farmers and rural communities to contribute to an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture and rural development in the EU.
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 458 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. StressWelcomes the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural changerecognition of the role of small farmers in European agriculture and rural development; stresses the need for an adequate allowance for small farmers including subsistence or semi- subsistence farmers, which Member States should determine based on criteria which take into account the specific contribution of these farms to local food security, employment and rural livelihood;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 475 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for Member States to specify, in accordance with the goals of the reform and national rural development programmes, a specific percentage of the direct payments to be directed to small farmers; stresses, however, that support of these farms should not just preserve a status quo but support farmers to improving production and income;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non- activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penalties; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;deleted
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production- based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013the suckler cow and sheep premiums should be coupled in order to maintain pastoral activities in mountainous, remote and Less Favoured Areas;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 542 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boossupport key sectors (e.g. thespecific dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), forpermacrops or crops specific to certain areas), through area-based agri- environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is awarewelcomes that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and; takes the view that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm but should preferably reflect an integrated approach to sustainable agricultural practices, natural resource management, and rural employment; rejects, therefore, measures which are not contributing to respond to the new challenges of agriculture;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Believes that second pillar should strengthen the economy and vitality of rural regions as well as support the transition process towards sustainable farming systems including the improvement of local infrastructure for processing and marketing, so that added value no longer leaks away from rural regions;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 571 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Believes that the European framework for rural development programmes should improve and decentralise research, training, exchange of agricultural knowledge and extension services; build capacity in programming and running rural development programmes etc.; programming and implementation should focus on local and sub-regional partnerships following the LEADER method; Member States should be obliged to set minimum percentages of rural development money for specific measures (as was the case in the axes approach);
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 601 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct paymentswhere farmers are tenants direct payments should not be paid to landowners, unless they farm themselves; direct payments should also be made to farmers or land managers who actively keep the land in good environmental condition or cultivation; calls on the Commission therefore to devise aoffer this core definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administerpply without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 618 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c(new)
19c. Believes that agriculture and rural development need distinct policies; therefore agrees that two funds are necessary to distinguish instruments and measures for agriculture and for rural development;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 619 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d(new)
19d. Calls for a fair distribution of CAP funding for the first and second pillars both among Member States and among farmers within a Member State; deplores major disparities in the distribution of these funds among Member States; calls for a system of direct payments which assures equity in levels of payments between farmers and member states tracked in relation to national purchasing power parity; Considers that preserving the diversity of farming and of its production locations in the EU is a central objective and therefore advocates taking account of the specific conditions in the Member States;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 620 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e(new)
19e. Considers that meeting the environmental challenges and providing full legitimacy for public support to farmers requires a comprehensive approach to rewarding public goods. Calls for a coherent system of environmental incentives comprising of: - a solid cross compliance baseline, based on the polluter pays principle; - a farm level mandatory greening component within pillar 1 which consists of a simple package of meaningful good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures, soil cover and nutrient balance; - specific pillar 1 top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, organic farms and for extensively managed pasture and meadows; - a well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, which should include effective, voluntary, multi-annual schemes to support farmers going beyond basic good practice and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f(new)
19f. Stresses that the extent of the new tasks of the CAP should be based primarily on the financial allocation in the multiannual financial framework.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)
19g. Considers that meeting the environmental challenges and providing full legitimacy for public support to farmers requires a comprehensive approach to rewarding public goods. Calls for a coherent system of environmental incentives comprising of: - a solid cross compliance baseline, based on the polluter pays principle; - a farm level mandatory greening component within pillar 1 which consists of a simple package of meaningful good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures, soil cover and nutrient balance; - specific pillar 1 top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, organic farms and for extensively managed pasture and meadows; - a well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, which should include effective, voluntary, multi-annual schemes to support farmers going beyond basic good practice and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 767 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 27
CMaking cross compliance and simplificationeffective and efficient and simplifying the CAP
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 777 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 780 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Affirms that direct payments or support through rural development measures are not justified without cross compliance (CC) and that the CC system should apply to all recipients of CAP payments;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 783 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Considers that simplification should already be built into the basic approach to the future CAP and that clear legal bases are needed, which must be submitted at an early stage;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 790 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction of the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising rules ononsiders that better resource protection and management should be a basic element in farming within Cross Compliance (CC) as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; calls for CC controls to become streamlined, effective and efficient, exchanging and mainstreaming best practice systems between paying agencies and control bodies, e.g. interoperability of databases and best use of appropriate technology, in order to reduce as much as possible the bureaucratic burden to farmers and administrations; considers that CC should be restricted to standards related to farming, which lend themselves to systematic monitoring;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 798 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematic monitoring;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 806 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, critical review of certain hygiene and animal marking standards; calls on the Commission to consider simplification for hygiene, slaughter and other regulations applied to SMEs, local processors and pmarticularly for a critical review of certain hygiene and animalketing; calls on the Commission to create a European framework for public tendering rules, public procurement and catering systems so as to support local direct marketing standard short food chains;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 811 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guarantedeleted;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 819 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 32
Market instrumentsregulation and safety nets
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 823 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained; be made more efficient; takes the view that market intervention including public stocks, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption; Considers that, in view of the completely different conditions which exist in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the-board approaches;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 837 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 857 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm level;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 867 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to farmers;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 884 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that a multi-stage safety net comprising private storage, public intervention, market disruption instruments and an emergency clause would confer the greatest possible benefit; calls foralls for public and private storage and public intervention to be permitted for specific sectors where market disruptions are of limited duration; calls furthermore for a market disruption instrument and an emergency clause to be established for all sectors in common, making it possible for the Commission, under certain circumstances, in the event of crises to take action over a limited period which goes beyond the existing instruments, as a wider application of articles 186 and 187 of the CMO regulation (R.1234/2007);
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 891 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Highlights the need for improved market regulation in order to avoid further extremes in volatility of food and agricultural commodity prices;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 892 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36 b. Calls upon the Commission to improve transparency about the real costs and benefits of different kinds of agricultural models of production, and to assess their global and direct impact, either positive or negative, on other sectors of the economy (health, tourism, water, etc);
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 893 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 c (new)
36 c Calls for legislative proposals which include flexible supply management measures in order to prevent permanent surplus production which has repeatedly provoked price shocks and crisis in many farm sectors, such as in meat and milk production, which in some regions has caused massive concentration of production, with severe environmental and social costs;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 894 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 d (new)
36 d. Suggest the creation of a common food market monitoring agency which monitors movements of demand, supply, prices and production costs of food and determine target price corridors which respond to the sustainability targets of overall agricultural production;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 914 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that, in view of the completely different conditions which exist in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the-board approaches;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 936 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU-wide and WTO- compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 953 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct payments for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measures; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 962 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls for the creation of strategic food security stocks on local regional and national level which should be used to counter speculation;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 963 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Calls for legislative changes in competition law which allows farmers to increase bargaining power and to better manage supply, as well as changes public procurement rules which should include criteria of sustainable production measures, regional products and local food chains;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 981 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Expresses support for fair contractual practices in the food chain and effective legislative measures to reduce food waste;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 986 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 991 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO rules;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1009 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. AdvocatBelieves that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotaneeds to be revised as part of the CAP reform in order to integrate the sector into the overall efforts of better crop rotation and more sustainable production schemes;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1034 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organisation ban on planting is to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendsalso make legislative proposals in order to revise the wine market organisation so as to definitely end the unsustainable and inefficient support for planting and distillation of surplus production;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1037 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. ObserveConsiders that speculation in agricultural commodities should be combatedmust be combated; calls for the implementation of an international ban on financial speculation on agricultural commodities; advocates a worldwide notification system for agricultural public and private stocks; observes that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities; stresses in particular the alarming effects of price volatility of agricultural products globally on developing countries;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1056 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 48
CAP second pillar (The European Rural dDevelopment Fund)
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1060 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmerrural development policies as defined and financed in the second pillar which should continue to work towards more economic, social and territorial cohesion, diversification of rural economies, the enhancement of human, cultural and physical resources and quality of life in rural areas; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and meassupport sustainable farming practices and income generation whilst paying special attention to assisting young farmers, moreover to support appropriate infrastructure for capacity building and communication, as well as processing and marketing of food and other value chains harnessing rural resources for the benefit of rural areas ; supports the provision of affordable services to the rural population and for locanl be increausinesseds; considers that, in tadvocates therefore the fostering of subregional partnerships context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmersand networking to enhance local cooperation and institutions and civil society’s role in local and regional governance, based on participatory and inclusive approaches in planning, decision-making and evaluation;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1086 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Highlights the importance of rural development to complement the basic good practices supported under the first pillar, with multi-annual programmed measures. These should support the orientation of European farming towards the production of quality food, sustainable management of natural resources and balanced territorial development. In particular, it should address the pressing global challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change, depletion of water resources and soil degradation. A priority should be given to holistic farm practices that deliver multiple benefits, such as high nature value farming and organic farming;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1103 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48 b. Suggests - given the imperative of those new challenges - to broaden the scope of the current farm advisory system objectives through the rural development policy by integrating a knowledge and innovation system to disseminate innovative farming practices that support the changes towards more sustainable and agroecological production systems;.
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1106 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1122 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Despite the importance of an overall European framework, insists that Member States and regional authorities are best placed to decide on the programmes which, locally, can make the greatest contribution to European targets; calls, therefore, for maximum subsidiarity and flexibility to apply for the creation of rural development programmes, organised around the four existing axes; stresses the need for a strong bottom-up local partnership approach in the design and implementation of the future rural development programmes, with additional encouragement for local action groups to take ownership of rural development under LEADER;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1144 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriate; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas taking into account performance of Member States in achieving their own objectives as laid down in pluri-annual rural development programmes; calls on the Commission to carefully adapt criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas; recognises that strict and purely biophysical criteria may not be suitable for all areas of Europe, and may lead to unintended consequences in terms of areas which qualify; therefore recommends that the case for socio- economic criteria such as distance from markets, lack of services and depopulation be re-examined, on an objective basis; emphasises that the fine- tuning of criteria must lie with Member States, and regional and local authorities, within the EU framework;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1168 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1195 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national financing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possible; notes that this money should be additional to EAFRD funds, and not a replacement;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1202 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; nevertheless, acknowledges the need for a fairer and more equal distribution of Pillar II funds between Member States;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1210 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds; considers that at least 10 percentage points of any national cofinancing should come from public funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1216 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for simplification and a review of the cross-compliance rules for the second pillar, considers simplification of the current indicator system to be necessary and takes a critical view of the introduction of quantitative targets;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1233 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Welcomes greater coordination at EU level of EU funds; advocates, however, that the funds be preserved as politically autonomous instruments; and calls for the new Common Strategic Framework to ensure full synergy between the other related EU funds, particularly the Structural Funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1244 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 57
Miscellaneousdeleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1258 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57 a. Calls on the EU to play an important role in promoting international agreements for a paradigm shift in agriculture and food systems including action on climate change, biodiversity loss, including crop rotation, soil and water management and animal welfare; this should also be applied to imports from third countries (qualified market access), with due attention to the uneven playing field between the EU and less developed countries and in the framework of fair trade agreements which do not exploit less developed partners;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1262 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 b (new)
57 b. Calls for the EU to ensure consistency between the CAP and its development and trade policies; in particular urges the EU to be attentive to the situation in the developing countries and not jeopardize the self-supply of food in these countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves, while respecting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD);
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1263 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 c (new)
57 c. Welcomes the EU offer in the WTO negotiations to abolish export refunds; calls for the EU to fully abandon export refunds, considering that they cause distortion of external markets while providing no additional benefits for EU domestic farm gate prices; recognises the importance of abolishing export refunds internationally for ensuring food security and sustainable economic development in developing countries;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1264 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 d (new)
57 d. Calls for the EU to propose the creation of a new multilateral system designed to regulate agricultural commodities markets and trade, based on The Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the principle of food sovereignty, and the preservation of environment;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixation of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers and new entrants; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Advanced sustainable farming systems should be treated as forerunners, meaning that farming systems with practices going beyond the cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] and continuously progressing to improve management of nutrients, water cycles and energy flows, in order to reduce environmental damage and waste of non- renewable resources and maintain a high degree of crop, animal and natural diversity should be the guideline and targets for the future.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Unsustainable farming systems: farming and animal breeding practices which systematically seriously breach cross compliance rules in the areas of environment and of public, animal and plant health - due to insufficient nutrient management and consequent water pollution, stocking densities being too high for the hectares available, high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs - such systems should be excluded from CAP aid.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], an adjustment of the level of direct support in any calendar year should be maintained. The adjustment of the direct payments should only be applied to payments to be granted to farmers in excess of EUR 5 000 in the corresponding calendar year. Taking into account the levels of direct payments for farmers in Bulgaria and Romania in the framework of the application of the phasing-in mechanism to all direct payments granted in those Member States, this instrument of financial discipline should only apply in those Member States as from 1 January 2016.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Direct payments should be reserved only for farmers and new entrants of all farm sizes and sectors if they actively produce food and other agricultural products or/and contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources; investors of capital in land and companies not actively involved in agricultural production or management of natural resources are excluded from direct payments.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) To avoid an excessive administrative burden caused by the managing of payments of small amounts, Member States should in general refrain from granting direct payments where the payment would be lower than EUR 100 or the eligible area of the holding for which support is claimed would be less than one hectare. However, as the structures of the Member States’ agricultural economies vary considerably and may differ significantly from the average farm structure in the Union, Member States should be allowed to apply minimum thresholds that reflect their particular situation. Due to the very specific farming structure in the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean Islands, Member States should be able to decide whether any minimum threshold should apply in those regions. Moreover, Member States should have the possibility to opt for the implementation of one of the two types of minimum threshold taking account of the particularities of the structures of their farming sectors. As payment could be granted to farmers with so-called ‘landless’ holdings, the application of the hectare-based threshold would be ineffective. The support-related minimum amount should therefore apply to such farmers. To ensure equal treatment of farmers whose direct payments are subject to phasing-in in Bulgaria and Romania, the minimum threshold should be based on the final amounts to be granted at the end of the phasing-in process.deleted
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The new specific small farmers scheme recognises the important role of more than three thirds of European food producers working part-time or in semi- subsistence and subsistence farming; farming on a small scale is not a disadvantage or an outgoing model of European farming; it is a living reality in many European member states and an asset of sustainable rural development and employment; therefore member states shall constructively contribute to clearly defining who these small farmers are in their countries and what they need to realise fair revenues with the support of the CAP;
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effectsenabling them to invest into sustainable farming systems including those defined under the Greening measures of this Regulation, and/or which increase employment. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation transition to sustainable production systems and increasing employment under Regulation (EU) No [...] of the European Parliament and of the Council of....on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The introduction of conversion and capping of payments to farmers should not only follow the principle of non discrimination between member states and farmers; it should also solve a long standing problem of extreme imbalances between advantaged and disadvantaged rural regions and their populations; 20% of farmers still receive more than 80% of direct payments with the effect that their growth always implies that a growing number of smaller farms must give up, followed by a rapid depopulation of rural areas; also payments between old and new member states remain extremely unbalanced which carries disadvantages on further; improved conditioning and allocation of direct payments and rural development support are therefore necessary, so that farmers could better cooperate in developing their business and rural development programs could provide an infrastructure which promotes generational renewal and thriving rural economies;
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the averageaverage of the European Union should close one thirdhalf of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The experience gained with the application of the single payment scheme shows that some of its main elements should be kept, including the determination of national ceilings to ensure that the total level of support does not exceed current budgetary constraints. Member States should also continue to operate a national reserve that should be used to facilitate the participation of young new farmers in the scheme or may be used to take account of specific needs in certain regions. Rules on the transfer and use of payment entitlements should be kept but, where possible, simplified.deleted
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Generational renewal and improved cooperation between generations must become an outstanding priority for the distribution of direct payments to farmers and new entrants, as well as for support measures for rural development; given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35 and 80% older than 55 and that therefore almost 4,5 million farmers are close to retire in the coming 10 years, rural development programmes and direct support schemes should therefore specifically enhance transfer and exchange of best sustainable practices and knowledge on farms and between rural communities.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) The experience gained with the application of the single payment scheme shows that some of its main elements should be kept, including the determination of national ceilings to ensure that the total level of support does not exceed current budgetary constraints. Member States should also continue to operate a national reserve that should be used to facilitate the participation of young new farmers and new entrants in the scheme or may be used to take account of specific needs in certain regions. Rules on the transfer and use of payment entitlements should be kept but, where possible, simplified.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversificrotation, maintenance of permanent grasslandpasture and ecological focus areasinfrastructure. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areasinfrastructure. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Crop rotation is a well established agronomic practice that delivers much more than diversity. It also increases soil fertility without costly artificial inputs and reduces the need apply pesticides, so it also provides economic benefits to farmers as it reduces their dependence on external inputs. This rotation combined with the inclusion of leguminous crops would deliver for the environment, reduce farmers' production costs and would also help reduce EU dependency on protein imports for feed.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) The support for the cultivation of leguminous protein crops as part of crop rotation is substantially contributing to advanced sustainable farming systems as an integrated approach to the challenges of climate change mitigation and loss of biodiversity and soil fertility in agriculture; research and improved training and extension services for farmers in this field as well as the establishment of infrastructure for seed production, including storage and selection of local and regional varieties are essential for reducing the protein deficit of the EU and for improved income of farmers;
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure that the land under permanent grasslandpasture is maintained as such by the farmers, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of rules concerning the application of the measure.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure that the land under permanent grasslandpasture is maintained as such by the farmers, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of rules concerning the application of the measure.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) 7% of arable land per farm will be used in a way that increases functional biodiversity and therefore agro-ecosystem functioning or public good provision. Elements which are often already eligible as environmental measures (e.g. hedges, ditches, wetland and other semi-natural habitat fragments and other existing eligible landscape features) would be added to buffer strips to create agro- ecological infrastructures for sustainable agricultural systems. Therefore this neither "taking land out of production" nor "new set-aside", but rather an improvement to long-term efficiency of the whole system.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure the implementation of the ecological focus area measinfrastructure in an efficient and coherent way, while taking into account Member States specificities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the further definition of the types of ecological focus areas mentioned under that measure and the addition and definition of other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to ininfrastructure mentioned under that measure.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct paymentaking into account that only 6% of the farmers in the EU are younger than 35 and around 80% of farmers are older than 55, a socially sustainable reinvigoration needs to take place. The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers or new entrants to start up farm businesses should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. These payments should also allow for co- operation between older and younger farmers, leading to a socially sustainable development of rural areas. For new farmers, initial funding is very important to begin activity. Therefore the investment grant for the first year should be at least 50% of the provided budget of the whole period. New entrants should be natural and legal persons as well those who start their business as a co-operative with other farms. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, an income support to young farmers and new entrants commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdingsose who are affected after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and new entrants is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, an income support to young farmers and new entrants commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and new entrants and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area- based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers and new entrants. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) Generational renewal would only take place successfully in the future if men and women are assigned the same rights and possibilities, including individual social security schemes, education, capacity building and participation in decision-making; generational renewal also requires to actively preserve and develop the critical cultural, social and recreational substance which makes life on farms and in rural communities attractive;
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) In order to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and to avoid discrimination among them, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of defining the conditions under which a legal person may be considered eligible for receiving the payment for young farmers, in particular the application of the age-limit to one ore more natural persons participating in the legal person or new entrants.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 306 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing allhelp small farmers and producer groups to participate in farming activities. For that purpose, a special scheme under the direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on. The small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] applies to small farmerseme should not be an "opt-out" model for small businesses, helping farmers leave the sector. Therefore farmers should have the possibility to leave or enter the "small farmer scheme" and move to another farming system defined in this regulation. Small farmers should not automatically be exempt from Greening measures and have to comply with cross compliance. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 328 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) a payment for farmers observing agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentadopting advanced sustainable farming practises beneficial for biodiversity, good management of soil fertility and water, the climate and the environment and which go beyond cross compliance rules;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a payment for young farmers and new entrants who commence their agricultural activity;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) "advanced sustainable farming systems" : farming practices going beyond existing cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] and in continuous progress to improve their management of natural nutrients, water cycles and energy flows in a way to reduce environmental damage and waste of non-renewable resources, and maintain a high degree of crop, farm animal and natural diversity in the production system;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) "unsustainable farming systems" : farming and animal breeding practices which systematically breach existing cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] as a consequence of a low level of nutrient cycle management and high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 365 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(b c) "small farmer" : a small scale producer including part time and semi- subsistence farmers with less than 5 ha, but at least 25 % of on farm activity and total net income from production on the farm including linked processing and marketing of farm products and other farm-related services.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 372 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditional agricultural methods and machineries, orunder good agricultural and environmental conditions and
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 382 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
– carrying out a minimum activity to be established by Member States on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, including farming which also reaches nature conservation objectives, for example high nature value farming systems or farming under Natura 2000 or equivalent programmes;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 396 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grasslandpasture or permanent crops;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) "crop rotation": crop cultivation including at least four different crops including one leguminous crop;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 408 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'permanent crops' means non-rotational crops other than permanent grasslandpasture that occupy the land for five years or longer and yield repeated harvests, including nurseries, fruit and nut trees, olives and short rotation coppice;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 422 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) 'permanent grassland’pasture' means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holdingforage that has not been ploughed or re-seeded for fiseven years or longer; it maythis will include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 425 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "permanent grasslandpastures" means land used to grow grasses or other non-herbaceous forage resources (shrubs and/or trees) naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that hais not been included in the crop rotation of the holding and has not been ploughed or re-seeded for fiseven years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided thatapart from the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 447 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) "ecological infrastructure"; elements of landscape, agro-forestry, biodiversity, water and soil management, biotopes, etc which stabilise and enhance agro-ecological farming practices and environmental management system;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) "High Nature Value farming": farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterised by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi-natural vegetation. It may also be characterised by a high diversity of land cover.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 455 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) "grasses or other herbaceous forageforage resources" means all herbaceous plants traditionally found in , fruit-bearing or woody feed resources found and traditionally utilised in semi-natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State (whether or not used for grazing animals);
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) "new entrant": a natural or legal person or a group of natural or legal persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose agricultural activity is situated within the Union territory as defined in Art 52 of the treaty on the European Union and who newly starts an agricultural activity, alone or in cooperation with other farmers or new entrants as defined in Article 4 (1) a of this regulation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing the framework within which Member States shall defineing the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 489 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establishing the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1nd in good agricultural and environmental condition;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The adjustment rate determined in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] shall only apply to direct payments in excess of EUR 5 000 to be granted to farmers in the corresponding calendar year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 580 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 605 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 684 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Exclusion from Direct Payments 1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies: a) the land is not farmed or actively managed in good agricultural and environmental conditions according to article 4 of this regulation, by applicants for these payments; b) farmers who run an unsustainable farming systems: farming and animal breeding practices which systematically seriously breach cross compliance rules due to insufficient nutrient management and consequent water pollution, stocking densities being too high for the hectares available, high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs; c) they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity in accordance with Article 4(1)(c). 2. Criteria to establish the amount of direct payments relevant for the purpose of paragraph 1, in particular in the first year of allocation of payment entitlements where the value of the payment entitlements is not yet definitively established as well as for new farmers.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 687 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where the total amount of direct payments claimed or due to be granted before the reductions and exclusions provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] in a given calendar year is less than EUR 100;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) where the eligible area of the holding for which direct payments are claimed or due to be granted before the reductions and exclusions provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] is less than one hectare.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In order to take account of the structure of their agricultural economies, Member States may adjust the thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) within the limits set out in Annex IV.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where farmers receiving the animal- related coupled support referred to in Title IV hold fewer hectares than the threshold selected by a Member State for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, that Member State shall apply point (a) of paragraph 1.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 698 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States concerned may decide not to apply paragraph 1 in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean Islands.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– by 210 % for the tranche of more than EUR 15025 000 and up to EUR 2050 000;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– by 420 % for the tranche of more than EUR 2050 000 and up to EUR 25075 000;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR 3100 000.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 741 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– by 730 % for the tranche of more than EUR 25075 000 and up to EUR 3100 000;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 774 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, based on an average national salary in the respective sector including taxes and or employment on the holding, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. The progressive reduction can also be offset for holdings or farmers which use advanced sustainable farming systems as defined in Article 4.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 814 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 120 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 855 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 5 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 917 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case they shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic, economic and environmental characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, or their institutional or administrative structure in order to avoid significant difference in regional allocation of payments should be subject to environmental and socio- economic ex ante impact assessment.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 933 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 August 2013 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3. The documents should be available to the public.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1249 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environments to establish advanced sustainable farming systems, environmental management and climate mitigation
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1262 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observeadapt over the period between 2014 and 2020 on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmenta dynamic transition towards sustainable farming systems which respond to environmental, climatic, biodiversity, soil and water management challenges in an integrated way, meaning:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1280 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threefour different crops in a rotation on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 310 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1326 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grasslandpasture on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1343 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have ecological focus aestablish an ecological infrastructurea on their agricultural area.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1395 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for themimproving their farming and environmental management practises according to paragraph 1, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1434 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers complying with other agro- ecological systems on their farm which contribute significantly to reducing pesticide use, preservation and enhancement of soil fertility, and climate change mitigation
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1503 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
Crop diversificationrotation, crop diversification and cover crops
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1535 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 310 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of a rotation of at least threefour different crops or fallow over four consecutive years. None of those threefour crops shall cover less than 510 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 750 % of the arable land. Due to its positive impact on soil fertility and productivity, biannual grass-clover mixes can be integrated into the rotation.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1559 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where the arable land of the farmer covers less than 10 hectares and is not entirely used for pasture or grass production (sown or natural) or, entirely left fallow, or cultivated with permanent crops, or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation of the arable land shall consist of crop diversification of at four crops, including leguminous plants with a minimum of 5% of the eligible hectares.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1570 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Ploughed arable land, or cultivated with permanent crops, or left set-aside or fallow, shall be protected with cover crops. Eligible land shall not be left without cover for more than 4 weeks, in specific cases 8 weeks.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1594 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Permanent grasslandpasture
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1616 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grasslandpasture the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 20141, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’pasture'.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1634 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under permanent grasslandpasture shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grasslandpasture in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1650 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grasslandpasture. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1675 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grasslandpasture as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grasslandpasture, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grasslandpasture in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grasslandpasture in case of transfer of land.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1690 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – title
Ecological focus ainfrastructurea
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1733 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). pasture, is used for ecological infrastructure including landscape elements such as hedges, stone walls, land left fallow, maintained terraces and semi- natural habitats. There shall be no re- seeding, ploughing, fertiliser or pesticide use. Harvesting, mowing and grazing at densities which do not lead to degradation of the sward may take place. When areas of mixed grassland, pasture or meadow are being newly established, appropriate leguminous crops can be incorporated into the species mix in pastures or meadows for grazing or mowing purposes.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1755 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Ecological infrastructure areas include specific local and regional cultivation or land management practices supporting the transition process towards sustainable farming systems and improved environmental management, according to articles 29, 30 and 31.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1778 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Farmers can alternatively comply with the requirements in 32 (1) if they at least cultivate 15 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) for leguminous crops for grazing if they comply to Article 4 paragraph 1 point (ba) "advanced sustainable system" or Article 4 paragraph 1 point h a "High Nature Value farming".
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1794 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areasinfrastructure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areasinfrastructure that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1840 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 3a minimum of 20 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II in 2014, but shall have increased the amount to 50 % by 2020.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1904 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 4 – title
Payment for young farmers and new entrants
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1928 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers and new entrants who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1963 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of financial discipline, progressive reduction and capping, linear reductions as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be granted annually with 50% of the total amount available paid on the first year and the other 50% paid over the following years upon activation of payment entitlements by the farmer.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2030 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds,leguminous protein crops, grain legumes, flax, flax seeds hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, vine, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, and fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2061 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. It shall therefore be subject to a specific impact assessment, carried out by respective Member States and notified to the Commission.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2069 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, coupled support may also be granted to farmers who held, on 31 December 2013, payment entitlements granted in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter 3 of Title III and Article 71m of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and in accordance with Article 60 and the fourth subparagraph of Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009; and who are without eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements under the basic payment scheme as referred to in Chapter 1 of Title III of this Regulation. Coupled payments for holdings with animal husbandry and insufficient land to absorb liquid manure and other unsustainable practices are not eligible
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2074 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4
4. Coupled support may only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in the regions concerned, sustainable farming practice and environmental management and farm employment in the regions concerned, based on conditions set in paragraph 2.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2098 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that: (a) they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, or financed measures under Article 111 of that Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of that Regulation; and/or (b) they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010-2013, more than 5 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2127 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2168 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the necessity to provide stable supply to the local processing industry and local food chains, thus avoiding the negative social and economic consequence of any ensuing restructuring,
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2179 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The crop specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality. Cotton monoculture is not eligible.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2208 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers participating in the small farmers scheme shall be exempted from the agricultural practises provided for in Chapter 2 of Title III.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2216 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. farmers participating in the small farmer's scheme and cooperating in a producers group as defined in article 28 and 36 of regulation 627 for the purpose of improving farm viability shall have access to a 25% increase of each individual payment.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2219 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2226 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Farmers not having applied for participation in the small farmers scheme by 15 October 2014 or deciding to withdraw from it after that date or selected for support under Article 20(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR] shall no longer have the right to participate in that scheme.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2242 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an amount not exceeding 1530 % of the national average payment per beneficiary;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2248 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of threfive.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2255 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1 000. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 500 or higher than EUR 1 000, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2264 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Cyprus and Malta the amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be set at a value lower than EUR 500, but not less than EUR 200.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2268 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. farmers participating in the small farmers scheme who extend their production during the period 2014-2020 beyond eligibility criteria as laid down in Art 47 and 48 of this title can apply for direct payments as laid down in Article 10 of Title II of this regulation.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2270 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 27, payment entitlements held by farmers participating in the small farmers scheme shall not be transferable, except in case of inheritance or anticipated inheritancedeleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy with regard to guaranteeing food supply for its citizens according to the Treaties; notes that demand for food is growing faster than supply; insists that Europe, as the biggest importer of agricultural products, needs to maintain and increase its agricultural potential in order to tackle current and future demands for food in the EU;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the interests of budgetary efficiency, a transition is needed to fully sustainable agricultural systems which do not generate additional environmental and public health costs borne by Member States or the EU ; this transition requires investment of public funds in the budget available to agriculture and rural development, as farmers change their practices and local and regional economies are strengthened or rebuilt.
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its position as laid down in its resolutions of 8 June 20111 and 23 June 20112, stating that the budget for the CAP in the next MFF period should be maintained at least at the same level as in the current multi-annual period; considers that this should be on the condition that the CAP is brought into line with society's expectations and changes are made to adapt European agriculture to make it resilient to the challenges of climate change and volatile markets, to ensure the long term continuation of farming, rural communities and food security.
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that these cuts can not be counterbalanced by expenditure foreseen in other headings (food aid for most deprived persons, agricultural research, food safety reserve, etc.) or by flexibility instruments for unforeseeable expenditure (reserve for agricultural crisis, European Globalisation Fund, etc.), as these are budgetary reserves which do not contain commitment appropriations;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should not be counted toward the CAP budget, as its inclusion therein is misleading: firstly is not clear whether and how farmers in different Member States will be able to access the funds at all; and secondly it presupposes that many thousands of farmers will continue to go bankrupt as a result of international trade agreements; further considers that because of its role in food security and particular the human right to food, agriculture should not be used as a bargaining chip in international trade deals.
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2011/0177(APP)

7. UGiven the need to create vibrant rural economies and to improve the rural environment, underlines the importance of granting flexibility to Member States to move funds between the twofrom the first to the second pillars of the CAP, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate way; because of the low funding available in many Member States for rural development; conversely considers that shifting funding from the second to the first pillar is not appropriate given the challenges faced by agriculture and rural areas.
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. An examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union's wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency. As regards CO2 related taxation the treatment of the sectors concernedintensive industrial scaled farming should be aligned to the rules applying to industrial sectors. Nevertheless taking into account that appropriate measures in the first and second pillar of the CAP can reduce the production of CO2 significantly.
2011/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The Commission and Member States should give top priority to research into second generation agrofuels in order to improve their efficiency and actual cost, as well as substantially increasing research and development funding; potential land use change and habitat conversion should be taken into account.
2011/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities; stresses that also in the future two funds, namely an agricultural fund and rural development fund, should exist in their own right;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types of agriculture carried on in European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy; notes that for a reasonable distribution among the Member States objective criteria which consider the purchasing power parity are needed;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, given the wide range of objectives which agricultural policy is called upon to meet and the need to ensure real added value, the share of the budget allocated to EU agricultural policy must be at least maintained beyond 2013; notes that climate protection, as well as sustainable production and social concerns must be given a high priority in particular regarding food security and sovereignty for EU population;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I f (new)
I f. whereas along the whole food production, supply and consumption chain, up to 50% of the food produced in the EU is wasted,
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 f (new)
23 f. Notes that the food security of the EU could be assured by producing food on land currently being abandoned and land formerly set aside, and reduction of food waste throughout the food chain;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective ways of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. modern organic farming, benefitting from up-to-date agro-ecological research and techniques is particularly important in achieving sustainable food security as it produces no negative externalities and the ability of the land to continue providing food is not compromised;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that, in the face of disrupted climate systems, ecosystems need to be healthy, biologically diverse and resilient in order to continue providing functions which are essential for human life and well-being, including buffering extreme weather events, water and nutrient cycle regulation and carbon sinking;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that, based on previous world climate changes, species will need to change their ranges in terms of latitude and altitude; considers, further, that if habitat is not contiguous and this migration is blocked they will become locally extinct and that a matrix of sustainable land use is therefore needed across the whole landscape in the form of nature reserves including Natura 2000, agri-environmental schemes and nature- friendly farming;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springsgroundwater, all of which are of relevance to agriculture;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; accordingly; welcomes the Commission's public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives; calls on the Commission to propose ways of extending these strategies to include the reduction ofinclude land-use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) in its climate-change objectives, proposing strategies to reduce carbon emissions and increase carbon sequestration by means of land use and land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Considers it worrying that projections by the UN-ECE and FAO show an imbalance between supply and demand of biomass to meet existing material use and extrapolated renewable energy needs; stresses that reaching the objective of the EU Climate and Energy Package of 20% renewable energy by 2020 should not result in forests becoming net carbon sources instead of carbon sinks since this would undermine Europe's climate goals; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce binding sustainability criteria on biomass for energy production as soon as possible;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsisforestry play a role in improving agricultural productivity, for example by helping maintain and restore soil fertility and by helping protenct with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularlyater supplies; accordingly, agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; it is therefore important to have a balance between forest conservation and wood and fuel production and ensure interaction between them; agro-forestry measures under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAP;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the European Union canshould take action to support, and coordinate and supplement forestry policy initiatives by the Member States, the objective being to achieve the sustainable development of forests, while helping to enhance quality of life for European citizens by consolidating all the economic, social, cultural and environmental goods and services provided by forests;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that forests are of major benefit in terms of public goods, for which the market reward is insufficient; the European Union should provide assistance to forest owners from funding instruments as a reward for their efforts to implement measures to protect the genetic diversity of forests; reaffirms Parliament's view regarding the need for EU-funded support payments for additional areas, therebyreaffirms Parliament's view on rewarding farmers for reducing carbon emissions per production unit and/or increasing carbon storage in the soil, using sustainable production methods;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that forestry is closely related to agriculture, given that most forest owners in Europe are also farmers;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to draw up and promote good practice guidelines with regard to forestry, so as to help ensure that forests are able to withstand the effects of climate change; such guidelines should be adapted to the needs of owners and local communities and based on the principles of sustainable management; this would include forest stock that is adapted to the local conditions, prohibition of clear cut and unnecessary fertiliser use, and using chemical biocides and biological control agents only when officially approved;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding for forestry activities of benefit to it; special attention should be given in this respect to forestry undertakings, most of which are small or medium sized; they must be encouraged to modernise and restructure in order to meet the new challenges arising from climate change and the economic crisis; and relevant Natura 2000 payments and measures targeting the sustainable use of forestry land under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestation;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential to establish more sustainable and less energy-hungry forms of production at world levelthat in the face of increased pressure on resources by a growing world population, it is essential to establish more sustainable and less energy-hungry forms of production without over-reliance on finite oil supplies, and based on healthy soils and wise use of water resources - in line with the European Parliament resolution of 13.1.2009 on the Common Agricultural Policy and Global Food Security and the recommendations of the IAASTD cited therein;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that a wide diversity of locally-adapted crops and breeds is needed to ensure effective adaptation to the challenges of climate change and its consequences of increased extreme weather events and pest outbreaks, and that efforts to maintain this genetic diversity are intensified;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that a support strategy for developing countries must include a plan for education and training, oriented towards job creation, which will enable young people to study sustainable agricultural science with a view to developing better-quality, less costly and sustainable forms of production, thus containing the drift from the countryside and reducing poverty;
2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- Having regard to the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) global synthesis report "Agriculture at a Crossroads", initiated by the UN's FAO and the World Bank, on the chapter "Women in Agriculture".
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Lc. Whereas according to the IAASTD, a large proportion of women worldwide continue to face deteriorating health and work conditions, limited access to education, insecure employment, low incomes and limited control over resources, including formal entitlement to land, access to technology and credit.
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for the greater participation of women in agricultural institutions and farmers' organisations and committees, for example through the use of quotas to reach the target of balanced representation;
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for greater account to be taken in EU development policy of the important role of women in the agricultural sector, by enhancing gender equality in developing world communities in access to agricultural knowledge, science and technology, access and entitlement to land, and membership of marketing organisations, in line with the conclusions of the IAASTD;
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Reminds the Commission that the commitment of the EU to phase out export refunds which undermine food security and local markets in developing countries should be expressed in the EU's budget;
2010/05/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to relaunch the programme on conservation and sustainable use of genetic diversity in agricultural production (farmers seeds and breeds) in order to meet the challenge of preserving biodiversity mainly through agricultural production and animal breeding taking into account participatory research between farmers and scientific institutes;
2010/05/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to establish a pilot project in order to elaborate efficient measures against speculation with agricultural commodities and the resulting price volatility;
2010/05/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2010/0364(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 38b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 38g(2), adopt the necessary provisions aiming at reaching a uniform application of this Regulation in the Union, in particular relating to the following:
2011/04/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2010/0364(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 27 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 38b – paragraph 1a (new)
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, relating to the withdrawal of the recognition of the control authorities and control bodies in cases of irregularities or infringements of the provisions set out in this Regulation or relating to the withdrawal of the recognition of third countries whose system of production no longer complies with principles and production rules equivalent to those laid down in Title II, III and IV and whose control measures are no longer of equivalent effectiveness to those laid down in Title V, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 38g (3).
2011/04/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) In 2007-2009, exceptional developments took place in milk and milk products sector markets. Initially, extreme weather conditions in Oceania brought about a significant decline in supplies, leading to a rapid and significant increase in prices. Yet while world supplies had started their recovery, and prices had started to return to more normal levels, the subsequent financial and economic crisis negatively affected EU dairy producers, aggravating price volatility. Initially feed and other input costs including energy increased significantly as a result of higher commodity prices. Subsequently, a drop in worldwide, as well as EU, demand, including for milk and milk products, whilst EU production was stable led to a collapse in EU prices, down to the lower safety net level. Moreover, this crisis has occurred in the context of global conditions entailing a substantial protein deficit in the European Union, which is referred to in the European Parliament’s resolution of 8 March 2011 on ‘the EU protein deficit: what solution for a long- standing problem?’ This sharp decline in dairy commodity prices failed to fully translate into lower dairy prices at consumer levels, generating a widening in the gross margin of the downstream sectors for most milk and milk sector products and countries, and preventing demand for them to adjust to low commodity prices, slowing down price recovery and exacerbating the impact of low prices on milk producers.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) There has recently been discussion at EU level regarding the functioning of the food supply chain. There is also growing concern regarding the power of dairies, while the position of milk-producers is very weak. Particularly because of the power of the dairies, added value is not evenly distributed along the chain as a whole. Furthermore, there is concern about the power of large retail undertakings and the large margins which they often enjoy.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) For dairies, the volume which will be delivered during the season is not always well planned. Even for dairy co-operatives (owned by farmers which possess processing facilities, by which 58% of EU raw milk is processed), there is a potential lack of adaptation of supply to demand: farmers are obliged to deliver all their milk to their co-. As a large proportion of dairy cooperatives, for various reasons, are no longer under the direct influence of farmers, the dairies often have an interest in securing cheap quantities rather than limiting quantities. The latter could, in consultation with producers, facilitate higher prices, but does not happen because the dairies do not see the need for it. Because of their membership of a cooperative and the co-oplack of alternative is obliged to accept all the milks, farmers are obliged to deliver all their milk at a low price over which they have no genuine influence; they seek to compensate for the low price by increasing production.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) A monitoring centre should be established. It should at regular intervals record data on demand and supply and full costs typical of regions and undertakings and indicate objectives of the EU’s milk policy with representatives of all interest groups in the dairy industry, including consumers, as well as pointing to any changes which need to be made to the legal situation.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to guarantee a uniform application of measures set out inensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, in all Member States, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 291 TFUE. Save where explicitly provided otherwise, the Commission should adopt those implementing acts in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No [xxxx/yyyy] of the European Parliament and the Council on…mplementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers, save where explicitly provided otherwise, should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No…/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers*. It should be impossible to restrict legal acts of the Member States which are unambiguously designed to strengthen producers. _______________ * OJ L 55, 28.02.11, p. 13.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are made upconsist in equal parts, with equal voting rights, of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, or processing of products of the milk and milk products sector and recognised consumers’ representatives;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
(i) improving knowledge and the transparency of production and the market for the benefit of all components of the milk supply chain, including by publication of statistical data on the prices, volumes and durations of contracts for the delivery of raw milk which have been previously concluded, and by providing analyses of potential future market developments at regional or , national and international level;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint iv
(iv) providing the information and carrying out the research necessary to adjust production towards products more suited to market requirements and consumer tastes and expectations, in particular with regard to product quality and protection of the environment, the climate and animal welfare;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii
(viii) promoting integrated production or otherproduction methods recognised and certified at European level as environmentally sound production methods.;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
(viiia) implementation of advertising measures within the Union for milk and milk products produced in ways which are particularly sound from the point of view of the environment, climate and animal welfare;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 1
1. Contracts for the delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk, or to a collector within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 185f(1), may be negotiated by a producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector which is recognised under Article 122, on behalf of its farmer members for part or all of their joint production, regardless of whether the processor is a cooperative and regardless of whether the producer is a member of this or of another cooperative. Farmers who are members of a cooperative may, at the same time, be members of such a producer organisation.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint i
(i) 3.50% of total Union production, and
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
(ii) 3375% of the total national production of any particular Member State covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation, and
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
(iii) 33% of the total combined national production of all the Member States covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation,deleted
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (d)
(d) provided the farmers concerned are not members of any other producer organisation which also negotiates such contracts on their behalf, andeleted
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2a (new)
- include a means of varying the price between the contracted parties
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 292 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a contract shall not be required where raw milk is delivered by a farmer to a processor of raw milk where the processor is a co-operative of which the farmer is a member if its statutes contain provisions having similar effects as those set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of point 2.deleted
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Even if a Member State has decided that it will not be compulsory for milk to be covered by a contract, a producer organisation, representative of a group of producers, or a farmer may require a contract to which the above conditions apply. In those circumstances, the dairy may either accept the contract, or reject the delivery of milk.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) take action to ensure adequate legal protection of the protected denomination of origin or protected geographical indication and other relevant intellectual property rights;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2010/0208(COD)

The European Parliament rejects the Commission’s proposal.
2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the 500 million consumers in the EU represent the largest target group for European agriculture, and whereas it continues to be the main supplier of the largest single market in the world,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
The evolution of the CAP: from market distortion to market orientationailoring the CAP more closely to market needs
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the CAP has undergone radical reforms over the last 25 years, in particular bringing about a fundamental shift from production support to producer support1, ending and cutting back regular intervention buying and the dumping of European surpluses on world markets and making the CAP and EU farmers more market- oriented. Notes that farmers’ access to, and competitiveness on, local, regional and EU-wide markets nevertheless continue to vary greatly;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that CAP market instruments are now used as safety nets to help manage market volatility and ensure a certain degree of stability and that; stresses that the changed market policy has not led to a reduction in farmers’ dependence on purchasers. Notes, moreover, that since the adoption of decoupled Single Farm Payments there has been a resolute move away from trade-distorting measures in line with WTO requirements;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agricultureaking agriculture more sustainable, promoting organic farming and improving product marketing and competitiveness on local and regional markets;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion, therefore, that the CAP has evolved, becoming greener and more market-orientated, and has dramatically reduced its impact o, by cutting back export subsidies, has reduced direct dumping in developing countries, whilst at the same time offering support to farmers to produce high-quality food for European consumers;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 210 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, owing to the move towards greater sustainability based in particular on organic and local farming, agriculture is well placed to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change by continuing to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and increasing carbon sequestration;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
(aa) Considers, accordingly, that to meet those objectives it will need to reconsider its offers to reduce import protection under the Doha Round and in negotiated bilateral agreements;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 370 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Insists that EU agriculture must remain competitive against fierce competition from well-subsidised trade partners; therefore believes that competitivenessstop all forms of direct and indirect dumping in developing countries after 2013; therefore believes that competitiveness at local and regional level and on the internal market should still be a fundamental objective of the CAP post-2013 to ensure that the EU has the raw materials to producemaintains a share of the world market for high- value European, highly-priced products and, in exchange foodr products and they, primarily from the poorest developing countinue to win a greater share of the worldries, which are produced in a fair, sustainable manner, opens its market,s as well asnd thereby ensuringes fair trade for farmers in North and South;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 475 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environmentmunerate farmers, particularly small- scale family farms, for protecting the environment and ensuring the prosperity and survival of rural communities; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by incentivising farmers to maximise the delivery of eco-system services to further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland; believes that a system of progressive aid encouraging farmers to move towards a more sustainable system should be introduced;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficientweighting to upgrade paid farm employment on holdings in rural areas and farms to be used to achieve an overall genuinly more balanced distribution;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US)while introducing qualified market access for agricultural products of a type that prevents all forms of environmental and social dumping and encourages farmers to produce for the domestic market, ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 653 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basicn EU- funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rulesustainable food security for European consumers;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 656 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Considers that providing farmers and agricultural workers in Europe and third countries, particularly in developing countries, with fair income for Fair Trade is central to Fair Trade as defined by private market standards. Farmers in the EU need to be paid fair prices on regional markets as well as on the internal market. A supply management that mitigates the consequences of volatility and thereby prevents the dumping of excess produce is a decisive means of guaranteeing fair income. In order to remove distortions of trade, all export subsidies should be discontinued from 2013;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 717 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
60. Believes that ‘green growth’ should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of sustainable farming systems such as organic farming, local marketing, local further processing, the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second- generation biofuels, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products through promotion and marketing measures;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the best practices and latest technology and science and stressed that a high standard of animal welfare also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe’s farmers,
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiativecarry out its responsibilities in this field;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 3 a (new)
– decentralisation of and support of mobile slaughter facilities in order to reduce overall animal transport distances,
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Suggests introducing obligatory animal welfare impact assessment procedures in the authorisation of industrial farming units;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibiotics and other substances which are used to prevent diseases in industrial farming units are central;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 393 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within the farming sector national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseases -of farm and wild animals in a coordinated way – such as salmonellosis and rabies - which are passed on between human beings and animals, including pets, due to poor animal disease control and health and inadequate keeping of animals;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology (IAASTD) report drawn up by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Bank and signed by 58 countries;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impactunsustainable agricultural practices are substantially contributing to climate change, through the intensive use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, which are the biggest source of nitrous oxide (N2O) as well as through intensive livestock production, which is based on the use of imported feedstuffs which release methane (CH4) into the atmosphere,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas extensive grasslands and peat soils have been and still are being converted into cropland ( about 6 million hectares annually) through drainage and other cultivation measures, reducing their capacity to capture greenhouse gases; and whereas the import of high-protein feedstuffs produced in former rainforests and semi arid areas is resulting in further greenhouse gas emissions,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the proportion of the Union's GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser use,deleted
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas various types of forest and climate change-sensitive land is also still being converted into cropland (seven million hectares annually), which also reduces the mitigation capacities of cultivated areas,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the agricultural sector is capable of adapting to climate change with the help of farmers" know-how, a strong CAPnd a reformed CAP which includes efforts to tackle biodiversity loss, soil and water management and research and innovation developments,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Union's current objectives for the development of renewable energies must be urgently revised by means of environmental and climate-change impact assessment, as they have a direct bearing on agriculture,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture canmust contribute to the Union's global warmiclimate change mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
- simplified cultivation techniques that provide plant cover (such as reduced or no- tillage and leaving crop residues on the ground) and facilitate intercropping and crop rotation without increased use of pesticides, thereby maximising photosynthesis and helping to enrich the soil with organic matter, as demonstrated by the SoCo project launched at the European Parliament's instigation;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
- the preservation and development of agroforestry, hedges, wooded areas on farmland, permanent or temporary grassland pasture systems and reforestation;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
- protection and restoration of carbon-rich land (peatland crop bans) and wetlands (growing suitable crops, such as reeds, as an alternative to drainage); and coordination of land and water management schemes so as to stabilise natural water cycles and ecosystems;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
- farm modernisation (building insulation, energy-efficient equipment and the use of renewable energies); reduction of overall energy consumption in food chains, including reduction of transport and promotion of short-distance marketing;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that a better animal manure storage and application systems and the processing of such manure in biogas factories are currently some of the most promising ways ofbalance between crop and animal production, as practiced in mixed farms, which reduce manure storage problems, can contribute simultaneously to reducing GHGs and better soil fertility; draws attention to the scope for processing manure in decentralised biogas plants, thereby reducing methane emissions, particularly in regions characterised bywhere high-density livestock farming is causing problems;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that bio-waste management must be structured in line with the waste treatment hierarchy, namely: prevention, recycling, and other forms of waste recovery, including energy recovery, and, as a last option, disposal in landfills;
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Believes a crucial prerequisite for bio- waste incineration to become a viable alternative in the waste hierarchy is that it be coupled with energy recovery.deleted
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Considers bio-waste to be a valuable renewable resource for the production of electricity and gaseous transport fuel through conversion of biogas into biomethane;
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the individual Member States have different waste management systems and that use of landfill continues to be the most common disposal method for municipal solid waste in the European Union; urges the Commission, therefore, to continue its impact assessment with the aim of preparing a Community legislative proposal on biodegradable waste in 2010 in order to halt landfilling in future;
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need, given that diversity is Europe's fundamental asset, for a formal recognition of the efforts made by European producers in meeting EU farming requirements with regard to quality, environmental, animal welfare and health standards; considers that after 2013 the CAP should support the quality policy and quality efforts, especially among producers, who have responsibility for using more environment-friendly production methods; calls for regions, in view of their proximity, to be given a more important role in the recognition and promotion of products with an indication of origin, traditional products and organic products;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that marketing standards still retain an important role in the production chain, and consequently they should be kept; they render transparent the changes on the market and allow purchasers to compare prices, sizes and quality of products and ensure a level playing-field in European competition; considers also that quality standards should include criteria specific to 'population' seeds and 'traditional, small-scale farming and on- site conservation' breeds forming part of our arable and animal biodiversity, which account for an increasing proportion of consumer demand;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is in favour of allowing stakeholders to develop marketing standards on their own, within trade associations and organisations such as the CEN (European Committee on Standardisation); however these standards should only be supplementary and must not conflict with European rules; considers, however, that an agency-type structure should be set up in Member State regions to exercise oversight over associations or organisations, with a view to coordinating their proposals, which must not conflict with European rules, and to monitoring the application thereof;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that, on the basis of producers’ experience, it has emerged that the management of the product quality through the PDOs and PGIs specifications, and the protection against usurpations are not sufficient for the further development of GI products; calls for an in-depth assessment to be carried out to identify suitable instruments for the management of the volume of production for PDO and PGI products; proposes enhancing the role of geographical indication owners' consortia1 in order to define the specific criteria in Community legislation; _________ 1 For example, 'consortium' in Italy, 'consejo regulador' in Spain and 'organisme de défense et de gestion' or 'détenteur d'IG' in France.
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the appearance of non- organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming harms the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at attempts to extend the scope of the organic labelCommunity eco- label (pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme1) to food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles; ________ 1 OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
- register and indicate the country of origin in the case of fresh and processed organic products imported from third countries, independently of whether the Community organic product logo is used,
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
- harmonise the requirements for the labelling of origin on organic products in Regulation (EC) 834/2007 with EU rules on geographic indications and mandatory labelling of origin for certain products,
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2008/0211(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty, maintain provisions in force on …*, aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals falling within the scope of this Directive than those contained in this Directive or adopt in the future provisions with that aim.
2010/06/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2008/0211(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Before …** Member States shall inform the Commission about such national provisions. The Commission shall bring them to the attention of other Member States.
2010/06/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2008/0211(COD)

Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A debilitating clinical condition for the purposes of this Directive means a substantial reduction in a person's normal physical or psychological ability to function.
2010/06/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2008/0211(COD)

Council position
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to national legislation prohibiting certain types of methods, Member States shall ensure that a procedure is not carried out if another method or testing strategy for obtaining the result sought, not entailing the use of a live animal, is recognised under the legislation of the Union. In the absence of such method, a procedure may not be carried out if a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy for obtaining the result sought, including computer supported, in vitro and other methodologies, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and practicably available.
2010/06/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5); shall be indicated using the following specifications: (i) in the case of non-composite foodstuffs, the region of provenance; (ii) in the case of composite foodstuffs, the country of provenance of the primary ingredient and, if possible, the region of provenance; (iii) in the case of meat, other than beef and veal, the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In all other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Derogations for micro-enterprises and farmers Handcrafted products produced by micro- enterprises and farmers shall be exempted from the requirement laid down in Article 9 (1) (l). They may also be exempted from the information requirements laid down in Article 9 (1) b, c, d, g, h, i, j, k where the products are sold at the place of production, provided that the sales staff are able to provide the information concerned.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
(4) In the case of non-prepacked food, the provisions of Article 41 shall apply. Notwithstanding this, particulars referred to in Article 9(1)(b) and (c) shall be made available to customers on request at the sales premises.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27a Indication of the forms of rearing different animal species In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 290 TFEU, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2010 at the latest, establish specific criteria for indicating the forms of rearing different animal species for the production of meat, meat products and milk, along the lines of the labelling of eggs under Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 of 23 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs1. The labelling of foods containing milk and meat will then be made on this basis. ____________________ 1 OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 5.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the amounts of fat, saturates, industrial transfatty acids and carbohydrates with specific reference to natural and added sugars, and salt.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given.deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40a National measures for voluntary labelling Member States may adopt or maintain national measures that contain additional binding provisions for operators who choose to voluntarily label specific characteristics of foodstuffs.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title 4 a (new)
4a. PRODUCTS CONTAINING EGGS OR EGG PRODUCTS Products containing eggs or egg productsIn the list of ingredients, the words 'egg, whole egg, egg powder, egg yolk' or 'egg white' shall be followed by an indication as to how the hens from which they are derived have been kept, using the categories 'free-range eggs', 'barn eggs' and 'eggs from caged hens' in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 557/2007.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 18
– food directly supplied by the manufacturer ofsmall undertakings in small quantities of products to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer;
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI