12 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2016/2250(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, can adopt specific measures aimed at adapting certain EU legal and policy provisions to the special characteristics of the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the constraints they face (particularly the additional costs) as a result inter alia of their remoteness, insularity, climate, small size and economic dependence on a few products;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. whereas the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) is the key tool for applying Article 349 TFEU in relation to agriculture and it contributes effectively to the pursuit of the CAP's overall objectives, namely ensuring and sustaining viable food production, supporting balanced regional development and contributing to the sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. whereas the aid available under POSEI, in particular, makes up a significant part of farmers' incomes, illustrating how important such measures are in terms of keeping farm businesses viable and generating revenue for producers;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. whereas there are many forms of synergy between POSEI, the Union's rural development policy and national schemes to encourage training, help young farmers to set up, promote investment and support production;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. whereas there is a high degree of complementarity between POSEI, national aid schemes and other CAP measures, in particular under the single COM arrangements for wine and for fruit and vegetables, and this should be highlighted;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. whereas tropical agricultural products, especially bananas, from the ORs face low-cost competition in the form of organically grown produce from third countries, under the system of recognition of equivalence with EU standards, whereas European producers are unable to develop organic production under the relevant legislation as it currently applies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)
Paragraph -1 f (new)
-1f. whereas the market in the ORs is not big enough to require that companies submit applications to place on the market specific pest-control and other crop- protection products;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Maintains that POSEI is enabling agriculture to develop, diversify and survive in the ORs; draws attention to the Commission’s POSEI implementation review, published on 15 December 2016, which makes the point that POSEI is consistent withcontributes to the aims of the CAP, and calls for the basic features of the schemethat the potential of the current CAP measures and instruments to meet the specific needs of the ORs has not been demonstrated; supports the review's conclusion calling for the basic features of POSEI to be preserved intact so as to avert the danger that agricultural production might be abandoned, with all the harmful consequences which that would entail for employment, the environment, and the territorial dimension of the ORs;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that the abolition of market management toolsend of the quota system in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, the steep decline in China's growth rate, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio- economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors, of transparent monitoring measures and of effective, easily activated safeguard clauses, and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potentially damaging impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, peaches, sugar, and bananas and rum) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures for adapting the Union rules currently in force, pursuant to Article 349 TFEU, so as to enable an organic farming sector to develop for tropical produce from the EU;