Maria BADIA i CUTCHET
Constituencies
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Spain
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Spain
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Spain
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2012/01/19 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2012/02/02 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2008/04/09 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/02/27 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2008/06/04 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2007/03/15 | 2008/06/03 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2007/03/14 | 2007/03/14 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2004/10/13 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2004/10/13 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2007/03/14 | 2007/03/14 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2007/03/15 | 2008/06/03 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/02/27 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China | 2008/04/09 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America | 2008/06/04 | 2009/07/13 |
Contact
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Strasbourg
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Born
1947/05/13 St. Quirze del Vallès- Studied English Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
- English teacher at primary schools in Sabadell.
- Coordinator, First PSC Secretariat (1985-1994). Coordinator, PSOE International Relations Secretariat (1994-1996). Head of the Secretariat of the President of the Parliament of Catalonia (1996-1999).
- PSC Secretary for European and International Policy (2000-2011) and Member of the PSC leadership (since 2000).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 2004).
- Leading candidate on the PSC list for the EP elections in 2009.
- Member of PES Women (since 2009).
- Vice-President of the S&D Group, responsible for Communications (2009-2012).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/08/25
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that education and vocational training must be pillars of the new sustainable economic and social model promoted abroad by the EU;
source: PE-427.201
2009/09/15
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Expresses its concern about the
source: PE-428.137
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| 9 |
2009/2159(INI) EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering
2010/01/03
CULT
9 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas an effective youth policy can contribute to the development of a European
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Acknowledges that the reinforced Open Method of Coordination (OMC) with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity is
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Points out that education plays a fundamental role in the positive development of personal attitudes;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Welcomes the fact that 2010 is designated the European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, especially in the context of economic and financial crisis, which is having a particularly heavy impact on young people;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Stresses also the need to develop more outreach programmes for marginalised groups, such as
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recalls the risk of a brain drain and the negative consequences for young people's countries of origin;
source: PE-438.492
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2009/2178(INI) Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market
2010/02/26
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Make full use of sanctions available to it under competition and trade law where relevant, while respecting fundamental rights (the right to information, privacy etc.);
source: PE-439.283
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2009/2224(INI) Internet of Things
2010/04/15
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Endorses the Commission’s focus on safety, the protection of personal data and privacy and governance of the Internet of Things, because respect of privacy and the protection of personal data, but also openness and interoperability are the only ways for IoT to gain wider social acceptance;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the consumers have the rights for privacy by opt-in and/or privacy by design, according to which the tags are automatically disabled at the point of sale, unless consumers expressly agrees otherwise or alternatively privacy must be considered as early as possible in the stage of deployment and shall be incorporated into the design;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the IoT encompasses many benefits for the people with disabilities and can represent a way to meet the needs of an ageing population and providing assertive care services; stresses, however, that measures need to be taken to ensure privacy protection, ease of installation and operation as well as provision of information on the services to consumers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to strive to establish common international norms for the standardisation of RFID technologies and their applications; stresses on a need to develop interoperable standards;
source: PE-440.038
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2009/2225(INI) Defining a new Digital Agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu
2010/02/02
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the consistent achievements of the i2010 strategy, but calls for more ambitious aims and citizen-orientated priorities under the next strategy, with particular attention to full inclusiveness;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the importance of teaching secondary school students how to use online resources, in particular governmental ones (such as e-health and e-governance, which can involve the citizens in a much more direct and participatory fashion), in order to make them familiar with ICT and to increase their interest in the political environment;;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of educating users in how to handle the resources available on the Internet; recalls, especially, that parents and educators need to help instruct children in safe Internet use;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises the need to improve the use of Europeana,
source: PE-438.396
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2009/2229(INI) Internet governance: the next steps
2010/02/02
CULT
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges that action be taken to promote education on the use of the resources offered by the Internet and the selection of criteria on how to use those resources;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the importance of initiatives and actions for the protection of minors online such as the Safer Internet programme; further considers it important to ensure that parents and teachers have the knowledge necessary to help minors use networks safely;
source: PE-438.393
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2010/2013(INI) Key competences for a changing world: implementation of the education and training 2010 work programme
2010/07/04
CULT
10 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation – 9 a (new) - Having regard to the Framework for European Cooperation on Youth adopted in November 2009.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation – 9 b (new) - Having regard to 'The European Development Education Consensus', a strategy framework drawn up by representatives of the EU institutions, the Member States, civil society and other stakeholders in November 2007.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the crucial challenge for education and training in Europe is the reform of education towards a learning centered holistic education system which prepares young people for being happy, active global citizens which are ready to enter the labour Market,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the benefits of educational investment are seen only in the long-term perspective and
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that all education should foster the acquisition of democratic competences by supporting student councils and allowing students to take co- responsibility for the education. In this regard, it also calls for a thorough debate in European society about the function and role of education and suggests that the European Citizens Agora could be the space for such a debate;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recognises that globalisation has profoundly changed Europe's societies and recommends to include Global/Development Education within all education to enable citizens to deal with the threats and opportunities of a changing world;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for enhanced
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Considers Non-Formal Education as an educational field complementary to formal education and recommends that it should be treated as such in educational policy making ET2020;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that the objectives set in respect of four of the five benchmarks adopted in 2003 will not be reached; calls upon the Commission, the Members States, the regional and local authorities and other actor
source: PE-439.935
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2010/2156(INI) Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
2011/01/20
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, as well as contributing directly to GDP, culture provides added value as a factor for social cohesion;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recognises that the CCIs have great synergising power and are major drivers of economic and social innovation in many other sectors, contributing simultaneously to the promotion of low carbon emission economic environments;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises also that there is a risk of failing to harness the potential of CCIs if the requisite steps are not taken to ensure better matching of worker skills supply and labour market demand, which would enhance the competitive potential of the sector,
source: PE-456.786
2011/11/02
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, as well as contributing directly to GDP, culture provides added value as a factor for social cohesion;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recognises that, as sources of economic and social innovation in many other sectors of the economy, cultural and creative industries have great synergising power while simultaneously contributing to the promotion of low carbon emission economic environments;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises also that there is a risk of failing to harness the potential of cultural and creative industries if the requisite steps are not taken to ensure better matching of worker skills supply and labour market demand, which would enhance the competitive potential of the sector,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to organise a campaign, in association with all stakeholders, to raise awareness at European, national and local level, especially among the young European consumers, of the need to respect IPR;
source: PE-454.693
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2010/2161(INI) Cultural dimensions of the EU's external actions
2011/01/25
CULT
20 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 – having regard to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement of 23 June 2000 and subsequent revisions thereof (latest version 2010),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Conclusions of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the Work Plan for Culture 2011 – 2014 (2010/C 325/01),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) – having regard to the United Nations resolution ‘Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ of September 2010,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) – having regard to the United Nations resolution ‘Culture and Development’ of December 2010,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I (I) whereas cultural diplomacy is an instrument for global peace and stability, especially when converted into genuine cultural cooperation,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that democratic and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, press freedom, access to information and communication (including via the internet and other digital sources), freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear, and freedom
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) (after subheading "New media") 10a. Stresses the importance of the EU acting throughout the world to promote respect for freedom of expression, freedom of press circulation and freedom of access to audiovisual media and new information technologies in a manner recognising and respecting copyright rules;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the need to adopt a comprehensive approach in cultural
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Encourages the setting of priorities directly linked to the cultural dimension within the EIDHR, including strengthening the rule of law, conflict management and prevention, civil society cooperation and the role of new technologies regarding freedom of expression, democratic participation and human rights;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the EEAS to
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for the appropriate training of EEAS staff and EU delegation staff with regard to cultural and digital aspects;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Encourages the
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Urges the Commission to propose and adopt a Green Paper on a strategy on cultural cooperation in the EU's external actions in 2011, followed by a communication;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Calls for an integrated and coherent strategy for cooperation and cultural action in the EU’s external relations, without neglecting the protection and promotion of the cultural and natural heritage, both tangible and intangible, and cooperation in conflict areas, such as through Blue Shield;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Calls for the training of personnel being sent to conflict and post-conflict areas regarding cultural aspects of action to preserve the heritage and promote reconciliation, democracy and human rights;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to intensify their cooperation efforts in order to further improve the national legal frameworks and the policies for protection and preservation of the cultural heritage and cultural assets, in accordance with national legislation and international legal frameworks, including measures to combat illegal trafficking in cultural assets and intellectual property; encourages them to prevent the unlawful appropriation of cultural heritage and products of cultural activity, whilst at the same time recognising the importance of copyright and intellectual property in maintaining the livelihood of those involved in cultural creation;
source: PE-456.661
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2010/2234(INI) European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
2010/09/12
CULT
7 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the link between education and training, particularly the pathway from vocational to higher education, demands
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recommends boosting creativity at all levels of education
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the role of regional and local authorities in cooperating with VET centres and the business world to develop
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to continue to support quality
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy c
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recommends that the autonomy of VET centres be promoted in the areas of planning, financing, managing and assessing activities and that more dynamic forms of cooperation be introduced between VET centres and enterprises;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges governments to promote flexible VET, geared to the specific needs of organisations and enterprises, that enables all the training accomplished to be turned to good account, the reconciliation of that training with private life and other professional activities, and the boosting of European mobility, with particular emphasis on facilitating access to VET for organisations at risk of marginalisation, to prolong their training.
source: PE-454.460
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2010/2276(INI) EU strategy on Roma inclusion
2010/12/16
CULT
5 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that promoting the knowledge of Romani culture around Europe facilitates the mutual understanding between Roma and non Roma people in Europe while boosting European intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers it crucial that the Member States keep up their efforts to involve Roma children and youth in education, and to ensure their long-term participation therein, including actions addressed to promote Vocational Educational Training (VET) and lifelong learning programmes in favour of the Roma community, taking into consideration the cultural heritage and the way of life of the different Roma Groups in Europe, for instance by offering special training for school staff and providing after-school support and scholarships;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Deems it essential that programmes are designed and developed which ensure quality primary, secondary and tertiary education for Roma girls and women,
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that low attendance and high absenteeism rates in schools may indicate that pupils and parents are unaware of the importance of education; underlines, therefore, the importance of involving the parents and families of Roma children
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports the promotion of teacher training programmes that enhance teachers‘ ability to engage with children and youth with a Roma background and the “figure” of Roma mediators, particularly in primary schools, as a way to promote regular attendance of Roma in School;
source: PE-454.462
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2010/2306(INI) European cinema in the digital era
2011/12/09
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that in Europe, there is a
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the potential of the European film industry is constantly growing, but the proportion of European productions showing in cinemas
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines the need to implement training programmes targeted at professionals in the audiovisual sector allowing them to
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Underlines that film education constitutes an important element in developing positive personality traits and social interaction skills, which represent common values recognised by societies and across generations;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that film education, as an integral part of education, allows citizens to have a critical understanding of media, thereby increasing and enhancing the resources and opportunities offered by 'digital literacy';
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses the importance of the MEDIA Programme in the digitisation of cinemas and calls for adherence to existing entries and funding lines, as well as increased funds in the next generation of the programme to tackle the challenges brought by digital technologies;
source: PE-470.048
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2010/2307(INI) Youth on the move: a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems
2011/03/17
CULT
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas young people have suffered particularly badly from the crisis and youth unemployment rates in the EU are over 20%, which is twice the average for adults, and in some Member States over 40%,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas human capital is a strategic tool for ensuring the successful economic and social development of our societies,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes YoM as a political initiative to fuel the existing educational, mobility and
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to continue to increase progressively invest
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the European Union to harness its own financial instruments in order to help young people, making better use of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recommends that the European institutions strengthen the structured dialogue with youth organisations and other stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for young people; allowing for a stronger participation of young people in the decision making process;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on national, regional, and local authorities to support and enhance cooperation between universities
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Urges the Commission to make all the necessary efforts to complete the European Area of Research, providing greater support for the mobility of young researchers in order to promote European excellence in the field of research and to increase the low proportion of researchers, and particularly women researchers, in the European workforce;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) (after subheading "Transition from education and training to work") 24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote voluntary work by, for example, affording it a firm legal basis and recognising it as time worked, thereby making it a valid option for young people, especially when unemployed;
source: PE-460.798
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2011/0135(COD) Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights
2011/10/17
CULT
27 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The economic well-being of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as "the Union") relies on sustained creativity and innovation. Therefore measures for both their promotion and their effective protection are indispensible in ensuring
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Intellectual property rights
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The constantly changing digital economy has had an impact on the effectiveness of the current framework of measures and instruments for protecting intellectual property rights, in particular in relation to on-line content. The new digital environment is also changing consumers’ and users’ relationship with the content and goods to which such rights are attached. It must therefore be ensured that the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy has the modern infrastructure and the funding required to perform its tasks effectively and to be able to make use of instruments tailored to the new digital environment.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) A
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) In duly enforcing the current legal framework and considering future changes and amendments thereto, due respect should be shown for the public’s right of access to culture and to the new creativity and personal development tools provided by new information and communication technologies.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The constant rise of infringements of intellectual property rights constitutes a
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In view of the range of tasks assigned to the Observatory, a solution is needed to ensure an adequate and sustainable infrastructure for the fulfilment of the tasks of the Observatory as well as the resources required to do so. The means employed need to be tailored to the complexity of the Observatory’s remit, which covers a range of very different areas that are particularly sensitive, given that citizens' rights are involved.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Office should offer a forum that brings together public authorities and the private sector, ensuring the collection, analysis and dissemination of relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the value of intellectual property rights and the infringements of those rights, the development of best practices and strategies to protect intellectual property rights, and raising public awareness of the impacts of intellectual property rights infringements.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) The Office should also fulfil additional tasks, such as to improve the understanding of the value of intellectual property rights, enhance the expertise of persons involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights by appropriate training measures, increase knowledge on techniques to prevent counterfeiting, and improve cooperation with third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) With regard to representatives of the private sector, the Office should involve, when assembling the Observatory in the context of its activities, a representative selection of the
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) improving the understanding on the value and complexity of intellectual property in the new digital age;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) raising citizens' awareness of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights and ensuring balanced respect for the public’s right of access to culture;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) enhancing the expertise of persons involved in the enforcement of intellectual property rights and their ability to deal with the new challenges raised by the digital era;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) assembling, in accordance with Article 4, the Observatory at regular intervals and at least once a year, and duly providing information on the holding and outcome of such meetings via public consultation platforms;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) collecting, analysing and disseminating relevant objective, comparable and reliable data regarding the
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) providing regular assessments and specific reports by economic sector, geographic area and type of intellectual property right infringed, which evaluate, inter alia, the impact of intellectual property rights infringements on society, economy, health, environment, safety and security, and the relation of such infringements with organized crime and terrorism, and take account of the challenges posed by new information and communications technology in devising new models for management of these rights;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g (g) drawing up reports and publications to raise awareness of the Union’s citizens of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights, and organising conferences, on-line and off-line campaigns, events and meetings at European and international levels, which examine new, balanced and flexible proposals for protecting intellectual property rights in particularly sensitive areas, such as the cultural and creative sector, while upholding citizens’ access rights, in accordance with applicable law;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h (h) developing and organising on-line and other forms of training for national
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j (j) collecting information, researching, evaluating and promoting technical tools for professionals and benchmark techniques, including tracking and tracing systems which help to distinguish genuine from counterfeit products;
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new) (ka) developing a publicly accessible online platform providing information, examples of best practices, freely downloadable awareness-raising tools and capacity-building initiatives concerning the numerous legislative and non- legislative means to fight infringements of intellectual property rights;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m (m) developing programmes on technical assistance for third countries as well as developing and delivering specific training programmes and events for
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Representatives meeting as the Observatory invited from the private sector shall include a broad and representative range of Union and national bodies representing the different
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Consumer organisations
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. The Office shall invite one national representative from each Member State, and five representatives each from the European Parliament and the Commission. When Parliament’s representatives are appointed, due account must be taken of the committees on which Members sit, so as to ensure that areas in which the impact of intellectual property rights is the greatest, such as industry, culture or health, are represented as fully as possible.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 5. The meetings referred to in point (a) of Article 2(2) may also be organised in working groups within the Observatory. Up to two representatives from the European Parliament and up to two representatives from the Commission shall be invited to the meetings of the working groups
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) recommendations on the future policies in the area of the protection of intellectual property rights, including on how to enhance an effective cooperation between Member States
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The evaluation report shall assess the performance of the Office in the operation of this Regulation, in particular as regards its impact on the protection of intellectual property rights in the internal market, and focus on the various areas and sectors over which intellectual property rights have a bearing.
source: PE-472.123
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2011/0136(COD) Orphan works: permitted uses
2011/10/14
CULT
14 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 (1) Libraries, museums, archives, ed
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) Creating a legal framework to facilitate the digitisation and dissemination of so called orphan works for which no author is identified or, even if identified, is not located,
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) The exclusive rights for authors of reproduction and of
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) In the case of orphan works, such prior consent to carry out acts of reproduction or of
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) Different approaches in the Member States to the recognition of orphan work status can present obstacles to the functioning of the internal market and the use and cross-border access to orphan works. Such different approaches can also result in restrictions on the free movement of goods and services which incorporate cultural content, and make it difficult for the public to access and benefit from such goods and services. Therefore, ensuring the mutual recognition of such status is appropriate.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) Cinematographic, audio and audiovisual works in the archives of public service broadcasting organisations and produced by them include orphan works. Taking into account the special position of broadcasters as producers of audio and audiovisual material and the need to adopt measures to limit the phenomena of orphan works in the future, it is appropriate to
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) Before a work can be considered an orphan work, a good faith and reasonable diligent search for the author or authors holding the rights to it should be carried out. Member States should be permitted to provide that such a diligent search may be carried out by the organisations referred to in this Directive or by other organisations, such as collecting societies.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 14 (14) Orphan works may have several authors who hold the rights to them or include other works or protected subject matter. This Directive should not affect the rights of known or identified rightholders.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 (22) When a Member State authorises, under the conditions established in this Directive, the use of orphan works by publicly accessible libraries, educational establishments, museums, archives, film heritage institutions or public service broadcasting organisations for purposes beyond their public interest mission, rightholders who come forward to claim their works should be remunerated. Such remuneration should take account of the type of work and the use concerned. Member States may provide that revenues collected from such use of orphan works for the purpose of remuneration but which are unclaimed after the expiry of the period fixed in accordance with this Directive should contribute to financing
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording 2. This Directive applies to works
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (3) Cinematographic, audio or audiovisual works produced by public service broadcasting organisations
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. A work shall be considered an orphan work if the rightholder in the work is not identified or, even if identified,
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) by
source: PE-472.126
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2011/0167(NLE) EU/Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and United States Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
2012/07/05
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 2 2. Notes that counterfeiting, copyright and trademark infringements are covered by ACTA thus creating a one-size-fits-all instrument of enforcement which doesn't meet the unique needs of each sector; is concerned by the lack of definition of key terminologies on which the ACTA enforcement mechanisms are based; fears that this creates legal uncertainty for European companies and in particular SMEs, technology users, online platform and internet service providers; also notes that while ACTA pretends to encourage artistic creation and preserve the interest of the artists, the artistic community seems particularly divided on the potential and possible benefits of this agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Short justification – Paragraph 3 3. Notes that while the ambition of ACTA is to strengthen EU industries, it appears to be contrary to the ambition of the EP in the Digital Agenda to make Europe the scene for cutting edge internet innovation, as well as the strong ambition to promote net neutrality and access to the online digital market for SMEs; to that extent, innovation is the most valuable EU asset and, thus, should be the basis to generate a comprehensive approach to achieve a balanced and overarching model that both respects the rights and fair remuneration of creators and right-holders and user- friendly access of users and citizens to cultural content and goods;
source: PE-487.983
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2011/0217(COD) European Year of Citizens (2013)
2012/02/23
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 a (new) (5a) A Council Directive has been proposed on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation1. __________________ 1 COM(2008)0426.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 b (new) (5b) In order to guarantee the full respect of Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, stating that "Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited", the proposed Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation should also include the field of linguistic discrimination.
source: PE-483.550
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2011/0262(COD) EU/Colombia/Peru Trade Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas
2012/04/17
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports of products mentioned in paragraph 1, as indicated in the third and fourth columns of the table in the Annex to this Regulation. Once the trigger volume for either Colombia or Peru is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission
source: PE-487.743
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2011/0263(COD) EU/Central America Association Agreement: implementation of the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas
2012/04/16
INTA
1 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. A separate annual trigger import volume is set for imports from Central American country for products mentioned in paragraph 1 as indicated in the table in the Annex to this Regulation. The importation of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 at the preferential customs duty rate shall, in addition to the proof of origin established under Annex III (Definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative co-operation) of the Agreement with Central America, be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the competent authority of the Republic of the Central American country from which the products are exported. Once the trigger volume is met during the corresponding calendar year, the Commission
source: PE-487.732
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2011/0269(COD) European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2014-2020
2012/07/20
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 The cost of investments in physical assets for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity may not
source: PE-492.901
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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
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 3 3. Where ex ante conditionalities are not fulfilled at the date of transmission of the Partnership Contract, Member States shall set out in the Partnership Contract a summary of the actions to be taken at national or regional level and the timetable for their implementation, to ensure their fulfilment not later than t
source: PE-491.052
2012/05/06
REGI
1 amendments...
Amendment 1282 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-491.056
2012/06/06
REGI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1622 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 5 5. The maximum co-financing rate under
Amendment 1656 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as managing authority. The same public authority or body may be designated as a managing authority for more than one operational programme. In those States with sufficient administrative organisation, when a representative proportion of the funds involved in an operational programme is managed by a regional authority, this authority shall be designated as managing authority.
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 2 2. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body as a certifying authority, without prejudice to
Amendment 1663 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 113 – paragraph 4 4. The Member State shall designate, for each operational programme, a national, regional or local public authority or body, functionally independent from the managing authority and the certifying authority, as audit authority. The same audit authority may be designated for more than one operational programme. In those States with sufficient administrative organisation, when a representative proportion of the funds involved in an operational programme is managed by a regional authority, this authority shall be designated as audit authority.
source: PE-491.057
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (ka) 'arable or cultivable land' means all agricultural areas included in the subcategories described in point II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008.
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, associated and related enterprises shall be considered to be a single enterprise.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (ca) the definitions of affiliated undertaking and related undertaking, for the purposes of paragraph 3a of this article.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 1. Member States may decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case they shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, and/or their institutional or administrative structure.
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Without prejudice to the contents of the previous paragraph and in order to meet its objective and non-discriminatory criteria, a single flat rate shall not be applied in those Member States with highly diversified production.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 1309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 1404 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The Commission shall approve the Member States’ and regions’ proposals referred to in the previous paragraph using the procedure set out in Article 56
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops; crop should be understood to mean ‘cultivable plant species’. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use
Amendment 2060 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons. In accordance with the provisions of Article 22(7) and the previous paragraph, and with a view to meeting the objective and non-discriminatory criteria enshrined in Article 20, special aid, in the form of the coupled support referred to in this chapter, will be provided to small-scale cattle, sheep or goat farms in Member States or regions.
Amendment 2068 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Coupled support may be regionalised within a Member State regardless of whether it chooses to apply the basic payment on a region-by-region basis.
Amendment 2172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. the necessity for fair, proportionate support for producers who until 2013 will receive payments based on production levels in base periods (head of livestock), yield or production quotas.
Amendment 2191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2203 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Farmers – except those in the Member States which have chosen under the provisions of the preceding paragraph not to implement the ‘small farmers scheme’ – holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may choose to participate in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title.
source: PE-494.487
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – title Public intervention
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
27 amendments...
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission shall, however, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 with a view to applying this measure to any other sector listed in Article 1 of this Regulation if the circumstances referred to in Article 17(1) apply.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Private Supply Management 1. The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, a Private Supply Management system. 2. The relevant associations of producer organisations that are representative of the market, within the meaning of Article 110, in one of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) and recognised under Article 107 may activate the system by arranging the orderly withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market. 3. The Commission shall be responsible for activating the system and ensuring that it is in line with the goals of the CAP and does not distort the market. 4. The Commission shall lay down, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, rules governing the operation of the Private Supply Management system, in particular: a) general rules governing its activation and the way it operates; b) requirements to be met by recognised associations of producer organisations for the system to operate; c) requirements governing the definition of a relevant market made by Member States; d) general rules governing the funding of the Private Supply Management system.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 b (new) Article 17b Food aid The Commission shall establish mechanisms to ensure that products covered under the Private Supply Management system are used as food aid by distributing them free of charge to charitable organisations and foundations active both within and outside the European Union.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 c (new) Article 17c Strategic Cereal Reserves The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, a Strategic Reserve system in the cereals sector which shall store cereals when the average price on the representative markets falls below a specific threshold to be set by the Commission and shall release these stocks when the average price exceeds the threshold.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 d (new) Article 17d Sale at a loss Prohibiting sale at a loss 1. With regard to trade in, or processing of, products listed in Annex I TFEU, with the exception of the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No … [COM(2011)416] on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, such products may not be placed on the market or sold at a loss. 2. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, trade or processing carried out by farmers, both direct sales to consumers and the rest of the food chain – including deliveries to cooperatives and producer organisations of which they are members – shall not be considered to be trade or processing. 3. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, sale at a loss shall be considered to take place when a product is offered for sale at a price lower than its purchase price, as per the invoice, after pro rata deduction of any applicable discounts, and after the addition of fixed costs and effective variable costs such as storage, preparation, packaging, processing and marketing, including those incurred by the retailer himself, and any indirect taxes levied on the transaction. 4. The costs to be deducted from the price referred to in the previous paragraph shall not include salaries or bonuses of any kind that entail payment for services rendered. 5. In no event may joint offers or gifts be used to circumvent the application of the provisions of this article. 6. Sale at a loss shall be considered to be an unfair commercial practice on the part of businesses. The Member States shall determine penalties and injunctions and adopt precautionary measures to address breaches of the provisions of this article.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 3 – title Aid
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Producer organisations
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a a) financial contributions of members
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall establish the conditions under which the producer organisations referred to in Article 106 of this Regulation may, where appropriate, set up operational funds and set out arrangements for financing them. It shall lay down specific rules to ensure that the amount of Community financial aid received by the association of producer organisations and by their partner producer organisations does not exceed the ceiling set in Article 32(2).
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 1. Operational programmes
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b) improvement of product quality, for both fresh and processed products;
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c) boosting products’ commercial value, including by means of processing, where appropriate;
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e e) environmental measures and methods of production, handling or processing respecting the environment, including organic farming;
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The operational programmes may be presented and managed, wholly or in part, directly or by delegation, by the associations of producer organisations, under conditions to be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part 1. Crisis prevention and management referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1 shall be related to avoiding and dealing with market crises
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b) green harvesting or non-harvesting
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c c) promotion and communication, whether preventive or during a period of crisis;
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d) training measures, or measures for the estimation, forecasting and monitoring of marketing years;
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e e) harvest insurance, or any other kind of insurance under conditions to be set by the Commission;
Amendment 1041 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f f) support for the administrative costs of setting up mutual funds. Contributions to mutual funds shall also be eligible, under conditions to be set by the Commission.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Producer organisations may take out loans on commercial terms for financing crisis prevention and management measures. In that case, the repayment of the capital and interest on those loans may form part of the operational programme and so may be eligible for Union financial assistance under Article 32. Any specific action under crisis prevention and management shall be financed
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 100 % in the case of market withdrawals of fruit and vegetables which shall not exceed
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) In respect of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market for distribution free of charge to the charitable organisations and foundations referred to in this article, Union financial assistance will cover payment for these products, transport costs arising from such free distribution, as well as the cost of either packing or processing of such fruit and vegetables carried out for the purposes of ease of distribution.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 a (new) Article 34a Approval of operational programmes 1. Draft operational programmes shall be submitted to the competent national authorities, who shall approve or reject them or request their modification in line with the provisions of this subsection. 2. Producer organisations shall inform the Member State of the estimated amount of the operational fund for each year and shall submit appropriate reasons therefor based on operational programme estimates, expenditure for the current year and possibly expenditure for previous years and, if necessary, on estimated production quantities for the next year. 3. The Member State shall notify the producer organisation or association of producer organisations of the estimated amount of Union financial assistance in line with the limits set out in Article 103(d). 4. Union financial assistance payments shall be made on the basis of expenditure incurred for the schemes covered by the operational programme. Advances may be made in respect of the same schemes subject to the provision of a guarantee or security. 5. The producer organisation shall notify the Member State of the final amount of expenditure for the previous year, accompanied by the 24 necessary supporting documents, so that it may receive the balance of the Union financial assistance. 6. Operational programmes and their financing by producers and producer organisations on the one hand and by Union funds on the other shall have a minimum duration of three and a maximum duration of five years.
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/23
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 a (new) Article 54a Public stocks Public stocks for food security purposes may be from any of the sectors listed under Article 1(2.)
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 b (new) Article 54c General principles on public stocks Public stocks and the EU food security programme shall be based on the following conditions: (a) The volume and accumulation of such stocks shall correspond to predetermined targets related solely to food security. (b) The process of stock accumulation and disposal shall be transparent. (c) Purchases shall be made at current market prices. (d) Products from food security stocks shall be made at no less than the current market price for the product and quality in question.
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 c (new) Article 54c Delegated powers In view of the need to guarantee the accumulation and holding of stocks of products which form an integral part of the EU's food security programme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new) Without prejudice to any specific provisions which may be adopted by the Commission, Member States shall check whether those products conform to those standards and shall apply penalties as appropriate.
Amendment 1330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 68 a (new) Article 68a Compulsory indication 1. Indication of the country of origin or place of provenance on the labelling of or documentation accompanying the food product shall be compulsory. 2. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is given and where it is not the same as that of its primary ingredient: (a) the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient in question shall be given; (b) or the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient shall be indicated as being different to that of the food.
source: PE-494.486
2012/07/24
AGRI
18 amendments...
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 102 b (new) Article 103b Prohibition on planting new vines 1. In general, the planting of vines of wine grape varieties classifiable according to Article 24(1) of Council Regulation (EC) 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 shall be prohibited. 2. The grafting-on of the wine grape varieties referred to in the aforegoing paragraph 1, to varieties other than wine grape varieties referred to in the article cited shall also be prohibited. 3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, plantings and grafting-on as referred to in those paragraphs shall be permitted if covered by: a) a new planting right granted pursuant to Article 103c; b) a replanting right granted pursuant to Article 103d; c) a planting right granted from a reserve as provided for in Articles 103e and 103f. 4. The planting rights referred to in paragraph 3 shall be granted in hectares. 5. Articles 103c to 103f shall apply at least until 31 December 2020. 6. Member States may decide to extend in their territory the date fixed in the previous paragraph. In such case the rules governing the planting rights regime laid down in this Article shall apply accordingly in the given Member State.
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 c (new) Article 103c New planting rights 1. Without prejudice to the previous Article, Member States may grant new planting rights to producers in respect of areas: a) intended for new plantings carried out under measures for land consolidation or measures concerning compulsory purchases in the public interest adopted under national law; b) intended for experimental purposes; c) intended for graft nurseries; or d) whose wine or vine products are intended solely for consumption by the wine-grower’s household. 2. New planting rights granted shall be: a) exercised by the producer to whom they are granted; b) used before the end of the second wine year after the one in which they were granted; c) used for the purposes for which they were granted.
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 d (new) Article 103d Replanting rights 1. Member States shall grant replanting rights to producers who have grubbed up a legally recognised and registered area planted with vines. However, grubbed-up areas for which a grubbing-up premium has been granted shall not generate replanting rights. 2. Member States may grant replanting rights to producers who undertake to grub up an area planted with vines. In such cases, the grubbing-up of the pledged area shall be carried out at the latest at the end of the third year after which new vines for which the replanting rights had been granted have been planted. 3. Replanting rights granted shall correspond to the equivalent of the grubbed-up area in terms of pure crop. 4. The replanting rights shall be exercised on the holding in respect of which they were granted. Member States may further stipulate that such replanting rights may be exercised only on the area where the grubbing-up was carried out. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, Member States may decide that replanting rights may be transferred, in whole or in part, to another holding in the same Member State in the following cases: a) part of the holding concerned is transferred to that other holding; b) areas on that other holding are intended for: i) the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, or ii) the cultivation of graft nurseries. Member States shall ensure that the application of the derogation provided for in the first subparagraph does not lead to an overall increase in production potential on their territory, in particular when transfers are made from non- irrigated to irrigated areas. 6. Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to rights similar to replanting rights acquired under prior Community or national legislation. 7. Replanting rights granted under Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be used within the periods provided for therein.
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 e (new) Article 103e National and regional reserves of planting rights 1. In order to improve management of the production potential, Member States shall create a national reserve or regional reserves of planting rights. 2. Member States which have established national or regional reserves of planting rights under Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 may maintain those reserves as long as they apply the planting right regime in accordance with this Subsection. 3. The following planting rights shall be allocated to national or regional reserves if they are not used within the prescribed period: a) new planting rights; b) replanting rights; c) planting rights granted from the reserve. 4. Producers may transfer replanting rights to national or regional reserves. The conditions of such transfer, where necessary in return for a payment from national funds, shall be determined by the Member States taking into account the legitimate interests of the parties. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide not to implement a reserve system provided that they can prove that an effective alternative system for managing planting rights exists throughout their territory. The alternative system may, where necessary, derogate from the relevant provisions of this Subsection.
Amendment 1507 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 f (new) Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 g (new) Article 103g De minimis This Subsection shall not apply in Member States where the Community planting rights regime did not apply by 31 December 2007.
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 h (new) Article 103h Stricter national rules Member States may adopt stricter national rules in respect of the award of new planting rights or replanting rights. They may also require that the respective applications and the relevant information to be supplied therein be supplemented by additional information necessary for monitoring the development of production potential.
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 j (new) Article 103j Implementing measures The measures necessary for the implementation of this Subsection shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162 of this Regulation. Those measures may include any of the following: a) provisions to avoid excessive administrative charges when applying said provisions; b) the co-existence of vines pursuant to Article 103f(2); c) the application of the reduction coefficient referred to in Article 103f(5).
Amendment 1520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 l (new) Article 103l National 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 2014 (hereinafter referred to as ‘twelve-month periods’) are fixed in Annex XX. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 101b, 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 Annex XX shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States.
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 m (new) Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual reference quantity or quantities at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 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. 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 adjusted in accordance with Article 101d, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 101f.
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 n (new) Article 103n Allocation of quotas from the national reserve 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 101f on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 1529 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 o (new) Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adjust 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 forward to the Commission each year, by dates to be fixed by the Commission, the information necessary to: a) make the adjustment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by each Member State.
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 p (new) Article 103p 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 2014 in accordance with Article 101b(1), 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 101b(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission. 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. 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 Annex [X].
Amendment 1535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 q (new) Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex ..., in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 101c. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 101g, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 101k, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 r (new) Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas stops producing and marketing milk 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 a producer once again 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 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 s (new) Article 103s 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 Article 101g(3) 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 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 t (new) Article 103t Transfers of quotas together with land 1. 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 1548 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 u (new) source: PE-494.484
2012/07/25
AGRI
32 amendments...
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 v (new) Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 101i and 101j, 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 101i and 101j 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 1554 #
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 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 x (new) Article 103x Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the established national quota. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 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 it, within the limit of 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, the Commission shall, after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article ... of Regulation (EC) No ... on the financing of the common agricultural policy. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week. Article ... of Council Regulation (EC) No ... on budgetary discipline shall not apply. 4. The Commission shall determine the arrangements for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 y (new) Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 101o and 101r, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 101a, paragraph 2. Without prejudice to Articles 101o, paragraph 3, and 101r, paragraph 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 101d, 101e and 101o, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
Amendment 1563 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 z (new) Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission and with respect to the conditions determined by the latter, when there is a difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. 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. 2. 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, (b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate.
Amendment 1566 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 aa (new) Article 103aa 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 the date and following the procedure to be laid down by the Commission, 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 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ab (new) Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid by the Commission. Conditions to be fulfilled and information to be provided by producers in the case of direct sales shall be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ac (new) Article 103ac 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. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. The Commission shall determine how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the Member State's competent body.
Amendment 1575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 ad (new) Article 103ad 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 1, point (a) of Article 101j, 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 101p, 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 fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears to be fixed by the Commission shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) pursue
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii (iii)
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi Amendment 1638 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) have the necessary technical means to carry out their activities.
Amendment 1675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 a (new) Article 106a Producer associations Member States shall recognise, on request, producer associations, which: (a) are constituted by producers in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2); (b) are formed on the initiative of the producers; (c) pursue a specific aim, which may include at least one of the following objectives: (i) optimising production costs and stabilising producer prices; (ii) carrying out research into sustainable production methods and market developments; (iii) promoting and providing technical assistance for the use of environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques; (iv) managing by-products and waste in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and preserving or encouraging biodiversity; and (v) contributing to a sustainable use of natural resources and to climate change mitigation; (d) do not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty.
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new) Associations of producer organisations shall have the right to apply private supply management pursuant to Article 17a.
Amendment 1694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 107 – paragraph 2 b (new) Associations of producer organisations may carry out any of the activities or functions of producer organisations. They may manage their own operational programmes and, where necessary, their own operational funds. These may be full or partial operational programmes and shall be governed by implementing rules to be determined by the Commission.
Amendment 1836 #
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
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 113 a (new) Amendment 1852 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 113 b (new) Amendment 1901 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Taking into account the need to ensure the efficiency of the system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide that the checks carried out by the customs authorities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall, in addition to, or as an alternative to, the check of the customs value against the unit value, include a check of the customs value against another value. In no circumstances may this power result in a deductive method that minimises or prevents the application of the additional duty.
Amendment 1903 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules for the calculation of the other value referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, and to ensure the traceability of each product consignment imported. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new) (3a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraphs, the Commission shall coordinate action by the various national competition authorities in order to ensure that the rules of competition law are applied and interpreted in the most uniform way possible in sectors covered by this Regulation. It may therefore publish best practice guidelines to assist the sector in question and the various authorities.
Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, including those caused by an increase in production costs, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 159 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission shall define the conditions under which it shall be established that there is a ‘severe market crisis’ and which shall lead to the adoption of exceptional measures in addition to the usual public and private market management measures and the automatic availability of funds from the crisis reserve.
Amendment 2145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Part II.
Amendment 2162 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b Amendment 2164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c source: PE-492.804
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/24
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Support under this measure shall cover
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a) quality schemes for agricultural products, cotton or foodstuffs established by Union legislation, including those in the process of being recognised;
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii ii) the scheme is open to all producers and processors;
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted: a) as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 3. Support shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligible. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall only be payable to SMEs and to producer organisations and agricultural cooperatives, irrespective of their size. Similarly, the selection criteria defined under Article 49 shall promote projects developed by producer organisations and cooperatives.
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 a (new) source: PE-492.949
2012/07/25
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1198 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives. This requirement shall be waived for farms that are part of landowner associations and are covered by a prevention plan drawn up by the competent authorities.
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. This measure can thus be used to finance the establishment of forest planning instruments such as planning projects and technical plans that shall include investment initiatives funded by this measure.
Amendment 1253 #
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 and merging of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan.
Amendment 1347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Support under this measure shall be granted, per hectare of UAA and/or LU, to farmers or groups of farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/200735.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1591 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payment
Amendment 1680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the local action groups, Member States shall establish a system
Amendment 1719 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards and in Member States in the Mediterranean Basin investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1919 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new) (ba) the average annual level of compensation which would have been required for each EU Member State over the 1998 to 2007 period had the income stabilisation tool been used, based on the evolution of the gross farm income indicator.
Amendment 1924 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. In Member States in which rural development programming is carried out through a series of regional programmes, EAFRD resources will be allocated by the State in question to each programme according to objective, non-discriminatory criteria which should include reference to the criterion established under point 4(c) of this article.
Amendment 1949 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 36 and
Amendment 2001 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 67 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notwithstanding Article 59 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012], the contribution from the EAFRD may be made in a form other than a non- repayable direct assistance. Provisions for implementation will be decided in accordance with the procedure.
Amendment 2067 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 17(3) Amendment 2068 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 17(3) Amendment 2085 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Article 28 (4) source: PE-494.481
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2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines
2012/11/10
TRAN
6 amendments...
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 16/33 add the following rail freight transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almorchón – Córdoba – Ávila – Salamanca – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – León – Zamora – Salamanca – Plasencia – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Torralba – Soria – Castejón
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following airports to the comprehensive network: – Murcia/Corvera – Lleida – Huesca/Pirineos – Logroño – Albacete – Córdoba
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following rail passenger transport sections to the comprehensive network: – Almendricos – Águilas – Barcelona – Massanet – Barcelona – Puigcerdá – Játiva – Alcoy – Lleida – Manresa – Barcelona – Los Rosales – Zafra – Madrid – Burgos – Villalba – Segovia
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following high-quality road sections to the core network: – Santander – Aguilar de Campoo – Palencia/Burgos – Vitoria – Alsasua – Pamplona – Jaca – Huesca – Lleida – Tarragona – Atalaya del Cañavate – Albacete – Murcia – Benavente – Verín – Ourense – Vigo – Gijón – Oviedo – León – Benavente – Zamora – Salamanca – Cáceres – Zafra – Sevilla -Oviedo-La espina– Ponferrada
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 17/33 add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
source: PE-496.673
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2011/0303(NLE) EU/Central America Association Agreement
2012/02/08
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EUROLAT) resolution of 19 May 2011 on the prospects for trade relations between the European Union and Latin America,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Madrid Summit held in May 2010 led to the resumption of all the trade negotiations with Latin America that had been on ice for the last few years, concluding the negotiations on this PA, which, after a legal review, was initialled on 22 March 2011 and signed in Tegucigalpa on 28 June 2012,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital J J. recalling that all states in CA benefit from the Generalised System of Preferences Plus scheme (GSP+), which will cease to apply on 31 December 2013; noting that the new GSP scheme will
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point v v)
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point v a (new) va) Promote action to raise awareness of the Agreement among stakeholders in both regions and encourage the organisation of trade fairs in both regions in order to provide opportunities for contacts to be forged and cooperation agreements to be concluded, particularly among SMEs;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point v a (new) va) Support the establishment of competitive value-added production facilities in Central America; propose the establishment of regional trade academies both in Latin American regions and across EU Member States, aimed at building capacity among SMEs by providing training sessions on the preconditions for trading agricultural products, goods and services with the partner region;
source: PE-494.571
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2011/0339(COD) Health for Growth Programme 2014-2020
2012/09/03
ITRE
8 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The actions foreseen in the programme should help to strengthen European public health systems as they are a crucial mechanism to keep social welfare and to reduce inequalities that are worryingly increasing due to the current economic uncertainty.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) To minimise the public health consequences of cross-border health threats which could range from mass contamination caused by chemical incidents to pandemics, like those unleashed recently by E coli, influenza strain H1N1 or SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) or diseases from developing countries which through global population movements are an increasing reality in some European countries, the Programme should contribute to the creation and maintenance of robust mechanisms and tools to detect, assess and manage major cross-border health threats.. Due to the nature of these threats, the Programme should support coordinated public health measures at EU level to address different aspects, building on preparedness and response planning, robust and reliable risk assessment and a strong risk and crisis management framework. In this context, it is important that the programme should benefit from complementarity with the work programme of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control12 in the fight against communicable diseases and the activities supported under the Unions programmes for research and innovation. Special efforts should be undertaken to ensure coherence and synergies between the Programme and global health work carried out under other Community programmes and instruments that address in particular the areas of influenza, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other cross- border health threats in third countries. Action under the programme may also cover cross-border threats to health caused by biological and chemical incidents, environment and climate change. As stated in the Commission's Communication ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’, the Commission has committed to mainstreaming climate change into overall Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. Spending in the Health for Growth Programme under objective 4 will contribute in a general manner to this objective by addressing health threats associated to climate change. The Commission will provide information on climate change expenditure within the Health for Growth Programme.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) This programme should also contribute to create synergies with the European research field by introducing and applying innovative breakthroughs into health sector and making sure that the limited national European resources are utilized efficiently. In order to translate research into actual innovation within health systems, particular attention should be given to actors with specific vulnerabilities, such as women and children, that make, nevertheless, a crucial contribution to social and economic growth and welfare.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subparagraph 1 (1) To develop common tools and mechanisms at EU level to address shortages of resources, both human and financial, and to facilitate up-take of innovation in healthcare in order to contribute to innovative and sustainable health systems and to reduce inequalities within healthcare European services.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – point 1.2 Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – point 2.2 – 2.2 Support action on rare diseases including
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.4 a (new) 1.4a. Creating synergies with the European research field so that the main research breakthroughs can be introduced and actually applied into health systems.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – point 4.1 4.1. Preparedness to and response for serious cross border health threats taking into account and coordinating with global initiatives: put in place common components of generic and specific preparedness planning, including for pandemic influenza, and report regularly on implementation of preparedness plans; bring innovation to patients for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases coming from developing countries which are increasingly becoming a reality in some European countries.
source: PE-483.849
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2011/0380(COD) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020
2013/01/17
PECH
90 amendments...
Amendment 179 #
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, not later than 2015
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) In line with the goal of simplification and decentralisation, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one single operational programme per Member State, in accordance with its national structure. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a single operational programme incorporating all of the operational programmes from the different regions. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policy.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Recognising the importance of the role that spouses of self-employed fishermen play in
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 34 (34) Conscious of the
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 35 (35) Conscious of the potential that diversification offers for
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) The
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks in a way that is compatible with the economic and social development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector. 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 293 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) In line with the reduction of discard
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 45 (45) It is vital for the Union that a sustainable balance be achieved between fresh water resources and their exploitation; therefore having due regard to environmental impact while ensuring that these sectors retain economic viability, appropriate provisions should support inland fishing.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 48 New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, aquaculture tourism for promoting the aquaculture sector and its products, educational or environmental activities.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 (50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable areas for developing aquaculture taking into account access to waters and space, the EMFF should support national and sub-national authorities in making their strategic choices
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 52 (52) In order to promote environmentally sustainable aquaculture, the EMFF should support aquaculture activities which are highly respectful of the environment, the conversion of aquaculture enterprises to eco-management, the use of audit schemes as well as the conversion to
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 61 (61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products]1 as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 (62) Priority should be given to producer organisations and
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 63 (63) Recognising the growing competition
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 69 (69)
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 73 (73) Provisions should be laid down for support to collect, manage and use of fisheries data as specified in the multiannual Union programme, in particular to support national and sub- national programmes and the management and use of data for scientific analysis and CFP implementation. The support granted to Member States on the basis of the Regulation (EC) No. 861/2006 for the expenditure incurred relating to the collection, management and use of fisheries data should be continued under the EMFF pursuing the logic of a single fund.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 88 (88) Conscious of the importance of ensuring conservation of marine biological and protecting fish stocks in particular from illegal fishing
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 89 (89) Member States should adopt adequate measures to guarantee the proper functioning of management and control systems. To that end, a managing authority, a paying agency and a certification body should be designated for each sub-national operational programme and their responsibilities should be specified. These responsibilities should relate primarily to the sound financial implementation, organisation of evaluation, certification of expenditure, audit and compliance with Union law. Provision should be made for regular meetings between the Commission and the national authorities concerned in order to monitor the assistance. With respect to management and control it is necessary, in particular, to establish the modalities by which Member States give the assurance that the systems are in place and function satisfactorily.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 93 (93) The rules and procedures governing commitments and payments should be simplified so that a regular cash flow is ensured. A pre-financing of
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the sustainable development of fisheries areas and inland fishing,
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10 (10) 'inland fishing' means fishing carried out for commercial purposes
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18 (18) 'small scale coastal fishing' means fishing carried out by fishing vessels
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 (19) 'vessels operating exclusively in inland waters' means vessels engaged in commercial fishing in inland waters and not included in the Union fishing fleet register.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19 a (new) (19a) ‘aquaculture sector’ means aquaculture enterprises, aquaculture farmers’ and fishermen’s organisations and natural persons involved in aquaculture activities.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (b) enhancement of the competitiveness and viability of fisheries, in particular of
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) operators that have committed a serious infringement under Article 42 of the Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or Article 90(1) of the Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, with a sanction based on a final administrative decision;
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall require that operators submitting an application under the EMFF provide to the managing authority a signed statement confirming that they respect the criteria listed in paragraph 1
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) construction of new fishing vessels,
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii) the share of
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall draw up a single operational programme integrating the various subnational programmes to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 2 2
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. The feasibility studies and advice referred to respectively in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be provided by recognised scientific or technical bodies with the required advisory competences as recognised
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to facilitate diversification and job creation
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) business start-ups
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) retrofitting of
Amendment 1122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 5 Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 A
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 a (new) Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 b (new) Article 34 (b) Temporary cessation of fishing activities The EFF may contribute to the financing of support measures for the temporary cessation of fishing activities to owners of fishing vessels and fishermen, in the context of the fishing effort adjustment plan included in the Management Plans detailed in Article 9 of the CFP.
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to reduce the impact of fishing on the marine environment, foster the elimination of discards and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species a
Amendment 1293 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall not contribute to the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines. Support shall
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. In order to improve the quality of the fish caught the EMFF may support investments on board, in the processing and marketing process, for this purpose.
Amendment 1427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 2. In order to improve the use of unwanted catches the EMFF may support investments on board, in the processing and marketing process, to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and valorise underused components of fish caught
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1439 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 4 4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 2 2. In order to facilitate the use of unwanted catches the EMFF may support investments in fishing ports and landing sites which enable to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and which valorise under-used components of the fish caught
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to reduce the impact of
Amendment 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a a) References made in Articles 33, 36 and 39 to fishing vessels shall be understood as references to vessels operating exclusively in
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point b b) References made in Article 36 to the marine environment shall be understood as references to the environment in which
Amendment 1497 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 3 3. In order to sustain diversification by
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 4 4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, references made in Article 32 to fishing vessels shall be understood as references to vessels operating exclusively in
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 5 5. In order to protect and develop aquatic fauna and flora, the EMFF may support the participation of
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 6 6. Member States shall ensure that vessels receiving support under this Article continue to operate exclusively in
Amendment 1518 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 1 1. Support under this Chapter shall be
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 2 2. Operations under this Article must be carried out in collaboration with a scientific or technical body as recognised
Amendment 1607 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a a) adding value to aquaculture products, in particular by allowing the aquaculture
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b b) diversification of the income of the aquaculture
Amendment 1618 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) diversification of the income of the aquaculture
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted
Amendment 1640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1756 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. Support may only be granted where the suspension of harvesting due to contamination of molluscs is the result of the proliferation of toxin-producing plankton or the presence of plankton containing biotoxins, or to the proliferation of coliforms (E. coli) and when:
Amendment 1759 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) it lasts for
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1801 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 The occurrence of an adverse climatic event or the outbreak of disease in aquaculture shall be formally recognised as such by the competent subnational authority or the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1804 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The competent subnational authority or the Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted.
Amendment 1955 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii)
Amendment 1963 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) certification and promotion including of s
Amendment 1967 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii (iii) direct marketing of fishery products by
Amendment 1976 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) b a) the marketing of new products, the application of new technologies and the development of innovative marketing methods;
Amendment 2014 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) for the processing of
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) da) contributing to the improvement of working conditions;
Amendment 2026 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new) db) for improving and monitoring hygiene and public health standards and product quality;
Amendment 2032 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new) dc) for the production of new products, the application of new technologies and the development of innovative production methods.
Amendment 2106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point b b) national and sub-national multi-annual sampling programmes;
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) the participation of Member States' representatives and sub-national governments in regional coordination meetings as referred to in Article 37(4) of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy], meetings of regional fisheries management organisations of which the EU is a contracting partner or an observer or meetings of international bodies in charge of providing scientific advice.
Amendment 2244 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 96 – paragraph 1 1. In addition to the general rules of Article 72 of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], and following the Commission decision approving the operational programme, an initial pre-
source: PE-496.422
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/06/13
INTA
6 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Under the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Union offers Neighbourhood countries a privileged relationship, building upon a mutual commitment to and promotion of the values of democracy and human rights, the rule of law, good governance and the principles of a social market economy and sustainable development.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Concluding agreements on deep and comprehensive free trade areas (DCFTA) between the EU and the Neighbourhood countries is a priority that should lead to the gradual and balanced opening up of the goods and services markets of both parties, ensure that appropriate mechanisms are in place for implementing the measures needed to achieve that end and promote the adoption of plant health and environmental standards similar to those of the Union, as well as minimum social and labour standards.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) creating conditions for well managed mobility of people
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction,
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) enhancing sub-regional, regional and Neighbourhood wide collaboration as well as Cross-Border Cooperation, with a special emphasis on trade policy and the opportunities that this affords to boost the development of partner countries.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country’s commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country’s partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, respect for and compliance with the fundamental principles of the rule of law and a social market economy, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country’s needs and capacities, and the potential impact of Union support.
source: PE-491.072
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/12/09
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that Article 165 TFEU gives the EU new competences in the area of sport; highlights the value of sport to society, not only in terms of health benefits
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-470.047
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2011/2025(INI) Comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
2011/03/22
CULT
2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reminds that the current exemption in Directive 95/46/EC (Article 9) from certain data protection rules for journalistic purposes is vital for a free and independent press. Calls on the Commission to maintain this exemption as a minimum, and ideally strengthen it;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the importance of informing users of the competent data protection authority as well as easy ways to access, to rectify and to delete their personal data;
source: PE-460.957
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2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport
2011/09/09
CULT
19 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas major events and participation in sport provide extraordinary opportunities to exploit the potential of tourism development in Europe, which can spread the values and principles linked to sport,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas national teams have a
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas professional sport
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools and universities as well as of promoting sport among all members of the public, as this fosters values of peaceful coexistence, understanding and solidarity and a healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on sports organisations to pay greater attention to the needs of
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to support the fight against doping, while respecting in the performance of medical checks and tests athletes’ individual freedom; urges the Member States to treat trafficking in illegal performance-enhancing substances in the same way as trafficking in illegal drugs and to adopt national legislation to this end, thereby helping to improve European coordination in this field;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that women’s sport needs greater societal recognition and higher visibility; urges the Member States to promote the appointment of women to coaching and managerial posts in the world of sport, to increase the number and impact of top women’s competitions broadcast by the media, to encourage women and girls to take up competitive and non-competitive sport and to increase the funds allocated to women’s sport;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages Member States to take account of the experience of former sportspeople when they wish to become trainers, and to establish specific career paths for high-level athletes who decide to pursue a course of higher education - irrespective of their field of study - and provide tutors for them;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that, where sports take place in the natural environment, a balance must be ensured between their societal benefits and the health of the
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages the Member States and the Community institutions to increase their grants to organisations that seek to integrate through sport people at risk of social exclusion or that promote sport for physically or mentally disabled people;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Recalls that sport has a huge potential for combating and preventing illness and promoting a healthy lifestyle and urges therefore that full use be made of the opportunities it offers for controlling spending on healthcare;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that professional sportspeople should be entitled to the same social security rights as workers;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the fundamental importance of the current system of structuring commercial exploitation of audiovisual rights for sports competitions
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that betting on sport is a form of commercial exploitation of competitions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure this occurs legally and to protect betting from unauthorised activities, in particular by recognising organisers’ intellectual property rights with regard to their competitions, in accordance with the Audiovisual Media Directive, guaranteeing a significant contribution from betting operators towards funding
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for grassroots and character- building sport to benefit from the European Structural Funds;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Emphasises the important role played by local bodies in promoting sport for all within society and calls on these bodies to be actively involved in the European forums for debate and dialogue aimed at the sports world;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport and for the values associated with sport to influence individuals and society;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include on the agenda for cooperation with non-member States problems such as international player transfers, exploitation of underage players, piracy and illegal betting; urges likewise that European collaboration to stop violence and discriminatory behaviour during sports events be stepped up and encourages the establishment of links for cooperation in supporting sports-based social integration projects;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on clubs to ensure compliance with immigration laws when they
source: PE-470.057
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2011/2088(INI) Tackling early school leaving
2011/07/19
CULT
15 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 16 January 2008 entitled ‘Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child’1, ________ 1 OJ C 41E, 19.2.2009, p. 24
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 18 May 2010 on key competences for a changing world: implementation of the education and training 2010 work programme 1, ________ 1 OJ C 161E, 31.5.2011, p. 8
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 b (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 February 2007 on educational discrimination against young women and girls (2006/2135 INI)1, ________ 1 OJ C 250E, 25.11.2007, p. 102
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas young people, in order to participate fully in society
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the foundations for a child’s future educational career and wellbeing are laid in the early years of childhood, and reiterates the call contained in its resolution on Early Years Learning in the EU for the development of a European framework for early childhood education and care services;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes the existence of an intergenerational cycle, i.e. the strong tendency for children of early school leavers to become early school leavers themselves; stresses that family structure has a
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Warns of the impact of specific learning difficulties and related problems, increasing the risk of children affected leaving school;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. States that equality of opportunities in education for individuals of all
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Suggests that each secondary school set up a counselling service to enable students with
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for greater efforts to be made to ensure that this personalised approach specifically benefits those pupils suffering from learning difficulties caused by dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, attention deficit or hyperactivity for example;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Encourages better career guidance and work experience schemes at school, in order to
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Suggests that mentoring schemes be set up in schools to provide students with exposure to
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages Member States to invest in qualified and well-trained staff for both preschool and compulsory education, in a bid to reduce the teacher-pupil ratio; suggests that teaching assistants be employed in schools to
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for school resources to be updated in view of the potential benefits of digitised teaching methods and for attention to be given to qualifications such as language proficiency or digital literacy, which are necessary for the jobs of tomorrow;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that the principle of ‘learning to learn’ should be at the heart of all school curricula; notes that this is vital in engaging more young people in the process of learning and recommends the incorporation of new technological applications such as those offered by the Internet of Things with a view to increasing motivation and output;
source: PE-467.197
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2011/2113(INI) Trade for change: EU trade and investment strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab spring revolutions
2012/02/03
INTA
12 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, thus far, the economies of SMCs have been run by undemocratic leaders to the benefit of the few, often overlooking the needs of the most vulnerable; whereas the fact that many dictators have now been deposed opens up new opportunities to open up the economies of the region and create a true market economy;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas chronic unemployment, especially of young people, and lack of trade diversification remain a serious concern; whereas long-term structural unemployment and informal labour, including child labour, remains high in most SMCs and has further deteriorated in those countries which have experienced severe social unrest during the Arab Spring; whereas the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that the region needs to create around 25 million new jobs over the next decade to maintain the current level of employment;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas adolescents (aged 10-19) represent 20 % of the population and unemployment rates for those aged between 15 and 24 are around 25-
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the EU is the biggest consumer market in the world, to which access should only be granted if partner countries are serious about engaging in the bilateral opening of markets, if the benefits of economic reforms are enjoyed by the whole population of the partner country, including the most vulnerable, and if the appropriate political, social and environmental commitments are given and fulfilled;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is concerned that the European External Action Service (EEAS) has not yet made public the details of the ‘more for more’ criteria that will determine, together with the commercial scoping exercise, whether a country is eligible for a DCFTA; asks the EEAS, therefore, to establish these criteria so that the process is transparent and so that partner countries know in advance where adjustments need to be made; insists that respect for democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of association, and respect for international labour laws, ILO conventions and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), must be central to this process and considers that it should be responsive to significant improvements or deteriorations in partner countries during the preparatory phase and the negotiations themselves; insists that these criteria should include an appropriate level of economic opening and an index of how all levels of society benefit from trade and foreign direct investment (FDI);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is concerned that the European External Action Service (EEAS) has not yet made public the details of the ‘more for more’ criteria that will determine, together with the commercial scoping exercise, whether a country is
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recalls that FTAs are not an end in themselves and that they should serve to benefit each country; Maintains that the trade provisions should be supported by strengthened human rights clauses with improved monitoring and implementing provisions, and an ambitious sustainable development chapter with a central role for civil society, including provisions on corporate social responsibility (CSR) which will strengthen the joint ownership of the process;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Asks the Commission to specifically support and promote Fair Trade and organic farming initiatives, in particular in support of small-holder farmers, producers and cooperatives, as a way to integrate sustainable agricultural practices and rural development, simultaneously developing the supply chain to ensure European consumers of the products' quality, traceability and social and environmental credentials;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the focus on behind-the- border barriers to trade and alignment with the EU's acquis, but notes that there is still scope for further negotiations on tariff reductions with certain countries; stresses that, for DCFTAs to be of true value to SMCs, the EU must be prepared to make
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes, however, that previous attempts to negotiate sectoral arrangements under the Association Agreements have not proved successful; asks the Commission to incentivise SMCs to negotiate on investment and other so-called ‘Singapore issues’ such as services within the context of DCFTAs; considers that the Commission should apply asymmetrical implementation, where appropriate, and be flexible regarding the sensitive sectors of
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Encourages EU Member States to play a more ambitious role in the EU's strategy for the Southern Neighbourhood by providing major programmes of fellowships for SMC students of both genders and from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, particularly in the fields of economics, business, IT, communication and trade; calls on the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative to immediately propose the establishment of the Euromed Erasmus and Da Vinci programmes; observes that other players in the region, such as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, have been more effective in providing this support to SMCs; believes that these exchanges can provide lasting connections with future business partners in SMCs;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Recalls the role played by artists, cultural actors and bloggers in allowing some Arab civil societies to liberate themselves from dictatorship and open up the path to democracy; calls on the EU to integrate in its trade policy cultural cooperation, including joint initiatives in the fields of arts, education, media, the Internet and other crucial sectors to promote human rights and democracy;
source: PE-483.651
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/09/09
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that fostering participation in EU cultural programmes benefits cultural policy development in ENP countries; welcomes, therefore, the launching of the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme and endorses the Commission's intention of following up on its Special Action Culture Programme; cultural programmes and programmes to promote mobility should also focus on the mobility of artists and those pursuing artistic studies, thereby facilitating creative and cultural enrichment and exchange;
source: PE-472.077
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2011/2178(INI) Competitive digital single market - eGovernment as a spearhead
2011/11/10
CULT
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that pan-European eGovernment platforms improve access to public service information (PSI), policies, government communication, culture and education, as well as contributing to government efficiency and greater transparency and enhancing democratisation by empowering citizens in the policy-making process;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Member States to
source: PE-473.889
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2011/2180(INI) Contribution of the European institutions to the consolidation and progress of the Bologna process
2011/09/12
CULT
9 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Member States need to make further efforts to guarantee the mutual recognition of diplomas, which is crucial for the success of the process;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls for a strengthening at EU level of support for the Bologna Process, in particular as regards the recognition of academic qualifications, and the promotion of mobility and employability; considers that the Member States should reiterate their commitment in this regard and the EU should guarantee that the necessary resources are available to achieve this objective;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the development of an effective, bottom-up approach, fully involving all key actors such as universities, trade unions, the business sector and, first and foremost, teachers
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a commitment on the part of universities to new teaching and training strategies aimed at a
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges that teacher training programmes should be strengthened and expanded, taking account of the possibilities offered by lifelong learning and new technologies;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Asks for further support for national and European measures to guarantee equitable inclusion and fair access for students from under-represented groups and socially disadvantaged backgrounds; urges the Member States to strengthen their support systems for this purpose;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Draws attention to the particular needs of the Bachelor’s degree, its curricula and its employability; stresses in this respect the need for specific actions, such as the development of theory/practice curricula, and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula and enhancing employability;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for an effective strategy to be set up to support lifelong learning programmes and for these programmes to become a general route so that they receive the recognition they deserve; calls, likewise, for company-based lifelong learning to be encouraged so that workers have the opportunity to expand their training and skills;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that the Bologna Process 2012 Biannual Ministerial Meeting in Bucharest must take into account the fact that the creation of EHEA has laid down the conditions for joint competence of the EU and the Member States on the issue of higher education; suggests that the European Parliament be represented at these meetings so that it participates directly in the assessment and improvement of the process;
source: PE-472.248
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2011/2182(INI) EU Citizenship Report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights
2011/11/30
CULT
1 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to develop tools for improving academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study,
source: PE-476.119
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2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
2012/01/17
ITRE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission analysis that biodiversity loss is not only costly for society as a whole, but also for economic actors in sectors that depend directly on ecosystem services and on the long-term availability and diversity of natural assets, such as tourism and tertiary sector, generally speaking, which is a major in the EU; agrees furthermore that nature- based innovation and action to restore ecosystems and conserve biodiversity has a significant potential to create new skills, jobs and business opportunities; to that extent, European institutions should get the youth involved as it is particularly sensitive to environmental issues and, as it represents EU's future, it has a great concern on this topic;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that one reason why we have failed to reverse the continuing trend of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation globally is our incomplete understanding of the complexity of biodiversity and the interactions of its parts with each other and with the living environment, including the value of biodiversity for current and future human generations; reiterates that biodiversity science is the necessary backbone for any kind of policy implementation and underlines the need to keep on raising social awareness and setting binding commitments to help reversing the ecosystem's jeopardised situation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers it vital that available scientific data on biodiversity, examples of good practice for halting biodiversity loss and information on nature-based innovation potential be more widely known and shared among policy makers and key stakeholders; as such ICTs should have a crucial role to play in order to help delivering new opportunities and tools;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission's intention to reform, phase out and eliminate harmful subsidies in accordance with the 2020 Strategy and agrees that well-designed market-based instruments aimed at internalising the external costs of consumption and production activities on the environment contribute to achieving the objective of halting biodiversity loss if combined with incentives for green investments within the sectors concerned; in view of the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) negotiations, EC should bear in mind the great need to provide the appropriate financial resources for the Biodiversity Strategy goals to be fully achieved;
source: PE-480.542
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2011/2313(INI) Online distribution of audiovisual works in the European Union
2012/08/03
ITRE
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that greater attention should be given to improv
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the necessity to ensure proper remuneration for rights-holders, for on-line distribution of audiovisual materials
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the new Creative Europe Programme proposed by the EC, which underlines that online distribution is also having a massive and positive impact for distributing audiovisual works especially for reaching new audiences in Europe and beyond, and for enhancing the social cohesion;
source: PE-483.685
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2012/0180(COD) Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market
2013/05/08
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The aim is to achieve a balanced model that gives users and citizens easy access to cultural content and goods, respects the rights of creators and rightholders and allows those who so desire to create their own content and share it without acquiring intellectual property rights (IPR). Modern EU legislation which is adapted to current needs in the field of IPR enforcement in the digital domain will serve as the basis for establishing agreements with our trading partners, moving beyond the failed attempts to address both the counterfeiting of goods and Internet content.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 a (new) (7a) EU coordination of issues relating to copyright and related rights should also include the distinction between personal and commercial use of the goods subject to such rights in order to respect not just the rights of creators and rightholders but also those of users.
source: PE-510.658
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2012/2094(INI) Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy
2012/07/23
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned that citizens
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Is of the opinion that the European Union should stop negotiating international agreements on IPR in plurilateral and bilateral settings until the issues regarding IPR on the Internet and the
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Council not to conclude trade agreements with countries where EU ICT companies are required to restrict access to websites, remove user-generated content or provide personal information in ways that breach fundamental rights and curtail the freedom to conduct business; calls on the EU to minimise the extra-territorial application of third-country legislation on EU citizens online
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that the EU should include in future FTAs objective
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the need for more stringent supply-chain controls and corporate responsibility schemes and transparency mechanisms in respect of trading in products – from basic goods and equipment to mobile devices – and services, which can be used to curtail human rights and digital freedom; regards jamming and interception technology products and services as ‘single use’ items whose export should be subject to ex-ante approval.
source: PE-494.563
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2012/2225(INI) Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries
2013/01/31
INTA
14 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2010 on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation (P7_TA (2010) 0089),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas trade and investment can be a means of achieving those objectives by stimulating the sustainable and inclusive growth of developing countries (DCs), enabling the transfer of technologies and skills and helping to create jobs
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Supports the Commission’s aim of enhancing synergies between trade and development policies, taking into account the needs and capacities of the beneficiary countries and promoting initiatives, such as regional integration, to ensure that better use is made of these synergies; recommends that it award priority, in these policies, to measures aimed at creating jobs, improving the training and development of human resources and improving the trade and investment climate, resistance to economic shocks, fiscal governance and diversification of trade and investment flows, and promoting sustainable development; and calls for technical assistance to ensure the proper development of these measures;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls for greater coherence between all EU policies with a view to achieving, in as fair and efficient a manner possible, its trade and development objectives; urges, furthermore, for impact assessment mechanisms to be set up to ascertain whether trade and investment development projects have been a success;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers the ownership by beneficiary countries of programmes for developing trade and investment to be a decisive factor in their success, and that national, regional and local authorities, national parliaments and civil society must systematically be involved in the framing and monitoring of national programmes; believes it necessary, furthermore, to ensure better coordination of projects and initiatives by donors and beneficiaries, thereby contributing to an overall strategy on trade, investment and development in which all stakeholders can participate in its development and implementation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the DCs to mainstream the objective of sustainable economic development into the respective policies, strategies and measures they initiate at national level; Calls on the Commission to strengthen the capacity of governments to incorporate sustainable development considerations into their national trade strategies and programmes;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 2 a (new) - improving access to training, especially in regard to diversification of products, improving their added value and adapting them for the purposes of compliance with standards and technical requirements in the context of the local, regional and international markets;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 1 – indent 5 – support for the introduction and marketing of social and environment- friendly goods and services, including eco- tourism, which ensure the added value of products and compliance with sustainability criteria;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 1 a (new) - extending social protection systems and productive job creation in accordance with the principles of decent work and international law, underpinned by high- quality education and training systems;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point 4 – indent 4 a (new) - improving accountability in developing countries, and combating fraud, corruption, tax evasion and tax havens;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the work done by the international institutions (WTO, UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank and multilateral development banks, and the G20) in the field of aid for trade; believes that a system should be established for international, national and local cooperation between donors and that the WTO should play a leading role in doing this; recalls the EU’s commitment to promoting and facilitating the representation and involvement of the developing countries in these international institutions;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the commitment made by the BRICS countries to promote the growth and economic development of the DCs; calls on them to link their actions to respect for democratic principles and good governance and the promotion thereof; asks the Commission to continue to include the democracy and human rights clause in all trade agreements with developing countries;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU has developed effective tools in the field of development assistance through trade and investment, with these including the GSP and EPAs, provided that their provisions and implementation criteria do not result in discrimination or limitations that may prove disadvantageous to their potential beneficiaries; urges the Commission, nonetheless, to combine all the existing instruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also comprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade, capacity building and trade-related adjustment;
source: PE-504.162
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2013/01/29
INTA
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas; Stresses that this strategy should also encourage trade facilitation in order to support the efforts of developing countries and emerging economies in this particular field;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
source: PE-504.165
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2013/2007(INI) Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union
2013/04/26
CULT
6 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 4 September 2003 with recommendations to the Commission on European regional and lesser-used languages - the languages of minorities in the EU - in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity1, 1 OJ C 76E, 25.3.2004, p. 243.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2009 on multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment1, 1 OJ C 117E, 6.5.2010, p. 59.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the objective of safeguarding and promoting each and every facet of the European Union’s cultural and linguistic heritage has been bolstered under the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas linguistic diversity is acknowledged as a citizen’s right in Articles 21 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and it should be preserved in order to prevent the emergence of possible conflicts, whether active or passive, between the different linguistic communities within the Member States;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas all languages, including those which are endangered, reflect historical, social, cultural and ecological knowledge and skills that form part of the richness and diversity of the European Union;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated schedule of activities in various fields such as administration, the media, the arts, education (including pre- school education) and in all areas of public life; takes the view that support should be provided for the drawing-up of such schedules, for exchanges of good practice among language communities, and for the introduction of assessment procedures;
source: PE-510.542
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