Luís Paulo ALVES
Constituencies
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Portugal
Partido Socialista
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Regional Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2013/2045(INI) | Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out |
| Opinion | 2011/0269(COD) | European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2010/0256(COD) | Outermost regions: specific measures for agriculture |
| Opinion | 2009/2222(INI) | Future for social services of general interest |
| Responsible | 2009/0138(COD) | Outermost regions: specific measures for agriculture (amend. Regulation (EC) No 247/2006) |
Born
1961/09/19 Horta- Graduate in business organisation and management (1989); Executive officer at the SRHOP research unit (1989); Executive officer at the Court of Auditors (1990); Manager of Unileite (1991-2009).
- Vice-President of the Academic Association of the University of the Azores (1984); Youth delegate for the Azores at the election of Mário Soares to the Presidency (1986); Azores delegate at the European Parliament elections for Paulo Casaca (1999 and 2004).
- Member of the supervisory board of the Caixa de Crédito Agrícola dos Açores (2007).
- Member of the Azores Regional Assembly (2000-2009).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 1 |
2009/0138(CNS)
2010/08/02
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point -1 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 Article 2 – paragraph 2 (-1a) Article 2(2) is replaced by the following: “2. A forecast supply balance shall be drawn up stating the quantity of the agricultural products referred to in paragraph 1 needed to meet supply requirements each year. A separate forecast balance may be drawn up for the requirements of undertakings packaging and processing products intended for the local market, for traditional consignment to the rest of the Community or for export as part of regional trade or traditional trade flows; in this case the quantities specified shall be updated regularly so as to reflect the market trend within the meaning of Article 4(2).”
source: PE-438.464
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2009/2231(INI) Good governance with regards to the EU regional policy: procedures of assistance and control by the European Commission
2010/07/15
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that multi-level governance allows better exploitation of the potential of territorial cooperation thanks to the relations developed among private and public actors across borders; urges those Member States which have not yet done so to adopt as soon as possible the necessary provisions allowing the setting up of European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation; recommends that the Commission promote exchange of information between the EGTCs already created and those in the process of being set up
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to intensify their use of the integrated approach during the current programming period; proposes that this approach be made compulsory in the context of the future cohesion policy; considers that a flexible and integrated approach needs both to take account of the economic, social and environmental aspects of territorial development and to enable coordination of the interests of the various partners, in the light of territorial characteristics, in order to respond to challenges at local and regional level;
source: PE-445.635
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European food security – in particular where such regions do not apply the same health and safety standards as EU producers – in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises that generations of farmers have shaped the valued EU landscapes and, therefore, should be rewarded for continuing to do so in a sustainable way, especially in naturally disadvantaged areas and in geographically disadvantaged areas such as the most remote regions; believes that they are actively contributing to the great cultural value and attractiveness of Europe, providing the backdrop for successful rural tourism;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities, recalling that the CAP had never had to face so many challenges as it does today and that those challenges cannot be met with a lower budget allocation;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Notes that the move away from the historical basis may create particular challenges for Member States or regions with a relatively large amount of so-called 'naked land' (unclaimed eligible land); calls for the specific needs of such regions to be given full consideration when designing the future support, whose founding principles should consist of environmental and social criteria;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps and areas with geographical handicaps, such as the most remote regions - which are disadvantaged by their small size and distance from markets - in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements, with account being taken of the possible need for an instrument to be used in specific circumstances to counter severe losses of competitiveness caused by artificial exchange rate devaluations on the part of the EU's competitors;
source: PE-441.147
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2009/2237(INI) Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe
2010/05/20
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to make it obligatory to provide clear proof in the transaction document of the value of what the supplier is selling, as well as the net real price attaching to the transaction;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to take action against the misuse of private labels through the imposition of contracting standards which limit farmers’ market access and the systematic reduction of producer prices, and against the practices of buying alliances by supermarket chains; recalls that the misuse of private labels has an adverse impact on producers' capacity to innovate and develop new products and also places constraints on R& D;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Believes that ever-increasing market orientation necessitates measures to counter extreme volatility, since some players in the food chain are taking advantage of that phenomenon while others are being visibly damaged by it;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16b (new) 16b. Urges the Commission to establish at European level a mechanism for the monitoring of relations between big distributors and their suppliers by specialised bodies in the Member States; considers that contracts between big distributors and their suppliers should be mandatorily deposited with those specialised bodies;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19a (new) 19a. Believes that when international trade agreements are concluded the highest standards, especially for safety, the environment and animal welfare, must prevail on both sides, since if not distortions of production will arise as between EU and non-EU operators, with immediate consequences for the EU's competitiveness;
source: PE-441.277
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2010/0256(COD) Outermost regions: specific measures for agriculture
2011/04/18
REGI
9 amendments...
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) exported to third countries or dispatched to the rest of the Union within the limits of traditional exports and traditional dispatches. These amounts are established by the Commission by means of an implementing act on the basis of dispatches or export average figures
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) dispatched between the regions of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In respect of each financial year, the Union shall finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV, which should also include the real increases of 20% under the Special Supply Regime, which are considered necessary for Portugal and France.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall submit to the Commission,
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 3. Not later than 30 June 2015, and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall submit a general report to the European Parliament and the Council showing the impact of the action taken under this Regulation, including in the banana and milk sectors, accompanied if applicable by appropriate proposals.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. In the case of entry into force of international trade agreements or of significant changes to the CAP, impact studies should be carried out concerning agriculture in the most remote regions, especially with regard to their most important products.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Following the impact studies referred to in paragraph 3a, and should it be necessary, modifications should be proposed with a view to the closer adaptation of agriculture in the most remote regions to new circumstances.
source: PE-462.855
2011/12/07
AGRI
16 amendments...
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8a (new) (8a) Whilst diversification is desirable, given the situation of the outermost regions, it is sometimes difficult to achieve.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) In order to support the marketing of products from the outermost regions, aid should be established to assist commercialisation of these products outside of the region in which they are produced, taking account of the high additional costs they face as a result of their distance from consumer markets and the need for double storage, which create crucial competitive disadvantages affecting their ability to compete in the internal market. These factors justify the need to increase the financial envelope for the POSEI programme.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23a (new) (23a) Account should also be taken of the additional costs affecting agricultural production in the outermost regions linked to the small size of farmland plots and their scattered nature, including greater use of agricultural diesel not only by traction machinery but also by other vehicles used to transport various items of farm machinery between farms.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) The restructuring of the milk sector is not yet complete in the Azores. In line with the high dependence of the Azores on milk production, combined with other handicaps connected with their extreme remoteness and the absence of profitable alternative lines of production, the derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 concerning surplus levies on milk and milk products should be maintained. Likewise, in order to bring about a more rapid structural recovery that will better prepare the sector for the end of the milk-quota system, it is justified to increase the financial envelope for the POSEI programme by the amounts sufficient to cover the measures which may become necessary, in the light of the studies proposed in this Regulation on the foreseeable impact of the abolition of this scheme.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29a (new) (29a) Given the irreplaceable nature of milk production in the Azores, where it is the main driving force for the economy, social stability, the quality of the environment and occupation of the land, the POSEI programme, whose aim is to adapt the common agricultural policy to the outermost regions, is the best instrument with which to lay down any measures which may be necessary to maintain current levels of production, arising from the production rights allocated.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Since 2006, requirements in essential products have increased in some outermost regions, particularly in the Azores and in the French overseas departments, as a result of the increasing livestock population and demographic pressure. The
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. Depending on the annual evaluation of the implementation of measures included in the POSEI programmes, the Member States may, after consulting the socioeconomic operators concerned, submit to the Commission proposals for amendments thereto within the context of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3), to bring them more into line with the requirements of the outermost regions and the strategy proposed. The Commission shall adopt by means of
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. The Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the economic advantage of the benefits granted under the specific supply arrangements is in fact passed on to the end user, including the application of a more favourable fiscal policy for imported products or for processed products incorporating products imported under these arrangements.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point ea (new) ea) and which have incurred real costs on import that are higher than the benefits enjoyed under the specific supply arrangements, in order to ensure that the outermost regions are better integrated into the internal market. The Commission shall be responsible for granting this authorisation in accordance with the evidence provided.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1a (new) 1a. There shall be a minimum effective increase in the annual amount allocated to finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV corresponding to the 20% increase in the specific supply arrangements deemed necessary for Portugal and France.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 3. Not later than 30 June 2015, and thereafter every five years, the Commission shall submit a general report to the European Parliament and the Council showing the impact of the action taken under this Regulation, including in the banana and milk sectors, accompanied if applicable by appropriate proposals.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3a (new) 3a. The Commission shall carry out studies or assessments of the impact on local production of bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations with third countries or trade markets and of significant changes agreed with regard to the common agricultural policy. The Commission shall apply the criteria laid down by the United Nations when drawing up its reports. Where necessary, these studies or assessments shall be accompanied by proposals for a revision of the financial statement and of support measures for local production in the light of changes arising from the trade negotiations or significant changes to the common agricultural policy that have a major impact on the main production sectors in the outermost regions.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3b (new) 3b. Given its significant impact on local production sectors in the outermost regions, the studies or assessments referred to in Article 31(3a) shall include the EU-Mercosur bilateral agreement.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3c (new) 3c. Given its significant impact on local production sectors in the outermost regions, the studies or assessments referred to in Article 31(3a) shall include the effects of the abolition of the milk- quota system.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3d (new) 3d. The Commission shall include a specific chapter in the analyses, studies and assessments it carries out in the context of trade agreements and the common agricultural policy for any topic in which the outermost regions have a particular interest.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31a (new) Article 31a Extensions to the list of outermost regions Any extension to the list of outermost regions of the EU shall be coupled with increased funding for the POSEI programmes.
source: PE-467.064
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2010/0257(COD) Integrated Maritime Policy: programme to support the further development
2011/03/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Union funding should be designed to support exploratory work on actions which aim to promote the strategic objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy, including
source: PE-460.650
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2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 44 a (new) (44a) A second level of quality systems should be created, based on quality labels conferring value added which can be transmitted within the internal market and applied on a voluntary basis. These voluntary quality labels should refer to specific characteristics of the product, the method of production or an aspect of processing. Optional quality labels of this nature for mountain agricultural products have, to date, fulfilled the requirements and should generate value added on the market. Similar measures should apply to the most remote regions.
source: PE-464.731
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2010/0354(COD) Agricultural products: marketing standards
2011/05/13
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 - point 2 Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 Article 112 m a (new) Article 112ma A scheme for optional reserved terms is established in order to help producers of agricultural products having value adding characteristics or attributes to communicate such characteristics or attributes within the internal market, and in particular to support and complement specific marketing standards. The optional reserved terms shall also be used as a way of enhancing the attractiveness of products from agricultural markets in remote, mountain, island and outermost regions.
source: PE-464.789
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2010/0362(COD) Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
2011/03/28
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) There are disadvantaged regions that depend heavily on milk production, where it is necessary to assess the guidelines laid down for the milk and milk products sector, as recognised in the Treaties, so that support and the application of these policies continue to be adapted to their specific characteristics.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) It is however necessary to reassess the decision to abolish the milk quota scheme in March 2015 in accordance with the specific situation in the milk and milk products sector.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) There is a problem of price transmission along the chain, in particular as regards farm-gate prices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower prices, farmers produced more than in the previous year. Value-added in the chain has become increasingly concentrated in the downstream sectors,
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph -1 (new) -1. Contractual negotiations in the milk and milk products sector must be based on a code of practice and may be kept under review by specialised bodies in Member States, laying emphasis on the transparency of transaction documents, as reflected in clear indications of the value of deliveries and the net amounts to be paid for them.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 Article 185 e – paragraph 1 1. Processors of raw milk shall declare to the competent national authority the quantity of raw milk that has been delivered to them each month, along with all other details considered relevant, for example the characteristics of the milk and the prices, for the purpose of adding constantly to the fund of information resulting from enforcement of the milk quota system rules.
source: PE-460.810
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2010/0365(COD) Common agricultural policy CAP: financing; alignment of the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers)
2011/05/05
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The Commission will need to provide guarantees as regards the basis for the proposed delegated acts. It should be noted that the drafting of delegated acts is too lax (as regards scope and restrictions) and that there is a risk of new provisions deriving from their application having an impact on Member States in operational and financial terms, going beyond the existing framework. In accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU, in the event of delegation of powers or delegated acts, the specific obligations deriving therefrom for Member states must be duly limited. In addition, the issue of implementing acts should be reviewed, given that provision has been made for legislative acts to be subject to an examination procedure, while consultation should only apply in exceptional cases. ‘Justified exceptions’ will need to be explained as the rights of Member States should not be restricted merely on the basis of the need for greater speed and efficiency.
source: PE-464.752
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2010/0385(COD) Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)
2011/06/28
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 - paragraph 1 - point c) (c) shall be opened for beef and veal by the Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted without the a
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 101 - paragraph 2 2.
source: PE-467.307
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2010/2040(INI) Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) - Evaluation of progress made and new challenges
2010/06/29
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Empowered by the reference to territorial cohesion in the TFEU, and with the aim of improving accessibility, considers it essential to continue to make the mobility of passengers and goods an integral part of internal market policy through the promotion of short sea shipping and maritime cabotage between territories and, at the same time, ensure better links between peripheral maritime regions and islands and mainland and economic centres; in the same context, points out that it is of crucial importance to deal with the difficulties facing island areas in the EU with regard to the transport of persons by guaranteeing
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Draws attention to the need to enhance regional maritime cooperation within an integrated framework in order to strengthen maritime sectors, deal with the negative effects of insularity and encourage the exchange and transfer of best practices, especially regarding research and maritime surveillance;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to the importance of the maritime economy in particular, for those Member States with large Exclusive Economic Zones, and to the need to promote the development of maritime economic clusters and to boost their contribution to growth and employment under the 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Favours promoting the integration of the remote maritime regions and the islands into the 'maritime highways', in order to enhance efficient sea links with the European mainland and thus boost sustainable mobility, intermodality and the internal market;
source: PE-443.147
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2010/2088(INI) GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world
2010/07/10
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. In
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to introduce
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Proposes that per capita GDP should continue to be the criteri
source: PE-450.612
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/09/11
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Notes that, given the importance of the forestry sector, which is responsible for a significant share of GDP and generates a large number of jobs, the Green Paper should promote the development of policies offering added value for the sector, particularly as regards the need for a clear and objective definition and proper assessment of the options that will make it possible to integrate forest fire prevention into the EU's financial instruments;
source: PE-452.618
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the agreement on trade in bananas, which settles twenty years of WTO disputes and constitutes an important step towards the consolidation of a rule- based multilateral trading system; notes that the agreement on trade in bananas makes a decisive contribution to the resolution of issues relating to tropical products and preferences in WTO negotiations; believes
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the outermost regions are an integral part of EU territory and all international trade agreements are applied to them; stresses that their fragile economies are mainly based on agriculture, and their production covers the same areas of production as the Latin- American partners in particular and is therefore jeopardised by lower customs tariffs; points out that Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union allows for adjustment of Community policies to the geographic and economic realities of these regions; therefore calls on the Commission to take the specific constraints of the outermost regions into account in the framework of its negotiations so that their development is not undermined;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the fact that financial compensation cannot offset the negative impacts of the discontinuation of EU agricultural production, which guarantees food safety and quality and is essential for the prosperity of EU rural areas and the protection of rural landscapes against the threat of land abandonment and rural depopulation; emphasises, therefore, the need to maintain the conditions necessary for EU farmers to remain viable and receive a fair income, adding that it is also necessary to boost aid for promotion and awareness-raising with the aim of applying innovation to traditional agricultural processes while also financing actions for economic diversification in the countryside;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Notes that the outermost regions (ORs) are an integral part of the EU and that trade agreements apply in their entirety to such regions; stresses that lower customs tariffs pose a threat to the fragile economies of ORs, which are based mainly on farming and produce goods similar to those produced by, among others, Latin American partner countries; points out that, under Article 349 of the TFEU, EU policies may be tailored to the specific geographical and economic circumstances of such regions; calls accordingly on the Commission to take account, during negotiations, of the specific situation of ORs, so as to ensure that their development is not undermined;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that the EU has already significantly reduced its trade-distorting domestic support and asks for firm commitments to do the same from other trading partners, especially at a time when other countries, such as the US, are continuing to boost support for their farmers;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Believes that if Europe is to compete effectively in the sphere of international trade, it needs to take account, through improved means of monitoring, of its competitors' policies, since while it has been decided to put an end to milk quotas in Europe (a measure which we do not believe is appropriate to present circumstances in the dairy sector), in the US laws are being drawn up (e.g. the Dairy Market Stabilization Act 2010) for the regulation of production;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is deeply concerned about the impacts on the EU agricultural sector of a possible association agreement with Mercosur, given the request made by Mercosur in March 2006 for access to the EU agricultural market, which went considerably further than the already substantial offer made by the EU in 2004; it is therefore necessary to review the concessions in such a way as to protect our farmers' interests;
source: PE-450.917
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2010/2139(INI) Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
2011/07/02
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses, however, the importance of introducing more flexibility into the rules governing the Structural Funds as regards eligibility criteria, the definition of criteria for resource allocation, the cofinancing rate applicable and the areas of action, in line with the creation of a genuine multilevel agreement involving the Commission, the Member States and the regions and results-oriented in nature;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets the delays in project selection for strategic areas such as the rail sector, certain energy and environmental investments, the digital economy, social inclusion, governance and capacity building, and calls for a thorough analysis of the causes of these delays, while also inviting the Member States to involve their regions with a view to closer monitoring of areas where efforts need reinforcement; highlights on the other hand higher absorption of environmental projects in European Territorial Cooperation programmes, and points to the clear added value of cooperation in this context;
source: PE-458.491
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2010/2142(DEC) 2009 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2011/02/21
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that cohesion funds are subject to particularly complex rules and are implemented differently from other EU spending areas, which makes them more vulnerable to errors; draws attention to the fact that the error rate in cohesion spending remains the highest of all EU payments with greater than 5 % in 2009; is aware of the decrease in the error rate in comparison to 2008, and therefore calls for greater simplification and more technical support to enable the Member States and regions to ensure more effective implementation; points out that regional authorities must be given the technical knowledge that will enable them to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the resources made available to them;
source: PE-458.855
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2010/2155(INI) Objective 3: A challenge for territorial cooperation - the future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation
2011/02/22
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that the remoteness of some EU regions precludes them from taking part in cross-border cooperation, on the basis of the criterion of distance from a maritime frontier;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Considers, nonetheless, that the integration of such regions with and their opening up to geographical areas outside the EU is not and cannot be simply a function of their geographical remoteness; the wealth of historical, linguistic and cultural bonds linking them to various parts of the world gives them a key role to play in the deepening of such relations, to the benefit of the EU's global presence, and they should therefore be able to participate in the cross-border cooperation programmes;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Points out that territorial cooperation concerns both the EU’s internal and external borders; asks the Commission to consider how to create more effective synergies between initiatives under the ERDF, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and the European Development Fund (EDF), and calls on it to submit a proposal for a new Neighbourhood Policy as soon as possible;
source: PE-458.829
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2010/2158(INI) European Urban Agenda and its Future in Cohesion Policy
2011/04/18
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that it is to a great extent urban areas that translate European policies into on the ground implementation; stresses that urban areas generate around 80% of the GDP of the EU and significantly contribute to the economic growth of Europe and that it should be borne in mind that only cities that can provide high-quality services and that have adequate infrastructure can attract and promote forward-looking activities with high added value; on the other hand they also bear the costs of economic productivity (urban sprawl, congestions, pollution, exclusion etc.) that put their role as 'motors of growth' into risk; considers therefore that there is a clear justification for common engagement towards the urban areas of the EU;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that urban areas are not islands within their regions and their development must therefore be closely linked with the surrounding functional or rural areas; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies; Considers, therefore, that basic quantitative and qualitative measures should be taken, for the purpose of developing European cities and the surrounding rural areas, in the four policy areas with a special impact on their quality growth, namely economic competitiveness and employment policies, economic and social cohesion policy, trans-European network integration policies and policies to promote sustainable development and the quality of life;
source: PE-462.880
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2010/2160(INI) State of play and future synergies for increased effectiveness between ERDF and other Structural Funds
2011/03/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Commission to examine the most effective ways of increasing synergies on the ground; suggests, in this respect, that consideration be given to the possibility of allowing the Member States to choose to have a single operational programme per region, encompassing different funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EFF) with a single managing authority, paying particular attention to the regions' contributions to a decentralised approach and to giving the regions more autonomy and flexibility with regard to participation in their own strategies and upgrading regional and local levels of administration;
source: PE-460.648
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4a (new) 4a. Stresses that rural tourism and farm tourism are important means of countering seasonal bias in tourism, especially in the more remote regions; to this end, the access factor needs examining for those regions, with exploration of the potential for extending the European transport networks;
source: PE-456.913
2011/11/02
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund numbers among its priorities the protection and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage as offering potential for the development of sustainable
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents the main resource of some EU regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors, and that there is a need to consider their accessibility, principally through extension of the trans-European transport network objectives to these regions;
source: PE-458.518
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/02/03
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture and rural development's role as a strategic sector in the European Union;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities, and that it is an essential precondition for sustainable development in many EU regions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types of agriculture, making it possible for them to be carried on in the various European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that, in light of past experience, short programming periods can generate inefficiencies in terms of both spending and the achievement of aims, and therefore proposes a period of at least seven years, so that problems and mistakes which have arisen or occurred in the recent past will not be repeated, providing a stable framework that will stimulate investment in agriculture;
source: PE-460.624
2011/05/04
SURE
2 amendments...
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 f (new) 67f. Draws attention to the synergies yet to be harnessed between cohesion policy, the other sectoral policies and EU external action, in particular as regards outlying and outermost regions; calls for better coordination and cross-financing arrangements between cohesion funding and financial instruments coming under external policies, such as the EDF and the ENPI;
Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 c (new) 68c. Recognizes that according to the Treaty particular attention should be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as outmost regions or regions with very low population density and island, cross- border and mountain regions; believes that resources and capacities found within these regions can have a significant role in the future competitiveness of the European Union; stresses, accordingly, that these areas facing challenges should be recognized also in the future MFF
source: PE-462.731
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2010/2245(INI) Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
2011/04/03
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that innovation policy needs to be related to policies for education, training and the labour market; advocates efforts to mobilise citizens and workers in support of processes of change, via the framing and implementation of inclusive political strategies for innovation, with a view to speeding up the development of innovative products and services and paving the way for higher employment and growth;
source: PE-460.743
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2010/2277(INI) Single Market for Enterprises and Growth
2011/07/02
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that single market accessibility for all EU regions is a prerequisite for the free movement of people, goods, capital and services, and thus for a strong and dynamic single market; points out, in this connection, the essential role played by the Union's regional policy in terms of developing infrastructure, particularly in the less developed and outermost regions, drawing attention to the need for the objectives of the trans-European transport networks to be extended to those regions; calls for the development of innovative sources of funding (such as public-private partnerships, project bonds and user charges); calls on the Commission and the Member States jointly to address the complexity of the rules governing revenue- generating projects;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that regional policy implementation is crucial for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy and the deepening of the single market; points out that EU structural funding should be allocated in a dynamic, forward-looking manner, i.e. so as to cushion further the possible adverse effects on regions of international trade agreements and to prepare EU regions for socioeconomic change, in the framework of a renewed global strategy for those regions, grounded in a balance between conditioning factors and potentialities alongside flexibility as regards sectoral instruments and policies; calls for a more user-friendly regional policy, but also for stricter rules against ‘fund-shopping’, by means of which some enterprises may misuse the Union's financial instruments;
source: PE-458.519
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2010/2304(INI) European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
2011/03/24
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the provision of fast broadband networks is vital if the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy are to be achieved, in terms of promoting economic growth, strengthening Europe's competitiveness, promoting innovation, administrative streamlining and digital public services and enabling all regions and sectors of society to benefit from the digital environment,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that full broadband coverage must be made a universal service, as it is essential to helping create equal living conditions in Europe and thereby contributing to equal opportunities and action to combat the digital divide;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Digital technologies are essential to territorial cohesion, giving the outermost regions of the EU a more important role; steps must therefore be taken to overcome the difficulties encountered by regions in the field of technology and services, in terms of availability, quality and pricing, and thus to bring them closer to the EU average;
source: PE-460.929
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/01/12
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. An examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union’s wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency. As regards CO2 related taxation the treatment of the sectors concerned should be aligned to the rules applying to industrial sectors. The regions which are most affected by high production costs and which have an exceptional capacity to produce energy from renewable sources should receive other forms of support in addition to tax exemption, in order to encourage energy self-sufficiency on the part of their farmers and stockbreeders.
source: PE-476.116
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2011/0194(COD) Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
2012/04/13
PECH
14 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) It is important that the management of the Common Market Organisation is guided by the principles of good governance of the Common Fisheries Policy and by the principle that fishery management should be based on marine biogeographical regions, differentiated according to the characteristics of the fisheries concerned, applying an ecosystem approach, as is essential in order to make fisheries sustainable, and providing for equal opportunities within the limits of the resources available.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) Producer organisations are the key actors for the appropriate application of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Market Organisation. It is therefore necessary to strengthen their objectives to ensure that their members carry out fishing and aquaculture activities in a sustainable manner, improve the placing on the market of products, and collect economic information on aquaculture. When realising these objectives, producer organisations should take into account the different conditions of the fishery and aquaculture sectors prevailing in the Union, in particular the specificities of small-scale fisheries, especially for the purposes of their integration into the CMO.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Producer organisations, which are particularly lacking in technical and human resources in regions greatly dependent on fisheries, should receive support enabling them to establish the conditions necessary for the proper performance of their tasks.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) As fish stocks are shared resources, their sustainable and efficient exploitation can, in certain instances, be better achieved by organisations composed of members from different Member States and different regions. Therefore it is necessary to
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 The Common Market Organisation shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and to fair distribution of income among producers.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part (a) promoting viable and sustainable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation policy laid down in the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and environmental legislation;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) organising vocational training activities, to encourage young people to enter the sector;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) handling unwanted catches of commercial and non-commercial stocks;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) making the best use of unwanted catches of commercial and non- commercial stocks by:
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) promoting viable and sustainable aquaculture activities of their members by providing opportunities for their development;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) stabilising the markets.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) they are sufficiently active economically in their territory or a part thereof, in particular as regards number of members
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 a (new) Article 20a Regional Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions In line with the Commission guidelines on the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity, a Regional Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions shall be established with the aim of ensuring an ecosystem-based approach and taking account of the sensitive nature of their specific characteristics.
source: PE-487.716
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2011/0195(COD) Common Fisheries Policy
2012/06/14
REGI
24 amendments...
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy should take into account interactions with other maritime affairs as addressed by the Integrated Maritime Policy, recognizing that all matters related to
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) There is a need for the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy to acknowledge the uniqueness of the outermost regions, particularly those whose lack of a continental shelf results in the concentration of resources in fishing grounds and around seamounts. Protection of, and access to, these fragile biogeographical areas should be protected, and they should be exploited only in accordance with their available resources.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Marine biological resources around the
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual plans reflecting the specificities of different sea basins and different fisheries.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of different sea basins and individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) The transfer of vessels between different geographical areas should not be permitted without a guarantee that the sustainability of fisheries and of local communities will not be jeopardised by increased fishing activity resulting from greater numbers of active vessels in a given zone.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) A voluntary system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should be implemented at each Member State’s discretion, no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 a (new) (29a) Given that the possible implementation of transferable fishing concessions will inevitably lead to the privatisation and commercialisation of fishing opportunities, and to their concentration in the hands of larger companies and vessels, small-scale and coastal fishing, which generates the majority of jobs and economic activity in coastal regions, needs to be safeguarded and protected.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30)
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Specific characteristics and socio- economic vulnerability of some small-scale fleets justify the
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 (47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 (47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 (54) It appears appropriate that the Commission be empowered by delegated acts to create
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 a (new) (54) Following on from the Commission’s guidelines on the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity, and with a view to delivering increased integration for stakeholders, a regional advisory council should be established for the outermost regions, particularly bearing in mind the sensitivity of their specific characteristics.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions and contribute to the
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management as the core principle for securing the sustainability of fisheries, in accordance with the resources available in a framework of equal opportunities, and so as to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) eliminate unwanted catches of commercial and non-commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed; there is a need for downstream compensation for the problems caused by a policy of banning discards;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fishing industry by ensuring a level playing field for competition in the context of exchanges of fish and aquaculture products with third countries;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Part I – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) clear definition of responsibilities at the Union, national, regional and local levels, in order to achieve local and decentralised management that takes account of the reality and uniqueness of each country, each fishing zone, each fleet and each fisheries resource;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands and from the fishing grounds and seamounts thereof that are further than 100 nautical miles, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to those vessels registered in the ports of th
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Each Member State
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The system of transferrable fishing concessions shall not apply in the outermost regions; nevertheless, the competent regional authorities should develop a fleet capacity management system and submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation Part XII – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The Advisory Council which shall be created for the outermost regions shall be divided into 3 sections: the Greater Caribbean section covering Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana; the South West Indian Ocean section covering Réunion and Mayotte and finally the Macaronesia section covering the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.
source: PE-491.301
2012/06/25
PECH
29 amendments...
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) It is vital that the Common Fisheries Policy pursues an approach to the fisheries sector that takes into account the biological, ecological and economic and social levels so that there is always a compromise between the state of resources in the various maritime areas and protection of the socio-economic fabric of coastal and small-scale fishing communities that depend on inshore fishing to guarantee jobs and prosperity.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new) (3b) The principle that fishery management should be based on marine biogeographical regions, differentiated according to their characteristics, is the European-level principle that will best foster the sustainability of resources and the protection of the socio-economic fabric of coastal communities.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The specific characteristics of the outermost regions (ORs) need to be recognised in the context of the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular those outermost regions that have no continental shelf and whose resources are concentrated in fishing banks and seamounts. Access to these fragile biogeographical areas should be regulated, and they should be protected and exploited within the limits of the resources available.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) The answer in terms of regionalisation lies in good governance and adapting the rules to the specific characteristics of each fishery and sea area, and extended powers should be delegated to the Member States in the field of fisheries regionalisation, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, allowing the sector to be involved and synergies to be created; the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy can be achieved to a greater extent only with more sector and stakeholder involvement in the drafting of measures.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 a (new) (27a) The transfer of vessels between different geographical marine areas should not be permitted without a guarantee that the sustainability of fisheries and the sustainability of local communities will not be jeopardised by the increase in fishing effort resulting from an increase in the number of active vessels in a particular area.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy, to be applied on a voluntary basis in each Member State, should be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters' length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 12 meters' length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductions and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State's annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State's part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) Fishing concessions should be transferable and leasable, in accordance with the system laid down in each Member State, in order to decentralise management of fishing opportunities towards the fishing industry and ensuring that fishers leaving the industry will not need to rely on public financial assistance under the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) Specific characteristics and socio- economic vulnerability of some small-scale fleets justify the
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 a (new) (42a) Aquaculture has the potential to provide healthy, safe, sustainable high- quality products under environmental conditions, and may make a contribution as a stabilising factor for employment in many regions of Europe that depend on fishing to a greater or lesser extent.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 47 (47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector, ensuring reciprocity in trade with third countries so as to create a level playing field on the Union market, not just as regards the sustainability of fisheries, but also in terms of health checks; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions and contribute to the viability of fishing communities in European regions and to the availability of food supplies.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, wherever possible, that by 2015
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, this being a sine qua non if fisheries are to be placed on a sustainable footing while providing for equal opportunities within the limits of the resources available in order to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) eliminate unwanted catches of commercial and non-commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed, taking into account the need for downstream compensation to offset the difficulties caused by a policy of prohibiting discards;
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable, sustainable, and competitive fishing industry, as it is vital to guarantee the industry’s future;
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) clear definition of responsibilities at the Union, national, regional and local levels in order to bring about decentralised locally based management enabling the true state and the specific features of every country, fishing zone, fleet, and fishery resource to be taken into account;
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines
Amendment 1131 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) prohibitions of the use of certain fishing gears in certain areas or seasons, with the necessary provision of compensation to operators;
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) prohibition or restriction of fishing activities in certain zones and/or periods, with the necessary provision of compensation to operators;
Amendment 1263 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015, where possible.
Amendment 1522 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) In view of the difficulties caused by a policy of prohibiting discards, incentives and compensation must be provided for fishermen.
Amendment 1713 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Each Member State
Amendment 1977 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within a Member State which has adopted a system of transferable fishing concessions, these may be fully or partially transferred among eligible holders of such concessions.
Amendment 2036 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Without increasing fishing effort, the fleets belonging to the outermost regions may, in view of their particularities and pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU, continue to receive specific aid for their modernisation, with the aim of improving the safety and operating conditions of their activity.
Amendment 2291 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) promote aquaculture products, particularly through certification and improved consumer information, guaranteeing market transparency, which will have an impact on food safety.
Amendment 2354 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) enable the fishery and aquaculture industry to apply the Common Fisheries Policy at the appropriate level, guided by the principle of good governance and by the principle of fishery management based on differentiated marine biogeographical regions, applying an ecosystem approach as essential in order to make fisheries sustainable, within the limits of the resources available and providing for equal opportunities;
Amendment 2377 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) ensure that products imported through international trade conform to the same rules and requirements as Union fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 2467 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 12 – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. In keeping with Commission guidelines on the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity, and in order to make for an ecosystem approach, taking into account the sensitive nature of their specific characteristics, a Regional Advisory Council must be set up for the outermost regions.
source: PE-489.437
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2011/0210(COD) Structural Funds: repayable assistance, financial engineering and certain provisions related to the statement of expenditure
2011/10/17
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Recital -1 (new) (-1) It is necessary to take account of the territorial dimension, as laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as one of the objectives of cohesion along with economic and social cohesion.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Recital 5 (5) Having regard to the need of ensuring appropriate monitoring, by the Member States as well as by the Commission, of the implementation of financial engineering instruments, inter alia in order to allow the Member States to provide appropriate information to the Commission on the type of instruments put in place and on the relevant actions undertaken by such instruments on the ground, it is necessary to introduce a provision on reporting. This would also allow the Commission to better assess the overall performance of financial engineering instruments and supply a summary of the progress made at Union and Member State level, while also taking account of the need for the financial measures to have an immediate territorial impact and, therefore, to involve the regional authorities in the ex ante and ex post evaluation processes, as well as in the progress report.
source: PE-473.995
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2011/0262(COD) EU/Colombia/Peru Trade Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas
2012/05/03
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) For the purposes of implementing the Stabilisation Mechanism for Bananas, it is essential to make continuing provision to enable action to be taken should disruption occur on the market after January 2020, given that safeguard measures are manifestly insufficient to guarantee the income of banana producers – especially those in the outermost regions – when the market is seriously disrupted. In addition, as regards the bilateral safeguard clause, the entire process should be speeded up, given that it will continue to be extremely complex and time consuming, posing a real risk that safeguard measures will prove ineffective where European producers are concerned, because they will be enforced too late and producers will have already suffered serious injury.
source: PE-483.774
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2011/0263(COD) EU/Central America Association Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas
2012/06/03
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) For the purposes of implementing the Stabilisation Mechanism for Bananas, it is essential to make continuing provision to enable action to be taken should disruption occur on the market after January 2020, given that safeguard measures are manifestly insufficient to guarantee the income of banana producers – especially those in the outermost regions – when the market is seriously disrupted. In addition, as regards the bilateral safeguard clause, the entire process should be speeded up, given that it will continue to be extremely complex and time consuming, posing a real risk that safeguard measures will prove ineffective where European producers are concerned, because they will be enforced too late and producers will have already suffered serious injury.
source: PE-483.768
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2011/0268(COD) European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020
2012/05/06
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, including local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility, especially in outermost and northernmost regions with a lower population density, and in mountain regions;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii a (new) (ii a) capacity buiding through territorial pacts and local initiatives, to promote the territorial dimension of the ESF.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 A (new) 2 A. The operational programmes co- financed by the ESF that cover areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, as set out in Article 111(4) of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 (which defines common provisions), should concentrate in particular on resolving specific difficulties in these areas.
source: PE-491.059
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/04/05
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) In this context the EGF should take account of the countries with the greatest economic and social difficulties, where the largest number of businesses have closed down and there is most unemployment. In order to ensure that regions facing serious financial stability problems do not have fewer possibilities to access this fund by comparison with others, it should be possible for the rate of contribution to expenditure eligible under the EGF to be increased to 95% in regions eligible under the convergence objective and 85% of eligible expenditure in the remaining regions.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) workers made redundant as a result of a serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by a
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. By way of derogation from the ceilings set out in paragraph 1, the EGF contribution may be increased up to a maximum of 95% of eligible expenditure in the regions eligible under the convergence objective, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean Islands, and 85% of eligible expenditure in other regions. These rates shall apply to the eligible expenditure disbursed during the period in which a Member State complies with one of the following conditions: (a) financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism or has been made available to it by other euro-area Member States before the entry into force of that Regulation; (b) medium-term financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments; (c) financial assistance is made available to it pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism.
source: PE-488.043
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2011/0270(COD) EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/03/05
REGI
6 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) Lack of access to credit is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. Union and national efforts in this area need to be stepped up, in particular by making administrative formalities more flexible, in order to increase the supply of microfinance and meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular unemployed and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a micro-enterprise, including on a self-employed basis, but do not have access to credit. As a first step, in 2010 the European Parliament and the Council set up the Facility. The Commission should also ensure that regions affected by permanent constraints and regions seriously affected by the crisis have greater access to European funds, thus enabling them to act as levers for growth, reducing their constraints.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved at Member State level and can therefore, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article and taking account of the institutional structure of the Member States and regions, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) The Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis, which shall facilitate access to finance for entrepreneurs, especially those furthest from the labour market, and social enterprises, paying particular attention to the specific needs of the outermost regions and the most remote regions.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation at Union, national, regional and international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in developing their policies and in implementing Union law;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) Provide
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part 1. Increase access to, and the availability of, microfinance, while cutting administrative bureaucracy, for:
source: PE-488.021
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2011/0272(COD) European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC): clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of groupings
2012/05/06
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Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 2 (2) In that Report, the Commission announced its intention to propose a limited number of modifications to the EGTC Regulation to facilitate the establishment and operation of EGTCs, as well as clarification of certain existing provisions. Obstacles to establishing new EGTCs, including, where the outermost regions are concerned, the maximum distance of 150 km, should be removed while maintaining continuity in and facilitating the operation of existing ones, thus allowing more extensive use of EGTCs to contribute to better cooperation and policy coherence among public bodies without additional burdens on national or European administrations.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 (4) The Treaty of Lisbon has added the territorial dimension to Cohesion Policy and replaced “Community” by the “Union”. The new terminology should therefore be introduced into the EGTC Regulation and at the same time find visible practical expression, given that the object is to promote the harmonious development of the European Union as a whole and it is, to that extent, unfair to exclude the outermost regions from the outset.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 a (new) Article 174 of the TFEU states that particular attention must be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross- border, and mountain regions.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 4 b (new) (4b) Article 349 of the TFEU calls for specific measures to be adopted to take account of the structural social and economic situation of the outermost regions, which is compounded by certain specific features which severely restrain their development.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 12 a (new) (12a) It should be made clear that fostering territorial cooperation between these regions, regarded as outposts of the EU, strengthens relations and helps to promote new markets for European regions, taking advantage of the historical and cultural synergies existing between these regions and other countries in the world.
source: PE-491.049
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2011/0273(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the European territorial cooperation goal
2012/04/06
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8 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1 a) Article 174 of the Treaty states that particular attention should be given to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1-B) Article 349 of the Treaty states that specific measures shall be adopted to take account of the social and economic situation of the outermost regions, which is compounded by certain specific features which severely restrain their development.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9-A) However, there are European regions that are unable to participate in cross-border cooperation because of their remoteness and the distance criterion from a sea border.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 b (new) (9-B) Nevertheless, these regions’ integration and their accessibility to geographical areas beyond the EU is not only measured by their geographical remoteness. The wealth of historical, linguistic and cultural bonds that connect them with different countries put them in a strong position to strengthen these relationships and thereby reinforce the EU throughout the world. They should therefore qualify for the cross-border cooperation programmes.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders other than those covered by programmes under the external financial instruments of the Union, and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period other than for the outermost regions, where this geographical distance criterion does not apply.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new) (iv-A) Promoting investment to create, develop and improve cross-border and transnational transport
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new) (iv-B) Including the necessary infrastructure.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Operations concerning interregional and transnational cooperation under Article 2(3)(a) and (b) shall involve beneficiaries from at least three countries, at least two of which shall be Member States.
source: PE-490.976
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2011/0274(COD) Cohesion Fund 2014-2020
2012/06/06
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Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Account should nevertheless be taken of the fact that, whilst they do not benefit from the Connecting Europe Facility, the outermost regions still face an urgent need to optimise their transport links, particularly in the area of maritime passenger and goods transport and air links with the European mainland, and to optimise their energy options as isolated energy systems.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the creation of a POSEI Transport programme and a POSEI Energy programme for the outermost regions;
source: PE-491.027
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2011/0275(COD) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal
2012/07/06
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7 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Synergies between the cohesion policy and the research and innovation policy should promote the creation of technological and scientific clusters in regions with great, but as yet insufficiently exploited, potential, especially in regions which require economic and social convergence to achieve the European Union average, as is the case of the outermost, peripheral, maritime, island, mountainous or sparsely populated regions. Focus should be on the interconnection between the environment and science and technology.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Without prejudice to the importance of the thematic concentration on specific allocations to the outermost and sparsely populated regions, to offset additional structural and permanent costs incurred by these regions, there should be some flexibility in how they are applied in order to respond more appropriately to the objectives for which they have been created.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions lagging behind, and regions facing demographic and geographical challenges and handicaps.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 A (new) In keeping with Articles 174 and 349 of the TFEU, in conjunction with Article 176, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is intended to reduce the disparity between levels of development in different regions and reduce the extent to which the least favoured regions lag behind. Among these regions, special attention must be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions with severe and permanent natural and demographic handicaps, such as the outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density, and island, cross-border and mountain regions.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii (iii) support to
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a). The thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] and the corresponding investment priorities set out in Article 5 of this regulation regarding the specific allocation for the outermost and sparsely populated regions, are waived so as to more effectively counter the permanent additional costs in these regions, and thereby achieve the aim of this specific item.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 Common indicators, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, shall be used where relevant, and after consultation with Member States and the regions, in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]. For common indicators, baselines shall be set at zero and cumulative targets shall be fixed for 2022
source: PE-491.053
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/04/06
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7 amendments...
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, each Member State
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall prepare a Partnership Contract, at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the relevant institutional, legal and financial framework, for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i i) an analysis of disparities and development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and the targets set in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, in addition to Article 349 of the TFEU and the Council Recommendations of 2011 on the outermost regions;
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled, in compliance with the division of competencies between different levels of government.
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 4 4. Member States, at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with the relevant institutional, legal and financial framework, shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes.
source: PE-489.656
2012/05/06
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Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii iii) the list of cities where integrated actions for sustainable urban development will be implemented
source: PE-491.056
2012/06/06
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3 amendments...
Amendment 1608 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The co-financing rate
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 111 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c A (new) (c A) other areas with severe and permanent demographic handicaps.
Amendment 1758 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point f source: PE-491.057
2012/10/05
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The Commission should adopt by delegated act a Common Strategic Framework which translates the objectives of the Union into key actions for the CSF Funds, in order to provide clearer strategic direction to the programming process at the level of Member States and regions. The Common Strategic Framework should facilitate sectoral and territorial coordination of Union intervention under the CSF Funds and with other relevant Union policies and instruments, taking into account the principle of territoriality and governance at various levels, and the specific characteristics recognised in Article 349 TFEU with regard to the outermost regions.
source: PE-487.916
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Experience from the application of the various support schemes for farmers has shown that support was in a number of cases granted to beneficiaries whose business purpose was not or only marginally targeted at an agricultural activity, such as airports, railway companies, real estate companies and companies managing sport grounds. To ensure the better targeting of support, Member States should refrain from granting direct payments to such natural and legal persons. Smaller part-time farmers contribute directly to the vitality of rural areas
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 (40) In the interest of simplification and to
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1 – agricultural production involving rearing or growing of agricultural products, including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes,
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The above entitlement shall likewise apply to farmers whose agricultural areas lie in environmental protection areas recognised by Member States, at national or regional level, and to agricultural areas subject to agri-environmental commitments under rural development programmes.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 1640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Farmers with permanent crops such as olive groves, vineyards, or orchards, but excluding permanent dry-farming crops, shall apply specific agronomic practices involving minimum soil disturbance and green cover of the soil surface.
Amendment 1718 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 1766 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage specified in paragraph 1 shall be reduced to 3% where groups of farmers put in place continuous adjacent ecological focus areas.
Amendment 2076 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 4. Coupled support may only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of employment and/or production in the regions concerned and in particular in areas with natural constraints, such as island regions and the outermost regions.
Amendment 2080 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where Article 20 applies, Member States may lay down different forms of financing for regions defined within the meaning of that Article.
Amendment 2215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where Article 20 applies, Member States may lay down different forms of financing for regions defined within the meaning of that Article.
source: PE-494.487
2012/07/25
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 2230 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 2 Farmers not having applied for participation in the small farmers scheme by 15 October 2014
source: PE-494.604
2012/09/19
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13 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Experience from the application of the various support schemes for farmers has shown that support was in a number of cases granted to beneficiaries whose business purpose was not or only marginally targeted at an agricultural activity, such as airports, railway companies, real estate companies and companies managing sport grounds. To ensure the better targeting of support, Member States should refrain from granting direct payments to such natural and legal persons. Smaller part-time farmers contribute directly to the vitality of rural areas, for that reason they should not be prevented from being granted direct payments, which provide an important source of supplementary income, particularly in naturally disadvantaged areas, which is essential in sustaining family income and the socioeconomic fabric of these regions.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 (40) In the interest of simplification and to
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1 agricultural production that includes rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes,
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 carrying out a minimum activity, based where appropriate on a minimum stocking density, to be established by Member States, on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Farmers who, in
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. The above entitlement shall likewise apply to farmers whose agricultural areas lie in environmental protection areas recognised by Member States, at national or regional level, and to agricultural areas subject to agri-environmental commitments under rural development programmes.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Farmers with permanent crops such as olive groves, vineyards, or orchards, but excluding permanent dry-farming crops, shall apply specific agronomic practices involving minimum soil disturbance and green cover of the soil surface.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage specified in paragraph 1 shall be reduced to 3% where groups of farmers put in place continuous adjacent ecological focus areas.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 4. Coupled support may only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of employment and/or production in the regions concerned and in particular in areas with natural constraints, such as island regions and the outermost regions.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where Article 20 applies, Member States may lay down different forms of financing for regions defined within the meaning of that Article.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Where Article 20 applies, Member States may lay down different forms of financing for regions defined within the meaning of that Article.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 2 Farmers not having applied for participation in the small farmers scheme by 15 October 2014
source: PE-496.441
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) As appropriate to each sector concerned in the light of the practice and experience under previous CMOs, the system of intervention should
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 84 a (new) (84 a) In order to take into account the specificities of the sugar sector, the Commission shall ensure a fair balance of rights and obligations between the producers in the EU sugar sector such as to provide all stakeholders with equitable access conditions to raw materials.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 91 a (new) (91a) To enable producers to secure a fair share of the income distributed along the food supply chain, Union policies also need to cover the contractual relations established between the processing and distribution stages, encompassing all of the chain’s contractual relations within a comprehensive approach in order to make a fair share-out an attainable objective.
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 143 a (new) (143a) Safeguard measures should be adopted especially when agricultural products imported from third countries do not offer guarantees of food safety and traceability and do not fully comply with the health, environmental, and animal welfare conditions applying to the internal market, when markets are in crisis, or when there is evidence of deviation from the terms of import licences regarding prices, quantities, or schedules. The scrutiny to be brought to bear on the conditions under which agricultural products are imported should be provided in the form of an integrated real-time monitoring system for imports into the EU.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 146 (146)
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 149 (149) As regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 149 (149) As regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/23
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a (a)
Amendment 1179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b (b)
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c (c)
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point d (d)
source: PE-494.486
2012/07/24
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1487 #
Proposal for a regulation Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section 1 – paragraph 1 (new) On the basis of the findings of the impact assessments, due to be carried out by 31 December 2012, on the milk quota system and the abolition of planting rights in the wine sector, the Commission shall, no later than 30 June 2013, submit a proposal on the continuation or revision of the processes for ending quotas and planting rights in the milk, wine, and sugar beet sectors.
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 k (new) Amendment 1519 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 l (new) Article 103l National quotas in the milk sector 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products to be marketed in the seven consecutive twelve- month periods commencing on 1 April 2015 (hereinafter ‘twelve-month periods’) are laid down in the new Annex VIb. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided among producers in accordance with Article 105c, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Subsection, deliveries and direct sales being treated separately for that purpose. 3. The national quotas laid down in the new Annex VIb shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in given Member States. 4. In the cases of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Slovakia, the national quotas shall include all milk or milk equivalent delivered to a purchaser or sold directly, irrespective of whether it is produced or marketed under a transitional measure applicable in those countries. 5. By means of implementing acts adopted by the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), the Commission shall lay down the rules necessary to ensure that this Article is implemented uniformly in the Member States.
Amendment 1522 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 m (new) Article 103m Individual quotas in the milk sector 1. The quotas of producers at 1 April 2015 shall be equal to their individual reference quantities at 31 March 2015, without prejudice to transfers, sales, and quota conversions that take effect on 1 April 2015. 2. Producers may have one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer’s quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State concerned, where the producer makes a duly substantiated request to that effect. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each quota. 4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, raise the portion of the Finnish national quota reserved for the deliveries referred to in Article 105b, in order to compensate Finnish ‘SLOM’ producers, up to a maximum of 200 000 tonnes. This reserve, to be allocated in accordance with Union legislation, must be used solely for the benefit of producers whose right to resume production has been affected as a result of accession. 5. Individual quotas shall be altered, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales does not exceed the corresponding portion of the national quota adapted in accordance with Article 105e, taking into account any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 105g.
Amendment 1525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 n (new) Article 103n Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules enabling all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 105g to be allocated to producers on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 1528 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 o (new) Article 103o Administration of quotas 1. For each Member State and for each period, before the end of the period, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2), adapt the division of national quotas into ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ in the light of the conversions requested by producers from and into individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall supply the Commission annually, by dates to be determined by the Commission and in accordance with rules which it shall lay down by means of an implementing act in accordance with Article 162(2), with the data required for: (a) the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) calculation of the surplus levy to be paid by Member States.
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 p (new) Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content applicable to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to him. 2. For quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2015 in accordance with Article 105c(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applicable to those quotas on that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered when a conversion is made under Article 105c(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred, or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2). 4. For new producers whose individual quota for deliveries is allocated wholly from the national reserve, the fat content shall be determined in accordance with rules to be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2). 5. The individual reference fat contents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, when this Regulation enters into force and thereafter at the beginning of each twelve- month period as and where necessary to ensure that, for each Member State, the weighted average content is not more than 0.1 gram per kilogram higher than the reference fat content laid down in the new Annex VIa.
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 q (new) Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall establish a national reserve, within the national quotas laid down in the new Annex VIb, for the purposes of allocation under Article 105d. The national reserve shall be made up, depending on the case, of quantities withdrawn under Article 105h, deductions from transfers as referred to in Article 105l, or quotas released by linear reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall remain assigned to their initial purpose, that is to say, ‘deliveries’ or ‘direct sales’. 2. Additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall be placed automatically in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. Quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 r (new) Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. Where a natural or legal person holding individual quotas ceases to satisfy the conditions set out in Article 105a(c) during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year unless the person concerned, before that date, again becomes a producer within the meaning of Article 105a(c). If the person concerned again becomes a producer at the latest by the end of the second twelve- month period following the withdrawal of the quantities, the individual quota withdrawn shall be returned to him, in part or in full, not later than the 1 April following the date of his request. 2. Where a producer fails to market a quantity not less than 85% of his individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, the Member State concerned may decide whether and under what conditions the whole or a portion of the unused quota should be placed in the national reserve. The Member State may determine the conditions under which a quota shall be reassigned to the producer concerned, should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly substantiated cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised as such by the competent authority.
Amendment 1540 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 s (new) Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. Before the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall, for the period concerned, authorise any temporary transfers of portions of individual quotas which the producers entitled to them do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to producer categories or milk production structures, restrict them to purchaser level or within regions, authorise full transfer in the cases referred to in Article 105h(3), and determine the extent to which a transferor may repeat transfer operations. 2. Member States may decide to refrain from implementing paragraph 1 on the basis of either or both of the following criteria: (a) the need to facilitate structural change and adjustment; (b) overriding administrative needs.
Amendment 1543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 t (new) Amendment 1547 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 u (new) Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking into account the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake permanently to abandon all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the conditions under which producers may, at the beginning of a twelve-month period and in return for payment, have individual quotas reallocated to them by the competent authority or a body designated by it where these were released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the above-mentioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, where land is transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which, with a view to improving the milk production structure, permanent transfers of quotas shall be authorised without any corresponding transfer of land; (f) authorise, on application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by it, the definitive transfer of quotas without any corresponding transfer of land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the milk production structure at holding level or extensifying production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level, or in specified collection areas.
source: PE-494.484
2012/07/25
AGRI
11 amendments...
Amendment 1550 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 v (new) Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. Where transfers are made under Articles 105j and 105k, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain portions of individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Whenever quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 105j and 105k with or without the corresponding land under rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are assigned solely to producers, whether and under what conditions the whole or a portion of a transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 w (new) Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer, or allocation of quotas under this Section.
Amendment 1556 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 x (new) Article 103x Surplus levy in the event of quota overrun 1. A levy shall be payable on surpluses of milk and other marketed milk products exceeding the national quotas fixed in accordance with Articles 105a to 105m. The levy shall be EUR 27.83 per 100 kilograms of milk. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Union for the surplus levy resulting from national quota overruns determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve- month period concerned shall pay 99% of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. If the payment referred to in paragraph 1 has not been made by the due date, the Commission, after consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’). Before taking its decision, the Commission shall notify the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within a week. Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’) shall not apply, 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts adopted by the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), lay down rules for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 y (new) Article 103y Producers’ contribution to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be allocated entirely, in accordance with Articles 105p and 105s, among those producers who have contributed to each of the national quota overruns referred to in Article 105a(2). Without prejudice to Articles 105p(3) and 105s(1), producers shall, merely on the grounds that they have overrun their available quotas, be liable to the Member State concerned for payment of their contribution towards the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 105e, 105f, and 105p.
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 z (new) Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. For the purposes of final calculation of the surplus levy, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be raised or lowered so as to reflect any differences between the actual fat content and the reference fat content, applying factors to be determined by the Commission and under conditions which it shall lay down by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). 2. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of aggregate deliveries, adjusted in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Producers’ contributions towards the surplus levy payment shall be laid down by decision of the Member State concerned, where applicable after any unused portion of the national quota allocated to deliveries has been reallocated in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be determined by Member States: (a) either at national level, on the basis of the amount by which each producer’s quota has been exceeded; or (b) initially at purchaser level and thereafter at national level, where appropriate.
Amendment 1565 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 a a (new) Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting contributions owed by producers by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay the competent body of the Member State concerned, by a date and a procedure to be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), the amount of those contributions, deducted from the price paid for milk to the producers responsible for overruns or, failing that, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a single purchaser replaces one or more other purchasers, wholly or in part, the individual quotas available to producers shall be taken into consideration for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of the quantities already delivered, taking into account their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer changes purchasers. 3. If, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer’s available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the milk price in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer’s contribution, in accordance with detailed rules to be laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements enabling purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
Amendment 1568 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 a b (new) Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State concerned on the basis of criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160. The conditions to be satisfied, and the information to be supplied, by producers, as regards direct sales, shall be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2).
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 a c (new) Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer’s contribution towards the surplus levy payment shall be laid down by decision of the Member State concerned, where applicable after any unused portion of the national quota allocated to direct sales has been reallocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall determine the basis for calculation of producers’ contributions towards the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred, or used to manufacture milk products sold or transferred, by applying criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purposes of final calculation of the surplus levy. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 105v, lay down the arrangements for, and the date of, payment of the surplus levy to the competent bodies of Member States.
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 a d (new) Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, it is established that the surplus levy is due and that the contribution collected from producers is greater than the levy, any Member State may: (a) use all or part of the excess to finance the measures referred to in Article 105k(1)(a); and/or (b) redistribute it in full or in part to producers who: – fall within priority categories determined by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria, and within time-frames, to be laid down by the Commission, or – are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products established by this Chapter. 2. Where no surplus levy is found to be due, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be repaid at the latest by the end of the following twelve- month period. 3. Where a purchaser has failed to fulfil the obligation to collect the producers’ contribution towards the surplus levy in accordance with Article 105q, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties which it might impose on the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser has failed to meet the payment deadline, interest on arrears, to be determined by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 1877 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 117 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The marketing provisions applicable to Union products, including those adopted in the veterinary, phytosanitary, and food sectors to ensure that products conform to hygiene, human and plant health, and animal welfare standards, and to environmental protection rules, shall likewise apply to imported products. Import licences may not be issued for Union imports not complying with those provisions.
Amendment 2133 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 158 – paragraph 1 a (new) On the basis of the findings of the impact assessments, due to be carried out by 31 December 2012, on the milk quota system and the abolition of planting rights in the wine sector, the Commission shall, no later than 30 June 2013, submit a proposal on the continuation or revision of the processes for ending quotas and planting rights in the milk, wine, and sugar beet sectors.
source: PE-492.804
2012/09/21
REGI
51 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The Commission's proposals should provide for a reform of the common agricultural policy, which is essential to the preservation of European agriculture and rural territories.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) (1b) The Commission should consider upstream regulation of the markets, taking into account agricultural activity in the various EU territories.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 c (new) (1c) It is vital to redress the balance of power within the food production chain in favour of producers.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 d (new) (1d) The EU’s commercial policy should take into account agricultural activity in the different territories of the Union.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Account should be taken of the objectives set out by the European Commission for the future Common Agricultural Policy in the area of the sustainable management of natural resources, food security, agricultural activity across Europe, balanced regional development, the competitiveness of European farming and the simplification of the CAP.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) The Common Agricultural Policy, as provided for under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, must enable the rural population to enjoy a fair standard of living that is comparable with that of the general population. This objective should be supported by market stabilisation measures to ensure regular prices for producers, while at the same time guaranteeing reasonable prices for consumers.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 c (new) (5c) The Commission’s proposal should take into account the competitiveness of small and medium-scale holdings, areas with natural constraints and island regions, and certain vulnerable products.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 d (new) (5d) It is especially important for farmers that the administrative rules for implementing the Common Agricultural Policy be simplified, without this simplification being reflected in an excessive standardisation of the criteria which could fail to take specific local and regional features into account.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) As appropriate to each sector concerned in the light of the practice and experience under previous CMOs, the system of intervention should
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The Commission is asked, when the results of the new impact assessments are known, to agree to reconsider its proposal to end the various quota and production rights systems (for sugar, milk and vine plantation rights), particularly as regards less-favoured areas, specifically mountain areas.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 b (new) (14b) The Commission is asked to safeguard Community Preference Mechanisms and to focus on intervention and storage mechanisms (public and private).
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 c (new) (14c) The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is unable to adequately respond to the impact of trade agreements on the agricultural sector; such responses and the corresponding budget allocations should be transferred within the scope of the common agricultural policy and its respective budget.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 84 a (new) (84a) In order to take into account the specificities of the sugar sector, the Commission should ensure a fair balance of rights and obligations between the producers in the Union sugar sector such as to provide all stakeholders with equitable access conditions to raw materials.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 91 a (new) (91a) To enable producers to secure a fair share of the income distributed along the food supply chain, Union policies also need to cover the contractual relations established between producers and processors and the distribution stage, encompassing all of the chain’s contractual relations within a comprehensive approach in order to make a fair share-out an attainable objective.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 146 (146)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 149 (149) As regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a (a)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b (b)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c (c)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point d (d)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – title 2 – chapter 2 – section 1 A (new) Based on the results of the impact assessments expected on 31 December 2012 concerning the end of the milk quota system and the removal of planting rights in viticulture, the Commission will submit a proposal prior to 30 June 2013 on the continuation or review of the procedures aimed at bringing an end to quotas and planting rights for the milk, viticulture and beet sectors.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 105h, and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: (a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; (b) overriding administrative needs.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e j (new) (ej) Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State concerned on the basis of criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160. The conditions to be satisfied and the information to be supplied by producers, as regards direct sales, shall be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2).
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e k (new) (ek) Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been re-allocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer’s contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105v, the Commission shall establish how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the relevant Member State body.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e l (new) (el) Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: (a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures referred to in paragraph 1a of Article 105k, and/or (b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: – fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission, or – are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set up by this Chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following twelve-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers' contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 105(q), the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser has failed to meet the payment deadline, interest on arrears, to be determined by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e m (new) (em) Delegated powers In order to ensure that the milk quota system meets its objectives, particularly in terms of the calculation and efficient use of individual quotas, and the collection and use of the surplus levy, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 42, adopt rules concerning: (a) the temporary and definitive conversion of quotas; (b) the use of unused quotas; (c) the fat content correction factor limit; (d) producers’ obligation to deliver to an authorised purchaser; (e) the criteria for the authorisation of purchasers by Member States; (f) the objective criteria for redistributing the excess charge; (g) changes in the definition of ‘direct sales’, taking into account the definition of ‘deliveries’ established in paragraph f of Article 105a.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e n (new) (en) Implementing powers The Commission may establish, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), rules concerning: (a) the definitive conversion and division of national quotas between deliveries and direct sales, following notification by the Member States; (b) establishment of the fat content coefficient for individual quotas and the fat correction coefficient; (c) establishment of milk equivalents by the Member States; (d) the procedure and time limit for applying payment of the surplus levy, and the redistribution, reduction or anticipation of the levy; (e) the application of interest in the event of late payment; (f) information to producers on new definitions, notification of individual quotas and the surplus levy; (g) communication and information on requests and agreements relating to the additional levy on the sector; (h) establishment of a model for delivery and direct sales declarations; (i) declarations to be made, records to be kept and information to be communicated to purchasers by producers; (j) controls on deliveries and direct sales.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new) (eb) Transfers of quotas together with land 1. The individual quotas shall be transferred with the holding to the producers taking it over when it is sold, leased, transferred by actual or anticipated inheritance or any other means involving comparable legal effects for the producers, in accordance with detailed rules to be determined by the Member States, taking account of the areas used for dairy production or other objective criteria and, where applicable, of any agreement between the parties. The part of the quota which, where applicable, has not been transferred with the holding shall be added to the national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with paragraph 1 by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, that the quota shall not be transferred with the holding. 3. Where land is transferred to the public authorities and/or for use in the public interest, or where the transfer is carried out for non-agricultural purposes, Member States shall ensure that the necessary measures are taken to protect the legitimate interests of the parties, and in particular that producers giving up such land are in a position to continue milk production if they so wish. 4. Where there is no agreement between the parties, in the case of tenancies due to expire without any possibility of renewal on similar terms, or in situations involving comparable legal effects, the individual quotas in question shall be transferred in whole or in part to the producer taking them over, in accordance with provisions adopted by the Member States, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new) (ec) Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e d (new) (ed) Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 105j and 105k Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 105j and 105k with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e e (new) (ee) Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this Section.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e f (new) (ef) Surplus levy in the event of quota overrun 1. A levy shall be payable on surpluses of milk and other marketed milk products exceeding the national quotas fixed in accordance with Articles 105(a) to 105(m). The levy shall be EUR 27.83 per 100 kilograms of milk. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Community for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay 99 % of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date and after consultation of the Committee of the Agricultural Funds, the Commission shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Articles XXX of Regulation (EC) XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’). Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week. Article XXX of Regulation (EC) No XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’) shall not apply. 4. The Commission may establish, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), rules on the following:
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e g (new) (eg) Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 105(p) and 105(s), among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 105(2) Without prejudice to Articles 105(p) and 105(s)(1), producers shall be liable vis-à- vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 105(e), 105(f) and 105(p), for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e h (new) (eh) Surplus levy on deliveries 1. For the purposes of final calculation of the surplus levy, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be raised or lowered so as to reflect any differences between the actual fat content and the reference fat content, applying factors to be determined by the Commission and under conditions which it shall lay down by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). 2. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 3. Each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: (a) either at national level, on the basis of the amount by which each producer’s quota has been exceeded; or (b) initially at purchaser level and thereafter at national level, where appropriate.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e i (new) (ei) Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before a date and following a procedure to be laid down by the Commission, by means of implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 162(2), the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer's available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – point e – indent 1 (new) – SUBSECTION 1 (NEW) PRODUCT CONTROL SYSTEM
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 a (new) Article 105a For the purposes of this Section: (a) ‘milk’ means the product obtained from the milking of one or more cows; (b) "other milk products" means any milk product other than milk, in particular skimmed milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese; where appropriate, these products shall be converted into ‘milk equivalents’ by applying factors to be determined by the Commission; (c) ‘producer’ means a farmer with a holding located within the geographical territory of a Member State, who produces and markets milk or who is preparing to do so in the very near future; (d) ‘holding’ means a holding as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No XXX on direct payments; (e) ‘purchaser’ means an undertaking or group which busy milk from producers in order to: – collect, pack, store, chill, or process it, including under contract, – sell it to one or more undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products. However, any group of purchasers in the same geographical area which carries out the administrative and accounting operations necessary for the payment of the surplus levy on behalf of its members shall be regarded as a purchaser. For the purposes of the first sentence of this subparagraph, Greece shall be considered a single geographical area and it may deem an official body to be a group of purchasers; (f) ‘delivery’ means any delivery of milk, not including any other milk products, by a producer to a purchaser, whether the transport is carried out by the producer, a purchaser, an undertaking processing or treating such products or a third party; (g) ‘direct sale’ means any sale or transfer of milk by a producer directly to consumers, as well as any sale or transfer of other milk products by a producer. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 160 and while respecting the definition of ‘delivery’ given in (f) of this Article, adjust the definition of ‘direct sale’ in order to ensure, in particular, that no quantity of milk or other marketed milk products is excluded from the levy arrangements; (h) ‘marketing’ means deliveries of milk or direct sales of milk or other milk products; (i) ‘individual quota’ means a producer's quota at 1 April of any twelve-month period; (j) ‘national quota’ means the quota referred to in Article 105(b), fixed for each Member State; (k) ‘available quota’ means the quota available to producers on 31 March of the twelve-month period for which the surplus levy is calculated, taking account of all transfers, sales, conversions and temporary re-allocations provided for in this Regulation which have taken place during that twelve-month period.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 b (new) Article 105b National milk quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2015 (hereinafter referred to as ‘twelve-month periods’) are fixed in Annex VIb (new). 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 105c, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in of Annex VIb (new) shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States. 4. For Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia the national quotas shall include all milk or milk equivalent delivered to a purchaser or sold directly, irrespective of whether it is produced or marketed under a transitional measure applicable in those countries. 5. The Commission shall establish, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), the rules necessary to guarantee uniform application of this article in the Member States.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 c (new) Article 105c Individual milk quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2015 shall be equal to their individual reference quantity or quantities at 31 March 2015 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2015. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, raise the portion of the Finnish national quota reserved for the deliveries referred to in Article 105b, in order to compensate Finnish ‘SLOM’ producers, up to a maximum of 200 000 tonnes. This reserve, to be allocated in accordance with Community legislation, must be used exclusively on behalf of producers whose right to take up production again has been affected as a result of accession. 5. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adapted in accordance with Article 105, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 105.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 d (new) Article 105d Allocation of quotas from the national reserve The Member States shall adopt rules allowing for allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 105g on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 e (new) Article 105e Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adapt, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 162(2), for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, the division between 'deliveries' and 'direct sales' of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers, between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall each year forward to the Commission, by dates to be fixed by the Commission and in accordance with rules to be fixed by the Commission, by means of an implementing acts pursuant to Article 162(2), the information necessary to: (a) make the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by the Member State.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 f (new) Article 105f Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2015 in accordance with Article 105c, the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 105c(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act pursuant to Article 162(2). 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act pursuant to Article 162b. 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0,1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in the new Annex VIa.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 g (new) Article 105g National reserve 1. Each Member State shall establish a national reserve, within the national quotas laid down in the new Annex VIb, for the purposes of allocation under Article 105d. The national reserve shall be made up, depending on the case, of quantities withdrawn under Article 105h, deductions from transfers as referred to in Article 105l, or quotas released by linear reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall remain assigned to their initial purpose, that is to say, ‘deliveries’ or ‘direct sales’. 2. Additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall be placed automatically in the national reserve and divided into ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ according to foreseeable needs. 3. Quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 h (new) Article 105h Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas no longer meets the conditions referred to in point (c) of Article 105a during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes once again a producer within the meaning of point (c) of Article 105b(1) before that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85% of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii (ii) helping to better coordinate the way the products are placed on the market, in particular by means of research and market studies, including indices for costs and market trends;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi (xi) carrying out promotion actions
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Taking into account the need to encourage action by the organisations referred to in Articles 106 to 108 to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, with the exception of action relating to withdrawal from the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, concerning all the sectors listed under Article 1(2), the live plants, beef and veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat, eggs and poultrymeat sectors on measures:
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 117 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The marketing provisions applicable to EU products, including those adopted in the veterinary, plant health and food product sectors to ensure that products comply with hygiene and health standards and protect human health, plant health and animal health and welfare, as well as environmental protection standards, are also applicable to imported products. Import licenses shall not be issued for products imported by the European Union which do not comply with these provisions.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 131 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new) Safeguard measures should be adopted, particularly where agricultural products imported from third countries do not guarantee food safety and traceability or meet all health, environmental and animal welfare conditions laid down for the internal market, in situations of crisis on the markets or where breaches of the conditions set in import licences regarding prices, quantities or timeframes are detected. This monitoring of conditions for the import of agricultural products should be carried out under an integrated real-time system for monitoring EU imports.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 In particular, Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to: (a) agreements, decisions and practices of farmers, farmers' associations, or associations of such associations, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of this Regulation, or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation, which concern the production or sale of agricultural products or the use of joint facilities for the storage, treatment or processing of agricultural products, and under which there is no obligation to charge identical prices, unless competition is thereby excluded or the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty are jeopardised;. (b) agreements, decisions and concerted practices carried out in accordance with the provisions of the third and fourth sections of Title II, Chapter II of this Regulation; (c) agreements, decisions and practices intended to set reference levels to ensure that producers are able to meet their costs.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 However, with regard to the beef and veal, milk and milk products, pigmeat and sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors, the Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 60
source: PE-496.469
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas, the outermost regions, and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Producer
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Payments to farmers in mountain areas, in the outermost regions, or in other areas facing natural or other specific constraints should contribute, by encouraging continued use of agricultural land, to maintaining the countryside as well as to maintaining and promoting sustainable farming systems. In order to ensure the efficiency of such support, payments should compensate farmers for income for
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union, mountain areas, outermost regions, and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j (j) “less developed regions”: regions wh
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/23
REGI
24 amendments...
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas, outermost regions and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub- programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Producer
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) Payments to farmers in mountain areas, in outermost regions or in other areas facing natural or other specific constraints should contribute, by encouraging continued use of agricultural land to maintaining the countryside as well as to maintaining and promoting sustainable farming systems. In order to ensure the efficiency of such support payments should compensate farmers for income foregone and additional costs linked to the disadvantage of the area concerned.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas, outermost regions and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteria.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j (j) "less developed regions": regions
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (a) facilitating restructuring
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) mountain areas as referred to in Article 33(2) and areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(4);
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d A (new) (da) the development and promotion of agricultural products with official quality marks, such as organic farming.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Support may also cover costs arising from information and promotion activities for products under the quality schemes referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up o
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) other activities that may be carried out by producer
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) resizing by means of higher membership or an increase in the value of marketed production up to a ceiling set for the relevant market;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) scaling-up by means of recruitment, merger, or under trading agreements to promote synergies and complementarity between the activities of producer organisations, or through vertical integration;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted to producer
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within five years after
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The support shall be
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 In the first year Member States may pay support to the producer
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in the preceding paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may apply the concept of opportunity cost.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90 % for the programmes of less developed regions, outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) 100% for operations receiving funding under Article 66 and Article 38.
source: PE-494.555
2012/07/24
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a (a) facilitating restructuring
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) mountain areas
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) development and promotion of agricultural produce with official quality indications, such as organic farming
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Support may also cover costs arising from information and promotion activities for products under the quality schemes referred to in paragraph 1.
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such
Amendment 1261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) other activities that may be carried out by producer
Amendment 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) resizing by means of higher membership or an increase in the value of marketed production up to a substantial market ceiling.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) scaling-up by means of recruitment or merger, under trading agreements to promote synergies and bring the activities of producer organisations into complementary relationships, or through vertical integration;
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted to producer
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within five years after
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The support shall be
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 In the first year Member States may pay support to the producer
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in the preceding paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may apply the concept of opportunity cost.
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover
Amendment 1712 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1961 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new) (aa) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
Amendment 1965 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b (b) 100% for operations receiving funding under Articles 66 and 38.
Amendment 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 28(4) Amendment 2094 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 38(5) source: PE-494.481
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 1. Following the Commission decision approving the programme, an initial prefinancing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This initial pre-financing amount shall represent
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States which submit several rural development programmes may offset amounts not used by 31 December of the second year following that of the budget commitment for one or more rural development programmes against amounts spent after that date under other rural development programmes. Should any amounts remain to be decommitted after such offsetting, they shall be charged, on a proportional basis, to the rural development programmes in which there has been underspending.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
source: PE-492.777
2012/09/21
REGI
5 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 1. Following the Commission decision approving the programme, an initial prefinancing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This initial pre-financing amount shall represent
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Member States which submit more than one rural development programme may offset amounts not used by 31 December of the second year following that of the budget commitment for one or more rural development programmes against amounts spent after that date under other rural development programmes. Should any amounts remain to be decommitted after such offsetting, they shall be charged, on a proportional basis, to the rural development programmes in respect of which underspends have been recorded.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 1 Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50 % of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50 % by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
source: PE-496.479
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/07/19
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) (10a) The outermost regions still need urgently to optimise their accessibility, especially as regards air links to the European mainland and the carriage of passengers and goods by sea, since this is the only way for them integrate more fully into the internal market.
source: PE-494.544
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2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
2012/10/05
REGI
6 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) Within its energy infrastructure priorities the Commission should allow for the special case of island energy systems.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The present economic climate underscores the need to adopt an integrated approach to energy matters, taking into account their economic, environmental, and social aspects. It is essential to pay heed to the beneficial and adverse side effects when carrying out the work required to ensure, in the medium and long term, that all European citizens will have access to safe, sustainable, and affordable energy.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the project involves at least two Member States, with the exception of isolated island energy systems, either by directly crossing the border of one or more Member States or by being located on the territory of one Member State and having a significant cross-border impact as set out in point 1 of Annex IV;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – part 4 a (new) 4a. OPTIMISATION OF ISLAND ENERGY SYSTEMS
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – point 1 – point c a (new) (ca) Reversible pump storage systems linked to the exploitation of geothermal energy, notably in isolated island systems.
source: PE-488.022
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/09/20
REGI
7 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172, 174 and 349 thereof,
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) In order to achieve their integration into the internal market and promote their development, the outermost regions still face an urgent need to optimise their transport links, particularly in the area of maritime passenger and goods transport and air links with the European mainland, and to optimise their energy options as isolated energy systems.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new) (ia) promote improvements in accessibility, as being of key importance to the development of the regions, including outermost, island, cross-border and mountain regions, with mobility and accessibility constraints, thereby helping to eliminate socially and economically negative repercussions.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund, with the goal of eliminating obstacles to mobility, including in remote, outlying or outermost regions.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii (iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms and of ports, and actions to support new technologies and innovation for all forms of transport;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new) (iiia) maritime and air transport connections with remote and island regions with severe communication bottlenecks with the European continent.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. The Commission shall adopt programmes specifically addressing the problems of remoteness and isolation in the fields of transport, energy and communications, so that the objectives of this Regulation can be achieved in the outermost regions.
source: PE-496.462
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2011/0380(COD) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020
2013/01/17
PECH
63 amendments...
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) It is paramount to better integrate environmental concerns into the CFP which should deliver on the objectives and targets of the Union’s environmental policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The CFP is aimed at an exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains fish stocks at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield,
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35)
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37) As a result of the optional establishment of systems of transferable fishing concessions envisaged in Article 27 of the [CFP Regulation] and in order to support Member States in the implementation of these new systems, the EMFF should grant support in terms of capacity building and exchange of best practices.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The optional introduction of the transferable fishing concessions systems should make the sector more competitive. Consequently, there may be a need for new professional opportunities outside the fishing activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and the reassignment of vessels for maritime activities outside fishing activities of small scale coastal fishing vessels. This last operation seems to be appropriate as the small scale coastal fishing vessels are not covered by the transferable fishing concessions systems.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks. Overcapacity has been identified as a major driver for overfishing. It is therefore paramount to adapt the Union fishing fleet to the resources available.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) In
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 (62) Priority should be given to producer organisations and associations of producer organisations by granting them support. The compensation for storage aid and aid for production and marketing plans should
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18 (18) 'small scale coastal fishing' means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Table 3 Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 regarding the fishing vessels register of the Union, unless regional or local specificities require an adapted definition;
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 a (new) (19a) ‘Aquaculture farmer’: any person whose professional aquaculture activity is recognised by the Member State, on board an aquaculture vessel or carrying out professional aquaculture tasks without using a vessel;
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 b (new) (19b) ‘shellfish catcher/grower’ means any individual carrying out extraction, cultivation or semi-cultivation, whether on foot or on board a vessel, exclusively and using selective, specific gear for the capture of one or more species of molluscs, crustaceans, tunicates, echinoderms or other marine invertebrates;
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 c (new) (19c) ‘fish-breeding activities’ means activities conducted in public waters to conserve and replenish fish stocks, including the production of fish for restocking at any life stage.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (a) promotion of economic growth, social inclusion, creation of jobs and supporting labour mobility in coastal, outermost and inland communities depending on fishing and aquaculture;
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d (d) improved market organisation
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 1 – EUR 4 73
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 2 – EUR
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 – indent 3 – EUR
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) Resources should also be allocated to Guadeloupe, Martinique and Mayotte.
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 Support under this Chapter shall contribute to the achievement of the Union priorities identified in Article 6(1), (2) and (4).
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to facilitate diversification and job creation
Amendment 1104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (bA) Young fishermen accessing the profession through the granting of individual awards;
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bB) Developing actions of marine environment discovery complementing the conservation of a fishing activity;
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new) (bC) Financing the cessation of the activity of fishing vessels.
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new) (bD) Business start-ups in the fisheries sector and the development of complementary activities linked to fishing, or to the maritime economy, or others promoting the economic and social development of fisheries areas.
Amendment 1137 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 5. Eligible costs under paragraph 1(
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5A. Permanent cessation referred to in paragraph 1(e), may only result: – from the scrapping of the fishing vessel; – from the reassignment of the vessel under the flag of a Member State and registered in the EU to other non-fishing activities.
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 b (new) 5B. The eligible costs under paragraph 1(e) include: – the price of the fishing vessel on the national market and its insurance value, – the volume of business of the fishing vessel, – or the age of the fishing vessel and its express tonnage in GT or power in kW.
Amendment 1146 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 c (new) 5C. In the event of permanent cessation as referred to in paragraph 1(e), the fishing licence and the other fishing rights associated with the vessel are permanently withdrawn.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 a (new) Article 33A Public support for the temporary cessation of fishing activities 1. The EMFF may contribute to financing support measures for the temporary cessation of fishing activities for fishermen and fishing vessel owners, for a maximum duration (to be defined according to the issue in question) throughout the period 2014 to 2020. This measure must be intended for the parties most dependent on the fishery in question who do not have any other fishing alternatives (other species). 2. The recurrent seasonal cessations of fishing activities have not been taken into account in the event of compensations or payments under this regulation.
Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to establish or modify systems of transferable fishing concessions, for Member States that have adopted such a system and under Article 27 of the [Regulation on the CFP], the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to ensure efficient drafting and implementation of conservation measures under Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the design and development of technical and administrative means necessary for the drafting and the implementation of conservation measures in the meaning of Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 2 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to public authorities and, where appropriate, to the advisory councils.
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Aid shall be granted for fishing experiments that provide for diversification of fishing towards species with fewer biological problems in specific maritime areas.
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. Operations under this Article shall be implemented by public law bodies and shall involve fishermen or organisations of fishermen, recognised by the Member State, an advisory council, or non- governmental organisation in partnership with organisations of fishermen or FLAGs as defined under Article 62.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 a (new) Article 41a Construction of new auction halls The EMFF shall support the construction of new auction halls in view of their important role in the marketing chain.
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1895 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 69 – paragraph 1 1. The EMFF
Amendment 1923 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) the financial assistance per year shall not exceed
Amendment 1935 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 70 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1993 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The EMFF must also provide aid for investments that improve productivity, quality and occupational safety and hygiene.
Amendment 2048 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 2 Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 5 – chapter 5 – title Compensation for additional costs in outermost regions for fishery and aquaculture products and for the requirement to develop sustainable fisheries
Amendment 2053 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 1. The EMFF
Amendment 2067 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 75 a (new) Article 75a Support for fleet renewal The EMFF may support: 1. The replacement of production tools with the aim of adapting to the current and future fishing opportunities of the outermost regions.
Amendment 2085 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new) (ja) Operating costs related to the inspection of fishing activity.
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new) (ea) Operating costs related to costs incurred in collecting and processing information.
Amendment 2178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 85 – paragraph 1 1. The EMFF
Amendment 2179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) studies and pilot projects needed for the implementation and development of the CFP, including on alternative types of sustainable fishing and aquaculture management techniques;
Amendment 2181 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new) (aa) studies necessary for the implementation and development of the CFP in biogeographically sensitive areas.
Amendment 2182 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) the participation of experts in the meetings on fisheries scientific and technical issues and expert working groups as well as in international advisory bodies and in meetings where contribution of fisheries and aquaculture experts will be required;
Amendment 2192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 88 – paragraph 1 1. The EMFF
Amendment 2216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) plus 10 percentage points, plus the maximum EMFF contribution rate, where operations are financed by the EMFF in the outlying Greek islands and in the outermost regions that, due to distance, are at a disadvantage;
Amendment 2217 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new) (eb) 100% for technical support measures implemented on the initiative or on behalf of the Commission.
Amendment 2241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 95 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Given the specific economic characteristics of the outlying Greek islands and of the outermost regions, enterprises in these regions are not affected by variations in the intensity of public aid, according to their type, as laid down in Annex I.
source: PE-496.422
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2011/0404(COD) Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) 2014-2020
2012/03/05
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1 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) While Regulation (EU) No …/…of the European Parliament and of the Council of …. (hereinafter "the Common Implementing Regulation") establishes common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action, delegated powers to adopt more detailed rules establishing uniform conditions for implementing this Regulation, in particular as regards management structures and procedures, should also be conferred on the Commission. Such rules should take into account the lessons learnt from the management and implementation of past pre-accession assistance and be adapted to the evolution of the situation in the beneficiary countries. It should be stressed, however, that the Commission should make use of delegated acts only where necessary, thus safeguarding the European Parliament’s right to deliver an opinion on the measures proposed by the Commission
source: PE-488.041
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/03/05
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4 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) The Union should also take effective steps to promote territorial cooperation between the outermost regions and neighbouring countries, given that those regions should be considered EU outposts with a special role to play in strengthening relations between the European Union and North, Central, and South America, Africa, and the Indian Ocean countries.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 b (new) (4b) Were it not for the outermost regions, the European Union would have no such ‘outposts’ close to other continents, and its geographical confines would be much narrower. Because of their location, the ORs are particularly well placed to consolidate external relations, thus enabling the EU to wield influence in the world. They should therefore be encompassed within the European Neighbourhood Policy and make use of its instruments, especially those employed for cross-border cooperation.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 c (new) (4c) However, the integration of these regions with, and their overtures to, geographical areas outside the EU are not – and cannot be – determined purely by their geographical remoteness. Given the richness of their historical, linguistic, and cultural ties with various parts of the world, the outermost regions have a key role to play in deepening such relations, thereby helping to enhance the EU’s global presence.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) for maritime borders, covering the territorial units corresponding to NUTS level 3 or equivalent along maritime borders between Member States and partner countries and/or the Russian Federation, separated by a maximum of 150 km, with the exception of the outermost regions, to which this restriction shall not apply, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation action;
source: PE-488.042
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2011/0461(COD) Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020
2012/09/19
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2 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) The Mechanism should include a general policy framework for Union disaster risk prevention actions aimed at achieving a high level of protection and resilience against disasters by preventing or reducing their effects and by fostering a culture of prevention. Risk management plans are essential to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. Therefore, the Mechanism should include a general framework for their communication and implementation. In the case of risks arising from climate change, it is noted that the outermost regions offer excellent natural conditions for research in this field; the Union should take advantage of the research opportunities provided by these regions to expand its overall knowledge in this crucial sphere.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. In order to ensure an effective cooperation within the Mechanism, Members States shall
source: PE-494.850
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/04/18
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2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers cohesion policy to be a crucial instrument for correcting structural imbalances and competitive asymmetries in the EU, something which is absolutely essential for the future of European integration and for enabling a stronger European Union to emerge from the current crisis;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls Parliament's conviction that whilst the budgetary resources under headings 1a and 1b should be used so as to align policy areas with the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy, the objectives of cohesion policy, namely the reduction of regional disparities, are of equal importance, and they should therefore serve to promote real convergence and genuine economic and social cohesion that will make it possible to exploit the full potential offered by endogenous growth in each country and each region, create jobs with rights, eradicate poverty and social exclusion and preserve the environment;
source: PE-462.876
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2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
2011/03/24
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4 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population, and that all regions, including the most remote areas, must be involved at all stages and in all implementing procedures with a view to maintaining territorial cohesion;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted; recommends, in this connection, that regional and local action should be given a more important role in certain areas such as setting priorities for energy security, supply routes, sites for producing and processing energy products, and storage and treatment of waste; regional authorities must remain fully involved in each phase of the design and implementation of projects (including definition of priorities, designing projects, decision-making, application and financing, practical implementation and evaluation) which are considered to be of European interest;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The current economic climate underscores the need to adopt an integrated approach to energy matters, taking due account of their economic, environmental and social aspects; consideration must be given to positive and negative side-effects in order to ensure that all European citizens have access to secure, sustainable and affordable energy over the medium and long term;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to include among its energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 the special situation of island energy systems.
source: PE-462.568
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2011/2035(INI) EC 5th Cohesion Report and Strategy for the post-2013 Cohesion Policy
2011/04/20
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17 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) - having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 26 May 2004 on ‘A stronger partnership for the outermost regions’ (COM (2004) 343) and the Communication from the Commission of 17 October 2008 on ‘The outermost regions: an asset for Europe’ (COM(2008) 642),
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the external dimension of cohesion policy remains underexploited, particularly with regard to the remote and outermost regions; whereas the weak budgetary capacity of certain third countries can limit their ability to cofinance certain projects;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that cohesion policy should promote the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion, which is essential for the future of European integration, granting equal opportunities to its regions by mitigating their main handicaps and promoting their development potential, which is the only way of reducing structural imbalances and competitive asymmetries in the EU;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Sees, in the sphere of territorial cohesion, the achievement of European objectives in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance as one of the major advantages of cohesion policy and thus as a form of added value in itself as well as a recognition of the importance of regional authorities in the process of drawing up and implementing cohesion policy; calls for this partnership principle to be further strengthened;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that, despite the trend towards a narrowing of inter-regional disparities, major imbalances still exist – and in some Member States are actually growing – so cohesion policy must continue to concentrate on evening out differences between regions’ levels of development and promoting the development potential of European regions, thereby contributing to the Europe 2020 Strategy goals in the area of economic, social and territorial cohesion objectives;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment, paying particular attention to their permanent handicaps but also to their potential; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions);
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in Articles 349 and 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses, however, the need to ensure that regions cannot be penalised, when developing their cohesion policies, by Member States' non-compliance with macroeconomic and financial objectives, particularly since these policies are essential to help reduce disparities between the regions of Europe and such penalties, which in many cases they have done nothing to incur, would serve only to exacerbate these disparities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Points out that there are regions in Europe, such as some of the outermost regions, whose remoteness means that they have maritime borders that are not covered by the distance-related criterion for maritime borders for the purposes of cross-border cooperation; considers, however, that the integration of such regions with and their opening-up to geographical areas outside the EU is not and cannot be simply a function of their geographical remoteness, as the wealth of historical, linguistic and cultural bonds linking them to various parts of the world gives them a key role to play in the deepening of such relations, to the benefit of the EU's global presence, and they should therefore be able to participate in the cross-border cooperation programmes;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses, likewise, that cohesion policy cannot become a vehicle or instrument serving sectoral issues such as policies on research and development, industrial innovation and the fight against climate change, among others, as this would mean diluting its primary objective and placing constraints on its use to promote regions' development potential, which is essential in order to bring the most disadvantaged regions closer to the most developed regions;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Believes that account should be taken, in the context of cohesion policy, of the need for flexibility in relation to the outermost regions, and the use of cohesion policy instruments should be adapted to their fragile economies, with due regard for the importance of their small and medium-sized undertakings and the need for competitiveness and equal opportunities so that their economies can be a part of the EU internal market;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructure; urges the Commission to open the European wider neighbourhood policy up to the outermost regions, as was intended prior to the policy’s introduction, so that those regions are not denied the opportunity to take advantage of the ENPI that is afforded to other European regions;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 a (new) 57a. Deplores the failure to make use of synergies between cohesion policy and cooperation funds such as the DCI and the EDF; calls for the opportunities for cross-financing with such funds to be increased;
source: PE-462.896
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2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/21
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10 amendments...
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Heading I (new) before paragraph 1 I. Challenges facing and objectives of the new CAP
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the communication from the Commission concerning a reform of agricultural policy;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers, for whom farming as a complementary activity should not impede access to the benefits available for active farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions and outermost regions, where there are no alternatives to
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to submit
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
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42 amendments...
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers that direct payments should be
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers it important that the CAP, like all other EU policies, be involved in the 2020 Strategy, and that it seems logical under such circumstances that the redistribution of direct aid take account of factors such as employment, the environment and combating climate change;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 20 III. Resource protection and environmental policy component
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC)
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of targeted direct payments
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without c
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. C
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Considers that
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that the
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained, whilst also promoting greater equity in the distribution of the value generated along the food supply chain;
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Emphasises that the CAP should incorporate a certain number of flexible and effective market instruments which act as a safety net, fixed at appropriate levels and available in the event of serious market disruption; points out that some of these instruments exist already, but can be adapted, whilst others can be created as needed; considers that, in view of the widely differing conditions in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the- board approaches;
Amendment 853 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Stresses the need, in view of the specific situation in the milk and milk products sector, to assess the decision to abolish the milk quota scheme in March 2015;
Amendment 855 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Takes the view that these instruments should include specific supply- management instruments which, if employed fairly and on a non- discriminatory basis, can provide effective market management and prevent crises relating to overproduction, at zero cost to the Union budget;
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Considers that, in view of the
Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 925 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which the role of producer groups or sectoral associations
Amendment 987 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise
Amendment 1007 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Takes the view that rural development policy must be complementary to, and consistent with, first pillar support, in order to promote strong and sustainable diversified European agriculture across the EU; considers that this rural development policy must contribute to structural developments and innovation in agriculture throughout the EU, in order to respond to the challenges in the fields of food security, the environment, climate change and employment;
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48b. Points out that this rural development policy under the CAP is also an important link factor between urban and rural areas and that it must, as a component of the CAP, be consistent with the policy of territorial cohesion.
Amendment 1109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures,
Amendment 1121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49a. Emphasises that rural development policy must enable all the potentials of rural areas to be harnessed, by means of quality agricultural production focusing on direct sales, product promotion, supplying of local markets, diversification of biomass outlets (energy, green chemistry, bio-based materials, etc.), and able to create very place-specific jobs and multiple-service supply (ecotourism, educational farms, agri-tourism, etc.); considers also that this rural policy must serve to increase competitiveness, particularly in the convergence regions, by means of investment in the fields of the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products; believes, lastly, that this rural development policy must contribute to the management of natural resources (watercourses, soil, etc.) and help in the management and restoration of ecosystems, with this simultaneously providing a response to climate change;
Amendment 1132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new) 49b. Insists that the measures under axis 1 of the rural development policy must better address the issues connected with the establishment of young farmers following the retirement of older farmers, with this concerning measures in connection with the establishing and modernisation of agricultural holdings; this approach should also consist of facilitating access to the farming profession for young people who are not from a farming background, and include the concept of gradual establishment, necessitating a review of aid eligibility conditions; believes, lastly, that implementation of this establishment support system should be mandatory in all the Member States;
Amendment 1133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 c (new) 49c. Proposes that agri-environmental measures should include arrangements for a 5 to 7 year ‘conversion’ agreement enabling farmers who themselves decide to move towards more sustainable production models and to innovate, to receive financial support to cover their taking on the financial risk resulting from the agronomic difficulties that could often arise in the years immediately following their change of farming practices; this aim of this incentive mechanism would be to help farmers better comply with the conditions for the granting of level two under the first pillar direct payments system;
Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 d (new) 49d. Suggests that support for consultancy, orchestration and training be incorporated into Axis 1 of the rural development policy to enable the dissemination of knowledge on innovative changes in farming practices towards more sustainable production systems, and to help innovative farmers pass on their experience;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; c
Amendment 1173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time; points out that the cofinancing rate should continue to take account of the specific needs and circumstances of convergence regions in the post-2013 period;
Amendment 1181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 1203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 Amendment 1252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 source: PE-460.935
2011/03/25
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10 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Takes the view that Europe and its regions need a new, strong CAP that will boost development and improve competitiveness on the international market, will be more market-oriented and will take account of public goods including food security, biodiversity conservation, sound water and forest management and sustainable development based on education
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that support from the CAP and the policy's application to disadvantaged regions should continue to be matched to the specific characteristics of those territories, as recognised in the Treaties and enshrined in the current Community regulations;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers it essential, in order to ensure the sustainability of production systems, productive sectors and the territories most affected by structural disadvantages and/or market and policy developments, to allow a degree of flexibility in the application of direct payments by the Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the direct payments scheme should be retained in order to continue to ensure competitiveness, economic stability, decent farm incomes and the sustainable development of the EU farm sector, as well as EU food and environmental security, thus ensuring that other policies and strategies, including the Europe 2020 strategy, may be properly implemented; considers, in this connection, that objective and transparent criteria need to be drawn up to ensure
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that, bearing in mind its special nature linked to meeting basic needs, the CAP should take account of market regulation measures and a risk and crisis management mechanism, including insurance, that are capable of providing a safety net for agricultural producers and consumers; considers, further, that greater equity should be guaranteed in the distribution of value along the food chain, as well as equal treatment among European and non- European producers as regards the requirements imposed on agricultural products for consumption in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the need to reassess the decision to abolish the milk quota system in March 2015, taking account of the specific situation in the milk and milk products sector;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that the CAP should take greater account of the potential, problems and needs of small family holdings; stresses the need to diversify the incomes of such holdings and to develop entrepreneurial skills and create new jobs in rural areas; takes the view that a special simplified scheme should be created for small farmers;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that rural development should promote innovation in farming, the diversification of socio-economic activities, the creation of jobs and the rejuvenation of rural areas;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes the view that the participation of young people is crucial for the development of rural areas; believes that the future CAP, in conjunction with other policies, should include a consistent set of incentives for young people to settle in rural areas, either as farmers and rural entrepreneurs or as qualified providers of services to farms, above all in the area of advisory and extension services, or in other activities that contribute to the development, economic diversification and social vitality of rural territories;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance synergies and coordination between the rural development actions under the EAFRD and cohesion actions under the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the ESF; is of the opinion that a comprehensive approach to the development of rural communities, in line with the territorial cohesion objective, could be guaranteed through clearer synergies among these funds.
source: PE-462.564
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2011/2067(INI) Agenda for new skills and jobs
2011/06/23
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2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Agenda for new skills and jobs as part of the 2020 strategy, pointing out that only a workforce that is skilled is of fundamental importance for the development of a competitive, sustainable and innovative economy, and development policies should be created geared to upgrading the system for science and innovation, promoting improved employability, growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Supports policies designed to promote job creation taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which provide two thirds of all jobs in the private sector, and takes the view that training mechanisms tailored to business needs should also be created;
source: PE-467.282
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2011/2068(INI) Resource-efficient Europe
2011/07/14
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2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the flagship initiative on resource efficiency
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasizes that resource efficiency should be addressed at regional and local level, – taking into account the
source: PE-469.854
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2011/2071(INI) European semester for economic policy coordination
2011/06/23
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1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers it essential for cohesion policy to play a part in overcoming the challenges of reducing structural imbalances and internal competitive disparities, highlighting the importance of adapting policies to the specific conditions in the regions so as to maximise their potential and mitigate their handicaps;
source: PE-467.224
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2011/2096(INI) Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
2011/09/21
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3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that accessibility plays a key role in the context of the outermost regions' development, frequently requiring a complex internal and external network of sea and air transport services and creating difficult conditions for mobility and accessibility, bearing in mind that the outermost regions have no alternative to air or sea transport and also have to cope with increased transport costs, something that in itself has negative economic and social repercussions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the role that cohesion policy plays in developing transport infrastructure; draws attention to the lack of financial resources in several Member States; takes the view that new financing instruments are necessary for the transport sector; calls on Member States to ensure sufficient national and regional funding in their budgetary planning and sufficient project planning and implementation capacities;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Returns once again to the issue of the fight against climate change, specifically in connection with the directive designed to include greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation in the Community scheme for emission allowance trading and its probable extension to the maritime transport sector, which may lead to an increase in direct and indirect transport costs, transport being a crucial sector for the flow of people and goods in the outermost regions;
source: PE-472.262
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/24
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for example in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship, with the development of skills as the absolute priority and, as a horizontal priority, the reinforcement and dissemination of initiative capacity and entrepreneurship of various types;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, despite the differences in systems of governance, to aim to achieve maximum harmonisation of rules for the funding of programmes, on a basis of active participation and the involvement of all regions’ key socio- economic agents;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that research and innovation programmes should have a sufficient degree of flexibility to enable them to adapt to new frontiers and new challenges for knowledge, such as the sea-bed with its significant potential in the case of the Atlantic;
source: PE-467.320
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2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications
2011/10/18
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to Article 349 TFEU, which establishes a specific regime for the most remote regions;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas high volatility in agricultural commodity and farm input prices has increased insecurity in farm income and in long-term investments by farmers, especially for isolated regions, mountain regions, island regions and the most remote regions, for which the factors of distance and isolation entail high additional costs, impacting negatively on the incomes of those regions' farmers;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas improved sewage systems on farms and in rural areas, as well as composting of slurry have an important potential as nutrient and energy sources, subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controls, while it is also necessary to create incentives for generating energy from biomass, a measure which will, besides, contribute to sustainable farming;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the Structural Funds should be linked up with national funds in such a way as to encourage innovation in agriculture in the Objective 1 regions, in particular by means of enhanced complementarity and increased levels for those funds, thus reinforcing their capacity to ensure training and lifelong learning, progress in agricultural practices, an entrepreneurial spirit in agriculture and the creation of spin-offs;
source: PE-473.999
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/09/21
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that the ENP will have to allow for the fact that the ORs are in many cases the first point of entry to the Schengen area and as such the first to be confronted with irregular migration from non-EU countries;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that without the ORs the EU would have no ‘outposts’ close to other continents and would be reduced to much narrower geographical confines; notes that, given their location, the ORs are particularly well placed to consolidate external relations, thus enabling the EU to exert its influence in the world; considers, therefore, that they should, as a matter of priority, be encompassed within the ENP and utilise the tools provided under it, especially those relating to cross-border cooperation;
source: PE-472.311
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2011/2195(INI) Role of Cohesion Policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020
2012/06/03
REGI
25 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the autonomy of action of cohesion policy and its objectives of reducing regional disparities, with special attention to the most disadvantaged territories, is to be unambiguously maintained;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; calls therefore for the implementation of specific criteria, listing ORs among the least developed regions, regardless of their GDP giving an approach best adapted to their specific situation; stresses, therefore, that the co- financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Draws attention to the fact that in the proposal for a Regulation of the next ESF, the situation of ORs will not be referred to, considering not only the structural characteristics listed in Article 349 of the TFEU but also their specific economic situation which puts them among the regions with the highest unemployment rates in the EU;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is in favour of maintaining the special treatment of the ORs as regards state aid
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Opposes the possibility that funds or investment capacity for the regions or programmes might be withdrawn if a Member State fails to comply with the specified macroeconomic or financial obligations;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Is in favour of the need for OR citizens to benefit from the advantages of the internal market on an equal footing with other EU citizens and calls for the adoption of measures in accordance with the recommendations of the Solbes report; calls for the possibility of developing a specific framework on state aid to ORs to be examined;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Advocates the need for prior assessment of the impact on the economies of the Outermost Regions, on European regulation projects and on agreements the European Union is to make;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal and modernisation aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recalls the growing economic interest in the immense riches of the ocean depths and the enormous biogenetic, mineral and biotechnology potential of the outermost regions, which must be included in the ‘Renewed Strategy for the ORs’ with the aim of developing a knowledge economy based on the sea and the creation of value-added economic activities in areas such as medicine, pharmaceuticals and energy, among others;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Draws attention to the importance of the tourism sector and calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the European Action Plan and ensure more effective coordination of the existing funding lines, giving speci
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the growth of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks and smart specialisation such as the S3 platform;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea; highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Points out that the O
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, within a multi-level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borders with the rest of the world and advocates an approach, particularly through pursuing the reflections of the Commission in partnership with the ORs, that recognises their closeness to EU third countries
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for the continuation of territorial cooperation programmes in the ORs and advocates
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Stresses that the privileged geographical areas where the ORs are located represent enormous added value to the European Union due to their connections with African and Central American countries and the United States of America; considers that the potential for cross-border cooperation should be further developed at this time to better exploit the opportunities for business and job creation;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Recalls the key role the ORs could play in development cooperation in key cooperation platforms with their third country neighbours as well as regions which could carry out important work in fostering development in their geographical environment.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Believes that the ORs must be favoured in the ‘Transatlantic Dialogues’ Programme managed by the European Commission so as to strengthen and take advantage of their important geostrategic role for the European Union.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Points out that
source: PE-483.761
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2011/2290(INI) Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - overarching communication
2012/03/29
REGI
11 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the communication on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, which, taking an even-handed approach aimed at mutual reinforcement, must focus on the environmental, social, economic and cultural pillars in order to encourage sustainable development compatible with the principle of subsidiarity and with the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth called for by Europe 2020; maintains that the reformed policy must be coordinated more closely with other European policies and that the EU’s external action must be consistent with it;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that this reform could do much to make fishing sustainable by preserving ecosystems, supplying high- quality healthy fishery products, and promoting prosperity in coastal regions, profitable production and processing industries, and more attractive and safer jobs;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Suggests that fisheries be managed on the basis of differentiated marine biogeographical regions, and in keeping with their characteristics, by applying an ecosystem approach, as is essential in order to make fisheries sustainable, providing for equal opportunities within the limits of the resources available;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Maintains that, following on from the Commission guidelines on the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity, and taking into account the differences within each marine biogeographical region, a regional advisory council has to be established for the outermost regions, organised according to their integrated sea basins (Macaronesia, Caribbean/Amazonia, and South-West Indian Ocean);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the outermost regions, affected by a whole range of structural constraints which are fully recognised in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and which apply permanently, require environmentally, economically and socially sustainable measures to minimise their disadvantages compared to regions in mainland Europe, specifically as regards the additional costs incurred in selling their fishery products and, in particular, the cost of transporting them to mainland Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points to the need to move gradually towards maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as the principle for fisheries management, supported by monitored scientific quality assessments providing a rationale for the appropriate management options; recognises that, in order to achieve MSY, it is essential to pursue the objective of adjusting fishing effort according to the resources situation and to restructure the sector and guarantee its sustainability, implying a need for a policy of continuing structural support for the fisheries sector;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Maintains, therefore, that a financial instrument to support the sector must remain in place and continue to be based on the principle of intensifying aid for measures co-financed in the outermost regions, thereby helping to preserve the specific arrangements intended to offset the additional costs incurred in fishing activities and in selling the products thereof, taking into account the structural constraints affecting the fisheries sector in the outermost regions;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that the transferable quota system could lead to a scenario of injustice in certain regions, favouring those with more resources for acquiring rights; considers that it is important not to weaken small-scale fishing or fishing in sensitive regions, as the economic, social and biological sustainability of these coastal areas would otherwise be jeopardised, particularly in regions where fishing is the main activity and there is great dependence on the sector;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Points again to the need, in certain regions, to continue improving working and safety conditions by improving, renovating and modernising the fishing fleet, this being also a sine qua non for attracting young people into fishing;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that the sustainability and viability of the sector are the key element of this reform, which is dovetailed into the Europe 2020 goals, and believes that more efficient use of resources is vital in order to secure growth and employment in Europe, thus helping to make the fisheries sector robust and sustainable, reduce food insecurity, and enhance the quality of life for this generation and those to come;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) source: PE-486.151
2012/09/05
PECH
11 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B A (new) Ba. whereas it is vital that the common fisheries policy (CFP) pursues an approach to the fisheries sector that takes into account the biological, ecological and economic and social levels (three pillars of the CFP reform) so that there is always a compromise between the state of existing resources in the various maritime areas and protection of the socio- economic fabric of coastal communities that depend on inshore fishing to guarantee jobs and prosperity;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G A (new) Ga. whereas managing fisheries on the basis of differentiated marine biogeographical regions, in keeping with their characteristics, by applying an ecosystem approach, is essential in order to make fisheries sustainable, providing for equal opportunities within the limits of the resources available;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas small-scale fishing fleets
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 A (new) 4a. Points again to the need to adjust the present system for accessing waters, giving particular attention to regions in a sea basin with few fishery resources, so as to ensure their sustainability and contribute to the social and economic sustainability of fishing communities unable to operate outside their exclusive economic zone;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 A (new) 7a. Points to the need to move gradually towards maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as the principle for fisheries management, supported by monitored scientific quality assessments providing a rationale for the appropriate management options; recognises that, in order to achieve MSY, it is essential to pursue the objective of adjusting fishing effort according to the resources situation and to restructure the sector and guarantee its sustainability, implying a need for a policy of continuing structural support for the fisheries sector;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number of countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable, but it should not become a uniform and mandatory system in the European Union; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order to protect small-scale and coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Believes that such a measure should offer priority access to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacity, and that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers that
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Believes strongly that the reformed CFP must not be removed from the current socio-
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Believes that as far as regionalisation is concerned, the key response is good governance, which means a bottom-up approach; increased powers in terms of the regionalisation of fisheries management should be delegated to Member States, in accordance with the principal of subsidiarity, thus involving the sector and creating synergy; stresses that clear and simple rules must be established at the appropriate level, thus increasing compliance; also strongly believes that the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) promote dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders and should contribute actively to the establishing of Long Term Management Plans;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes, more generally, that the role of the RACs should be strengthened; in this respect, urges the Commission to table a new proposal aimed at strengthening the participation of stakeholders and small- scale fisheries, thus leading to genuine regionalisation in the CFP; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal to set up a Black Sea Advisory Council; and following the European Commission's guidance on the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity, the creation of a Regional Advisory Council for the outermost regions should be considered, taking into account the sensitive nature of their specific features;
source: PE-489.362
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2011/2292(INI) Small scale and artisanal fisheries and the CFP reform
2012/03/30
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that small-scale fishing not only promotes socioeconomic cohesion and guarantees sustenance for many families, but also constitutes a factor keeping fishing communities in place in all coastal areas; stresses the importance of pursuing an approach to the fisheries sector that takes into account the biological, ecological and social levels, so as to create a sustainable balance between the state of existing resources in the various maritime areas and defence of the socioeconomic fabric of coastal communities that depend on inshore fishing to guarantee jobs and prosperity;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers it necessary to establish, in addition to any measures that may be taken as regards artisanal fishing, a differentiated system for certain European regions, in particular for the outermost regions, whose populations depend on a wide variety of activities related to marine resources;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that the oversized fleet in the European Union should be adjusted, but not at the expense of the artisanal fleet, because such a situation would be socioeconomically and culturally damaging to coastal areas; considers that the basis for action should, on the contrary, be an ecosystem approach, in which specific management decisions relating to the artisanal fleet would be taken at regional level, always respecting the principle of subsidiarity, and the resulting differentiated fishing system would give priority to access to resources and protect inshore artisanal fleets while ensuring the involvement of local fishing communities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that, unlike the industrial fleet, the selective artisanal fleet promotes increased employment amongst European citizens, represents greater sustainability and fosters other maritime activities in local coastal communities.
source: PE-486.100
2012/08/05
PECH
13 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C A (new) Ca. whereas the possible implementation of transferable fishing quotas will inevitably lead to the privatisation and commercialisation of fishing opportunities and to their becoming concentrated in larger undertakings and vessels;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, given that the economic and social crisis in the fisheries sector is particularly affecting small-scale fishing, it is important to ensure the economic and social stability of small-scale-fishing communities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the principle of managing fisheries by biogeographical marine territories, differentiated according to their characteristics, is a leading determinant to be considered at European level, and whereast this model for accessing resources should favour artisanal fishing, which does not have great autonomy or capacity for onboard freezing;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas only with technological improvements, appropriate to the fishing opportunities of each boat, will it be possible to create conditions for progression in the fishing profession, making it more appealing to young people and counteracting the ageing of the European fishing class;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union refers to the need to promote policies specific to the outermost regions, particularly in the fisheries area;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Suggests implementing the principle of managing fisheries by biogeographical marine territories, differentiated according to their characteristics, applying an ecosystemic approach fundamental for ensuring that fisheries are sustainable, in accordance with the resources available in a framework of equal opportunities;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that local management, that is based on scientific knowledge and that involves the sector in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing and provides the greatest incentives for preventive behaviour amongst fishermen;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Rejects the mandatory implementation of TFCs, regardless of boat size; argues that the decision on whether or not to adopt TFCs and on which sectors of the fleet to include in this scheme should be left to the Member States;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that adjusting the oversized EU fleet must not be achieved at the cost of the artisanal fleet because such an approach would lead to socioeconomic and cultural losses in the coastal areas; such adjustments must, however, be based on an ecosystemic approach, in which the specific decisions of managing the artisanal fleet are taken at regional level, respecting the subsidiarity principle, ensuring a tailored fishing regime that gives priority of access to resources and protects the artisanal local fleets, ensuring that communities are involved;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Advocates the need to maintain a fund that retains the principal of greater support for cofinanced activities in the outermost regions, as well as preserving the specific compensation instruments for the extra costs associated with the activity and distribution of fisheries products, considering the structural limitations that affect the fisheries sector in these regions;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 – indent 5 – promotion of the cohesion of the economic and social fabric of the coastal communities most dependant on small- scale fishing and in the outermost regions;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 A (new) 14a. Recalls the need to readjust the current arrangements for access to waters, paying particular attention to those regions where there are few fisheries resources in the maritime basin, in order to safeguard their sustainability and to contribute to the social and economic stability of those fishing communities without the capacity to work outside their exclusive economic zone;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Advocates the establishment and expansion of the exclusion zone (currently 12 nautical miles) and adjoining areas, in line with the continental shelf; considers that, in the case of the outermost regions, this area should go from 100 to 200 nautical miles, where there is no continental shelf and an abundance of seamounts significantly reduces the exploitable area, particularly disadvantaging small boats without the ability to operate beyond 200 nautical miles;
source: PE-487.773
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2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
2012/08/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which contributes to human wellbeing; takes the view that all EU Member States should cooperate and coordinate their efforts to ensure a more effective use of natural resources and limit damage to the biodiversity; considers that the importance of biodiversity for the island and outermost regions needs to be underlined in this context; believes that these regions offer unique features for research, development and innovation that should be stimulated and utilised by the European Union as a way of promoting sustainable development based on knowledge and innovation, since much of their tremendous potential has yet to be harnessed;
source: PE-480.860
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2011/2318(INI) External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy
2012/08/05
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Regrets, however, that EU bilateral agreements have not always fulfilled these potential benefits, highlighting the need to conduct impact assessments for the outermost regions, whenever these are involved, taking account of Article 349 of the Treaty, while recognising that much improvement has been made since the previous reform;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 A (new) 33a. The EU must ensure that products imported through international trade comply with rules and regulations that are identical to those for EU products;
source: PE-489.341
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2012/0158(COD) Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms; herring for industrial purposes
2012/09/25
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18a) In the light of advice from STECF, stating that "there was no rationale for treating trammel nets differently from gill nets or entangling nets with regard to article 9.4", the use of trammel nets in ICES Subarea IX in waters deeper than 200 m but less than 600 m should be allowed.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Regulation No 850/98 Article 34 b - paragraph 3 - point c a (new) (ca) Trammel nets in ICES Subarea IX with a mesh size equal to or greater than 220 mm, provided that: - they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth; - they are no more than 30 meshes deep, having a hanging ratio of not less than 0,44; - they are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation; - they shall each be of a maximum of 5 km in length; the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 20 km per vessel; - the maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.
source: PE-496.424
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2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020)
2013/03/01
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework, the Commission should establish, by means of implementing acts, an annual breakdown of global resources by Member State using an objective and transparent method reflecting disparities in terms of poverty and material deprivation, focusing in particular on Member States at present being subjected to severe austerity measures, which have been leading to cases of extreme social hardship.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) It is necessary to establish a maximum level of co-financing from the Fund to the operational programmes to provide for a multiplier effect of Union resources, while the situation of Member States
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) Member States receiving macroeconomic assistance and suffering a rapid deterioration in the quality of life of their citizens.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. At the request of a Member State, interim payments and payments of the final balance may be increased by 1
source: PE-506.108
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2012/0337(COD) General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet'
2013/03/06
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 a (new) (9a) It should however be taken into account that many remote, island, maritime, sparsely populated and outermost regions have already increased their level of energy independence from renewable sources beyond the 20% target, and in these circumstances, and bearing in mind that they already face accessibility problems, such remote regions should not be further penalised by the imposition of additional taxes in the form of a CO2 tax on aviation where this is people's only form of access.
source: PE-506.012
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2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/07
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i (i)
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii (ii)
source: PE-510.614
2013/05/14
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i (i) height:
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point ii (ii) width:
source: PE-510.716
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2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas exemptions should be granted given the geographical remoteness of certain regions, particularly the outermost regions, in relation to the EU mainland, in line with Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the Commission Report does not contain a full evaluation of all the economic, social and environmental costs of animal transport, limiting itself to taking into account the costs of hauliers, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a full evaluation of all the economic, environmental and social costs incurred by the transport of animals, which also includes the outermost regions;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions in the outermost regions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the rules on animal welfare are complied with;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Exemptions to long journey requirements may be granted to take into account the geographical remoteness of certain regions, such as the outermost regions, in relation to the EU mainland. Member States may continue to apply existing national provisions on the transport of animals going to or coming from such regions within their own outermost regions. They must inform the Commission on doing so.
source: PE-486.028
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2012/2075(INI) European Solidarity Fund, implementation and application
2012/10/17
REGI
3 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers it necessary, therefore, to allow for greater flexibility in the Fund's implementation in emergency situations involving a natural, environmental or technological disaster with serious repercussions on people's living conditions;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Nevertheless welcomes the fact that simply making certain adjustments to the rules in force will achieve significant improvements to its operation whilst maintaining its rationale and character, which is chiefly to provide a flexible and effective instrument that can provide prompt assistance for citizens affected by a phenomenon that has serious repercussions on their living conditions and well-being;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the need to clarify the eligibility of disasters that occur at regional level, introducing a
source: PE-497.998
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2012/2103(INI) Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
2012/10/17
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need to balance the application of the climate objectives with the need for sustainable and competitive growth and energy security within the regions; considers it deeply regrettable, in this regard, that the roadmap is based on EU-wide scenarios alone and does not present the effect of policy choices on individual Member States and their regions, since their involvement in all the stages and procedures of implementation is essential in order to preserve territorial cohesion;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. The present economic climate underscores the need to adopt an integrated approach to energy matters, taking into account their economic, environmental and social aspects. It is essential to pay heed to the beneficial and adverse side effects when carrying out the work required to ensure, in the medium and long term, that all European citizens will have access to safe, sustainable, and affordable energy;
source: PE-497.999
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2012/2134(INI) Improving access to finance for SMEs
2012/10/22
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan on improving access to finance for SMEs, in line with the priorities of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the need to further stimulate simplification of administrative procedures at European, national and
source: PE-498.027
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2013/01/29
REGI
9 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions and, moreover, will
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to the need to promote action to harness the renewable energy potential of islands, where fossil fuel dependency is aggravated by distance and geographical isolation, whereby account should be taken of the need to include instruments in European energy policy that will make it possible adequately to address the challenges posed by isolated energy systems;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the major role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for regional economies;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes the view that Europe's regions need greater flexibility to adapt and benefit from the renewable energies available in those areas, which entails making full use of decentralised energy production in order to cope with variables and exploit them where availability is greatest; points out that this should be done through a decentralised approach focusing on intelligent networks and technology, and promoting the link between innovation and investment in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region, which means that greater flexibility is required; points out that bioenergy can do much to foster energy management, economic growth, and vitality, especially in sparsely populated regions and rural areas; highlights, in this context, the importance of energy systems in islands and remote areas;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European internal market for renewable energies in all Europe's regions that would take account of all their energy sources, thus enabling them to become competitive on a sustainable basis;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Notes that the integration and expansion of renewable energies makes a significant contribution to reducing the environmental costs of conventional energy sources, reducing fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, and they should therefore be developed, whilst paying attention to respect for nature conservation and biodiversity;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the need to increase concerted support in this area for specific and targeted information campaigns that take account of each region's particular features and include a presentation of the results, thus demonstrating the benefits which the region has gained from the use of renewable energies.
source: PE-504.185
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