Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2014/0100(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Organic production and labelling of organic products (debate) FR
Amendments (93)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Given that it is important to develop the use of seeds and plants that are suited to soil and climate conditions and meet consumer expectations, the production of organic seeds and plants should be encouraged while continuing to provide for the possibility of using non-organic seeds and plants where no organic equivalents are available, or in order to ensure that a sufficient genetic base is maintained.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Given that organic farming needs to be able to rely on genetically high-quality animals for breeding and these animals must be reared in accordance with organic farming rules, it would be desirable to maintain the possibility of using non-organic breeding animals under certain conditions in order to offset a lack of availability or ensure a sufficient genetic base, particularly in the case of rarer species and breeds.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) goal of producing a wide variety of foods and other agricultural products that respond to consumers’ demand for goods produced by the use of processes that do not harm the environment, human health, plant health or animal health and welfare;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point g c (new)
Article 4 – point g c (new)
(gc) goal of producing products of high quality;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Paragraph 1(a) notwithstanding, a holding may be split into units that are clearly and effectively separated or aquaculture production units or sites which are not all managed under organic production, provided that: (i) in the case of animals, the separation concerns different species; (ii) in the case of plants, the separation concerns different, easily distinguishable varieties. In the case of aquaculture, the separate units or sites may contain the same species. In the case of perennial crops that have to be cultivated over a period of at least three years, the separation may concern varieties not easily distinguishable provided that they are being produced under a conversion plan and a specific system of control. In the case of training and research centres, seed, vegetative propagating material and seedling producers, aquaculture hatcheries, seaweed nurseries and producers of animal seed, the restrictions with regard to animal species and plant varieties may not apply.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In the cases provided for in paragraph 1a, operators must separate organic production and the products used in organic production from non-organic production and the products used in non- organic production. Operators shall keep ad hoc registers so that evidence of the separation can be furnished.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts on the application of paragraphs 1a and 1b. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX (Official controls Regulation)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition to the provisions of Article 8(1), all operators, except wholesalers who deal only with pre- packaged products and operators selling pre-packaged products to consumers or end-users, shall be required to undergo a physical inspection at least once a year.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX (Official controls Regulation)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the frequency of official controls on operators, and the cases where and conditions under which certain such operators are to be exempted from certain official controls;
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Plant reproductive material not obtained from organic production may be used only when it comes from a production unit in conversion to organic production or where it is justified for usewhere seeds and plants are not available in large enough quantities, or to ensure a sufficiently broad genetic base, or in research, testing in small-scale field trials or for genetic resources conservation purposes agreed by the competent authority of the Member State.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 5
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 5
1.3.5. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may also be brought onto an agricultural holding to offset a lack of availability of organic reproductive animals to ensure a sufficiently broad genetic base, or when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006268 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous. __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) As a matter of principle, the general production rules of this Regulation should include a prohibition on the use of ionising radiation and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products produced from or by GMOs. Since consumers are more and more concerned about environmental impacts of food processing and transportation, organic operators other than farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals should be required to manage their environmental performance according to a harmonised system. With the objective of minimising the regulatory burden of micro- enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC27 involved in organic production, it is appropriate to exempt them from this requirement. In order to ensure the correct application of the general production rules, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing the criteria to which the environmental management system is to correspond. __________________ 27 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, of 20.05.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Organic livestock and aquaculture production housing, including where relevant the aquatic medium, should satisfy the behavioural needs of the animals. Specific housing conditions and husbandry practices should be laid down with regard to certain animals, including bees. Those conditions and practices should ensure a high level of animal welfare, which in certain aspects should go beyond the Union animal welfare standards applicable to livestock production in general. In most cases livestock should have permanent access to open air areas for grazing and such open air areas should in principle be organised under an appropriate system of rotation.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited. Some practices, such as the removal of the horns of young mammals, are authorised where there are safety reasons with regard to operators and other animals.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited. Beak trimming of poultry may be authorised, however, on grounds of safety or of animal or human health.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Livestock should be fed on feed materials produced in accordance with the rules of organic production, and preferably coming from the own holding, taking their physiological needs into account. In establishing the origin of the feed materials the first thing to take into account is the difficulty of producing such materials in some areas, such as disadvantaged mountain areas. In addition, in order to provide for the basic nutritional requirements of livestock, certain minerals, trace elements and vitamins may need to be used under well- defined conditions.
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules amending or supplementing the specific livestock production rules as regards the origin of animals, livestock housing, including minimum surface areas indoors and outdoors and the maximum number of animals per hectare, husbandry practices, breeding, feed and feeding, disease prevention and veterinary treatment.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In the absence of specific Union rules on the measures to take when non- authorised substances or products are present in organic products, different approaches have been developed and implemented across the Union. This situation creates uncertainties for operators, control authorities and control bodies. It may also entail a different treatment of operators in the Union and affect consumers'’ confidence in organic products. It is therefore appropriate to lay down clear and uniform provisions to prohibit marketing as organic those products in which any non-authorised products or substances are present beyond given levels. Those levels should be established taking acabove any normal unintended count in particular of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC31 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young childrenamination such as drift from products and substances from other crops. All Member States must adapt to the limits set by the Commission by 2017. __________________ 31 Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16).
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) The Commission should consider the situation of the availability of organic plant reproductive material and animals for breeding purposes and present a report to this end to the European Parliament and the Council in 2021, by 31 December 2020 at the latest, present a report to the European Parliament and the Council identifying the reasons for the inadequate development of the market in and the shortage of organic plant reproductive material and feed, assessing the local availability of breeds suited to organic husbandry and outlining a plan and possible measures to close these gaps, including support measures to stimulate the market in those products and maintain biodiversity.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
5. In order to take into account new information on production methods or material or international commitments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amendding to the list of products set out in Annex I. Only products which are closely linked to agricultural products shall be eligible for inclusion in that list.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators’ means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area, or 15 hectares in the case of permanent grassland and extensive grazing land, and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) ‘laying pullets’ means young animals of the Gallus gallus species intended for the production of eggs for consumption and of an age of less than 19 weeks;
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)
(16b) ‘laying hens’ means animals of the Gallus gallus species intended for the production of eggs for consumption and of an age of at least 19 weeks;
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43a) ‘region’ means an administrative region or regions of a Member State or the Member State or a neighbouring Member State.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 b (new)
(43b) ‘poultry house’ means a covered, independent structure fitted out in such a way as to protect the animals from bad weather;
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) production of high-quality products;
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) production of a wide variety of foods and other agricultural products that respond to consumers’ demand for goods produced by the use of processes that do not harm the environment, human health, plant health or animal health and welfare.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) maintenance of plant health by preventive measures, in particular the choice of appropriate species, and varieties or heterogeneous material resistant to pests and diseases, appropriate crop rotations, mechanical and physical methods and protection of the natural enemies of pests;
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) exclusion of genetic engineering, animal cloning, artificially induced polyploidy and ionising radiationanimal cloning from the whole organic food chain;
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The conversion period may be reduced to one year for pasture and open air areas used by non-herbivore species. This period may be reduced to six months where the land concerned has not during the last year received treatments with products not authorised for organic production.
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) feed and feedinging, in application of Annex II, Part II, paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.2, 2.4.3 and 2.5.3;
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In order to allow organic production to continue or recommence in the event of catastrophic circumstances and subject to the principles laid down in Chapter II, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for the criteria to qualify such situations as catastrophic and laying down specific rules on how to deal with them, on monitoring and on reporting requirements. Those delegated acts must include provisions for exceptions to the production rules laid down by this Regulation. The competent authority shall be responsible for authorising such exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Products in which the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, shall not be marketed as organicWhenever a competent authority or, where appropriate, a control authority or control body receives reliable information or detects the presence of products or substances for which no authorisation has been given under Article 19 for the purposes listed in Article 19, it shall begin an investigation immediately to determine the origin and the cause of the contamination in order to verify conformity with Article 7(1)(b). On the basis of the results of this investigation, the competent authority or, where appropriate, the control authority or control body shall ensure that the products involved are not marketed as organic, if their presence is due to deliberate use by the operator or an avoidable contamination in the production process.
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A contamination shall be considered as avoidable when the operator: - has failed to install or maintain appropriate, proportionate measures to identify and avoid the risk of biological products becoming contaminated by unauthorised products or substances; - has not regularly reviewed and adjusted such appropriate measures, while the risk for contamination has clearly been perceptible; - has failed to take appropriate measures following requests from the competent authorities or, where appropriate, the control authority or body to take measures to avoid contamination; - has not complied with the relevant provisions of this Regulation and has failed to take necessary steps in the production process to avoid contamination. Based on the results of the investigation referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority or, where appropriate, the control authority or body shall identify the potential shortcomings or non- conformities responsible for the presence of unauthorised products or substances. The operator concerned shall take the necessary corrective measures to avoid future contamination.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the organic production and labelling system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 regarding the specific criteria and conditions for the application of the levels referred to in paragraph 1 and regarding the establishment of those levels and their adaptation in the light of technical developmentsThe control authority or control body shall keep records of the investigations carried out. By 30 June of each year at the latest, Member States shall transmit to the Commission the relevant information relating to the previous year concerning the nature of contamination detected, and in particular the cause, the source, the level of contamination and the volume and nature of products contaminated. By 31.12.21 at the latest, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the presence of products or substances not authorised in accordance with Article 19 which had been detected in organic products. The report may be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal establishing the levels of unauthorised products or substances to be applied to organic products and the systems for compensating operators for losses in connection with contamination where they have taken proper measures which may reasonably be implemented to prevent the risk of contamination.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 211(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and subject to an authorization by the Commission adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) or (3) of this Regulation, Member States may grant national payments to compensate farmers for the losses they have incurred due to the contamination of their agriculturalThe Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down uniform rules concerning: - the methodology to be used in order to detect and evaluate the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19; - the procedures to be followed whenever the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected; - the details of information referred to in paragraph 2 and the format in which it will be transmitted; - the measures to be taken in order to avoid the risk of contamination of organic products by unon-authorised products or substances which prevents them from marketing those products as organic provided that the farmers have taken all appropriate measures to prevent the risk of such contamination. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses, as set out in paragraph 1a. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
With the exception of products of the wine sector as referred to in Article 1(2)(l) of Council Regulation 1308/2013, where the organic production logo of the European Union is used, an indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed shall also appear in the same visual field as the logo and shall take one of the following forms, as appropriate:
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Operators who only handle pre- packed products are exempted from the application of paragraph 1, provided they do not produce, prepare, store elsewhere other than the point of sale or import such products from a third country, or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Regulation (EU) No […][on official controls]
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition to the provisions set out in the first paragraph of Article 8, each operator, except for wholesalers who only deal with pre-packed products and operators selling pre-packed products to the consumer or final user, shall be physically inspected at least once a year.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Regulation (EU) No […][on official controls]
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the frequency of official controls on operators, and the cases where and conditions under which certain such operators are to be exempted from certain official controls;
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – indent 2 a (new)
- aromatized wine products as defined in Council Regulation 251/2014,
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 a (new)
Annex I – indent 19 a (new)
- cotton that has been neither carded nor combed,
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 b (new)
Annex I – indent 19 b (new)
- wool that has been neither carded nor combed,
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 c (new)
Annex I – indent 19 c (new)
- leathers and unprocessed hides,
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.1 a (new)
Annex II – part I – point 1.1 a (new)
1.1a. The cultivation of pot plants by way of exception to the land-related cultivation defined in Article 4(e)(ii) is not authorised for seedlings or for the production of ornamental plants and aromatic plants unless the said ornamental or aromatic plants are sold in pots to the final consumer. Only soil mixes and/or improvers approved for organic farming may be used. For chicory cultivation, forcing in trays is permitted. For the cultivation of mushrooms, the use of growing media is permitted.
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.1
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 rel except in the evaent, 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 seasonsat such material is not available.
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.2
Annex II – part I – point 1.4.2
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.4
1.5.4 The total amount of livestock manure, as defined in Council Directive 91/676/EEC67, applied on the agricultural holdingparcel, shall not exceed 170 kg of nitrogen per year/hectare of agricultural area used. That limit shall only apply to the use of farmyard manure, dried farmyard manure and dehydrated poultry manure, composted animal excrements, including poultry manure, composted farmyard manure and liquid animal excrements. The total amount of livestock manure applied in market garden production under shelter shall not exceed 240kg of nitrogen per year/hectare over the whole area under shelter. __________________ 67 Council 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. 1).
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.8 a (new)
Annex II – part I – point 1.5.8 a (new)
1.5.8 a. Use of ferti-irrigation is prohibited.
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.6.1 – indent 2
Annex II – part I – point 1.6.1 – indent 2
– the choice of species, and varieties and heterogeneous material,
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.1
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.1
1.3.1. Organic livestock shall be born and raised on organic agricultural holdings However, when a flock is established for the first time, or is renewed or restocked, if a sufficient quantity of poultry reared using organic methods is unavailable, poultry reared not using organic methods may be introduced into the organic production unit, provided that chickens for egg production and poultry to be raised for meat are less than three days old. Such livestock and products derived from them may be considered as organic provided that the conversion period specified in Annex II paragraph 2.4.1 is respected.
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d a (new)
(da) the preservation of rare and/or native breeds in danger of extinction shall be encouraged;
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
1 .3.5 In addition to the general rules of production set out in Article 7, non- organically raised livestock may be brought onto a holding for breeding purposes under specific conditions. Such livestock and products derived from them may be considered to be organic provided that they comply with the conversion period specified at paragraph 1.2. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may be brought onto an agricultural holding when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/200668 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous. __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5 a (new)
1.3.5a. When beehives are restocked, 20 % of queens and swarms in an organic production unit may be replaced each year by non-organic queens and swarms, provided that the queens and swarms are placed in hives which have combs and foundation sheets which come from organic production units.
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.2.1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.2.1 – point a
(a) the common land, excluding extensive pastures provided they are not used by animals for more than 150 days in a year, is fully managed in accordance with this Regulation;
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.1
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.1
1.4.3.1. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, uUp to 1530 % of the total average amount of feed fed to livestock may originate from the grazing or harvesting permanent pastures, perennial forage parcels or proten average of the feed fed to livestock may be made up of in- crops, sown under organic management on lands in their first year of conversion, provided that they are part of the holding itself. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed. When both in-conversion feed and feed from parcels in their first year of conversion are being used, the total combined percentage of such feed shall not exceed the maximum percentages fixed in point 1.4.3.2.onversion feed. When the in-conversion feed is produced within the holding itself, this proportion may be increased to 100 %.
Amendment 1084 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2
1.4.3.2 For organic agricultural holdings, up to 20 % on average of the feed formula of rations may comprise in-conversion feed, namely feed from the second ye. Up to 30 % of the total average amount of feed fed to livestock may originate from the grazing or harvesting of permanent pastures, perennial forage parcels or protein crops, sown under organic management on lands in their first year of conversion, provided that they are part of the holding itself and that they have not been part of conversion. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, when the in- conversion feed come from the holding itself, this percentage may be increased to 100an organic production unit within the past five years. When both in-conversion feed and feed produced in parcels in the first year of conversion are being used, the total combined percentage of these feeds shall not exceed the maximum percentages set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.4 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.4 – paragraph 1
Only organic feed materials of plant or animal origin as well as feed materials and feed additives authorised for use in organic production pursuant to Article 19 may be used in the processing of organic feed and in the feeding of organic animals. , animal feed materials derived from invertebrates and fermented products of organic origin as well as feed additives authorised for use in organic production pursuant to Article 19 may be used in the processing of organic feed and in the feeding of organic animals. Non-organic protein animal feeds may be used provided: (i) that they are not available in organic form; (ii) that they are produced or prepared without chemical solvents; and (iii) that their use is limited to piglets weighing less than 35kg and to poultry and to specific protein compounds. This is an exception to the rules on production linked to the unavailability of organic agricultural input products in accordance with Article 17 2.b. When farmers are unable to obtain entirely organic pig and poultry protein feeds, the maximum percentage of non-organic protein feed permitted over a 12 month period shall not exceed 5 % and shall be reduced in relation to the availability of organic protein feeds. Non-organic spices, herbs and molasses may be used provided: (i) that they are not available in organic form; (ii) that they are produced or prepared without chemical solvents; and (iii) that their use is limited to 1 % of the ration for a species, calculated annually as a percentage of dry animal feed of agricultural origin. This is an exception to the rules on production linked to the unavailability of organic agricultural input products in accordance with Article 17 2.b., when farmers are unable to obtain fully entirely organic spices, herbs and molasses. The percentage shall be reduced in relation to the availability of organic spices, herbs and molasses. This is an exception to the rules on production linked to the unavailability of organic agricultural input products in accordance with Article 17 2.b., when farmers are unable to obtain products derived exclusively from sustainable fishing and organic fish production. The percentage shall be reduced in relation to the availability of products derived from organic fish production.
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.1.3 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.1.3 a (new)
1.5.1.3a. The use of bolus composed of synthesised allopathic chemical molecules is prohibited;
Amendment 1117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authoritiesIsolation of livestock may be authorise cattle in micro-enterprises to be tetheredd, for a limited period, and only if the safety of workers is compromised or for reasons of animal welfare. Competent authorities may authorise tethering by farms with less than 50 animals (excluding young animals) if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible.
Amendment 1119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in micro-enterprises and undertakings located in disadvantaged mountain areas to be tethered if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements, provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible
Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.9
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.9
1.7.9. Mutilation of animals shall be prohibited. The trimming of the beaks of poultry, when undertaken in the first three days of life, may be authorised by the competent authority for reasons of animal or human health or safety.
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) at least 640 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators. The specificity of the outermost regions must be taken into account;
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) In order to meet the essential nutritional requirements of organic porcine animals, particularly for proteins and essential amino acids, and where it is impossible for the farmer to obtain protein-rich raw materials derived solely from organic feed production, the use of limited proportion of non-organic protein- rich materials is authorised for porcine animals and poultry. The maximum percentage of non-organic protein-rich materials for animal feed authorised over a twelve-month period for these species is 5 %. The figures are calculated each year as a percentage of dried fodder of agricultural origin.
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Poultry shall either be reared until they reach a minimum age or else shall comefor meat production must be derived from slow-growing poultry strains as defined by the competent authority. Where slow-growing poultry strains are not used by the farmer the minimum age at slaughter shall be as followsdapted for outdoor rearing, namely with an average daily gain of 35 g/day as chicks. Member States may define stricter criteria for slow growth.
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point h
h) 140 days for male and female turkeys and for roasting geese; and sold whole;
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point i
i) 10098 days for female turkeys intended for cutting and 126 days for male turkeys intended for cutting.
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The maximum number of animals per hectare shall respect the following limits or be calculated on the basis of corresponding national provisions adopted pursuant to the implementation of Directive 91/676/EEC:
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5. – paragraph 2
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5. – paragraph 2
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5. – paragraph 3
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5. – paragraph 3
The minimum surface areas indoors and outdoors and other characteristics of housing for birds of species other than Gallus gallus shall be as follows: Turkeys Geese Ducks Guinea fowl Type Male Female All Peking Type Male Female All Starter period 0-63 days 0-63 days 0-35 0-26 days 0-35 days 0-35 days 0-35 days 0-28 days days In house 106.25 with a 106.25 with a 105 with a 108 with a 10 8 with a 10 with a 108 with a 10 13 with a stocking rate maximum maximum maximu maximum maximum maximum maximum maximum (birds per m2 of of 2135 kg of 2135 kg m of 2130 m of 21 kg35 of 2135 kg of 215 kg of 2135 kg of 215 kg usable area) for liveweight/ liveweight/ kg liveweighkg liveweight/ liveweight/ liveweight/ liveweight/ fixed and m² m² liveweig t/m² liveweigh m² m² m² m² mobile houses ht/m² Perch space 40 40 Not Not 40 40 Not 20 (cm) normally normally normally applicabl applicabl applicable e e t/m² In house stocking rate (birds per m2 of usable area) for mobile houses 16 with a maximum of 30 kg liveweight/m2 with a floor area of not more than 150 m2 Flock size limits 2,500 2,500 2,500 4,000 3,200 4,000 3,200 5,200 females 3,200 males Farm size limits A maximum of 1 flock per poultry house and a maximum of 4 buildings per production unit. Open air 106 10 6 150 4.52 4.5 2 4.5 2 4.5 3 42 stocking rate (m2/bird) provided that the limit of 170 kg of N/ha/year is not exceeded
Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(d a) the total utilisable area for poultry houses for fattening purposes in the entire production unit shall not exceed 1 920 m2.
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) laying hens and finisher poultry shall have access to an open air area for at least one third of their life. In particular, continuous daytime open air access shall be provided from as early an age as practically possible, whenever physiological and physical conditions allow, except in the case of temporary restrictions imposed on the basis of Union legislation;
Amendment 1268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.1 – point a
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.1 – point a
a) the growing areas are either of high ecological status as defined by Directive 2000/60/EC75 or of a quality equivalent to production areas classified A or B under Regulation 854/2004, and are not unsuitable from a health point of view; __________________ 75 Directive 2006/113/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the quality required of shellfish waters (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 14)..
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.2 – point b
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.2 – point b
b) to ensure that a wide gene-pool is maintained, the collection of juvenile seaweed in the wild shall take place on a regular basis to supplementmaintain and increase the diversity of indoor culture stock;
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 3.4.4
Annex II – part III – point 3.4.4
3.4.4. If seaweed is harvested from a shared or common harvest area, documentary evidence produced by the competent authority designated by the Member State shall be available that the total harvest complies with this Regulation. .
Amendment 1295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part IV – point 1.1
Annex II – part IV – point 1.1
1.1. Food and feed additives, processing aids and other substances and ingredients used for processing food or feed and any processing practice applied, such as smoking, shall respect the principles of good manufacturing practice76. With respect to smoking, preference shall be given by operators to the use of processes that are conducive to food safety, the health of consumers, the environment, the economical use of resources and safety at work. __________________ 76 Good manufacturing practice (GMP) as defined in Article 3(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) N° 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (O.J. L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 75).
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part IV – point 2.1 – point a
Annex II – part IV – point 2.1 – point a
a) the product shall be produced mainly from agricultural ingredients and yeast; in order to determine whether a product is produced mainly from agricultural ingredients, added water and salt shall not be taken into account;
Amendment 1306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part IV – point 2.2.5 a (new)
Annex II – part IV – point 2.2.5 a (new)
2.2.5a. A flavouring may be certified organic if it complies with the general provisions of this Regulation concerning food and with the following specific conditions: 1. It is a natural flavouring within the meaning of Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) no 1334/2008; 2. It is at least 95 % made up of organic ingredients, and the flavouring component is itself at least 95% made up of organic ingredients and is of exclusively agricultural origin; 3.The flavour carrier (excluding salt, water and permitted additives) must be 100 % made up of ingredients of organic origin;
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point b
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point b
Amendment 1310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point c
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point c
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point d
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point d
Amendment 1312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point e
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point e
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part VI – point 1.3 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part VI – point 1.3 – point b a (new)
ba) addition to the substrate (calculated in terms of dry matter) of up to 5 % non- organic yeast extracts or autolysates shall be authorised for the production of organic yeasts.