Martin HÄUSLING
Constituencies
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Germany
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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Verts/ALE
Member
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Budgetary Control | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Canada | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2012/2041(INI) | Microbial challenge - rising threats from antimicrobial resistance |
| Shadow | 2011/0416(COD) | Agricultural holdings: network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation; Commission delegated and implementing powers |
| Shadow | 2011/0285(COD) | Common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO): regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2011/0280(COD) | Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2010/2111(INI) | EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem? |
| Shadow | 2010/0366(COD) | European Agricultural Guarantee Fund EAGF: scrutiny by Member States of financing transactions |
| Responsible | 2010/0364(COD) | Organic farming: organic production and labelling of the products |
| Shadow | 2010/0362(COD) | Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations |
| Shadow | 2010/0256(COD) | Outermost regions: specific measures for agriculture |
Born
1961/03/26 Bad Wildungen- Farming of own holding (since 1985) with own cheese dairy (since 1999).
- Member of Bad Zwesten Council (since 1981); member of the Hesse Regional Assembly (2003-2008, 2009); member of Schwalm-Eder District Council (since 2007).
- Member of Bioland AbL (small farmers' association), Upländer Bauernmolkerei (dairy), BUND, attac, Federal Biogas Association, Kellerwald-Edersee Regional Association, German Dairy Farmers' Association (BDM).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC)
2009/12/16
AGRI
9 amendments...
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i i) the country of origin or place of provenance
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11a Derogations for micro-enterprises and farmers Handcrafted products produced by micro- enterprises and farmers shall be exempted from the requirement laid down in Article 9 (1) (l). They may also be exempted from the information requirements laid down in Article 9 (1) b, c, d, g, h, i, j, k where the products are sold at the place of production, provided that the sales staff are able to provide the information concerned.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4 (4) In the case of non-prepacked food, the provisions of Article 41 shall apply. Notwithstanding this, particulars referred to in Article 9(1)(b) and (c) shall be made available to customers on request at the sales premises.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 a (new) Article 27a Indication of the forms of rearing different animal species In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 290 TFEU, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2010 at the latest, establish specific criteria for indicating the forms of rearing different animal species for the production of meat, meat products and milk, along the lines of the labelling of eggs under Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 of 23 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs1. The labelling of foods containing milk and meat will then be made on this basis. ____________________ 1 OJ L 132, 24.5.2007, p. 5.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b b) the amounts of fat, saturates, industrial transfatty acids and carbohydrates with specific reference to natural and added sugars, and salt.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 4 Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 a (new) Article 40a National measures for voluntary labelling Member States may adopt or maintain national measures that contain additional binding provisions for operators who choose to voluntarily label specific characteristics of foodstuffs.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex III – title 4 a (new) Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – indent 18 – food directly supplied by
source: PE-430.884
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2008/0211(COD) Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (repeal. Directive 86/609/EEC)
2010/06/30
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Council position Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Member States may, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty, maintain provisions in force on …*, aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals falling within the scope of this Directive than those contained in this Directive or adopt in the future provisions with that aim.
Amendment 3 #
Council position Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 4 #
Council position Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 A debilitating clinical condition for the purposes of this Directive means a substantial reduction in a person's normal physical or psychological ability to function.
Amendment 5 #
Council position Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Without prejudice to national legislation prohibiting certain types of methods, Member States shall ensure that a procedure is not carried out if another method or testing strategy for obtaining the result sought, not entailing the use of a live animal, is recognised under the legislation of the Union. In the absence of such method, a procedure may not be carried out if a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy for obtaining the result sought, including computer supported, in vitro and other methodologies, not entailing the use of an animal, is reasonably and practicably available.
source: PE-445.661
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2009/2105(INI) Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
2009/11/18
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the need, given that diversity is Europe's fundamental asset, for a formal recognition of the efforts made by European producers in meeting EU farming requirements with regard to quality, environmental, animal welfare and health standards; considers that after 2013 the CAP should support the quality policy and quality efforts, especially among producers, who have responsibility for using more environment-friendly production methods; calls for regions, in view of their proximity, to be given a more important role in the recognition and promotion of products with an indication of origin, traditional products and organic products;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that marketing standards still retain an important role in the production chain, and consequently they should be kept; they render transparent the changes on the market and allow purchasers to compare prices, sizes and quality of products and ensure a level playing-field in European competition; considers also that quality standards should include criteria specific to 'population' seeds and 'traditional, small-scale farming and on- site conservation' breeds forming part of our arable and animal biodiversity, which account for an increasing proportion of consumer demand;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is in favour of allowing stakeholders to develop marketing standards on their own, within trade associations and organisations such as the CEN (European Committee on Standardisation); however these standards should only be supplementary
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that, on the basis of producers’ experience, it has emerged that the management of the product quality through the PDOs and PGIs specifications, and the protection against usurpations are not sufficient for the further development of GI products; calls for an in-depth assessment to be carried out to identify suitable instruments for the management of the volume of production for PDO and PGI products; proposes enhancing the role of geographical indication owners' consortia1 in order to define the specific criteria in Community legislation; _________ 1 For example, 'consortium' in Italy, 'consejo regulador' in Spain and 'organisme de défense et de gestion' or 'détenteur d'IG' in France.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers that the appearance of non- organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming harms the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at attempts to extend the scope of the
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 1 - register and indicate the country of origin in the case of fresh and processed organic products imported from third countries, independently of whether the Community organic product logo is used,
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new) - harmonise the requirements for the labelling of origin on organic products in Regulation (EC) 834/2007 with EU rules on geographic indications and mandatory labelling of origin for certain products,
source: PE-430.687
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2009/2153(INI) Report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union
2010/03/02
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that bio-waste management must be structured in line with the waste treatment hierarchy, namely: prevention, recycling
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Considers bio-waste to be a valuable renewable resource for the production of electricity and gaseous transport fuel through conversion of biogas into biomethane;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Notes that the individual Member States have different waste management systems and that use of landfill continues to be the most common disposal method for municipal solid waste in the European Union; urges the Commission, therefore, to continue its impact assessment with the aim of preparing a Community legislative proposal on biodegradable waste in 2010 in order to halt landfilling in future;
source: PE-438.282
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2009/2157(INI) EU agriculture and climate change
2010/05/02
AGRI
13 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology (IAASTD) report drawn up by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Bank and signed by 58 countries;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas extensive grasslands and peat soils have been and still are being converted into cropland ( about 6 million hectares annually) through drainage and other cultivation measures, reducing their capacity to capture greenhouse gases; and whereas the import of high-protein feedstuffs produced in former rainforests and semi arid areas is resulting in further greenhouse gas emissions,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas various types of forest and climate change-sensitive land is also still being converted into cropland (seven million hectares annually), which also reduces the mitigation capacities of cultivated areas,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the agricultural sector is capable of adapting to climate change with the help of farmers" know-how, a
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Union's current objectives for the development of renewable energies must be urgently revised by means of environmental and climate-change impact assessment, as they have a direct bearing on agriculture,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Affirms that EU agriculture
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – indent 1 - simplified cultivation techniques that provide plant cover (such as reduced or no- tillage and leaving crop residues on the ground) and facilitate intercropping and crop rotation without increased use of pesticides, thereby maximising photosynthesis and helping to enrich the soil with organic matter, as demonstrated by the SoCo project launched at the European Parliament's instigation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – indent 2 - the preservation and development of agroforestry, hedges, wooded areas on farmland, permanent or temporary grassland pasture systems and reforestation;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – indent 3 - protection and restoration of carbon-rich land (peatland crop bans) and wetlands (growing suitable crops, such as reeds, as an alternative to drainage); and coordination of land and water management schemes so as to stabilise natural water cycles and ecosystems;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – indent 4 - farm modernisation (building insulation, energy-efficient equipment and the use of renewable energies); reduction of overall energy consumption in food chains, including reduction of transport and promotion of short-distance marketing;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises that a better
source: PE-438.281
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2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas in its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 the European Parliament insisted that the rules, standards and indicators adopted should be based on the best practices and latest technology and science and stressed that a high standard of animal welfare also entailed financial and administrative costs for Europe’s farmers,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – indent 3 a (new) – decentralisation of and support of mobile slaughter facilities in order to reduce overall animal transport distances,
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Suggests introducing obligatory animal welfare impact assessment procedures in the authorisation of industrial farming units;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibiotics and other substances which are used to prevent diseases in industrial farming units are central;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within the farming sector national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseases
source: PE-438.478
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas the 500 million consumers in the EU represent the largest target group for European agriculture, and whereas it continues to be the main supplier of the largest single market in the world,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 T
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the CAP has undergone radical reforms over the last 25 years, in particular bringing about a fundamental shift from production support to producer support1
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Points out that CAP market instruments are now used as safety nets to help manage market volatility and ensure a certain degree of stability
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, m
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion, therefore, that the CAP has evolved, becoming greener and more market-orientated, and
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, owing to the move towards greater sustainability based in particular on organic and local farming, agriculture is well placed to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change by continuing to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and increasing carbon sequestration;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new) (aa) Considers, accordingly, that to meet those objectives it will need to reconsider its offers to reduce import protection under the Doha Round and in negotiated bilateral agreements;
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Insists that EU agriculture must
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Notes that the market fails to re
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – point 1 1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers,
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Believes that there should be a
Amendment 656 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 a (new) 56 a. Considers that providing farmers and agricultural workers in Europe and third countries, particularly in developing countries, with fair income for Fair Trade is central to Fair Trade as defined by private market standards. Farmers in the EU need to be paid fair prices on regional markets as well as on the internal market. A supply management that mitigates the consequences of volatility and thereby prevents the dumping of excess produce is a decisive means of guaranteeing fair income. In order to remove distortions of trade, all export subsidies should be discontinued from 2013;
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Believes that ‘green growth’ should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of sustainable farming systems such as organic farming, local marketing, local further processing, the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second- generation biofuels, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products through promotion and marketing measures;
source: PE-441.147
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2010/0208(COD) Genetically modified organisms GMOs: possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory
2011/10/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
The European Parliament rejects the Commission’s proposal.
source: PE-456.914
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2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) take action to ensure adequate legal protection of the protected denomination of origin or protected geographical indication and other relevant intellectual property rights;
source: PE-464.731
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2010/0362(COD) Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
2011/03/28
AGRI
18 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) In 2007-2009, exceptional developments took place in milk and milk products sector markets. Initially, extreme weather conditions in Oceania brought about a significant decline in supplies, leading to a rapid and significant increase in prices. Yet while world supplies had started their recovery, and prices had started to return to more normal levels, the subsequent financial and economic crisis negatively affected EU dairy producers, aggravating price volatility. Initially feed and other input costs including energy increased significantly as a result of higher commodity prices. Subsequently, a drop in worldwide, as well as EU, demand, including for milk and milk products, whilst EU production was stable led to a collapse in EU prices, down to the lower safety net level. Moreover, this crisis has occurred in the context of global conditions entailing a substantial protein deficit in the European Union, which is referred to in the European Parliament’s resolution of 8 March 2011 on ‘the EU protein deficit: what solution for a long- standing problem?’ This sharp decline in dairy commodity prices failed to fully translate into lower dairy prices at consumer levels, generating a widening in the gross margin of the downstream sectors for most milk and milk sector products and countries, and preventing demand for them to adjust to low commodity prices, slowing down price recovery and exacerbating the impact of low prices on milk producers.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) There has recently been discussion at EU level regarding the functioning of the food supply chain. There is also growing concern regarding the power of dairies, while the position of milk-producers is very weak. Particularly because of the power of the dairies, added value is not evenly distributed along the chain as a whole. Furthermore, there is concern about the power of large retail undertakings and the large margins which they often enjoy.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) For dairies, the volume which will be delivered during the season is not always well planned. Even for dairy co-operatives
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) A monitoring centre should be established. It should at regular intervals record data on demand and supply and full costs typical of regions and undertakings and indicate objectives of the EU’s milk policy with representatives of all interest groups in the dairy industry, including consumers, as well as pointing to any changes which need to be made to the legal situation.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) In order to
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a (a)
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint i (i) improving knowledge and the transparency of production and the market for the benefit of all components of the milk supply chain, including by publication of statistical data on the prices, volumes and durations of contracts for the delivery of raw milk which have been previously concluded, and by providing analyses of potential future market developments at regional
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint iv (iv) providing the information and carrying out the research necessary to adjust production towards products more suited to market requirements and consumer tastes and expectations, in particular with regard to product quality and protection of the environment, the climate and animal welfare;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii (viii) promoting
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new) (viiia) implementation of advertising measures within the Union for milk and milk products produced in ways which are particularly sound from the point of view of the environment, climate and animal welfare;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph 1 1. Contracts for the delivery of raw milk by a farmer to a processor of raw milk, or to a collector within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 185f(1), may be negotiated by a producer organisation in the milk and milk products sector which is recognised under Article 122, on behalf of its farmer members for part or all of their joint production, regardless of whether the processor is a cooperative and regardless of whether the producer is a member of this or of another cooperative. Farmers who are members of a cooperative may, at the same time, be members of such a producer organisation.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint i (i) 3
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii (ii)
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (d) Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2a (new) - include a means of varying the price between the contracted parties
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 185 f – paragraph 3 Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 185 f – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Even if a Member State has decided that it will not be compulsory for milk to be covered by a contract, a producer organisation, representative of a group of producers, or a farmer may require a contract to which the above conditions apply. In those circumstances, the dairy may either accept the contract, or reject the delivery of milk.
source: PE-460.810
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2010/0364(COD) Organic farming: organic production and labelling of the products
2011/04/19
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 27 Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 Article 38b – paragraph 1 – introductory part The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 38g(2), adopt the necessary provisions aiming at reaching a uniform application of this Regulation in the Union, in particular relating to the following:
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 27 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 Article 38b – paragraph 1a (new) On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, relating to the withdrawal of the recognition of the control authorities and control bodies in cases of irregularities or infringements of the provisions set out in this Regulation or relating to the withdrawal of the recognition of third countries whose system of production no longer complies with principles and production rules equivalent to those laid down in Title II, III and IV and whose control measures are no longer of equivalent effectiveness to those laid down in Title V, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 38g (3).
source: PE-462.849
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2010/2054(INI) Role of women in agriculture and rural areas
2010/11/17
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - Having regard to the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) global synthesis report "Agriculture at a Crossroads", initiated by the UN's FAO and the World Bank, on the chapter "Women in Agriculture".
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L c (new) Lc. Whereas according to the IAASTD, a large proportion of women worldwide continue to face deteriorating health and work conditions, limited access to education, insecure employment, low incomes and limited control over resources, including formal entitlement to land, access to technology and credit.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls for the greater participation of women in agricultural institutions and farmers' organisations and committees, for example through the use of quotas to reach the target of balanced representation;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for greater account to be taken in EU development policy of the important role of women in the agricultural sector, by enhancing gender equality in developing world communities in access to agricultural knowledge, science and technology, access and entitlement to land, and membership of marketing organisations, in line with the conclusions of the IAASTD;
source: PE-452.683
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2010/10/15
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that a wide diversity of locally-adapted crops and breeds is needed to ensure effective adaptation to the challenges of climate change and its consequences of increased extreme weather events and pest outbreaks, and that efforts to maintain this genetic diversity are intensified;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Believes that a support strategy for developing countries must include a plan for education and training, oriented towards job creation, which will enable young people to study sustainable agricultural science with a view to developing better-quality, less costly and sustainable forms of production, thus containing the drift from the countryside and reducing poverty;
source: PE-450.640
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2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/09/11
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Considers that, in the face of disrupted climate systems, ecosystems need to be healthy, biologically diverse and resilient in order to continue providing functions which are essential for human life and well-being, including buffering extreme weather events, water and nutrient cycle regulation and carbon sinking;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Considers that, based on previous world climate changes, species will need to change their ranges in terms of latitude and altitude; considers, further, that if habitat is not contiguous and this migration is blocked they will become locally extinct and that a matrix of sustainable land use is therefore needed across the whole landscape in the form of nature reserves including Natura 2000, agri-environmental schemes and nature- friendly farming;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of water
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Considers it worrying that projections by the UN-ECE and FAO show an imbalance between supply and demand of biomass to meet existing material use and extrapolated renewable energy needs; stresses that reaching the objective of the EU Climate and Energy Package of 20% renewable energy by 2020 should not result in forests becoming net carbon sources instead of carbon sinks since this would undermine Europe's climate goals; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce binding sustainability criteria on biomass for energy production as soon as possible;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the European Union
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that forests are of major benefit in terms of public goods, for which the market reward is insufficient;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Points out that
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to draw up and promote good practice guidelines with regard to forestry, so as to help ensure that forests are able to withstand the effects of climate change; such guidelines should be adapted to the needs of owners and local communities and based on the principles of sustainable management; this would include forest stock that is adapted to the local conditions, prohibition of clear cut and unnecessary fertiliser use, and using chemical biocides and biological control agents only when officially approved;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding for forestry activities of benefit to it
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests
source: PE-452.618
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2010/2112(INI) Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
2010/08/11
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4 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I f (new) I f. whereas along the whole food production, supply and consumption chain, up to 50% of the food produced in the EU is wasted,
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 f (new) 23 f. Notes that the food security of the EU could be assured by producing food on land currently being abandoned and land formerly set aside, and reduction of food waste throughout the food chain;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. modern organic farming, benefitting from up-to-date agro-ecological research and techniques is particularly important in achieving sustainable food security as it produces no negative externalities and the ability of the land to continue providing food is not compromised;
source: PE-452.661
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/02/03
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities; stresses that also in the future two funds, namely an agricultural fund and rural development fund, should exist in their own right;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types of agriculture carried on in European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy; notes that for a reasonable distribution among the Member States objective criteria which consider the purchasing power parity are needed;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that, given the wide range of objectives which agricultural policy is called upon to meet and the need to ensure real added value, the share of the budget allocated to EU agricultural policy must be at least maintained beyond 2013; notes that climate protection, as well as sustainable production and social concerns must be given a high priority in particular regarding food security and sovereignty for EU population;
source: PE-460.624
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2011/0092(CNS) Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
2011/01/12
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. An examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union's wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency. As regards CO2 related taxation the treatment of
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 25 a (new) (25a) The Commission and Member States should give top priority to research into second generation agrofuels in order to improve their efficiency and actual cost, as well as substantially increasing research and development funding; potential land use change and habitat conversion should be taken into account.
source: PE-476.116
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/09
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy with regard to guaranteeing food supply for its citizens according to the Treaties;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that, in the interests of budgetary efficiency, a transition is needed to fully sustainable agricultural systems which do not generate additional environmental and public health costs borne by Member States or the EU ; this transition requires investment of public funds in the budget available to agriculture and rural development, as farmers change their practices and local and regional economies are strengthened or rebuilt.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls its position as laid down in its resolutions of 8 June 2011
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that these cuts can not be counterbalanced by expenditure foreseen in other headings (food aid for most deprived persons, agricultural research, food safety reserve, etc.) or by flexibility instruments for unforeseeable expenditure (reserve for agricultural crisis
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should not be counted toward the CAP budget, as its inclusion therein is misleading: firstly is not clear whether and how farmers in different Member States will be able to access the funds at all; and secondly it presupposes that many thousands of farmers will continue to go bankrupt as a result of international trade agreements; further considers that because of its role in food security and particular the human right to food, agriculture should not be used as a bargaining chip in international trade deals.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
source: PE-494.641
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
25 amendments...
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixation of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers and new entrants; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Advanced sustainable farming systems should be treated as forerunners, meaning that farming systems with practices going beyond the cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] and continuously progressing to improve management of nutrients, water cycles and energy flows, in order to reduce environmental damage and waste of non- renewable resources and maintain a high degree of crop, animal and natural diversity should be the guideline and targets for the future.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) Unsustainable farming systems: farming and animal breeding practices which systematically seriously breach cross compliance rules in the areas of environment and of public, animal and plant health - due to insufficient nutrient management and consequent water pollution, stocking densities being too high for the hectares available, high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs - such systems should be excluded from CAP aid.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], an adjustment of the level of direct support in any calendar year should be maintained.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 a (new) (13a) Direct payments should be reserved only for farmers and new entrants of all farm sizes and sectors if they actively produce food and other agricultural products or/and contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources; investors of capital in land and companies not actively involved in agricultural production or management of natural resources are excluded from direct payments.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 a (new) (14a) The new specific small farmers scheme recognises the important role of more than three thirds of European food producers working part-time or in semi- subsistence and subsistence farming; farming on a small scale is not a disadvantage or an outgoing model of European farming; it is a living reality in many European member states and an asset of sustainable rural development and employment; therefore member states shall constructively contribute to clearly defining who these small farmers are in their countries and what they need to realise fair revenues with the support of the CAP;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The introduction of conversion and capping of payments to farmers should not only follow the principle of non discrimination between member states and farmers; it should also solve a long standing problem of extreme imbalances between advantaged and disadvantaged rural regions and their populations; 20% of farmers still receive more than 80% of direct payments with the effect that their growth always implies that a growing number of smaller farms must give up, followed by a rapid depopulation of rural areas; also payments between old and new member states remain extremely unbalanced which carries disadvantages on further; improved conditioning and allocation of direct payments and rural development support are therefore necessary, so that farmers could better cooperate in developing their business and rural development programs could provide an infrastructure which promotes generational renewal and thriving rural economies;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 a (new) (22a) Generational renewal and improved cooperation between generations must become an outstanding priority for the distribution of direct payments to farmers and new entrants, as well as for support measures for rural development; given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35 and 80% older than 55 and that therefore almost 4,5 million farmers are close to retire in the coming 10 years, rural development programmes and direct support schemes should therefore specifically enhance transfer and exchange of best sustainable practices and knowledge on farms and between rural communities.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 b (new) (22b) The experience gained with the application of the single payment scheme shows that some of its main elements should be kept, including the determination of national ceilings to ensure that the total level of support does not exceed current budgetary constraints. Member States should also continue to operate a national reserve that should be used to facilitate the participation of young new farmers and new entrants in the scheme or may be used to take account of specific needs in certain regions. Rules on the transfer and use of payment entitlements should be kept but, where possible, simplified.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) Crop rotation is a well established agronomic practice that delivers much more than diversity. It also increases soil fertility without costly artificial inputs and reduces the need apply pesticides, so it also provides economic benefits to farmers as it reduces their dependence on external inputs. This rotation combined with the inclusion of leguminous crops would deliver for the environment, reduce farmers' production costs and would also help reduce EU dependency on protein imports for feed.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 b (new) (26b) The support for the cultivation of leguminous protein crops as part of crop rotation is substantially contributing to advanced sustainable farming systems as an integrated approach to the challenges of climate change mitigation and loss of biodiversity and soil fertility in agriculture; research and improved training and extension services for farmers in this field as well as the establishment of infrastructure for seed production, including storage and selection of local and regional varieties are essential for reducing the protein deficit of the EU and for improved income of farmers;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) In order to ensure that the land under permanent
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 (28) In order to ensure that the land under permanent
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 28 a (new) (28a) 7% of arable land per farm will be used in a way that increases functional biodiversity and therefore agro-ecosystem functioning or public good provision. Elements which are often already eligible as environmental measures (e.g. hedges, ditches, wetland and other semi-natural habitat fragments and other existing eligible landscape features) would be added to buffer strips to create agro- ecological infrastructures for sustainable agricultural systems. Therefore this neither "taking land out of production" nor "new set-aside", but rather an improvement to long-term efficiency of the whole system.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) In order to ensure the implementation of the ecological
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) T
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and new entrants is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, an income support to young farmers and new entrants commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and new entrants and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area- based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers and new entrants. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 a (new) (31a) Generational renewal would only take place successfully in the future if men and women are assigned the same rights and possibilities, including individual social security schemes, education, capacity building and participation in decision-making; generational renewal also requires to actively preserve and develop the critical cultural, social and recreational substance which makes life on farms and in rural communities attractive;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32) In order to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and to avoid discrimination among them, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of defining the conditions under which a legal person may be considered eligible for receiving the payment for young farmers
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
38 amendments...
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) a payment for farmers
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv (iv) a payment for young farmers and new entrants who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) "advanced sustainable farming systems" : farming practices going beyond existing cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] and in continuous progress to improve their management of natural nutrients, water cycles and energy flows in a way to reduce environmental damage and waste of non-renewable resources, and maintain a high degree of crop, farm animal and natural diversity in the production system;
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) "unsustainable farming systems" : farming and animal breeding practices which systematically breach existing cross compliance baseline rules of the Regulation (EU) No ...[HZR] as a consequence of a low level of nutrient cycle management and high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs;
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new) (b c) "small farmer" : a small scale producer including part time and semi- subsistence farmers with less than 5 ha, but at least 25 % of on farm activity and total net income from production on the farm including linked processing and marketing of farm products and other farm-related services.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2 – maintaining the agricultural area
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3 – carrying out a minimum activity
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) "crop rotation": crop cultivation including at least four different crops including one leguminous crop;
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g (g)
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h)
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) "permanent
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) "ecological infrastructure"; elements of landscape, agro-forestry, biodiversity, water and soil management, biotopes, etc which stabilise and enhance agro-ecological farming practices and environmental management system;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) "High Nature Value farming": farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterised by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi-natural vegetation. It may also be characterised by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) "grasses or other
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new) (k a) "new entrant": a natural or legal person or a group of natural or legal persons, whatever legal status is granted to the group and its members by national law, whose agricultural activity is situated within the Union territory as defined in Art 52 of the treaty on the European Union and who newly starts an agricultural activity, alone or in cooperation with other farmers or new entrants as defined in Article 4 (1) a of this regulation.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) establishing the framework
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) establishing the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation a
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 a (new) Article 9 a Exclusion from Direct Payments 1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies: a) the land is not farmed or actively managed in good agricultural and environmental conditions according to article 4 of this regulation, by applicants for these payments; b) farmers who run an unsustainable farming systems: farming and animal breeding practices which systematically seriously breach cross compliance rules due to insufficient nutrient management and consequent water pollution, stocking densities being too high for the hectares available, high dependence on external energy, biocides, antibiotics, water and nutrient inputs; c) they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity in accordance with Article 4(1)(c). 2. Criteria to establish the amount of direct payments relevant for the purpose of paragraph 1, in particular in the first year of allocation of payment entitlements where the value of the payment entitlements is not yet definitively established as well as for new farmers.
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 2 Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3 Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – by
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – by
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 – by 100 % for the tranche of more than EUR
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 – by
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, based on an average national salary in the respective sector including taxes and or employment on the holding, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation. The progressive reduction can also be offset for holdings or farmers which use advanced sustainable farming systems as defined in Article 4.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 917 #
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
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 5 5. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 August 2013 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3. The documents should be available to the public.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
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11 amendments...
Amendment 1249 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 3 – chapter 2 – title Payment
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have
Amendment 1326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to maintain existing permanent
Amendment 1343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to
Amendment 1395 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Farmers complying with other agro- ecological systems on their farm which contribute significantly to reducing pesticide use, preservation and enhancement of soil fertility, and climate change mitigation
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – title Crop
Amendment 1535 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
Amendment 1559 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Where the arable land of the farmer covers less than 10 hectares and is not entirely used for pasture or grass production (sown or natural) or, entirely left fallow, or cultivated with permanent crops, or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation of the arable land shall consist of crop diversification of at four crops, including leguminous plants with a minimum of 5% of the eligible hectares.
Amendment 1570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Ploughed arable land, or cultivated with permanent crops, or left set-aside or fallow, shall be protected with cover crops. Eligible land shall not be left without cover for more than 4 weeks, in specific cases 8 weeks.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
24 amendments...
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Farmers shall maintain as permanent
Amendment 1634 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The reference areas under permanent
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 2 2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent
Amendment 1675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent
Amendment 1733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent
Amendment 1755 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Ecological infrastructure areas include specific local and regional cultivation or land management practices supporting the transition process towards sustainable farming systems and improved environmental management, according to articles 29, 30 and 31.
Amendment 1778 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Farmers can alternatively comply with the requirements in 32 (1) if they at least cultivate 15 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) for leguminous crops for grazing if they comply to Article 4 paragraph 1 point (ba) "advanced sustainable system" or Article 4 paragraph 1 point h a "High Nature Value farming".
Amendment 1794 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological
Amendment 1840 #
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 1904 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 3 – chapter 4 – title Payment for young farmers and new entrants
Amendment 1928 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers and new entrants who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
Amendment 1963 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 3 3. Without prejudice to the application of financial discipline, progressive reduction and capping, linear reductions as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be granted annually with 50% of the total amount available paid on the first year and the other 50% paid over the following years upon activation of payment entitlements by the farmer.
Amendment 2030 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions:
Amendment 2061 #
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. It shall therefore be subject to a specific impact assessment, carried out by respective Member States and notified to the Commission.
Amendment 2069 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 3 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, coupled support may also be granted to farmers who held, on 31 December 2013, payment entitlements granted in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter 3 of Title III and Article 71m of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and in accordance with Article 60 and the fourth subparagraph of Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009; and who are without eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements under the basic payment scheme as referred to in Chapter 1 of Title III of this Regulation. Coupled payments for holdings with animal husbandry and insufficient land to absorb liquid manure and other unsustainable practices are not eligible
Amendment 2074 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 4 4. Coupled support may only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production
Amendment 2098 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 Amendment 2127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 3 Amendment 2168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the necessity to provide stable supply to the local processing industry and local food chains, thus avoiding the negative social and economic consequence of any ensuing restructuring,
Amendment 2179 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The crop specific payment for cotton shall be paid for cotton of sound, fair and marketable quality. Cotton monoculture is not eligible.
Amendment 2208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 3 Amendment 2216 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. farmers participating in the small farmer's scheme and cooperating in a producers group as defined in article 28 and 36 of regulation 627 for the purpose of improving farm viability shall have access to a 25% increase of each individual payment.
source: PE-494.487
2012/07/25
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 2219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 1 Amendment 2226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 2 Amendment 2242 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) an amount not exceeding
Amendment 2248 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of
Amendment 2255 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 2 Amendment 2264 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 3 Amendment 2268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. farmers participating in the small farmers scheme who extend their production during the period 2014-2020 beyond eligibility criteria as laid down in Art 47 and 48 of this title can apply for direct payments as laid down in Article 10 of Title II of this regulation.
Amendment 2270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 source: PE-494.604
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2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/21
AGRI
28 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection,
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas at a time of rapid upheaval in agricultural markets and numerous new priority challenges (e.g. EU 2020), farmers urgently need reliability, particularly regarding the financial and political framework,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas a two-pillar CAP should be retained, in order to have a comprehensive framework for agricultural and for rural policy, pertaining to farmers, rural populations, as well as national and regional administrations,
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas for the purpose of direct payments there should
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure transparency concerning price margins and a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas rural development
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Heading I (new) before paragraph 1 I. General appraisal of the Communication
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the communication from the Commission concerning a reform of
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that global food security can only be achieved through improved sustainable management of natural resources and more sustainable food systems, reduced dependence on non-renewable resources, a better balance between crop and animal production and an international framework for fair trade, so that people around the world have reliable access to sufficient, safe and healthy food at fair prices; underlines in this respect that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to food and the right to food sovereignty which allows people and countries to decide about their agriculture and food policy, while acting with international solidarity with populations dependent on food imports.
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Welcomes the effort of the Commission to involve a wide range of European citizens and stakeholders in the reform process; is aware that EU citizens demand a high quality and a wide choice of food products, including high environmental, public health and animal welfare standards and access to typical regional and local products;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Is aware that these expectations often clash with the current model of agriculture which defines competitiveness mainly through rationalisation and low production costs putting existing environmental and quality standards under stress; believes that competitiveness in farming and food production needs to be redefined, including environmental and social standards and the demands of specific local, regional, national and international markets;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Believes that the future CAP must strike a balance between society's expectations towards agriculture and a fair income for farmers; stresses that the goals of the CAP can only be achieved if farmers can rely upon a long term policy framework and efficient market regulation so that in the long term prices for farm products cover the costs of sustainable production, including a fair remuneration for their work.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Highlights the fact, that - as opposed to the sectors upstream and downstream of primary agricultural production - average incomes of farmers and rural households have continuously decreased over the past decades compared to the rest of the economy, reaching only half of urban households incomes, while processors, traders and retailers have substantially increased market power and margins in the food chain;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Takes the view that farm income is related to active farmers as opposed to turnover which relates to capital and land ownership; calls for a new transparency initiative of the Commission which obliges not only farmers but also farm input industries and food industries to publish their market shares, stocks and profit margins;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Calls for changes in EU competition law which allows and supports farmers in organising themselves in producer groups so as to increase their bargaining power and to establish new forms of supply management;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Draws attention to the fact that many European rural regions face growing disparity, loss of social cohesion and capital and suffer from demographic change and out-migration which often results in abandonment of valuable farmland and in loss of environmental and cultural vitality;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Believes that future rural development policies must work towards a better territorial balance and that rural regions need less bureaucratic and more participatory governance of rural development programs and enhanced support for strengthening and diversifying the rural economy, especially for regional and local processing and marketing of food;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 j (new) 1j. Takes the view that in the light of these challenges common action is also needed to adapt extension services, education and capacity building, so as to enable farmers and rural communities to contribute to an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture and rural development in the EU.
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls for Member States to specify, in accordance with the goals of the reform and national rural development programmes, a specific percentage of the direct payments to be directed to small farmers; stresses, however, that support of these farms should not just preserve a status quo but support farmers to improving production and income;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Believes that second pillar should strengthen the economy and vitality of rural regions as well as support the transition process towards sustainable farming systems including the improvement of local infrastructure for processing and marketing, so that added value no longer leaks away from rural regions;
Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Believes that the European framework for rural development programmes should improve and decentralise research, training, exchange of agricultural knowledge and extension services; build capacity in programming and running rural development programmes etc.; programming and implementation should focus on local and sub-regional partnerships following the LEADER method; Member States should be obliged to set minimum percentages of rural development money for specific measures (as was the case in the axes approach);
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
54 amendments...
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers;
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c(new) 19c. Believes that agriculture and rural development need distinct policies; therefore agrees that two funds are necessary to distinguish instruments and measures for agriculture and for rural development;
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d(new) 19d. Calls for a fair distribution of CAP funding for the first and second pillars both among Member States and among farmers within a Member State; deplores major disparities in the distribution of these funds among Member States; calls for a system of direct payments which assures equity in levels of payments between farmers and member states tracked in relation to national purchasing power parity; Considers that preserving the diversity of farming and of its production locations in the EU is a central objective and therefore advocates taking account of the specific conditions in the Member States;
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 e(new) 19e. Considers that meeting the environmental challenges and providing full legitimacy for public support to farmers requires a comprehensive approach to rewarding public goods. Calls for a coherent system of environmental incentives comprising of: - a solid cross compliance baseline, based on the polluter pays principle; - a farm level mandatory greening component within pillar 1 which consists of a simple package of meaningful good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures, soil cover and nutrient balance; - specific pillar 1 top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, organic farms and for extensively managed pasture and meadows; - a well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, which should include effective, voluntary, multi-annual schemes to support farmers going beyond basic good practice and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water.
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 f(new) 19f. Stresses that the extent of the new tasks of the CAP should be based primarily on the financial allocation in the multiannual financial framework.
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 g (new) 19g. Considers that meeting the environmental challenges and providing full legitimacy for public support to farmers requires a comprehensive approach to rewarding public goods. Calls for a coherent system of environmental incentives comprising of: - a solid cross compliance baseline, based on the polluter pays principle; - a farm level mandatory greening component within pillar 1 which consists of a simple package of meaningful good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures, soil cover and nutrient balance; - specific pillar 1 top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, organic farms and for extensively managed pasture and meadows; - a well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, which should include effective, voluntary, multi-annual schemes to support farmers going beyond basic good practice and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water.
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 27 Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Affirms that direct payments or support through rural development measures are not justified without cross compliance (CC) and that the CC system should apply to all recipients of CAP payments;
Amendment 783 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Considers that simplification should already be built into the basic approach to the future CAP and that clear legal bases are needed, which must be submitted at an early stage;
Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. C
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls for a
Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 32 Market
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should
Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 857 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. C
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Highlights the need for improved market regulation in order to avoid further extremes in volatility of food and agricultural commodity prices;
Amendment 892 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 b (new) 36 b. Calls upon the Commission to improve transparency about the real costs and benefits of different kinds of agricultural models of production, and to assess their global and direct impact, either positive or negative, on other sectors of the economy (health, tourism, water, etc);
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 c (new) 36 c Calls for legislative proposals which include flexible supply management measures in order to prevent permanent surplus production which has repeatedly provoked price shocks and crisis in many farm sectors, such as in meat and milk production, which in some regions has caused massive concentration of production, with severe environmental and social costs;
Amendment 894 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 d (new) 36 d. Suggest the creation of a common food market monitoring agency which monitors movements of demand, supply, prices and production costs of food and determine target price corridors which respond to the sustainability targets of overall agricultural production;
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 936 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 953 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 962 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41 a. Calls for the creation of strategic food security stocks on local regional and national level which should be used to counter speculation;
Amendment 963 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 b (new) 41 b. Calls for legislative changes in competition law which allows farmers to increase bargaining power and to better manage supply, as well as changes public procurement rules which should include criteria of sustainable production measures, regional products and local food chains;
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Expresses support for fair contractual practices in the food chain and effective legislative measures to reduce food waste;
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 1009 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45.
Amendment 1034 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 1037 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 1056 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 48 CAP second pillar (The European Rural
Amendment 1060 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Is aware of the importance of
Amendment 1086 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48 a. Highlights the importance of rural development to complement the basic good practices supported under the first pillar, with multi-annual programmed measures. These should support the orientation of European farming towards the production of quality food, sustainable management of natural resources and balanced territorial development. In particular, it should address the pressing global challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change, depletion of water resources and soil degradation. A priority should be given to holistic farm practices that deliver multiple benefits, such as high nature value farming and organic farming;
Amendment 1103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48 b. Suggests - given the imperative of those new challenges - to broaden the scope of the current farm advisory system objectives through the rural development policy by integrating a knowledge and innovation system to disseminate innovative farming practices that support the changes towards more sustainable and agroecological production systems;.
Amendment 1106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 1122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Despite the importance of an overall European framework, insists that Member States and regional authorities are best placed to decide on the programmes which, locally, can make the greatest contribution to European targets; calls, therefore, for maximum subsidiarity and flexibility to apply for the creation of rural development programmes, organised around the four existing axes; stresses the need for a strong bottom-up local partnership approach in the design and implementation of the future rural development programmes, with additional encouragement for local action groups to take ownership of rural development under LEADER;
Amendment 1144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates
Amendment 1168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 1195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national financing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possible; notes that this money should be additional to EAFRD funds, and not a replacement;
Amendment 1202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; nevertheless, acknowledges the need for a fairer and more equal distribution of Pillar II funds between Member States;
Amendment 1210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds;
Amendment 1216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 Amendment 1233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes greater coordination at EU level of EU funds; advocates, however, that the funds be preserved as politically autonomous instruments; and calls for the new Common Strategic Framework to ensure full synergy between the other related EU funds, particularly the Structural Funds;
Amendment 1258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 a (new) 57 a. Calls on the EU to play an important role in promoting international agreements for a paradigm shift in agriculture and food systems including action on climate change, biodiversity loss, including crop rotation, soil and water management and animal welfare; this should also be applied to imports from third countries (qualified market access), with due attention to the uneven playing field between the EU and less developed countries and in the framework of fair trade agreements which do not exploit less developed partners;
Amendment 1262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 b (new) 57 b. Calls for the EU to ensure consistency between the CAP and its development and trade policies; in particular urges the EU to be attentive to the situation in the developing countries and not jeopardize the self-supply of food in these countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves, while respecting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD);
Amendment 1263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 c (new) 57 c. Welcomes the EU offer in the WTO negotiations to abolish export refunds; calls for the EU to fully abandon export refunds, considering that they cause distortion of external markets while providing no additional benefits for EU domestic farm gate prices; recognises the importance of abolishing export refunds internationally for ensuring food security and sustainable economic development in developing countries;
Amendment 1264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 d (new) 57 d. Calls for the EU to propose the creation of a new multilateral system designed to regulate agricultural commodities markets and trade, based on The Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the principle of food sovereignty, and the preservation of environment;
source: PE-460.935
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/07/27
AGRI
16 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the agricultural sector can contribute to further mitigating climate change, and the CAP post 2013 is expected to enhance this contribution; notes
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that livestock production is responsible for around 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions; notes that both sustainable livestock production and reduced meat consumption are vital to reducing agricultural emissions; recalls that such a transition to a more healthy diet could reduce methane and nitrous oxides emissions substantially;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that long term competitiveness can only be achieved by having healthy, biologically diverse agro- ecosystems that are climate resilient and by taking due care of limited and finite natural resources, such as soil, water and land;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that emission mitigation efforts are expected to increase demand for bio- energy and stresses therefore that agriculture is not only part of the problem but
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that improved agricultural and forestry practices should increase the capacity of the sector to preserve and sequester carbon in soils and forests; notes that both adaptation to and mitigation of climate change can be achieved by increasing the carbon content of the soil, re-linking animal and arable production, decreasing dependency on oil-based fertiliser and pesticides, while also closing nutrient cycles and making nutrient cycles efficient and non-polluting while ensuring optimal crop growth;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that crop rotation, especially combined with conservation tillage, leads to a higher soil-carbon content and therefore contributes to combating climate change;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that the food chain should be shortened and the consumption of locally produced food should be encouraged, including the support for local markets, in order to reduce the transport related emissions of agricultural production; notes that transport-related emissions of agricultural products only represent a relatively small part of the total carbon footprint of these products and therefore agricultural production and product losses also need to be addressed;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes that there is a need for better management of bio-waste and of agriculture and forestry by- products; notes in this respect the use of animal waste and plant based by-products and processing waste e.g. in biofermenters to produce on- farm energy, while at the same time also reducing farmers' production costs;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Supports the financing by EU funds, including the Rural Development Fund, of only energy efficient projects for agricultural facilities, especially of those applying renewable energy sources which can reduce carbon emissions to a level as
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that more research funding is necessary to develop and mainstream less energy intensive a
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Believes that better livestock feed management, including protein crops in arable rotations and increasing the diversity of protein crops in permanent pasture mixes, in order to grow more animal feed on-farm, would reduce dependence on animal feed imports with a high carbon cost; this would also reduce costs of animal feed for farmers, and invest into better soil management, through increasing soil water retention, and also reducing susceptibility to pests;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Stresses the need to improve the energy self-sufficiency of farms, through incentives for on-farm renewable energy, such as wind turbines, solar panels and bio fermentation technology, to reduce production costs and increase their economic viability by providing an alternative income stream for farmers;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Notes the FAO study "Low Greenhouse Gas Agriculture" from 2009, and its finding that organic agriculture reduced energy requirements for production systems by 25 to 50 percent compared to conventional chemical-based agriculture; stresses that integration of organic techniques into farming have a major role to play in tackling carbon emissions while boosting farm productivity, such as sequestering carbon in the soil, thus increasing soil organic matter content and boosting plant growth fertility, plus increasing retention of water and reducing the need to irrigate.
source: PE-469.998
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2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
2012/08/02
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which contributes to human wellbeing; takes the view that all EU Member States should cooperate and coordinate their efforts to ensure a
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that current threats to biodiversity are principally fragmentation of ranges and habitats and toxicological effects on populations, leading to local and regional extinction, as well as abandonment of High Nature Value grazed pastoralist systems; Notes further that the environmental fluctuations inherent in climate change mean that species need to be able to move to adapt their ranges if large-scale local extinctions are to be avoided, therefore habitat connectivity is crucial; Considers that biodiversity should not and can not be limited to reserves, and a matrix of nature-friendly land use is needed, incorporating Natura 2000 sites, agri- environmental measures, permanent grasslands, ecological focus areas, within a diverse agricultural system that does not erode biodiversity but adds to it, e.g. via crop rotation which reduces the need to apply costly pesticides;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and the Commission recommendations for CAP reform that provides for a greening of the CAP, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity; welcomes therefore the allocation of 30% of Pillar I payments to simple agronomic practices that are beneficial for the climate and the environment - these should include crop rotation, permanent pasture and ecological focus areas made up of existing landscape elements and buffers which would improve soil formation, pollination and the cycling of water and nutrients;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that domesticated biodiversity of crop varieties and animal breeds is decreasing and that, because of the nature of susceptibility to pests and resistance against widely used biocides, long term food security is therefore threatened by reliance on a narrowing range of genotypes; Stresses the need for more effective co-operation and measures at European level
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-480.860
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/05/14
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, th
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. Results continue to show that there are limits on biofuel production.
source: PE-508.271
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2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020)
2013/03/01
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) In the EU, 90 million tonnes of food are wasted annually, of which a considerable part is safe and fit for consumption. Many beneficiaries already have supply sources other than EU support such as local or regional supermarkets, farmers, restaurants etc., which at the same time provides aid to the most deprived and prevents food waste. Notwithstanding efforts to minimise food waste supported by other EU programmes, this Fund should support the development of or strengthening these local food supply chains thereby reducing food waste.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) However, the use of intervention stocks and food that would otherwise be wasted does not preclude the need for good supply management and wise management of the food chain which avoids systematic structural surpluses and which matches European production with demand.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 The Fund shall promote social and territorial cohesion in the Union by contributing to achieving the poverty reduction target of at least 20 million of the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy. The Fund shall contribute to achieving the specific objective of alleviating the worst forms of poverty in the Union by providing non- financial assistance to the most deprived persons and by local and regional food supply chains that benefit the most deprived persons, by supplying them with nutritious, healthy, quality food with due emphasis on fresh and seasonal products. This objective shall be measured by the number of persons receiving assistance from the Fund and the use of local and regional food supply networks.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The Fund may, at the request of a Member State, provide beneficiaries with assistance and/or equipment to make more use or more efficient use of local food supply chains, thereby augmenting and diversifying the supply of food for the most deprived and also preventing the waste of food.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 12 (12) Member States and beneficiaries shall choose the food products and the goods on the basis of objective criteria to ensure access to healthy, nutritious and quality food. The selection criteria for the food products, and where appropriate for goods, shall also take into consideration climatic and environmental aspects, in particular with a view to reduc
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a (a) an identification of and a justification for selecting the type(s) of material deprivation to be addressed under the operational programme and a description for each type of material deprivation addressed of the main characteristics and the objectives of the distribution of healthy, nutritious, quality food or goods and/or the accompanying measures and/or the measures to develop or strengthen local and regional food supply chains to be provided, having regard to the results of the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) a strategy outlining how the support measures will support the development or strengthening of local and regional food supply chains to benefit the most deprived;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new) (a b) a strategy outlining how the programme will use food that would otherwise be wasted;
source: PE-506.108
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2012/0337(COD) General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet'
2013/03/06
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 19 19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU's natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission's reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP. Greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas. Organic farming and extensive agricultural management practise are ecologically effective systems needing further development and support to lead into a more sustainable agricultural system.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 23 23. To reduce the most significant man- made pressures on land, soil and other ecosystems in Europe, action will be taken to ensure that decisions relating to land use at all relevant levels give proper consideration to environmental as well as social and economic impacts. The Rio+20 Summit outcome called for a ‘land degradation neutral world’. The EU and Member States should reflect on how best to make such a commitment operational within their respective competencies as well as to address soil quality issues within a binding legal framework. The Commission will define critical land-use issues such as the loss of semi-natural habitats and the displacement of high value land uses by bio-energy crops. Targets will also be set for sustainable land use and soil.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. To address the impact of European policies outside the EU, action will be taken to reduce the EU´s land footprint in third countries, in particular by addressing indirect land use change due to biofuels and biomass for energy.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) Land is managed sustainably in the EU, soil is adequately protected and the remediation of contaminated sites is well underway. No land of high environmental value is converted into new uses to produce energy crops for the EU.
source: PE-506.012
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2012/2041(INI) Microbial challenge - rising threats from antimicrobial resistance
2012/09/20
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 1 1. Notes that, although the Commission's action plan goes in the right direction, it does not go far enough to contain the rising threat from antimicrobial resistance; calls therefore on the Commission for an integrated roadmap outlining relevant policy responses including possible legislative action.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 2. Agrees that a holistic approach is needed, based on prudent
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for more and better coordinated research to be performed on new antimicrobials as well as other alternatives (vaccination, bio security, breeding for resistance) and evidence based strategies to avoid and control infectious diseases in animals;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 3 3. Proposes to promote sustainable livestock systems which reduce farmers' dependency on costly and unsustainable inputs which pose a high
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 7 7. Notes the importance of vaccines in limiting antimicrobial resistance, but believes this should not be a substitute for good husbandry or appropriate biosecurity measures;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 8. Calls for a statutory management requirement on prudent use of antimicrobials to be developed and included in cross-compliance, while minimising administrative requirements for farmers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Emphasises the importance of sharing best practice between member state and regional authorities.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for a prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals and for more information to veterinarians and farmers to minimise the development of AMR; calls for the exchange of best practices such as the acceptance of guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials as important tools to combat the development of AMR;"
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 9. Proposes a target of halving antimicrobial use in animal treatment in the EU as a whole by 2018, compared to 2012 figures, while taking due consideration of the kind of substances used;;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls that the Parliament, in its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance, stressed the need to get a full picture of when, where, how and on which animals antimicrobials are used, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay; data collected should be harmonised and comparable to enable proper analysis and effective, co-ordinated, species-specific action tailored to different types of animal husbandry, in order to combat AMR on both EU and Member State level.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 10 10.
source: PE-496.440
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