2023/2015(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in the European protein strategy, the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine- derived protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints, thus involving many businesses operating in the European seafood sector, while creating development and new jobs;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Highlights that fisheries and aquaculture products have a low carbon footprint; believes that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors can represent real assets to tackle the climate crisis and to provide healthy food for a growing global population; indicates the strategic value of aquatic foods to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal and to contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 “Zero hunger”, SDG 3 "Good health and well-being", SDG 12 "Responsible consumption and production", SDG 13 "Climate action" and SDG 14 “Life below water”;

Amendment 11 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Notes that WHO considers that fish with unsaturated fats constitute a good source of protein and fat in a healthy diet; considers that consumers are more conscious of the food that they consume and how it has been produced;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the ceontr~~al role~~ibution of fisheries and fishery products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of ~~the~~ high~~est~~ quality food with among the best sustainability standards worldwide ~~in order~~, to strengthen sustainable practices and to improve the management of fish stocks to reduce the EU’s ~~grow~~increasing dependenc~~e on imports~~y on imports, including the imports of fish oils and fishmeal; stresses also the importance of banning the imports of all fisheries products from Russia in the context of the war of aggression against Ukraine;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fishery products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors, as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide, in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports and to ensure food security and affordable food production ;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fishery products in ensuring the EU’s food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it ~~therefore necessary~~necessary, therefore, to strengthen the competitiveness ofand the consumption, in short supply chains, of the products from the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards ~~worldwide~~ in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;

Amendment 15 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fishery products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors not dependant on fish-based feed, as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and ~~fishery~~aquaculture and their products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and ~~fishery products~~aquaculture in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that, while the European aquaculture is far from reaching its full capacity, especially after the COVID pandemic when the EU self-sufficiency values dropped to 35% and the ten-years' average EU self-sufficiency lied above 42%, almost 30% of the seafood imported is white fish sourced from non-EU countries with different production and sustainability standards. Within this frame, encourage the implementation of the policy reforms presented in the Multiannual Strategic Plans for the development of aquaculture, to drive farmed seafood production upward, and welcomes the Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that regular consumption of seafood is a crucial part of a healthy diet and that, thanks to its heart-healthy properties, fish consumption has great potential to address the European public health crisis with regard to the high prevalence of diet-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease; points out that, in line with the most recent cumulative scientific reviews, a pesco-Mediterranean diet rich in plants, dried fruit, whole grains, extra virgin olive oil and fish and/or shellfish is ideal for optimising cardiovascular health1a; _________________ 1a O’Keefe, J., Torres-Acosta, N., O’Keefe, E. et al., A Pesco-Mediterranean Diet With Intermittent Fasting, J Am Coll Cardiol, September 2020, 76 (12) 1484– 1493, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.07.049.

Amendment 2 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in the European protein strategy, the strategic role of the sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sectors not dependant on fish-based feed, as suppliers of marine- derived protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates its concerns in relation to unsustainable fishmeal and fish oil as expressed in its resolution on Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU Aquaculture; underlines that some feed production practices like producing fish meal can have a severe impact on stocks and ultimately jeopardize food security, notably in some countries in Africa ; recalls that fish meal production must be sustainable and shall primarily come from fisheries products that is not primarily used for human consumption;

Amendment 21 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises, in particular, that, in addition to having a lower carbon footprint, fishery and aquaculture products also use fewer natural resources, such as water, and play an important role in helping to build a sustainable food system;

Amendment 22 #

Ladislav ILČIĆ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that the fisheries sector is facing difficulties caused, in particular, by the energy crisis, Brexit and the reduction of fisheries;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Is of the opinion that high sustainability standards equal to those put on EU-products should be demanded from protein products imported to the internal market to prevent that high sustainability standards on the European sector leads to production being shifted to 3rd countries, undermining our sustainability efforts and the level playing field for EU producers;

Amendment 24 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines the fact that the EU is a net importer of seafood, importing almost 75% of its yearly consumption from third countries; notes, too, that EU self-sufficiency levels dropped to 35% after the COVID-19 pandemic, although the 10-year average remained at around 42%;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that 3.3 billion people in the world rely up to 20% on fisheries and aquaculture products for their animal protein intake and that in some coastal states and small island developing States these products contribute to half or more of total animal protein intake; insists that the implementation of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) must be in line with the best scientific advice available to ensure sustainable fishing operations that only utilise the surplus allowable catch in the partner country and that sectoral support should contribute to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, notably via support for small-scale fisheries, while also strengthening local food security and local communities;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that, according to AIPCE’s Finfish Study 2022, whitefish species are of great importance in the supply of marine protein to the EU market, due to the scale of the tonnages involved; warns that almost 30% of imports are whitefish from third countries that have different production and sustainability standards, yet European aquaculture is stagnant and far from reaching its full capacity;

Amendment 27 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Points out that EU mariculture could play a much greater role in sustainable food production and provide protein that is healthier, fairer and more sustainable;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the efforts ofalready made by the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continueds efforts as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food s~~overeignt~~ecurity; underlines that such efforts shall be accompanied, as the fishing sector shall not bear alone the cost of the transition towards a more sustainable fishery;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the efforts of the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the ~~need for continued efforts as this sector~~fact that those efforts need to be pursued in a manner that means there are no socio-economic repercussions on the small-scale sector in particular, given that it plays an essential role in ensuring European food sovereignty; on the continent and in the outermost regions;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise, in the European protein strategy, the strategic role of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine- derived protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the efforts of the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continued efforts to fish sustainably and minimise the impact on marine ecosystems in order to guarantee healthy stocks and oceans in the future, as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food sovereignty;

Amendment 31 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the efforts of the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continued efforts as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food ~~sovereignt~~autonomy;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out the potential that innovation and new business can bring in terms of new feeds with lower carbon footprint and lower impact on biodiversity such as insects and algae; calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that will help to address the increasing food price crisis in the EU whiles stimulating development of new innovative production techniques

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the particular importance of small-scale and artisanal fishers as well as shellfish gatherers who, whilst being engaged primarily at a local level, contribute greatly to the protein supply of the whole EU;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Notes that competences over fisheries and aquaculture lie at different levels within Member States; stresses the importance for the EU to engage with all governments and legislatures with marine competences when developing its protein strategy;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. CExpresses its concern about the decrease in fish consumption in the Union2a; calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies; calls, therefore, for the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme to be expanded to include seafood; _________________ 2a European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, European Commission, The EU Fish Market - 2022 Edition.

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes~~, in particular~~ by boosting the image of fishers as stewards of the oceans by means of public information campaigns, by promoting their consumption ~~among specific groups, such as~~of seafood among young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, oreven by introducing or improving their consumption in schools, and in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;

Amendment 38 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption in general and especially among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and ~~the~~ Member States to increase the role of local fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in the European pProtein sStrategy, the ~~strategic~~ role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine~~- derived~~ protein of ~~the~~ high~~est~~ quality ~~with~~and one of the lowest carbon footprints, with plant-based protein having the lowest one;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~increa~~recognise the role of fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by ~~promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies~~highlighting the scientific advice such as from the World Health Organisation regarding the consumption of aquatic food;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that VAT rates on seafood products in the Member States currently vary from 0% in Ireland and Malta, to 5% in Cyprus and Hungary and 22% in Slovenia; notes that Directive 2006/112/EC3a allows Member States to apply a 0% VAT rate to goods and services that are considered to cover basic needs, such as marine food products; stresses that, given the benefits of fish consumption for the planet and for health, the VAT on seafood should be as low as possible in all Member States or even 0%, as is already the case for a number of products in certain Member States; _________________ 3a Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, pp. 1-118.

Amendment 42 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that feed used in aquaculture should be sustainable, not dependant on fish-based feed, and not derived from fish meal and fish oil production using catches from illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, or from coastal waters which should be reserved for local and artisanal fisheries, such as along the West African coast;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reiterates its demands in its resolution on a Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward in relation to creating a business friendly regulatory environment including simplified permitting procedures and a regulatory framework that supports the development of sustainable aquaculture;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that current food production and consumption patterns need to change in order for the EU to foster a sustainable food system, as highlighted in the Farm to Fork Strategy;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the importance of extensive aquaculture, which has lower protein inputs than more intensive forms of aquaculture but high protein outputs;

Amendment 46 #

Ladislav ILČIĆ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the European Commission to promote the importance of the role of the fisheries sector and the demanding fishing profession in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that the Union imported more than 70% of the seafood it consumed in 20204a; stresses that the EU’s external trade imbalance in aquatic products is unacceptable from a food autonomy point of view, given the over- reliance on third countries, from an economic point of view, given the trade deficit it entails, and from a social point of view, given the missed opportunities for employment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to redouble their efforts to increase domestic marine protein production; _________________ 4a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030, COM(2021) 236 final.

Amendment 48 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to use the Plant Protein Strategy to incentivise a broader human consumption of plant protein, reducing pressure from the fishing sector and on the oceans, in line with the Union’s environmental commitments such as the Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy; highlights the relevance that EU Public Procurement rules may have in promoting dietary habits that are more sustainable;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Reiterates its calls made in its opinion on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in relation to making more information available to the consumer on the environmental impact of different food products, including proteins as well as information on its production;

Amendment 5 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to ~~recognise, in the~~ensure that the upcoming European pProtein sStrategy, recognises the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of ~~marine-derived~~aquatic protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of reducing discards as a means of avoiding food waste; highlights in this regard the importance of fully implementing the Landing Obligation as outlined in the CFP and favouring fishing techniques that avoid and reduce, as far as possible, unwanted catches; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of reducing discards as a means of avoiding food waste; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities, among others, to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.

Amendment 52 #

Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of reducing discards as a means of avoiding food waste, but stresses that the landing obligation is not the right instrument to increase selectivity and therefore to reduce bycatch; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of reducing discards as a means of avoiding food waste; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities, to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; underlines, within this context, the necessity to prevent the creation or implementation of seafood secondary market; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of reducing ~~discard~~landings of unwanted by-catches as a means of avoiding food waste; reiterates, in this regard, the call from its resolution of 18 May 20211 for commercial and/or charitable opportunities to be identified to make the best possible use of those unavoidable or unwanted catches below the minimum conservation reference size; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2021 on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.

Amendment 55 #

5a. Highlights the importance of improving information in labelling for the clarity of consumers; welcomes the Commission’s intention expressed in the Farm to Fork Strategy to extend the requirement for a mandatory origin or provenance indications to additional products; calls on the Commission to extend the mandatory rules of origin especially to all fresh, frozen and processed meat, seafood and aquaculture products proposed to consumers in every condition, including in restaurants and canteens and indicating the place where and how the animal was born, raised or caught, slaughtered, and also the origin of the feed given;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. WStresses that further development and sustainable innovation in the field of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU, such as algae, is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU is facing, as well as preventing deforestation, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation in countries outside the EU and reducing Europe’s current dependence regarding its supply of plant protein; welcomes the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary and alternative source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy. ; highlights that a more diversified use of alternative sources of plant protein for animal feed, such as algae, must not serve to justify a further intensification of animal production; _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy; stresses that the development of the algae sector can establish important new sources of protein to complement and not replace existing, sustainable sources from the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.

Amendment 58 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission and the Member States to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. WBel~~come~~ieves that the Commission should build the upcoming European Protein Strategy on initiatives such as the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘“Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’”2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security ~~and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy~~. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that the aquaculture sector has been the world’s largest supplier of seafood since 2013; notes that, according to the FAO report on The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture in 2022, global aquaculture production in 2020 reached a record 122.6 million tonnes, compared to 91.4 tonnes from marine capture;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the ‘Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030’, and highlights the need to monitor and promote implementation of the reforms set out in the multiannual national strategic plans for the development of aquaculture, with a view to maximising seafood production;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that to meet current and future EU food demand in a sustainable way, the diversification of sources of protein plays a vital role; highlights that the Plant Protein Strategy is an opportunity with a broad potential to leverage the sustainability of the EU food system and food sovereignty when it comes to human food and animal feed;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need to accelerate and invest in the use of complementary proteins in fish feeds, such as seafood processing by-products, plant or animal based proteins, microbial ingredients, algae and insects.

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Highlights the need to improve aquatic animal welfare as they are sentient beings capable of feeling pain like terrestrial animals, highlights further that healthy fish also produce safer food for consumers as higher welfare implies fewer diseases and parasites, having therefore the potential to reduce the use of antibiotics and consequently anti- microbial resistance (AMR), and that higher welfare also sustains healthier ecosystems and ensures the conservation of species;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the importance of supporting research and development in order to further decouple mariculture and marine capture, thereby accelerating and increasing the use of alternative proteins in fish feed, such as vegetable or animal proteins, by-products of shellfish processing, microbial ingredients, insects and algae;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to recommend Member States against the industrialisation of cephalopod production, given the need to counter the intensification of animal production not only for animal welfare reasons, but also to ensure that the Union’s food system is aligning itself with the agreed environmental goals; highlights that, as alerted by the scientific community, particularly in response to recent plans to open the first octopus farm, these animals are extremely intelligent and sensitive creatures whose welfare would be severely harmed by such keeping conditions;

Amendment 7 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses in particular that farmed seafood, apart from a lower-carbon footprint per kilo of protein produced, requires also the least use of natural resources such as water, that other terrestrial livestock, which has an important role to play in helping to build a sustainable food system.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the good health of marine resources such as fish stocks, and by extension the supply of marine proteins, depends on the good condition of marine ecosystems;

Amendment 9 #

Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jan HUITEMA, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Catherine CHABAUD, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that EU consumption of fish and shellfish in 2021 amounted to 10,41 million tonnes while EU export amounted to 2,56 million tonnes and EU imports to 6,15 million tonnes; notes that in 2021 consumption of fish and seafood products at home increased by 7% compared to 2020;

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2023/05/03 AGRI 716 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Articles 119, 120, 168 and 169 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

Amendment 10 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) from July 2020 on the future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas animal husbandry can generate highly bioavailable proteins for human nutrition;

Amendment 101 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Fc. whereas the nitrogen needed to grow crops is mainly provided by synthetic fertilisers, which are costly and energy- intensive to produce; whereas RENURE (REcovered Nitrogen from manURE) as part of manure management systems as well as the usage of safe sewage sludge enables a progression towards a more circular economy and increased resource efficiency;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas livestock is producing valuable fertilizer as a by-product that supports the EU's resilience in food production;

Amendment 103 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas crop production of all types of agricultural crops, including protein crops, produces biomass that is non-edible for the most part for humans (1 kilo of plant based protein generates at around 3 to 5 kilos of non-edible biomass, edible only for ruminants);

Amendment 104 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for ~~plant-based and~~ alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to ~~consumer demand~~large-scale investments by (often foreign) companies that are not part of any agricultural enterprise. This creates artificial demand and does not in any way guarantee Europe’s food security;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for sustainably produced animal, plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand; whereas production of these proteins offers many possibilities for European farmers and food producers;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand; whereas plant-based proteins already enjoy high consumer acceptance and technological maturity;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for sustainably produced animal protein and plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for organic and sustainable plant-based, animal and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for sustainanly produced animal, plant-based and alternative ~~sources of~~ protein food is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 11 #

Lara COMI, Lucia VUOLO, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI

– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on the societal role of meat,

Amendment 110 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for ~~plant-based and alternative sources of~~sustainable production of animal and plant-based protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 111 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for plant-based and alternative sources of protein is ~~steadily increasing due to consumer demand~~driven by demand, which is still in a pre-mature phase;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for ~~plant-based and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced animal and plant-based protein food is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for ~~plant-based and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced plant-based proteins is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for ~~plant-based and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced animal and plant-based protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for plant-based and alternative sources of protein ~~is steadily increasing due to consumer demand~~has developed in recent years;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the market for plant-based ~~and alternative sources of~~ proteins is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the traditional consumption of animal proteins in the form of meat, cheese or milk is part of the cultural heritage of the European continent and this makes a substantial contribution to the gross domestic product of EU Member States;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the increasing demand for plant-based food presents an opportunity for European farmers to grow high value protein crops for food;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition;~~deleted

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition~~sustainable aquaculture can contribute to protein production; whereas, however, intensive aquaculture is often accompanied by diverse environmental damage, such as the consequences of using chemicals or antibiotics; whereas the use of algae as feed can partially reduce the negative environmental impacts of fish-based feed for aquaculture;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition; and can be further developed in the EU, as stated in the European Aquaculture Strategy.

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition; whereas algae cultivation provides an opportunity to decrease the environmental impacts of aquaculture;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas sustainable organic aquaculture has a ~~crucial~~ role in global food security and nutrition; whereas EU consumption of marine protein is unsustainably high;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas production of aquatic and aquaculture protein has a crucial role in global food security ~~and~~ nutrition and healthy balance diet;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas aquaculture and controlled environment agriculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition;

Amendment 126 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas sustainable aquaculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition;

Amendment 127 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;~~deleted

Amendment 128 #

Ivan DAVID

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;~~deleted

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;~~deleted

Amendment 13 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the UN FAO report of 2022 on Thinking about the future of food safety - a foresight report,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cells-based ~~agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;~~food may jeopardise in the future livestock farming in the European Union and its role in maintaining the population in rural areas, as well as the carbon sequestration of pastures, and taking into account the environmental cost of the transformation processes linked to this innovation, which, in addition, would not represent an affordable solution for consumers.

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions~~the development of novel proteins may propose innovative solutions to environmental and animal welfare impacts, but has as-of-yet uncertain impacts in terms of energy, water, land use, and the development of rural areas, as well as requiring new feedstocks and inputs itself;

Amendment 132 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cell-based ~~agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solution~~meat production by the industry and seafood farming may be alternative methods for obtaining proteins, but are subject to criticism regarding a number of issues;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions~~an interest and demand for cell-based food and protein exists, however the sustainability aspects of the production must be analysed;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are ~~promising and~~ innovative solutions that might be an addition to existing farming models;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cell-based agriculture ~~and seafood farming~~, fermentation and the production of algae are promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood ~~farming~~ are promising and under specific circumstances could be innovative solutions;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based~~further circularity in agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solu~~seafood farming is a useful channel with which agriculture should build a stronger relationship;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are novel, promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the UN FAO report of 2022 on Thinking about the future of food safety (ISBN 978-92-5- 135783-5) on food allergies to certain types of novel foods and protein sources,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are~~seafood is a promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and~~ seafood farming ~~are~~is a promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based~~smart agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 143 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and~~ seafood farming ~~are~~is a promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and~~ seafood farming ~~are~~is promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based~~sustainable agriculture and seafood farming are promising and innovative solutions;

Amendment 146 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~cell-based agriculture and seafood farming are promising~~fisheries and aquaculture are and i~~nnovative solutions~~mportant source of protein;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas alternative proteins such as fungi or fermentation require carbohydrate rich inputs; whereas this production could utilize residues and waste streams from conventional food production, contributing to a more circular economy; whereas the EU waste legislation imposes heavy regulatory burden on producers processing food waste;

Amendment 148 #

~~J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing;~~deleted

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the interest in insects for human and animal consumption ~~is growing~~was approved by Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods, despite the fact that the EFSA study commissioned by the Commission itself warns of significant potential health risks and strongly recommends that further research is conducted and data collected on human pathogenic parasites and contaminants, among other things; recalls that this has not happened so far;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) from July 2020 on the future of EU livestock: How to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing;~~ the potential of insects' based protein for human consumption and especially animal nutrition is growing and already to some extend legal, but remains limited for cultural and legal reasons; whereas insects have a good conversion rate from feed to meat transforming biomass (such as food waste) into high- value proteins and could significantly reduce EU's protein import dependency;

Amendment 151 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and in particular animal consumption is growing, as is the desire and right of consumers to have easy access to clear information about the presence of insects in various end products;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing; whereas the consequences for human health should be studied thoroughly before any marketing authorisations are granted;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing, despite a lack of scientific knowledge surrounding all aspects of insect farming, including behavioural and welfare needs of insects;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing; whereas the production of insects requires a considerable amount of energy;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~interest in insects for human and animal consump~~the potential of insects’ based protein for human and especially animal nutrition is growing; and could significantly reduce EU’s protein import dependency

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~interest in insects for human and animal consumption~~farming of insects used as feed for other intensively farmed animals is growing;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and, in particular, animal consumption is growing;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for human and especially animal consumption is growing;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects ~~for human and~~, in particular for animal consumption, is growing;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on the societal role of meat,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for ~~human and~~ animal consumption is growing;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas interest in insects for ~~human and~~ animal consumption is growing;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant proteins needs to be scaled up~~sustainably production of all sources of proteins and technological, organizational and behavioural innovations needs to be scaled up, since private and public research and innovation has mainly focused on cereals and oilseeds in the last decades, while countries outside of EU has focused more on plant crops;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on plant proteins needs to be scaled up, since European research into new varieties has been practically at a standstill for 50 years, so it will take a long time to catch up with progress made by third countries, such as the USA;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant proteins~~all sources of protein, both plant-based, including cereals, oilseeds, protein plants and feeds, and also of animal origin needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation ~~on plant proteins~~for all types of plant protein, including cereals, oilseeds, protein plants and forage needs to be scaled up as well as for animal sourced proteins;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation ~~on plant proteins needs~~for all types of plant proteins as well as for animal sourced proteins need to be scaled up;.

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on plant proteins and all protein sources needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on, inclusive of farmers, on sustainable plant proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 169 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant~~sustainable production of all sources of proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 17 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, 'Towards a sustainable plant protein and plant oil strategy for the EU', NAT/856,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant~~sustainable production of all sources of proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant~~sustainable production of all sources of proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on animal and plant proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on plant and algae proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on all plant proteins needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas research and innovation on ~~plant~~ high-protein plants needs to be scaled up;

Amendment 176 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Ka. Whereas reducing our dependence on soya imports should become a major strategic objective for the EU, as there is a risk that our supply will be further compromised in the future due to China's massive incursion into Brazilian production, and whereas the new deforestation regulation may lead to a reduction in the supply of soya to the European market.

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas consumers request more transparency and information about the sustainability of food; whereas there are no voluntary standardized label or product declaration to ensure the environmental sustainability for neither proteins for human consumption nor animal feed or feed additives;

Amendment 178 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for ~~plant-based protein sources~~sustainably produced proteins, since the production of high added value products made of protein crops sourced locally secure the value chain and encourage farmers to invest in the necessary machinery;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for all sources of proteins, including plant-based ~~protein~~ sources;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on Societal role of meat (The Dublin Declaration),

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for sustainable animal and plant-based protein sources;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for plant-based protein sources for human consumption;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for ~~plant-bas~~sustainably produced protein sources;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for animal and plant-based protein sources;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for animal and plant-based protein sources;

Amendment 185 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for ~~plant-based protein sources~~sustainable protein production;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for ~~plant-based~~ protein sources;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for plant-based protein sources;~~to create added value for sustainably produced proteins it is important to have a value chain approach

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. Whereas price volatility of commodities and competition within the sector has deprived all operators of the animal feed chain (crop producers, feed manufacturers and livestock producers) of the visibility that they need in order to structure the production and use of sustainable proteins for feed;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas although the 1992 Blair House Agreement on proteins is still in force, it is de facto obsolete as it no longer reflects present-day realities; whereas WTO exemption clauses exist for socially and environmentally beneficial support measures;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Communication of the European Commission " Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector", published on the 15th of November 2022,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas legume crops can be grown with less chemical fertiliser due to symbiosis with soil bacteria; whereas prices for chemical fertilisers have increased due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

LA. whereas the consumption of locally and EU-produced animal proteins is a sustainable option and contributes to resilience and food security in the EU;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. Whereas securing European food resilience and security, consuming animal proteins produced in the EU contributes to more sustainable production globally.

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the consumption of animal proteins produced in the EU is more sustainable and helps to support resilience, health and food security;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas organic animal husbandry has been suffering from a scarcity of organic protein feed for many years and is highly dependent on imports;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

LB. whereas extensive livestock production, particularly in remote and mountainous areas, ensures that the population stays in these areas and is a highly sustainable activity;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas organic livestock farming has been suffering from a shortage of organic protein feeds for many years and is dependent on imports;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~A clear need for a comprehensive EU protein strategy to enhance protein potential~~Call for a report on food security and protein consumption in the EU

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production of all types of proteins (animal, plant-alternative) in the EU and introducing effective measures tohat enable the increase of the E~~U’s production of protei~~uropean autonomy in protein production in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive and ambitious EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of plant protein in the short, medium and long term, with the primary aim of ensuring a sustainable EU production of plant proteins for EU consumption;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the Council conclusions of 16 March 2022 on enhancing the potential of plant-based proteins in Europe in line with the objectives set out in the European Green Deal, submitted by Austria and subsequently signed by 19 other Member States,deleted

Amendment 20 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the study by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) from July 2020 on the future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector,

Amendment 200 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production of all protein types, both animal and plant-based, within the EU, and introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s sustainable production of ~~protein in the short, medium and long term~~all types of protein (animal and plant-based) in the short, medium and long term; The production of protein crops should be prioritised;

Amendment 202 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production and consumption of all types of protein in the EU introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to ~~urgently~~ present a ~~comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term~~report on food security and protein consumption in the EU;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the ~~EU’s~~sustainable production of ~~protein~~animal and plant-based protein in the EU in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU sustainable, animal and plant-based protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase and diversify the EU’s production of plant-based protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU animal and plant-based protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of all sources of proteins in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of all types of protein in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission report ‘strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture’,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that not least the Ukraine war with its disruptions on the international (commodity) markets has shown that it is also very important for the EU to have strategic supply autonomy in the agricultural sector; Calls in this context for the EU to ensure its food security and reduce dependence on agricultural products and resources from third countries;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines that conventional agriculture in particular must make a greater contribution to protein crop production, since organic farms have already almost maximised their share of leguminous crops in the crop rotation;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Underlines that many farmers lack the knowledge to grow leguminous crops properly;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Considers that the ~~EU protein strategy~~report should be based on:

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1

1. A vision for ~~increased~~an EU protein production that fits the needs and demands of the EU population, within the boundaries of our ecosystems;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1

1. A vision for strategically and sustainably increased EU protein production;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1

1. A vision for increased EU plant- based protein production;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. A vision of the livestock sector that is oriented towards regional, agricultural and ecological potential and limits;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. Reduction in the number of farmed animals kept per hectare;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. the principles of the circular economy;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

– having regard to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022 – 2031,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. The principles of the circular economy;

Amendment 221 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. The principles of a circular economy;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. The principles of a circular economy;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. Circular economy principles;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1 a (new)

1a. Principles of circular economy

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2

~~2. Better conditions for protein production in the EU;~~deleted

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2

2. Better supply chains conditions for protein production in the EU and coherent incentives within the CAP and promotional policy;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2

2. Better conditions for sustainable protein production in the EU, both plant- based and animal-based;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2

2. Better conditions for more sustainable protein production in the EU;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2

2. Better conditions for plant-based protein production in the EU;

Amendment 23 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)

– having regard to the FAO’s 2022 report entitled ‘Thinking about the future of food safety and food allergies with regard to certain types of novel foods and protein sources’,

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)

2a. Mobilisation of grassland as protein source utilized by ruminant husbandry;

Amendment 231 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)

2a. Principles of circular economy;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

~~3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed;~~deleted

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based ~~and alternative~~ protein for food and feed without unduly restricting the development and competitiveness of traditional agricultural sectors that already face many challenges;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed, by boosting the ability of EU farmers to provide for efficient solutions;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of ~~plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed~~sustainable protein value chains for food and feed, based on increased research and innovation;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The further development of ~~plant-based and alternativ~~sustainable protein for food and feed, based on the principle of circularity;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of animal and plant-based proteins and alternative protein for food and feed;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein, such as algae, for food and feed;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein ~~for food and fee~~, primarily, but not only, for food;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission Report EU agricultural outlook 2022 – 2032,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based and sustainable alternative protein for food and feed;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. TWhere needed a development of ~~plant-based and~~ alternative protein sources for food and feed;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based ~~and alternative~~ protein for food and feed;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based and alternative protein for ~~food and~~ feed;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of ~~plant-based and alternativ~~sustainable protein for food and feed;

Amendment 245 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of plant-based ~~and alternative~~ protein for food and feed;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3

3. The development of ~~plant-based and alternativ~~sustainable protein for food and feed;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)

3a. A shift away from intensive animal protein production systems towards extensive, sustainable and pasture-based animal farming systems with high animal welfare standards;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3 a (new)

3a. Application of the principle of positive mass balance with regard to dry matter and proteins in plant-based protein development actions;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 4

4. A holistic approach that includes the whole food value chain, connecting the farmer to the consumer;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)

– having regard to the upcoming FAO-rapport Contribution of Terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes – An evidence and policy overview on the state of knowledge and gaps,

Amendment 250 #

4. A holistic approach that includes the whole food value chain and trade policy approaches;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new)

4a. A level playing field for European businesses and farmers, and transparent information for consumers;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 4 a (new)

4a. A central role for the economic viability of farmers as a key driver of sustainable domestic protein production growth;

Amendment 253 #

4b. A stronger emphasise on circularity of proteins and closing loopholes in the waste streams, especially from food to feed;

Amendment 254 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5

5. Concrete policy actions; for innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins.

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5

5. Concrete policy actions on innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins;

Amendment 256 #

5. Concrete science-based policy actions;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. a comprehensive analysis on food security in EU Member States and on the necessary measures to support farmers in their activities, without shackling them with bureaucratic, ideology-driven regulations and without unduly restricting their entrepreneurial freedom;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. Development of concrete actions in relation to innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins;

Amendment 259 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. The innovation, research and development of sustainably produced plant-based and animal protein;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 c (new)

– having regard to the Dublin Declaration of 2022 on the societal role of meat,

Amendment 260 #

Irène TOLLERET, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. On innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. Innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5A. On the principle of circularity;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. Principles of circular economy

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)

5a. Sustainable trade;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5 b (new)

5b. Educating and informing consumers with regard to the health benefits of consuming animal and plant- based proteins;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

A vision for increased EU plant-based protein production

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

A vision of the livestock sector that is oriented towards regional, agricultural and ecological potential and limits;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; to encourage competitiveness and avoid the creation of monopolies; underlines that this can only be done in stages, to allow for the development and adoption by farmers of the necessary technologies, such as breeding techniques, sustainable crop protection products and fertilisers;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced as far as possible and replaced by sustainable animal husbandry with less need for imported feed; Underlines that, consequently, demand should be replaced as far as possible by domestic production, provided this is possible with the available land;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 d (new)

– having regard to the FAO-rapport Sustainable healthy diets – guiding principles,

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; Maintains, therefore, that it is important to give proper support to agricultural diversification in the EU, paying particular attention to remote regions, such as mountain regions and the outermost regions, where natural and permanent specificities make such diversification difficult;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; stresses that this may only be achieved stepwise, in order to allow the development and uptake of the required technologies, such as breeding techniques, sufficient alternative crop protection products and organic fertilizers;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; and in so doing the European sector needs holistic support to develop, implement and produce to cover the local demand;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, as well as to ensure food security dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced and concentration of markets to few key players must be avoided;

Amendment 274 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; stresses therefore that the production of protein must increase in the EU;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced and production within the EU boosted;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that pork exports from the EU increased by over 65%, poultry exports from the EU increased by over 40% and beef exports from the EU increased by over 40% between 2010 and 2020;

Amendment 277 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that increasing the EU’s food self-sufficiency is a key objective that requires a level playing field and strong support for the European agricultural sector;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, in crucial sectors such as food and feed supply, the self-sufficiency levels need to be significantly strengthened;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Stresses the necessity to reduce the amount of farmed animals kept per hectare in Europe in order to be able to produce a larger amount of food and feed needed within Europe;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 e (new)

– having regard to the FAO-rapport Integration of environment and nutrition in life cycle assessment of food items: opportunities and challenges,

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines that the increasing specialisation of global agriculture is a major problem, among other things because the high level of soy imports into the EU leads to a dangerous imbalance, in that the nutrients from soy imports remain on European land and accumulate in the soil there, ending up as nitrate in the groundwater;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines the need to swiftly move away from industrial animal farming by a significant reduction in the number of farmed animals kept in the EU, aiming at a 70% reduction in livestock numbers in the EU, with particular focus on Member States with high livestock density such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Underlines that more than one third of rivers, lakes and coastal waters and more than 80% of marine waters in the EU are eutrophic due to excessive nutrient concentrations; Underlines in this context that 14% of groundwater in the EU exceeded nitrate drinking water standards in the period 2016-2019, with no progress made compared to the previous reporting period;1a _________________ 1a See also: European Commission (2021) Report on the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources based on Member State reports for the period 2016–2019

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Encourages the Commission to set measurable targets to reduce the consumption of meat in the EU, more in line with dietary guidelines and the sustainability challenges; suggests the inclusion of the target established in the Netherlands, to ensure a level-playing field in the EU, of a reversal of the ratio of animal protein to plant protein consumption from 60/40 to 40/60, and a 10 to 15 % reduction in the total protein intake;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Emphasises that more than half of our water footprint comes from imported goods, with imports accounting for as much as 60% of cultivated products, meaning that the EU imports large quantities of water in a virtual form from producer countries; Underlines in this context that importing goods conserves own water resources, but this is to the detriment of producing countries; Emphasises that the production of one kilo of soybeans requires about 1800 litres of water and that the current high level of intensive soybean production is unsustainable in the context of water scarcity;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Emphasises that the health and environmental costs of water pollution in the EU due to excess nitrogen and phosphorus are more than €22 billion per year;2a _________________ 2a See also: European Commission (2021) Green taxation and other economic instruments: Internalising environmental costs to make the polluter pay

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Emphasises that the import of protein feed from third countries, especially from North and South America, has left a large ecological footprint and, particularly in South America, is one of the main causes of land-use change and has often led to environmental problems such as contamination of groundwater by pesticides, soil erosion, water shortages and deforestation, resulting in a devastating decline in biodiversity; Underlines that soya production has negative social and health consequences in producer countries, aggravated by weak land tenure rights, land grabbing, forced expulsion and other human rights abuses;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3g. Emphasises that the livestock sector in the EU, due to its many negative side effects, must be aligned in the future with regional, agricultural and ecological potential and limits;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3h. Welcomes the fact that per capita meat consumption in the EU is expected to fall from 69.8 kg in 2018 to 67 kg in 2031; Regrets that meat exports have been rising steadily for years;1a _________________ 1a See also: European Commission, EU agricultural outlook 2021-2031, https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/news/eu- agricultural-outlook-2021-31-consumer- behaviour-influence-meat-and-dairy- markets-2021-12-09_en

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources; contributing to both increased protein independence of the EU and its resilience, and also an enhanced role for all sources of protein in the circular economy;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 f (new)

– having regard to the latest scientific knowledge, including the so- called Dublin Declaration and the related scientific animal Frontier publications,

Amendment 290 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources and their role in a circular economy; reminds of the importance of and circularity between sustainable livestock rearing and cultivation of crops;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources contributing both to increase EU protein independence and resilience of its farmers and rural areas;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should ~~acknowledge the~~support environmental transition through sustainable development of all ~~possible~~agricultural protein sources and/or those from the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;

Amendment 293 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources, in order to achieve EU independence and resilience in terms of protein demand;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources, both plant-based proteins and proteins from animal sources;

Amendment 296 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Juozas OLEKAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources and their role in the circular economy;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should ~~acknowledge~~contribute to the environmental transition, through the sustainable development of all possible protein sources;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources; and their role in circular economy

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the ~~protein strategy~~report should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas protein is essential for both humans and animals and is, therefore, an indispensable component in food and feed; on a daily basis.

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the ~~sustainable~~ development of ~~all possi~~sustainable protein sources;

Amendment 301 #

4. Points out that the protein strategy should ~~acknowledge the sustainabl~~support the development of all ~~possi~~sustainable protein sources;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the ~~sustainable development of all possible protein sources~~objective of ensuring the EU’s food security;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that any EU protein strategy should take account of the contribution made by the production of proteins in the EU to the Sustainable Development Goals in a globalised context;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises that there is a protein shortage in the EU’s compound feed sector in particular, and not in the supply of plant protein for the food sector;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Emphasises that the same environmental and social standards must be met when importing protein feed as when producing it in the EU; Underlines the consumers’ need for non-GMO soy cultivation;

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises that the rising global demand for food and growing world hunger cannot be satisfied with meat production, as this is inefficient in terms of resource economics; Underlines that feed competes with food for energy purposes in the same way as biomass; Points out that to achieve SDG 2 “zero hunger” in particular, this competition must be ended in favour of food production;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Is concerned about the decline of agricultural land in the EU, which, according to calculations by the European Commission, will lead to a decrease of almost 1 million hectares of farm land in the EU by 2030;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Emphasises the importance of cereals and grassland, especially grass and clover pastures, as a feed source for livestock;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Emphasises that it will not be possible to fully substitute the many protein imports with European production without this having negative impacts on other areas of agricultural production;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas protein is essential for ~~both humans and animal~~humans and is, therefore, an indispensable component in food ~~and feed~~;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4g. Emphasises that 37% of the ecological priority areas in the previous CAP were used for the cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops; Is concerned that a similar area will not be achieved under Member States’ national strategic plans;

Amendment 311 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; in order to ensure sufficient availability of safe and qualitative food and feed and to maintain functioning and resilient food supply chains and trade flows;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system, while acknowledging that a single focus on protein production is detrimental to the holistic approach needed for sustainable and resilient food systems;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; Emphasizes the goal towards a more diversified protein supply in the EU food system;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that protein production, in the context of the protein transition, must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that sustainable and diversified protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system;

Amendment 316 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that sustainable, domestic protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food and feed system;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the sustainable production of plant and alternative sources of protein in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces; notes in particular the importance of supporting the relocalisation of the production of plant protein in the EU with a view to climate change mitigation, as this would shorten transport distances and limit deforestation;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant ~~and alternative sources of protein in the EU~~protein production, the valorisation of sustainable livestock production, the circularity between those two protein sources, and the development of protein in the EU, and optimum use of protein from seafish, is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 32 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the authorisations to sell insects as food, granted on the basis of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, have caused uncertainty and raised questions among large parts of the population regarding health risks;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of ~~plant and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the societal, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces; Believes that farmers could play a pivotal role in increasing protein production if properly supported and remunerated;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of protein in the EU ~~is an~~, making livestock more sustainable and increasing the circularity in food and feed value chains, are effective ways of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 322 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of ~~plant and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental, societal and climate challenges that the EU faces, as well as preventing deforestation and overfishing outside the EU;

Amendment 323 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of protein in the EU, along with sustainable livestock production, is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of protein as well as grassland-based ruminant husbandry in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant ~~and alternative~~-based sources of protein in the EU is anthe most effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges ~~that the EU faces~~, as well as improving public health and animal health and welfare;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the ~~production of plant and alternative sources of protein~~sustainable production all sources of protein, including plant-based sources, in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the social, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the ~~production~~sustainable production and supply of plant and alternative sources of protein in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of protein for food in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of ~~plant and alternative~~sustainable animal and plant-based sources of protein in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that ~~the EU~~we faces;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas animal sourced proteins provide high quality proteins and is the most bioavailable protein source to humans. This is particularly important to fertile women, children, adolescents, elderly and frail;

Amendment 330 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing ~~the production of plant and alternative sources of~~sustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the social, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plants and ~~alternative~~ sources of protein in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the social, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant and a~~lternative~~nimal source~~s of~~d proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plants and ~~alternative sources of protein~~livestock in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of p~~lant and alternative sources of protein~~rotein rich plants in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that developing the production of plant ~~and alternative~~ sources of protein in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 337 #

6a. Recalls that reducing EU production and consumption of farmed animals, particularly those farmed in intensive feed-based systems, would reduce the heavy dependence on plant proteins for feed; notes that increased job creation and comparable profitability with reduced herds can be achieved for herbivore animal farming by switching to pasture based grazing, allowing to cut input costs;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. stresses that the EU’s protein strategy should encourage the transition to increasingly sustainable animal protein production, to avoid the relocation of animal production where environmental standards are lower than in the EU and to maintain the vitality of rural areas;

Amendment 339 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in a free society there should in principle be no ideology-driven, top-down, planned economy prescriptions and prohibitions in matters of agricultural production and individual nutrition;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that the expansion of oleaginous crops in the EU would benefit energy self-sufficiency for fuel supply on the one hand and greater availability of oilcake on the other; Underlines that oleaginous crops are also an ideal addition to crop rotation;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feed (forages, by- products from the processing of plants) contributes to circularity in minimising food waste and provides a significant added value to protein plants production;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls for increased support for the processing chain of plant protein in the EU to shorten transport routes and create more opportunities for drying, heating and milling, as the current small and decentralised cultivation areas in the EU result in high costs;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Emphasizes the importance of applying the same sustainability standards to imported products that the ones who are applied within the EU, in order to ensure a level-playing field for European farmers and food chains as well as fair and transparent consumer information;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the strategy; Believes that the economic viability for farmers is key to the success of the strategy; Calls therefore on the Commission to explore opportunities to enable a strong business model for farmers to help them convert their crops to plant-based production for food and feed by increasing crop resilience, protein yields and quality of protein;

Amendment 345 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be ~~central to the strategy~~the backbone of the strategy, as they are the key to increase the production; stresses that a competitive and profitable agriculture, food and feed sector is a prerequisite for an increased protein production in the EU;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that food security and therefore also protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the ~~strategy~~report;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers ~~and that they must therefore be central to the strategy~~;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that the protein ~~produc~~transition starts with ~~farmers, fishers and aquaculture~~ farmers and that they must therefore be ~~central to~~involved in the strategy;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates the strategic importance of local production and short supply chains, and calls for a strategy to regionalise the supply chain of the most important commodities, in light of the current geopolitical tensions, while also supporting food autonomy in third countries, and to ensure the supply of local and sustainable plant proteins;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food and feed supply chains and become as independent as possible from foreign countries in supplying European consumers and as regards feed;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to promote and support sustainable livestock production in the EU, following the principles of circular economy and complementarity between animal and crop productions;

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines that improved protein production contributes to greater supply chain efficiency;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that sectors that have a major impact on environmental, climate and animal welfare issues should not be promoted by the EU and therefore calls on the Commission to cease funding promotion campaigns to support animal products,

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Supports a reduction in the production and consumption of eggs, meat and dairy products in the EU in order to make EU agriculture more sustainable and self-sufficient in food and feed production and no longer dependent on the imports of feed for the livestock sector;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Stresses that European businesses must become more competitive;~~deleted

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Stresses that European businesses must become more competitive;~~deleted

Amendment 356 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that European businesses must become more competitive , but protein crops must also become more economically viable; Is particularly critical of the import of cheap soya from overseas;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that European businesses and farmers must become more competitive and that the regulatory burden must decrease in order to increase the competitiveness of European protein producers;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that European businesses must become more competitive in the field of proteins for food and feed;

Amendment 359 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that European agriculture and European businesses must become more competitive;

Amendment 36 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to ~~diversify its food supply chain~~strengthen its resilience, food security and diversify its food supply chains, in order to reduce its dependence on inputs imported from single or too few suppliers;

Amendment 360 #

8. Stresses that European ~~businesse~~farmers and agricultural producers must become more competitive;

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Whereas a circular economy and ensuring the production of all available protein types are essential both to maintain a high level of health and to enable the transition to truly sustainable food systems;

Amendment 362 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as energy, feed, feed additives, good plant material, fertilisers and ~~healthy soils~~soils of good quality;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as ~~feed additives~~energy feed, good plant material, fertilisers and ~~healthy soils~~soils of good quality and conditions ;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a ~~competitive agriculture~~n effective protein production sector is dependent on sustainable inputs such as ~~feed additives, good~~appropriate plant material, fertilisers and healthy soils;

Amendment 365 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that a ~~competitiv~~sustainable agriculture ~~sector~~ is dependent on sustainable inputs such as ~~feed additives,~~ good plant material, organic fertilisers and healthy soils;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights that ruminants are the best and most efficient solution to make protein from grassland available for human consumption as ruminants convert non edible biomass and protein in edible biomass and protein;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the importance of applying sustainability standards to imported products, protecting the competitiveness of European producers and ensuring transparent information for consumers;

Amendment 368 #

9a. Calls for swift adoption of a framework tailored to new breeding techniques to allow for faster development of new and robust plant varieties including for protein crops;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines the key role that the EU should play in supporting the development of agro-ecological agricultural practices;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to strengthen its production and diversify its food supply chains to consolidate its food self-sufficiency;

Amendment 370 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

~~10. Recognises the importance of feed additives for reducing emissions, for improving protein consumption and for ensuring correct feeding strategies and reformulation of feed;~~deleted

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recognises the importance of feed additives for reducing emissions, for improving ~~protein consumptio~~digestion of protein and for ensuring correct feeding strategies and reformulation of feed; stresses that the authorisation period for feed additives must be shortened and provide flexibility; underlines that the renewal process of authorisations must be created in a way that does not risk the phasing out of effective additives;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recognises the ~~importance of~~role some feed additives ~~for~~may play in reducing emissions~~, for improving protein consumption and for ensuring correct feeding strategies~~ ; warns that the negative consequences of methane-reducing feed additives on animal welfare are understudied and risk leading to poor animal welfare, while still falling short on the needed methande re~~formulation of feed~~duction targets;

Amendment 373 #

10. Recognises the importance of feed additives ~~for reducing emissions,~~ for improving protein consumption and for ensuring correct feeding strategies and reformulation of feed;

Amendment 374 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that it will be impossible to increase the production of plant-based protein without good-quality plant materials; underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, to deliver locally-sourced food and feed with high nutritional value; notes the urgent need to provide farmers with access to quality seeds for protein plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change and low- input farming systems, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, genetically heterogeneous and locally adapted heirloom seeds; recalls that plant protein content is influenced by environmental factors and therefore resilience to climate change will be key;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that it will be impossible to increase the production of plant-based protein without good-quality plant materials; recalls that new breeding techniques will provide great opportunities to develop regionally adapted plants and species optimized for European conditions; sees that more research and development on cereals, protein plants and grass are needed in order to increase the nutritional value, resistance towards natural threats and local adaptation;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that it ~~will be impossible~~is very important to increase the production of plant-based protein ~~without good-quality plant materials~~on the land as well; Emphasises that land will have to be cleared for this and that this will lead to conflicts; Underlines that if the high number of animals to be fattened in livestock husbandry in the EU is maintained, it will not be possible to produce the amount of protein in Europe that is currently imported by the EU;

Amendment 377 #

(a) Stresses that the creation of favourable food environments, where plant-based protein for food is accessible and affordable, drives market demand and supports the production of more plant-based protein for human consumption;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Underlines that according to the EU feed protein balance sheet, all plant- based protein types can contribute to increased production of proteins in the EU: proteins with less than 15% protein content (feeds, cereals), proteins with medium protein content of 15-30% (dry feeds, wheat bran), proteins with high protein content of 30-50% (oilseed meal), proteins with very high protein content of over 50% (by-products of the starch industry, potato proteins, processed animal proteins, insect proteins). Also underlines that research into animal proteins can contribute to an increase in this production;

Amendment 379 #

11a. Points out that gene-edited plants are patented and should therefore be avoided as they would further contribute to market concentration in seed and plant production, and the increase of input costs;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to strengthen its own food production and diversify its food supply chains;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for more research and development in crop varieties with short production cycles, providing additional sources of protein and fit for intermediate cropping within existing crop rotations;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Underlines that all types of plant- proteins (conforming to the EU feed protein balance sheet) can contribute to increasing EU protein production: - Low-pro (less than 15% protein content): forages, cereals; - Medium-pro (15-30% protein content): Dried fodder, wheat bran; - High-pro (30-50% protein content): oilseed meals; - Super-pro (over 50% protein content): Starch industry by-products, potato protein, processed animal proteins, insect proteins. Also underlines that research in animal protein can contribute to increase this production.

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Draws attention to the need to scale up research and development of crop varieties with short production cycles providing additional sources of proteins and suitable for intermediate crops within existing crop rotations;

Amendment 383 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that farmers should be able to continue to fertilise grassland with manure in order to be adequately self- sufficient in terms of protein, such as in the case of cattle farms. Properly fertilised grass is still by far the most efficient, affordable and sustainable source of proteins for ruminants; calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long- term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of products based on nitrogen which has been recovered ~~nitrogen~~ from manure (RENURE) ~~products;~~ or digested;

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. CBelieves that cattle farmers should be able to continue to fertilize grassland sufficiently with manure in order to be sufficiently self-sufficient in terms of proteins; considers that properly fertilized grass remains by far the most efficient, cheapest and most sustainable source of protein for ruminants; calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long- term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from ~~manure (RENURE) products~~food and industry waste and manure (RENURE) products, by classifying them as a substitute for chemical fertilisers based on scientific criteria, as an opportunity for farmers to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilisers and increase on-farm circularity through the valorisation of residues such as manure;

Amendment 386 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose without delay medium- and long- term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products as an alternative to mineral fertiliser; stresses that farmers should be able to continue to fertilise optimally with manure as properly fertilised grass remains a most efficient and valuable source of protein for ruminants;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered n~~itrogen from manure (RENURE)~~utrients (like phosphorus and nitrogen) and for sustainable livestock production, such as circular farming systems or area based livestock productsion;

Amendment 388 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, ~~such as en~~and assess the environmental and socio- economic feasabilingty of the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products, particularly for small and medium farmers;

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products within the current framework of the Nitrate Directive and Water Directive;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on European and global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chains and consolidate its production;

Amendment 390 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of alternative organic products such as recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) ~~products~~or digestate;

Amendment 391 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as maintaining or increasing the possibility of using manures and enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products;

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from digestate from bio-waste and other manure (RENURE) products;

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 394 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, ~~such a~~in line with the limits and thresholds enstablished withing the uscope of ~~recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) products~~the Nitrates Directive;

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that pest and pathogen control plays a vital role in successful protein crop harvests, and therefore monitoring and scientific research on occurrence, development and spread of these pests and pathogens is crucial; recognises that the development of efficient measures to reduce the economic damage caused by these pests and pathogens and the development of alternative measures in terms of technical innovations like precision farming or robotic, beneficial insects or low-hazard pesticides are important to enhance the European protein production overall;

Amendment 396 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that since the growing of protein plants and grasslands has large benefits for soil quality and biodiversity, Member States should consider introducing eco-schemes for legumes and grasslands and create dedicated protein plants funds, as some Member States have;

Amendment 397 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Recalls that~~Is concerned with the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams ias a source of ~~important~~ revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein- rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers, as it relies on the unsustainable import of feed, necessitates the permanent keeping of animals in closed confinements to be able to collect their manure, and drives the unsustainable intensification of the livestock sector;

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein-rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers, and underlines that a reduction in the production of biofuels could lead to reduced cases of by-products used for livestock feed and hence decrease the economic value and yield from protein crop production;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein-rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers, while at the same time offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and contributing to a significant reduction in GHG emissions;

Amendment 4 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that ~~the~~waste-based production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein- rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers; underlines that cultivating crops for the sole purpose of bioenergy production is a threat to EU food security;

Amendment 401 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a key factor contributing to more sustainable production and a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein-rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers;

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams iscan be a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein- rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers;

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Is alert about the fact that a reduction in the production of biofuels in the European Union could lead to a disastrous reduction of by-products used for livestock feed; considers, in this respect, that coherence between different EU policies must be ensured.

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recognises that the development, growing and utilising of protein-rich crops often requires new management practices and cooperation between farmers and considers that it should therefore be analysed if new organizational structures should be recognized within the CAP;

Amendment 406 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recognises that ~~growing and utilising~~the development of protein-rich crops ~~often~~would sometimes requires new management practices and cooperation between farmers;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals need to be compatible with strong ownership rights; calls for stronger ownership rights and long-term leasing contracts in the land-based sector as well as financial and organizational structures supporting generation renewal to strengthen the access of younger farmers to land;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals need to be compatible with strong ownership rights and agro-ecological practices;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals ~~need to be compatible with strong ownership rights~~and evaluation based on societal services need to go hand in hand ;

Amendment 41 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feed, such as waste streams or by-products from the processing of protein plants, contributes greatly to circularity in minimising food waste and provides further valorisation of protein-plant production; acknowledges the key role of livestock for dynamic rural areas, landscape management, and environmental preservation;

Amendment 411 #

Irène TOLLERET, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recognizes that the Blair House agreement (1992) still represents a significant brake on the development of oilseed crops in the European Union, for which reason it considers it necessary to explore the possibility of revising the said agreement.

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Encourages the Member States to use all available CAP incentives to increase leguminous crops, including coupled support, agri-environmental measures, advisory services and new sectoral programs; considers that, in addition, promotion campaigns to boost demand for legumes for food could go a long way in stimulating EU production.

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Developing plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed~~Ensuring a proper and functional circular economy by recognising the complementary role of both plant-based and animal proteins in the system;

Amendment 414 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Developing plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed~~Ensuring a proper, functional circular economy, recognising the role of plant and animal protein in the system;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Developing plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed~~Ensuring a proper circular economy by recognising the role of plant-based and animal proteins in the food system.

Amendment 416 #

~~Developing~~Ensuring proper and functional circular economy by recognizing the role of plant- based and a~~lternative protein for food and feed~~nimal-based proteins in the system

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing proper complementarity of plant-based and alternative proteins for the current food and feed systems

Amendment 418 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Developing plant-based and alternative protein for food and feed~~Ensuring a proper, functional circular economy by recognising the role of animal and plant-based proteins in the supply chain;

Amendment 419 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing ~~plant-based and alternative~~sustainably produced proteins for the current food and feed systems

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing ~~plant-based and alternative prote~~sustainable protein value chains for food and feed

Amendment 421 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing plant~~-based and alternative~~ and animal-based protein for food and feed

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing p~~lant-based and alternative protein~~rotein rich plants for food and feed

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing animal and plant-based ~~and alternative~~ protein for food and feed;

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of plant-based protein and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health; , since a shift to diets with a higher share of plant protein could lead to substantial decreases in GHG emissions, biodiversity loss, reduced land occupation and nutrient losses to the surrounding environment, while at the same time providing health benefits and reducing mortality from diet-related non- communicable diseases1a; _________________ 1a IPCC, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/downl oads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FullRepo rt.pdf

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of plant-based protein and proteins of animal origin that are produced sustainably and their fundamental role in terms of added value and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 426 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights th~~e big~~at it is important to determine the exact potential of plant- based protein ~~and the fact~~; Highlights that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health and is strategically important for European food security;

Amendment 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of plant-based protein as well as meat, milk and milk products from ruminants fed with protein from grassland, and the fact that the development of the sectors will benefit European farmers, soil quality, nutrient cycles, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 428 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the ~~big~~ potential of sustainably produced animal and plant- based protein ~~and the fact that the development of the sector~~s with their essential role that will benefit European farmers, the circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 429 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of sustainably produced animal and plant- based protein and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, the circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to strengthen and diversify its food supply chains;

Amendment 430 #

Irène TOLLERET, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Highlight~~Reiterates the ~~big~~ potential of sustainably produced plant-based protein and ~~the fact that the development of the sector will~~animal-based protein and their indispensable role with regard to an added benefit for European farmers, circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, ~~the~~ climate and human health;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of complementarity of plant-based protein and animal-based protein and the fact that the development of the sector and circularity will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the ~~big~~ potential of sustainably produced plant-based protein and ~~the fact that the development of the sector will~~animal-based protein and their indispensable role with regard to an added benefit to European farmers, circular economy, soil quality, biodiversity, ~~the~~ climate and human health;

Amendment 434 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of sustainably produced animal and plant- based protein ~~and the fact~~; stresses that the development of these sectors will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, ~~the~~ climate and human health;

Amendment 435 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of plant-based protein and the fact that the environmentally and socially sustainable development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 436 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of ~~plant-bas~~sustainably produced proteins and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate, circular economy and human health;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of plant and animal protein and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of animal and plant-based protein and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the animal proteins produced today in the European Union meet the highest sustainability standards in the world, in terms of emissions and animal welfare, and remain essential for balanced diets and the vitality of rural areas;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the big potential of p~~lant-based protein~~rotein rich crops and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point 1 (new)

(1) Recognises the relevance of hemp as alternative sustainable protein crop and the need to establish harmonized rules at the EU level facilitating its farming and transformation into food;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Considers that the next protein strategy should put a special focus on leguminous crops, which can provide home-grown food and feed, replace or reduce fertiliser use by fixing nitrogen, and decrease pressure on animal feed and production costs; emphasises that the introduction of more leguminous plants in farmers’ production systems should go hand in hand with the development of new fair value chains for these crops;

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that research programmes should focus on plant protein crops that are suitable for the European climate and growing conditions and that can be integrated in the existing farming systems; believes that it is important to support farmers in this transition, remove the barriers to enter this market and help them benefit from these new value chains;

Amendment 444 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source; ~~highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein~~ points out that extensive permanent grassland-based animal farming provides diets adapted to the animals’ natural needs, and that especially in contrast w~~ell as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining~~ith intensive animal agriculture, they can have positive effects on the environment and against climate change, and contribute to a circular economy;

Amendment 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source and the positive co-benefits grasslands has on biodiversity; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining; considers that more funding needs to be directed to research and commercialization for biorefining;

Amendment 446 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of ~~grasslands as a protein source~~roughage, such as grasslands or grass- clover, as a protein source; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of the CAP to incentivise the production of these protein sources; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source; underlines that the most efficient way and therefore first choice to make permanent grassland available for human consumption is via ruminant husbandry; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source; highlights that properly fertilised grass with manure remains the most efficient, affordable and sustainable source of protein for ruminants; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands ~~as a protein source~~, combined with livestock breeding, as a protein source and the possible co-benefits it has on biodiversity; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas it is more sustainable to consume locally produced European animal-based proteins instead of imported animal-based proteins;

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source~~; Highlights the r~~, especially for ruminants; Believ~~ance of~~es that projects ~~that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining~~using grassland by way of biorefining as well as biomethanol only make sense if direct utilisation via livestock does not make sense;

Amendment 451 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of ~~grasslands as a protein source; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining~~permanent, biodiversity rich grasslands for insects and meadow birds;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source, in particular in combination with livestock production; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 453 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands and their combined role with livestock production as a protein source; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands combined with livestock production as a protein source; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands and their partnering with livestock as a protein source; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of grasslands and livestock as a protein source; Highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the importance of forage (grasslands ~~as a protein source; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining~~, grass clover, etc.) and combining it with livestock production as a protein source;

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that aquaculture is an important protein producer ~~and that the use of algae as a feed additiv~~, though its production in the EU remains reliant on imported inputs such as fishmeal and fish oil; calls for shifting aquaculture towards farming of species at lower trophic level, non-carniverous and extensively reared; notes the interest in algae ias ~~a promising way of reducing emissions from livestock;~~ food, but recalls that the impact of cultivating and harvesting on biodiversity must be minimised; considers that the use of algae as a feed additive could be a way of reducing emissions from livestock, but remains geared towards intensive systems;

Amendment 459 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that aquaculture is an important protein producer and that the use of algae as a feed additive is a promising way of reducing emissions from livestock and a good source of protein for feed;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU produces 77 % of the feed protein used in the EU;, whereas 96 percent of the low protein content feed originates from the EU, 89 percent of the medium protein content originates from the EU, but only 29 % of the high-protein ~~feedstock~~content feed needed to balance animal feed originates from the EU, making EU reliant on imports of soya grain and meal from the USA and South America, which often are linked to deforestation and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that aquaculture is an important protein producer and that the use of algae as a feed additive is a promising way of reducing emissions from livestock and a promising source of protein for feed;

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that aquaculture is an important protein producer and that the use of algae as a feed additive ~~is a promising way of reducing emissions from livestock~~can play a role;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that ~~aquaculture is an important protein producer and that~~ the use of algae as ~~a feed additive~~food is a promising way of reducing emissions from livestock;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that sustained aquaculture is an important protein producer and that the use of algae as a food or feed additive ~~is a promising way of~~offers the potential to partially reduc~~ing~~e emissions ~~from livestock~~;

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers it essential to halt the industrialisation of cephalopod production, given the need to counter the intensification of animal production not only for animal welfare reasons, but also to ensure that the Union’s food system is aligning itself with the agreed environmental goals; highlights that, as alerted by the scientific community, particularly in response to recent plans to open the first octopus farm, these animals are extremely intelligent and sensitive creatures whose welfare would be severely harmed by such keeping conditions;

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines that intensive seafood farming is the most important source for the spread of the sea lice disease to juvenile wild salmon in Europe and North America, in particular due to the many hundreds of thousands of farmed salmon; Emphasises that a large amount of insecticides is used to control pest infestations in aquaculture;3a _________________ 3a See also: Costello, How sea lice from salmon farms may cause wild salmonid declines in Europe and North America and be a threat to fishes elsewhere October 2009

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that the European fisheries sector provides an important source of sustainable high quality protein for human use in the form of fresh fish, and the viability of the fisheries sector must be maintained;

Amendment 467 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recognises the great potential of hemp as a sustainable protein crop and stresses the need to harmonise its regulation at EU level to facilitate its cultivation and processing into food and feed;

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Emphasises that escaped farmed fish from aquacultures lead to negative effects in mixing with wild populations due to the altered gene pool, which is particularly problematic as wild populations continue to decline;

Amendment 469 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Emphasises that fish farming in aquacultures still feeds more fish with fish oil and fish meal than it produces, and it massively pollutes the water;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU produces 77 % of the feed protein used in the EU; whereas only 29 % of the high-protein feedstock needed to balance animal feed originates from the EU; whereas a substantial part of that import comes from deforestation- sensitive regions; whereas plant-based protein in the European Union needs to be GM-free; whereas most export countries allow GM-grown proteins;

Amendment 470 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 471 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 472 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 474 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 475 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 476 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 477 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 478 #

Ivan DAVID

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 479 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU is heavily dependent on imports of plant protein from third countries, the vast majority of which is genetically modified; whereas in 2018, due to this deficit, over 75% of European plant-based protein had to be imported from third countries, in particular Argentina, Brazil and the USA; whereas only 6% of soybeans worldwide are marketed as non-GM soy;1a _________________ 1a See also: U.S. Food & Drug Administration, "GMO Crops, Animal Food and Beyond" at https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural- biotechnology/gmo-crops-animal-food- and- beyond#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20GM O%20soybeans%20made,of%20all%20su gar%20beets%20harvested.

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~deleted

Amendment 481 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that further research and development is needed to explore how innovative cell- based food can help increase sustainable protein production and support agriculture;

Amendment 482 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Considers that innovative~~Emphasises that the production of novel, industrially produced, cell- based food ~~can help increase protein production and support agriculture;~~ s involves a higher consumption of energy and water than that of industrial poultry and pig farming;1a _________________ 1a Tuomisto, H. L., Ellis, M. J., & Haastrup, P. (2014, October). Environmental impacts of cultured meat: alternative production scenarios. In Proceedings of the 9th international conference on life cycle assessment in the agri-food sector (pp. 8-10).

Amendment 483 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that innovative cell- based food ~~can~~is novel but may help increase protein production and support agriculture but continued research is needed;

Amendment 484 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Considers that innovative~~Notes that cell- based food ~~can help increase protein production and support agriculture~~is entering the global market; considers that it might also be allowed soon in the EU via the novel food legislation;

Amendment 485 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

19. Considers that innovative cell- based food ~~can help increase protein production and support~~is not an effective and sustainable solution and may jeopardize agriculture production;

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that innovati~~ve cell- based food~~on, in particular new genomic techniques, can help increase protein production and support agriculture;

Amendment 487 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that innovative cell- based food can help increase protein production ~~and support agriculture~~;

Amendment 488 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that innovative ~~cell- based food~~techniques can help increase protein production ~~and support~~in agriculture;

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that ~~innovative~~ cell- based food ~~can help increase protein production and support agriculture~~s are unnecessary and costly technologies that must be fought against;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas animal proteins produced in the European Union meet some of the highest sustainability standards in the world (animal welfare, overall level of the environment, including GHG emissions, social standards) and remain essential for ensuring a balanced diet and maintaining the vitality of rural areas;

Amendment 490 #

Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Recognises the relevance of hemp as alternative sustainable protein crop and the need to establish harmonized rules at the EU level facilitating its farming and transformation into food and feed products;

Amendment 491 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasises that cell-based foods are produced in bioreactors and that this technique is used solely by industrial companies;

Amendment 492 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Underlines that the culture medium of cell-based meat is often made from calf serum obtained from the foetuses of slaughtered pregnant cows;

Amendment 493 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Underlines that antibiotics must also be added to cell-based meat to combat bacterial infestation;

Amendment 494 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition;~~deleted

Amendment 495 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects, if meeting high safety demands, should be considered as a promising and circular alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition, contributing to reducing the EU protein deficit and increasing the agricultural circularity; recognizes that unjustified regulatory burdens hinder the development of circular and sustainable agriculture, such as the ban on using biodegradable waste as feed to insects or for protein fermentation;

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that there is no consumer demand for insects ~~should~~to be considered as alternative sources of protein, and that particularly for animal nutrition, the development of insect farming is inevitably connected to the intensive livestock sector and its environmental, human and animal health and welfare consequences;

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particular~~ for animal nutrition; calls for the potential consequences for human and animal health to be studied thoroughly before an~~imal nutrition~~y marketing authorisations are granted;

Amendment 498 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects ~~should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition~~pose health risks both when consumed by humans and when fed to animals, and that improper interventions in animal nutrition have led to health disasters such as mad cow disease;

Amendment 499 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, ~~particularly~~ for animal nutrition; highlights that interest in this production is growing and, once an economy of scale is achieved, production costs will be reduced.

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

– having regard to the ~~Council conclusions of 16~~Note from the Austrian delegation, signed by 19 other Member States, discussed during the Council 'Agriculture and Fisheries' on 21 March 2022 on e"Enhancing the potential of plant-based proteins in Europe in line with the objectives set out in the European Green Deal~~, submitted by Austria and subsequently signed by 19 other Member States,~~";

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU imports substantial amounts of protein feed, (17 million tonnes of crude protein feed in 2022-2023 or 23.6% of the EU’s total crude protein feed use, according to the Commission’s Feed Protein Balance Sheet1a), much of which is soy-based imports, notably from Brazil, Argentina and the USA; _________________ 1a https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/data- and-analysis/markets/overviews/balance- sheets-sector/oilseeds-and-protein- crops_en

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particularly~~ for animal nutrition, although the real environmental, social and economic impact should be considered in the long term;

Amendment 501 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition; Underlines the high energy requirements of mass rearing of insects;

Amendment 502 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for organic and conventional animal nutrition;

Amendment 503 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as promising alternative and circular sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition;

Amendment 504 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particularly~~ for animal nutrition;

Amendment 505 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particularly~~ for animal nutrition;

Amendment 506 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particularly~~ for animal nutrition;

Amendment 507 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that insects shcould be considered as alternative sources of protein~~, particularly~~ for animal nutrition;

Amendment 508 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that the cell-based food presents ethical, social, environmental and economic challenges, and the Novel Food regulation is not fit for purpose; highlights that consumer interests and expectations must be better reflected;

Amendment 509 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Highlights that insects farmed to feed other animals introduce an extra trophic level to the food system whose added sustainability value is, as yet, unproven;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas despite the fact that protein crop production has improved in the EU over the last ten years, domestic production continues to suffer from a significant shortfall as livestock production has also increased, consolidating the EU heavy dependence on imports of rich-protein crops from third countries.

Amendment 510 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

~~21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product;~~deleted

Amendment 511 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product, but that the impact of the process on human health and the environment must be considered, in line with the precautionary principle; highlights that a One Health approach must be followed with regard to the development and licensing of novel protein production, which integrates not only food safety but animal welfare, pathogen risk and environmental impact;

Amendment 512 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product, full transparency understandable for all regarding use in food, the exclusion of health risks and conformity with national legislation regarding food hygiene for example;

Amendment 513 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on~~Reiterates the lack of knowledge and underlines that ethical, social, environmental and economic considerations should be properly assessed prior to any authorisation; is of the opinion that the Commission should put in place a more rigorous process for authorising the placing on the market of a novel food, guaranteeing the safety of the product;

Amendment 514 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made ~~solely~~ through novel food legislation should be based on ~~the safety of the product;~~ high food safety assurances of the product for human consumption; stresses that the authorisation process needs to be faster, more transparent and more efficient, without lowering the high food safety standards;

Amendment 515 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be transparent, based on the sustainability and safety of the product and taking into account animal welfare considerations and the precautionary principle;

Amendment 516 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made s~~olely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product~~hould be based solely on the safety of the product and its impact on human health; taking into account the precautionary principle and the One Health approach;

Amendment 517 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product and its impact on human health;

Amendment 518 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product and its impact on human health;

Amendment 519 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made ~~solely~~ through novel food legislation should be based on ~~the safety of the product~~highest food safety assurances of the product for human consumption;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the animal proteins produced in the European Union meet the highest sustainability standards in the world in terms of animal welfare, climate, and environmental standards, and remain essential to ensure balanced and healthy diets and to preserve the vitality of rural areas.

Amendment 520 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made ~~solely through novel food~~by legislation should be based on the safety of the product and on the protection of human and animal health;

Amendment 521 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations ~~made solely through novel food legislation~~of new products should be based on their safety ofand the ~~product~~ir impact on human health;

Amendment 522 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made ~~solely through novel food legislation~~ should be based on the safety of the product and its impact on human health;

Amendment 523 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Recalls that cell-based products present ethical, social, environmental and economic challenges; stresses in this respect that the Novel Foods Regulation is not suited to the use of these products and that a specific approach should be defined in the interest of consumers;

Amendment 524 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that food in the EU should originate from sustainable farming systems; recalls the link between sustainable food production, nature, farmers and rural development and underlines the added value and ecosystem services provided by farmers;

Amendment 525 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Takes note of the fact that innovative cell-based food presents ethical, social, environmental and economic challenges; the Novel Food Regulation is not suitable for these products and that a specific dedicated approach must be defined in the interests of consumers;

Amendment 526 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive impact assessment of novel food for human consumption on the European agricultural model, society, human health, environment and economy; stresses that the precautionary principle should be considered;

Amendment 527 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products and that protein consumption must be more sustainable;~~deleted

Amendment 528 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products and that protein consumption must be more sustainable; supports policy measures that allow consumers to compare performance between products, as indicated in the upcoming legislative framework for a sustainable food system;

Amendment 529 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products ~~and that protein consumption must be more sustainable~~;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas European protein production, both animal and plant-based, is the most virtuous in the world in social, environmental and animal welfare terms and should therefore be encouraged;

Amendment 530 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products and that protein consumption and production must be more sustainable;

Amendment 531 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable plant-based diets, in line with the objectives of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, by raising consumer awareness on the impact of consumption patterns on human health, animal health and welfare and the environmental footprint;

Amendment 532 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the EU to support a shift towards an increase in the consumption of plant-based products, driven by an increase in consumer demand, as it will be beneficial for human health and the environment and should lead to less animal suffering;

Amendment 533 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteins; underlines the need for an increased access to food related R&D; highlights the important role of research institutes in the European Union to make the EU's food system even more performing and sustainable.

Amendment 534 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative proteins~~the sustainable production of proteins in the EU; underlines the urgent need for public and private research, research infrastructure, demo facility and upscaling of protein production;

Amendment 535 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteins and their impact based on a One Health approach;

Amendment 536 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development ~~into plant-based and alternative proteins~~for the sustainable production of animal and plant-based proteins in the EU;

Amendment 537 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-bas~~all types of plant-based, animal sourced and alternative proteins;

Amendment 538 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into the safety and effects of plant-based and alternative proteins;

Amendment 539 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development in~~to plant-based and alternative proteins~~ sustainable production of all types of proteins in the EU;

Amendment 54 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas animal-based proteins in the EU meet some of the highest sustainability standards in the world, represent a vital component of a balanced diet and preserve the vitality of the rural areas in the EU;

Amendment 540 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative~~all sources of proteins, including plant-based proteins;

Amendment 541 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative proteins~~sustainable production of all types of proteins in the EU;

Amendment 542 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteins for food;

Amendment 543 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and a~~lternative~~nimal proteins;

Amendment 544 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative~~ proteins;

Amendment 545 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative~~all kinds of proteins;

Amendment 546 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternative proteins~~the sustainable production of proteins of all types in the EU;

Amendment 547 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based ~~and alternative~~ proteins;

Amendment 548 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into ~~plant-based and alternativ~~sustainable proteins;

Amendment 549 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based ~~and alternative~~ proteins;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the production of animal feed for the EU intensive livestock sector is one of the key drivers of land use change, linked to deforestation in the third countries, especially in South America;

Amendment 550 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Encouraging the production of soy in the European Union as a source of plant-based protein by incentivising investment in research and development to improve crop quality and yield is recommended. Draws attention to the need to ensure access to funding and the need for additional support for agricultural producers, including small producers, to increase soy production in the EU. Considers it necessary to identify and promote agricultural best practices for soy cultivation in the EU, including the use of sustainable production technologies and compliance with environmental protection rules. Draws attention to the need to reduce dependence on soy in animal feeds from third countries;

Amendment 551 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Welcomes the Plant Based Treaty, which aims to promote a shift to more healthy, sustainable plant-based diets and to actively reverse damage done to planetary functions, ecosystem services and biodiversity.

Amendment 552 #

23a. Calls for providing additional sources of protein by developing intermediate cropping within existing crop rotations, using crop varieties with short production cycles;

Amendment 553 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

A holistic approach that includes the whole food value chain and trade policy approaches

Amendment 554 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; notes that further legal requirements on buyers, processors and retailers might be needed to foster the development of new sustainable protein value chains;

Amendment 555 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; stresses that stronger collective collaborations between the actors should be actively promoted with a view to shaping higher added value chains;

Amendment 556 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers and stresses the role of agri-food cooperatives and farmers’ organisations in achieving these objectives;

Amendment 557 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; underlines that the role of farmers’ organisations and agricultural cooperatives is crucial in this regard;

Amendment 558 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; considers, in this sense, that the role of farmers organisations, agri-cooperatives and relevant stakeholders is crucial;

Amendment 559 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; stresses the crucial role of farmers' organisations and agri-cooperatives;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the sustainable production of all available types of protein is crucial to enable the transition towards more resilient food systems;

Amendment 560 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders, through inter alia farmers organisations and agri- cooperatives, is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers;

Amendment 561 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders, throughout the entire value chain, is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers;

Amendment 562 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, their organizations, processors and retailers;

Amendment 563 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Underlines that there are concerns around carbon leakage in the context of dependency on imported protein from third countries; notes that the importation of protein products from third countries in regions such as South Amercia and Oceania often require long-distance transportation, which can contribute to GHG emissions from fossil fuel consumption during transportation; emphasises that this may result in a higher carbon footprint compared to locally produced protein sources;

Amendment 564 #

24a. In this regard, calls Member States and stakeholders to use all the available rules included in the CMO regulation for the benefit of efficient and innovative chains; invites stakeholders to develop contracting in order to plan production in the long term; believes that Producer Organisations, particularly cooperatives, as welle as interbranch organisations, have a key role to play in structuring and strengthening the protein chains.

Amendment 565 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Emphasizes the importance of consumer acceptance and consumer information; stresses that the production of plant-based and alternative proteins needs to meet consumer expectations, which implies further improvement in terms of functionalities of these proteins such as taste, texture, nutritional value and price;

Amendment 566 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Highlights that, in the context of carbon leakage in trade with third countries, the cultivation and importation of protein crops such as soy from third countries in regions like South America is associated with deforestation and unsustainable land use change as producers are held to lower sustainability, regulatory and ethical standards than EU producers; insists that third country producers and exporters of protein products to the European Union be held to the same standards as EU producers to ensure a level playing field;

Amendment 567 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector; reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s prerequisite that ensuring a sustainable livelihood for primary producers is essential for the success of the strategy's targets;

Amendment 568 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector; Regrets the lack of an impact assessment on the “farm to table” strategy in this case.

Amendment 569 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector and food production if biodegradable waste is viewed as a resource rather than as waste;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas currently over 50% of the world's crops are used to feed animals and not used for human consumption;

Amendment 570 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector and the promotion of short food supply chains;

Amendment 571 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feeds (feeds, by- products of protein plant processing) contributes greatly to circularity by reducing food waste and gives significant added value to protein plant production, and is also essential for dynamic rural areas, landscape management and environmental conservation;

Amendment 572 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feed such as forages and by-products from the processing of protein plants, contributes greatly to circularity in minimising food waste and provides a significant added value to protein plants production and is also key for dynamic rural areas, landscape management, and environmental preservation;

Amendment 573 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Stresses that animal welfare, including for insects and in aquaculture, must be considered within the scope of the European Protein Strategy.

Amendment 574 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that plant-based protein production in the EU will ~~not~~ increase ~~if there is no market-driven demand for it~~, as there is a market-driven demand for it, and that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; stresses that the production and market uptake of plant-based proteins should be better supported, together with the production of plant proteins in Europe, in order to reinforce food security, recognising the importance of promoting healthy lifestyles, as well as of the sustainable transformation of our food systems;

Amendment 575 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for itsustainable produced protein; urges market actors to develop techniques for determining the protein content and quality in cereals, protein plants and feed in order to better mirror the value of the protein; stresses that increased market transparency can lead to lower prices, less waste and a more circular food sector;

Amendment 576 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for it; believes that policy strategies and legislative frameworks should incentivize these markets; considers it therefore necessary to have a better reflection of protein content of crops in market prices;

Amendment 577 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for it and if it is not profitable for farmers to grow it;

Amendment 578 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for it, and that it is necessary to ensure reward for the protein content of crops;

Amendment 579 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights that protein production in the EU will not increase if there is no market-driven demand for it, as well as public support;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

~~D. whereas plant-based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;~~deleted

Amendment 580 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. calls on the Commission to present a thorough and realistic impact study on the space available on the market for proteins;

Amendment 581 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. calls on the Commission to present an analytical study on the space available on the market for proteins;

Amendment 582 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that the food-processing industry ~~should~~is an integral part of the circular protein value chain as they jointly valorise the protein crops; emphasizes the need to increase the processing capacity in terms of plant-based proteins; considers it important that the processing industry map its waste streams so that they can be quantifiable and ~~reusable~~increase their circularity;

Amendment 583 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is linked to the production of protein;~~deleted

Amendment 584 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

~~28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is linked to the production of protein;~~deleted

Amendment 585 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is currently linked to the production of protein; underlines however that crop-based biofuels are competing with the uses as food or feed of these same crops, including for protein plants;

Amendment 586 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is linked to the production of protein and that an increased protein production can therefore help the EU to enhance the production of biofuels and biomethane;

Amendment 587 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is linked to the production of protein; recalls that such production should not, however, compete with food production;

Amendment 588 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy is linked to the production of protein and therefore farmers need to be assisted in producing and supplying renewable energy;

Amendment 589 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recognises that the production of renewable energy at farm level is linked to the production of protein, and should be further facilitated;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas animal and plant-based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact; whereas a circular economy and the production of all available types of protein are essential in enabling the transition to truly sustainable food systems;

Amendment 590 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Believes that public procurement should be used in a better way to incentivise more sustainable protein production and consumption;~~deleted

Amendment 591 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Believes that public procurement should be used in a better way to incentivise more sustainable plant-based protein production as well as more sustainable and reduced animal proteind consumption;

Amendment 592 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Believes that public procurement and promotion policies should be used in a better way to incentivise more sustainable protein production and consumption;

Amendment 593 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Believes that public procurement should ~~be used in a better way to~~ incentivise more sustainable protein production and consumption;

Amendment 594 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Calls for more research in nutritional Life Cycle Assessments (n- LCA) of foods.

Amendment 595 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase ~~protein product~~local and sustainable protein production; emphasises that the strategy does not undermine the local and regional production, supply and consumption of sustainable animal-based protein products such as meat and dairy in the European Union;

Amendment 596 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase ~~protein production;~~ domestic plant- based protein production and to bring intensive livestock farming to a level that is oriented towards regional, ecological and agricultural potential and limits by means of an appropriate funding policy;

Amendment 597 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that ~~action at all levels is needed in order to incre~~the recommendations on human diets should first focus on promoting consumptions of sustainable animal-based protein ~~production~~s and existing plant- based proteins such as legumes, whether eaten on their own or in ready-made meals;

Amendment 598 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase protein production; calls therefore on Member States to introduce investment and research support on system, business and production level;

Amendment 599 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase plant-based protein production, as well as to ensure the research and development of alternative proteins in the EU;

Amendment 6 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the FAO’s 2022 report entitled ‘Thinking about the future of food safety and food allergies with regard to certain types of novel foods and protein sources’,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~plant-based proteins~~increased cultivation and consumption of plant-based proteins in the EU as well as meat production adapted to the level of domestic feed production are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 600 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase protein production by supporting farmers, especially small and medium-sized farms and family farms;

Amendment 601 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase sustainable EU protein production;

Amendment 602 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase plant-based protein production;

Amendment 603 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Emphasises that the European Commission, in consultation with EU Member States on the National Strategic Plans, should push for the appropriate promotion of protein crops through coupled income support, mobilisation of support for rural development through the promotion of investments, and cooperation in the food chain;

Amendment 604 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Emphasises that cultivating leguminous crops without using pesticides could be offered as an eco-scheme;

Amendment 605 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)

30c. Calls for financial support for de- oiling systems to be made possible through the CAP in the Member States, as these are necessary for regional utilisation as feed;

Amendment 606 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems to further promote more intense dialogue in the fields of supply chain management and sustainable agronomic practices; Calls on the European Commission to create an easily accessible online platform in this context for the exchange of best practice examples and information on the cultivation of plant-based protein;

Amendment 607 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer;

Amendment 608 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, and the role of agricultural organisations in providing technical support;

Amendment 609 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems as well as knowledge sharing and training;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the sustainable production and supply of animal and plant-based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate and biodiversity impact;

Amendment 610 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques, which highlights the precautionary principle and the need to ensure transparency and freedom of choice for farmers, processors and consumers, and stresses that the upcoming policy action should include risk assessments and a comprehensive overview and assessment of the options for traceability and labelling with a view to achieving proper regulatory oversight and providing consumers with relevant information, including for products from third countries, in order to ensure a level playing field;

Amendment 611 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Draws attention to the continually increasing global demand for proteins, including for proteins of animal origin;

Amendment 612 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Reminds the increasing global demand for proteins, including from animal origin;

Amendment 613 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Recalls the EU’s commitments to the UN SDGs and the significant contribution that EU agriculture and aquaculture make to the provision of sustainable proteins, taking account of the contribution made by EU protein production to the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 614 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – introductory part

32. Calls on the Commission to ~~put forward~~assess the following policy ~~action~~concepts:

Amendment 615 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point i

~~i. A feed additive regulation that promotes stability and innovation in the production of feed additives;~~deleted

Amendment 616 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point i

i. A feed additive regulation that promotes stability and innovation in the production of feed additives, while not allowing their use until the impacts on animal welfare have been thoroughly studied;

Amendment 617 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point i

i. ~~A feed additive regulation that promotes s~~Stability and innovation in the production of feed additives;

Amendment 618 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point i – point a (new)

a) A proper legislative framework to assess demands of authorization for cell- based food, considering the ethical, social, health, environmental and economic dimensions of such products;

Amendment 619 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. a novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~plant-based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact~~every person is fundamentally responsible for their own nutrition and that a healthy diet is based on variety and balance, which for most people also includes meat consumption;

Amendment 620 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 621 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 622 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 623 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 624 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

~~ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes;~~deleted

Amendment 625 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. NA novel food legislation that ensures high food safety standards and simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes, and puts forward scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and submission of applications for novel food, as well as increased staffing at EFSA working with novel food;

Amendment 626 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and ~~speeds up~~clarifies the authorisation processes and provides sufficient scientific and technical guidance and advice throughout the entire process;

Amendment 627 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii) a novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes and ensures that potential risks to human health are adequately assessed;

Amendment 628 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes, while ensuring the proper evaluation of potential risks for human consumption;

Amendment 629 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. ~~Novel food legislation that simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes~~Efficient authorisation processes for novel foods that also ensure that potential health risks are avoided in line with the precautionary principle;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~plant-bas~~increased circularity between plant-based and animal sourced proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 630 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. Novel food legislation that ~~simplifies and speeds up~~takes the precautionary principle into account within transparent authorisation processes;

Amendment 631 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii

ii. Novel food legislation that s~~implifies and speeds up authorisation processes~~treamlines authorisation processes, while fully respecting the precautionary principle;

Amendment 632 #

ii. Novel food legislation that ~~simplifies and speeds up au~~ensures the proper evaluation of potential healtho ris~~ation processes~~ks for human consumption;

Amendment 633 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii a (new)

iia) appropriate legislation to assess applications for marketing authorisation for cell-based products, taking into account the ethical, social, health, environmental and economic dimensions of these products;

Amendment 634 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii

iii. A directive on waste that allows more types of biodegradable waste to be considered as feed and that allows food production residues to be used and transported between production sites with greater flexibility and less regulatory burden;

Amendment 635 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii

iii. A directive on ~~waste~~by-products that allows more types of biodegradable ~~waste~~by- products to be considered as feed and that allows food production residues to be used and transported;

Amendment 636 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii a (new)

iiia. Improved monitoring of food waste across the EU, in particular waste generated at farm level;

Amendment 637 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii b (new)

iiib. Priority to the reduction of food waste in the upcoming initiatives on marketing standards;

Amendment 638 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

~~iv. a renewable energy directive that allows for long-term stable regulation for biofuel production;~~deleted

Amendment 639 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

~~iv. A renewable energy directive that allows for the long-term and stable regulation of biofuel production;~~deleted

Amendment 64 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas circularity between plant- based and animal proteins are crucial for the future transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 640 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

iv. A renewable energy directive that ~~allows for the~~creates long-term and stable regulation ~~of biofuel production~~for utilization of side streams from protein crops, agricultural residues and food production waste streams for the production of biomethane and biofuel;

Amendment 641 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

iv. A renewable energy directive that allows for the long-term and stable regulation of biofuel production; and supports its value chain contribution to EU food/feed protein self-sufficiency.

Amendment 642 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

iv. A renewable energy directive that allows for the long-term and stable regulation of biofuel production and removes incentives to take land out of food production;

Amendment 643 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv

iv. ~~A renewable energy directive that allows for the long-term~~The long-term, sustainable and stable regulation of biofuel production;

Amendment 644 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v

~~v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term rules for all bio-based fuels;~~deleted

Amendment 645 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v

~~v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term rules for all bio-based fuels;~~deleted

Amendment 646 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v

v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term rules for all bio-based fuels; , 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;

Amendment 647 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v

v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term ~~rules for~~taxation rules and that incentivises the production of all bio-based fuels;

Amendment 648 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v

v. ~~An energy taxation directive that provides c~~Clear and long-term rules for all bio-based fuels;

Amendment 649 #

va. a strategy to gradually reduce livestock farming in the EU in order to reduce pressure on third-party land and to consistently comply with existing thresholds for pollution from emissions, in particular from nitrate in surface waters and groundwater and ammonia;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas circularity between plant- based and animal sourced proteins ~~are~~, is crucial for the ~~transi~~further transformation towards more sustainable food systems ~~with a~~and reduced climate impact;

Amendment 650 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi

~~vi. A regulation on new genomic techniques that allows new breeding techniques to be adop~~deleted;

Amendment 651 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi

~~vi. A regulation on new genomic techniques that allows new breeding techniques to be adop~~deleted;

Amendment 652 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi

vi. A regulation on new genomic techniques that ~~allows new breeding techniques to be adopted~~respects the precautionary principle and the need to ensure transparency and freedom of choice to farmers, processors and consumers, including risk assessments, comprehensive requirements concerning traceability and labelling with a view to providing consumers with relevant information;

Amendment 653 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi

vi. A regulation on new genomic techniques that allows new breeding techniques to be adopted, without increasing dominant market positions and taking into account the specific need for innovation of European SMEs;

Amendment 654 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vi

vi. ~~A regulation on new genomic techniques that allows n~~New breeding techniques ~~to be adopted~~;

Amendment 655 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vii

~~vii. A carbon removal certification framework that enables carbon farming practices related to the growing of protein-rich crops;~~deleted

Amendment 656 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vii

vii. A carbon removal certification framework that enables carbon farming practices related to the growing of protein- rich crops, while ensuring additional income for farmers;

Amendment 657 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vii

vii. A carbon removal certification framework that enables carbon farming practices related to the growing of protein- rich crops and additional income for farmers;

Amendment 658 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point vii a (new)

viia. Rules ensuring that protein imports meet production and quality standards comparable to the European standard in terms of their health and environmental impacts;

Amendment 659 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, grassland and legumes; the production of protein-rich crops should be incentivised as part of the crop-rotation obligations; protein-rich crops grown for food on the set-aside land in the EU should be exempted;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas both plant-based and animal-based proteins are part of a crucial mix for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 660 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices, a roadmap of best practices to ensure sustainable soya production, strategies for stronger links between livestock farming and regional feed potential and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, grassland and legumes;

Amendment 661 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, ~~grassland and legumes~~including legumes, and grassland, that should no longer be hampered by the obsolete 1992 Blair House Agreement ;

Amendment 662 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for the production of p~~rotein-rich crops, grassland and~~lant-based protein for food such as legumes;

Amendment 663 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for ~~the production of~~a more protein-rich harvest of crops, grassland and legumes;

Amendment 664 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii

viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework~~, flexible management practices~~ and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, grassland and legumes;

Amendment 665 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii a (new)

viiia. A regulatory framework for the sustainable use of plant protection products that also allows for monitoring and scientific research on occurrence, development and spread of pests and pathogens jeopardous for successful protein crop harvests;

Amendment 666 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii b (new)

viiib. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the development of alternative measures for plant protection in terms of technical innovations like precision farming or robotic, beneficial insects and low-hazard pesticides;

Amendment 667 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 668 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 669 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~plant-based proteins are crucial for~~a circular economy and sustainable production of all available types of protein is key to enabling the transition towards ~~more~~truly sustainable food systems ~~with a reduced climate impact;~~

Amendment 670 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 671 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 672 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 673 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 674 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 675 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 676 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

~~ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~deleted;

Amendment 677 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix) A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and feed and provides honest information about the nutritional composition of foodstuffs, in particular with regard to protein content, quality and availability;

Amendment 678 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix. A front- of- packing label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and feed, and that truthfully informs about the nutritional composition of foods, in particular with regard to the content, quality and availability of the proteins contained;

Amendment 679 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that ~~compares the carbon footprint of food and fe~~informs in an objective and transparent approach about the nutritional composition of foods, in particular with regard to the content and quality of the proteins contained;

Amendment 68 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas a mix of animal and plant- based proteins ~~are~~is crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 680 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix. A ~~front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon~~science based and voluntary label in the legislative framework for sustainable food systems that allows for comparison of the environmental footprint of food and feed;

Amendment 681 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and feed, scientifically based on the actual data of the product;

Amendment 682 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix

ix. A front-of-pack label regulation that compares the carbon footprint of food and similar requirements for feed;

Amendment 683 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xi

xi. A framework that ~~has a higher tolerance towards technical difficulties while~~ maintain~~ing~~s high safety levels of processed agricultural products;

Amendment 684 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xi

xi. A ~~framework that has a higher tolerance towards tech~~regulation on anicmal ~~difficulties~~by- products that, while maintaining high safety levels of processed agricultural products, opens up for using more former foodstuffs and fish-origin ingredients as feed;

Amendment 685 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xi

xi. ~~A framework that has a higher tolerance towards technical difficulties~~Greater flexibility in the legal framework for processed animal proteins to maximise its use as protein in animal feed, while maintaining a high ~~safety~~ levels of ~~processed agricultural products~~safety;

Amendment 686 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xii

~~xii. A combination of public procurement rules that makes it easier to set out minimum sustainability requirements;~~deleted

Amendment 687 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xii

xii) A combination of public procurement rules that makes it easier to consume locally produced proteins and to set out minimum sustainability requirements;

Amendment 688 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xii a (new)

xiia. A revision of public procurement legislation with a view to introducing or reinforcing minimum mandatory criteria for kindergartens and schools, other public institutions and private companies delivering public services so as to encourage notably a higher consumption of sustainably produced plant proteins, as well as the reduction of food waste in line with the principles of the circular economy;

Amendment 689 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xii b (new)

xiib. A review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, notably focusing more on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of plant protein; considers it essential to stop stimulating the production and consumption of meat and fish, as well as dairy from non-extensive respectively non-organic production;

Amendment 69 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas plant-based proteins are ~~crucial~~an important factor for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 690 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xii c (new)

xiic. Guidelines to Member States on the use of reduced VAT rates to incentivise the uptake of foods with a lower carbon footprint and fewer externalised costs, including plant protein;

Amendment 691 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market ~~uptake of plant-bas~~absorption of sustainably produced proteins for food and feed in the EU; with regard to protein crops such as legumes, this research and development funding strategy must be long term, in view of the current lack of research and market incentivisation;

Amendment 692 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of ~~plant-based~~all types of proteins for food and feed in the EU utilizing and unlocking the potential of Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, the LIFE Program, EIT Food and other relevant EU funding for food technology and agricultural development;

Amendment 693 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii) A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of animal and plant- based proteins for food and feed produced sustainably in the EU;

Amendment 694 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of sustainable animal sourced and plant-based proteins for food and feed in the EU, including organic;

Amendment 695 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy, including financial incentives, to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-based and algae- based proteins for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 696 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of sustainable protein sources, including plant-based proteins, for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 697 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of ~~plant-based proteins~~sustainably produced proteins (plant and animal-based) for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 698 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate agronomic research as well as the market uptake of plant-based proteins for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 699 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of ~~plant-bas~~sustainably produced proteins for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the JRC study of July 2020 on the Future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas plant-based proteins are ~~crucial for~~one of the enabling elements in the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 700 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of ~~plant-based~~all types of alternative proteins for food and feed in the EU;

Amendment 701 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii

xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to ~~promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-based proteins for food and feed in the EU~~invest in food and feed in the EU and their sustainable production;

Amendment 702 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. An EU-wide transformation plan for the animal protein production sector, providing clear and ambitious measures to shift away from intensive animal farming systems and fostering the development of extensive, sustainable and pasture-based animal farming systems, backed by a trade policy geared towards collectively raising standards in this respect, to ensure a level-playing field with imported animal products;

Amendment 703 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. A temporary derogation, in the short term, with sufficient legal certainty to ensure that RENURE can be used and, in the long term, the legal application of the criteria developed by the Joint Research Centre on RENURE, by classifying them as chemical fertiliser under the Nitrates Directive, based on scientific criteria;

Amendment 704 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

(xiiia) Research with regard to improving the sustainability of livestock farming systems, especially with regard to the use of inedible ingredients and by-products in feed, should continue to be supported;

Amendment 705 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. Amend Annex III to the Nitrates Directive to facilitate the use of digestate from organic waste obtained from anaerobic digestion of livestock manure.

Amendment 706 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. Amending Annex III to the Nitrates Directive to facilitate the use of RENURE and digestate from bio-waste obtained by the anaerobic digestion of livestock effluents;

Amendment 707 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. uniform guidelines that ensure GMO-free production in Europe in the future;

Amendment 708 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii a (new)

xiiia. Trade policy approaches to avoid carbon leakage in the agri-food sector;

Amendment 709 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii b (new)

(xiiib) draws the Commission’s attention to the need to amend Annex III to the Nitrates Directive to facilitate the use of RENURE and digestate in biological waste obtained through anaerobic digestion of animal effluents;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas ~~plant-based proteins are crucial for~~a circular economy and the production of all sustaible types of protein is key to enabling the transition towards ~~more~~ sustainable food systems ~~with a reduced climate impact;~~

Amendment 710 #

xiiib. A continued effort through trade policies to guarantee the level playing field between imported proteins and proteins produced by European farmers;

Amendment 711 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii b (new)

xiiib. a study on the EU-wide potential and land requirements of protein and oleaginous crops that can be grown within the EU;

Amendment 712 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii b (new)

xiiib. Addressing deforestation-linked trade and importation of protein products from third countries;

Amendment 713 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii c (new)

xiiic. A study of the impact of an introduction of a futures market, to reduce the risk at the side of the farmer;

Amendment 714 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii c (new)

xiiic. a grazing strategy for Europe with the aim of promoting extensive grazing;

Amendment 715 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii d (new)

xiiid. A framework to connect the production of plant based proteins to the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);

Amendment 716 #

xiiid. a European responsibility strategy that ensures the basic nourishment of Europe with its own soil;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas plant-based and algae- based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 73 #

Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Juozas OLEKAS, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas animal and plant-based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas plant-based proteins are also crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;

Amendment 75 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the environmental footprint of animal products is effected by the feed used, and where the footprint can be reduced by feed additives that contribute to animals ability to digest protein and contribute to the reduction of the animals’ methane and ammonia emissions;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas circularity, such as the use of waste streams of plant-based proteins for food as feed for the production of animal-sourced proteins, is crucial for the further transition towards more sustainable food systems and reduced climate impact;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the global demand for soy has drastic consequences for the environment and the climate, as arable land is being expanded worldwide, converting vast areas of forest and savannah;1a _________________ 1a See also: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2021) - "Forests and Deforestation"

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a shift toward extensive, sustainable and pasture-based animal farming systems, coupled with a substantial reduction in animal proteins consumption, is part of the transition to more sustainable food systems;

Amendment 79 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Alin MITUȚA, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas proteins of animal origin remain essential in ensuring a balanced and healthy diet and preserving rural areas and their vitality;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the JRC study of June 2020 on Future of EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector?

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas plant-based production of all types of agricultural crops, including protein crops, produces a quantity of biomass that cannot be eaten by humans;

Amendment 81 #

Lara COMI, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Aldo PATRICIELLO, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Lucia VUOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas proteins of animal origin are essential in ensuring a balanced and healthy diet and protecting rural areas and their development;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas animal protein remains essential for a healthy diet and for the preservation of rural areas

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas food is responsible for about 25-30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with over 80% of these emissions derived from the livestock sector;1awhereas average European per capita consumption of animal protein is 50% higher today than in the early 1960s and twice the global average; _________________ 1a See also: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D. et al. Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021- 00225-9

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas EU animal husbandry is heavily dependent on imports of crops with a high protein content; whereas, in this context, only the livestock sector makes a high claim to arable land outside the EU and also in the EU; whereas only about one third of the EU’s arable land is used directly by humans for a plant-based diet;1a _________________ 1a See also: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2019/640143/EPRS_BRI(20 19)640143_EN.pdf

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas the current high level of meat production in the EU, especially of pork and poultry meat, would not be possible without protein imports; whereas an overwhelming proportion of harvests in the EU is used for animal feed and the second most important use of harvests is to produce technical energy; whereas the direct use of plants as food represents only a small part of crop production;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas a shift to more plant- based foods would not only improve food security, but would also bring major benefits to climate change mitigation and, at the same time, significant additional benefits for human health;

Amendment 87 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas leguminous crops and grasslands help maintain and improve soil quality and increase biodiversity as well as carbon and nitrogen fixation, so therefore can an increased cultivation and profitability of legumes and grasslands contribute to a more sustainable and diversified agriculture and decrease the need of fertilizer inputs and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thereby addresses the environmental and climatic challenges in line with the Green Deal objectives;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas leguminous crops and grasslands help maintain and improve soil quality and fertility, increase biodiversity as well as carbon and nitrogen fixation and lead to improved water retention;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas domestic production of leguminous crops makes a positive contribution to climate change mitigation, as in addition to the positive environmental impacts, production would also lead to the elimination of deforestation risks and transport;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the JRC study of July 2020 on Future of the EU livestock: how to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector? (ISBN: 978-92-76- 20624-8 doi: 10.2762/3440 KF-02-20-525- EN-N)

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas there is a need to reconsider EU land use in order to ensure long-term food security, as nearly two- thirds of the EU's crops are used for animal feed, around one third for direct human consumption; whereas 3% of crops are used for biofuels;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the production of leguminous crops lacks of attractivity due to their low profitability, so they are mostly only used as intercrops.

Amendment 92 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jan HUITEMA, Jérémy DECERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the CAP provides the possibility to support the growing of protein crops and grasslands;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas grain legumes in particular reduce weed pressure;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the processing of protein crops and grasslands generates by-products that ~~can contribute to a circular economy~~must be dealt with in a circular economy; whereas the waste hierarchy prioritises prevention of waste, which should be done early in the supply chain and ideally including at primary production level;

Amendment 95 #

Emma WIESNER, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the processing of protein crops and grasslands generates by-products that can contribute to a circular economy and that can be used for human consumption, renewable energy, fertiliser, animal feed or the production of green chemicals;

Amendment 96 #