Liam AYLWARD
Constituencies
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Ireland
Fianna Fáil Party
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Ireland
Fianna Fáil Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Ireland
Fianna Fáil Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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ALDE
Member
Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Culture and Education | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries | 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 to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2012/2077(INI) | Promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: what strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe |
| Shadow | 2011/2293(INI) | Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU |
| Shadow | 2011/2087(INI) | European dimension in sport |
| Shadow | 2011/0290(COD) | Agricultural products: information and promotion on the internal market and in third countries; delegated and implementing powers of the Commission |
| Responsible | 2007/2192(INI) | Future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe |
| Opinion | 2006/2082(INI) | Energy policy: renewable sources, biomass action plan |
Born
1952/09/27 Kilkenny- Diploma in Building and Construction (1972). Laboratory technician.
- Member of Kilkenny County Council (1974-2002): at various times served on the Health Committee, Education Committee and Planning Committee. Chairman, South-Eastern Health Board (1987-1988). Chairman, Vocational Education Authority (1997-2002). Member of Dáil Éireann (1977- ): at various times member of the Health Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Sport and Tourism Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee and Public Enterprise and Transport Committee.
- Minister of State, Department of Energy (1988-1989). Minister for Forestry (1992-1994). Minister for Sport and Youth. Minister of State, Department of Education, Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (2002-2004).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, in contrast to agri- environmental measures, compensatory payments for less-favoured areas must not be subject to additional specific conditions regarding the method of land management which would go beyond cross-compliance requirements; recalls that the LFA scheme must in principle offer compensation to farmers who are also land managers operating with significant natural handicaps which the market does not compensate for as such;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission m
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. To acknowledge the limitations of wet unworkable soils, the inclusion of a 'field capacity days' criterion would allow the interaction between soil types and climate to be taken into account (for instance to adequately reflect maritime climate difficulties);
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses, in particular, that in order to address the interactions between many influencing factors in a practical manner, the cumulative use of the adopted criteria might prove necessary; it could enable those disadvantaged areas which accumulate two or more small to medium- scale natural handicaps to be classified as LFAs even when individual criteria would not trigger that classification;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that a final opinion on the basic territorial unit chosen, the criteria and threshold values proposed by the Commission can only be given when the detailed maps drawn up by the Member States are available; stresses that in the absence of such simulation results, the 66% proposed threshold as well as the thresholds defining the criteria themselves must be viewed with considerable caution and can only be objectively and appropriately adjusted once the national maps are made available; recalls that the national mapping exercise results should be made available to the European Parliament as soon as possible;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers a degree of fine-tuning of the criteria for support for areas with natural handicaps to be necessary in order to be able to respond appropriately to particular geographical situations
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Commission, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, to develop a common framework for farm-level eligibility criteria; points out that Member States and regional authorities should be free to choose, on the basis of that framework, which criteria are best suited to fulfil their priorities and needs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Taking into account the fact that the new criteria might exclude certain areas that are currently eligible, points out that an adequate phasing-out period should be defined, in order to allow a smooth transition for farmers to adapt to the new support regime;
source: PE-438.477
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2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the need for the Commission’s own evaluation exercise, to be undertaken in 2010, to contain a thorough analysis of the achievements made and the lessons to be learned from potential flaws;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States and third countries are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States and third countries more effectively and comprehensively in this regard;
source: PE-438.478
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2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas EU citizens receive significant benefits from the CAP in terms of availability and choice of safe, high- quality food at reasonable prices, food security, protection of the environment, creation of employment and measures for combating climate change,
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Believes that the new CAP must allow farmers to concentrate on their main task of providing quality agricultural products, it must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts;
Amendment 730 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60 a. Recalls that the EU can fund measures in European and in third countries that provide information on, or promote the advantages of European agricultural and food products in Europe and around the world; believes that the budget for these funds should be reviewed so as to enhance the visibility of EU agricultural and food products on the markets within the EU and in third countries; believes that these promotional schemes should be more widely employed and have a greater and more effective application under the new CAP;
source: PE-441.147
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2010/0362(COD) Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
2011/03/28
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
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 (owned by farmers which posses processing facilities, by which 58% of EU raw milk is processed) there is a potential lack of adaptation of supply to demand: farmers are obliged to deliver all their milk to their co-operative and the co-operative is obliged to accept all the milk. Cooperatives are economic organisations in which milk producers participate on a voluntary basis and which they manage themselves. The existing co-operative structure will be respected in the proposals.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) In order to provide an effective early warning of likely market imbalance in the Union milk sector along with greater market transparency, and to facilitate a smooth transition from a quota-regulated supply situation, a Market Monitoring Agency for the Union Milk Sector should be established to collect and disseminate data and information on production and supply, exports and imports, production costs, milk prices at farm level, consumer prices and margins, at all levels of the milk and dairy product supply chain of the Union and Member States. In order to function effectively, the agency should be independent in its operations and should report to the Milk Advisory Group and the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets. In order to facilitate a smooth transition to post-quota conditions, the Agency should be established prior to the ending of quotas
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 a (new) Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 113f a (new) The following Article 133f a is inserted : Article 113f a Market Monitoring Agency 1. A Market Monitoring Agency for the Union Milk Sector (herein after referred to as ‘the Agency’) shall be established on 1 January 2013. 2. The purpose and function of the Agency shall include, in particular, the collection and dissemination of data, information and analysis on milk production and supply, on the cost of milk production, on milk prices at farm level, on retail prices of milk and dairy products and on the margins at the various stages of the milk supply chain in Member States. 3. The Agency shall publish regular reports, at least twice yearly, on market developments. The said reports shall include an assessment and forecasts of supply and demand for milk and dairy products in the Union. 4. The Agency shall report to the Advisory Group on Milk and to the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets. 5. The Commission shall, in consultation with the Advisory Group on Milk, adopt detailed rules for the Agency. The Agency shall determine its own procedures, having regard to the provisions of this Article.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, or processing of products of the milk and milk products sector, and are formally constituted or registered as entities that have democratic governance and representative structures;
Amendment 178 #
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. This Article shall not apply if the raw milk is delivered by a producer to an enterprise that is a cooperative of which the producer is a member.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Article 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 Article 177 a – paragraph 4 -– point a (a) agreements, decisions and concerted practices which may lead to the partitioning of markets in any form
source: PE-460.810
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2010/10/15
AGRI
13 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges in particular in relation to sustainable small- scale food production, the right to food, improving rural livelihoods and strengthening the role of women; considers, however, that the world food crisis represents
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers it essential that development policies are inter-sectoral and incorporate agricultural policies and strategies at regional and local levels in order to optimise agri-inputs, a sustainable agri-food chain and ensure food security;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that agricultur
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that since less-favoured communities tend to derive their subsistence from agriculture, the development of
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers it essential that the role of smallholder farmers, particularly the vital role played by women must be strengthened and equitable access for women to land, resources, loans and microcredit must be supported in national, development and agricultural policies;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the EU should support regional commercial agreements promoting local products and enable economic development that prioritises local food production and local food processing capacity;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that support needs to be given at local and regional levels to scaling up known and cost-effective nutritional actions and formulating nutritional policies which address the various dimensions of under-nutrition, in particular maternal and infant under- nutrition;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers it essential to establish more sustainable and
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that the land should be accessible to all and that it is necessary to
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Believes that a support strategy for developing countries to ensure food security and reduce poverty must include a plan for education and training, oriented towards job creation, which will
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Insists on the need to reinforce research
source: PE-450.640
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the EU agricultural sector
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that EU producers are obliged to meet the highest standards in terms of product hygiene, sustainable production methods, plant health, animal health and welfare, traceability, pesticide residue control, veterinary medicine and additives;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers it unacceptable that the Commission resumed negotiations with Mercosur without making publicly available a detailed impact assessment and without engaging in a proper political debate with the Council and the Parliament and calls on the Commission to keep the Council and the Parliament informed in due time as the negotiations continue;
source: PE-450.917
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2010/2112(INI) Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
2010/08/11
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas at recent meeting of the Committee on World Food Security in the FAO, the EU highlighted the problem of extreme price volatility and the new High Level Panel of Experts have been asked to report on causes and measures in relation to price fluctuations,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Whereas food security is a central issue for Europe and requires coherence and coordination between various sectoral policy areas at EU level namely: the CAP, energy policy, research programmes, development and trade policies, and financial regulation;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Believes that action needs to be taken to address the problem of food waste throughout the food supply chain and calls on the Commission to examine the feasibility of implementing an awareness campaign on the wasting of food;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Recalls that energy security and food security are very closely linked; recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining the profitability of agriculture; encourages measures t
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Is concerned about the growing problem of land grabbing and its implications for food security, the future of agriculture and farmers, calls on the Commission to investigate this situation in relation to land tenure and natural resources;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories; wishes to see
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers, therefore, that a targeted global system of food stocks would be beneficial, helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this targeted global food-stock system;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Recalls that the EU has so far responded with aid and money, including through the Food Facility; wishes to see reports on the effectiveness of this facility and calls on the Commission to
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Considers that a sustained programme of long term support for agricultural development in developing countries is required, which focuses on small scale farmers and on the issues pertaining to women farmers in particular;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintains the vitality of rural Europe, ensures the continuation of agriculture production throughout the EU, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Stresses that increased transparency and fairness in the food supply chain is required to ensure a fair return for farmers and a viable agricultural sector that will deliver food security;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23 b. Believes that access to education, knowledge transfer and best practice must be strengthened for farmers and that innovation and research is supported and enhanced with a view to developing better-quality, less costly and sustainable forms of production;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including family, small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure the continuation of agriculture production throughout Europe, a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States
source: PE-452.661
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2010/2206(INI) Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe
2011/03/02
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3a (new) 3a. Believes that future rural and regional development programmes should effectively support the tourism sector. Special attention should be given to the promotion of knowledge transfer and cross-border exchanges of best practice, building upon the work of existing European networks such as NECSTouR;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4a (new) 4a. Underlines that tourism activities must always respect the landscape and the environment. The objective – as stated in the European Landscape Convention – should be a balanced and harmonious relationship between social needs, economic activity and the environment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Considers that there is a need to improve farmers’ marketing capacity and their access to local markets, thus enabling the catering sector to buy the local produce that they need more easily;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Emphasises that, since food gives an understanding of local cultures and traditions, food tourism could contribute to a feeling of affinity within Europe;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recognises the importance of the ‘ICT and tourism’ platform proposed by the Commission, but believes that greater efforts are needed to equip rural areas with the latest IT infrastructure (e.g. broadband Internet connection services) and provide training in how to use it, as well as further development, for instance in the framework of the CIP programme, of multilingual IT resources which could facilitate international tourism;
source: PE-456.913
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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
1 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture’s role as a strategic sector in the European Union, in particular, as regards food security;
source: PE-460.624
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/09
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
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; notes that demand for food is growing faster than supply; insists that Europe, as the biggest importer of agricultural products, needs to maintain and increase its agricultural potential in order to tackle current and future demands for food in the EU, with increased focus on sustainable productivity and climate change mitigation;
source: PE-494.641
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2011/0229(COD) Food safety: electronic identification of bovine animals and beef labelling
2012/02/04
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) However, it must be recognised from experience gained with implementation of mandatory electronic identification in small ruminants that the current technology available to farmers is not able to achieve 100% accuracy. Farmers therefore should not be penalised for unintentional non-compliance with cross- compliance requirements when these result from failures of the technology in tag readability which are beyond farmers' direct control.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 4 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 3 All means of identification applied to one animal shall bear the same unique identification code, which makes it possible to identify the animal individually together with the holding on which it was born. By way of derogation, in cases where it is not possible for the two individual means of identification to bear the same unique identification code, the competent authority may, under its supervision, allow for the second means of identification to bear a different code provided that full traceability is ensured and the individual identification of the animal, including the holding on which it was born, is possible.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4 (new) Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 4a — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 a (new) The first subparagraph shall not apply to animals born before 1 January 1998 and not intended for intra-EU trade.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Article 7 — paragraph 5 — point b (b) enters up-to-date information directly into the computerised database within
source: PE-486.169
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 181 #
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 b
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 23 (23) In order to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and in order to clarify the specific situations that may arise in the application of the basic payment scheme, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of adopting rules on eligibility and the access in respect of the basic payment scheme of farmers in case of inheritance and anticipated inheritance, inheritance under a lease, change of legal status or denomination and in the case of merger or scission of the holding; adopting rules on the calculation of the value and number or on the increase in the value of payment entitlements in relation to the allocation of payment entitlements, including rules on the possibility of a provisional value and number or of a provisional increase of payment entitlements allocated on the basis of the application from the farmer, on the conditions for establishing the provisional and definitive value and number of the payment entitlements and on the cases where a sale or lease contract could affect the allocation of payment entitlements; adopting rules on the establishment and calculation of the value and number of payment entitlements received from the national reserve; adopting rules on the modification of the unit value of payment entitlements in the case of fractions of payment entitlements and criteria for the allocation of payment entitlements pursuant to the use of the national reserve and to farmers who did not apply for support in either 2009, 2010 or 2011.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 (26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 26 a (new) (26a) In order to ensure that the 'greening' measures chosen by Member States applicable in their territory provide equivalent benefits for the environment and the climate, Member States shall choose three relevant measures from a list of six possible measures determined at EU level, and they shall obtain the approval of their choice by the Commission within two months after their notification.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 a (new) (29a) In order to ensure that nutrient management plans provide full records and an optimisation of the nutrient use and fertilisers application by farmers, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 b (new) (29b) In order to ensure that energy efficiency plans guarantee an optimisation of farmers' use of energy and minimise recourse to fossil fuels on farms, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 c (new) (29c) In order to ensure that winter soil cover is provided while maximising the benefits for the environment and the climate of this measure, Member States should determine the dates applicable for creation and destruction of the cover that best suit their territory, and the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and other 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.
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38)
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 43 (43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. A
Amendment 819 #
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 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 subject to co-financing by the Member State at the rate applying to the rural development programme in that Member State, as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of this article shall be co- financed in accordance with the general co-financing rates pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have t
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) to have ecological focus area on their a
Amendment 1346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) to have a nutrient management plan on their holding.
Amendment 1357 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (c b) to have an on-farm energy efficiency plan on their holding.
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new) (c c) to ensure winter soil cover of their agricultural area.
Amendment 1421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within at least one of the following categories: - Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming
Amendment 1455 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or are covered by the national or regional certification scheme beneficial to the environment and climate.
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1),
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
13 amendments...
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1666 #
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 grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised
Amendment 1717 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 15 hectares, Farmers shall ensure that at least
Amendment 1721 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1. Farmers shall ensure that at least
Amendment 1905 #
Proposal for a regulation Title 3 – chapter 4 – title Payment for young farmers and new entrants
Amendment 1929 #
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 1933 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 and who meet objective criteria determined by the Member State.
Amendment 1938 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘young farmers’ and 'new entrants', shall mean:
Amendment 1952 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) in the case of 'young farmers' only, who are less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application referred to in point (a).
Amendment 1960 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States may determine certain additional objective and non- discriminatory criteria that young farmers and/or new entrants shall fulfil as regards, in particular, appropriate skills, experience and/or training requirements.
Amendment 1962 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Member States shall ensure that no payment pursuant to this chapter is made to persons for whom it is established, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to be entitled to the payment referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1967 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 2194 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 1. Member States may operate a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as 'small farmers scheme'. Farmers holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may opt for participation in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as ‘small farmers scheme’
source: PE-494.487
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) This Regulation should provide for the possibility of disposal of products bought in public intervention. Such measures should be taken in a way that avoids market disturbances
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 20 (20) In order to ensure that private storage has the desired effect on the market, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures for reducing the amount of aid to be paid where the quantity stored is lower than the contracted quantity;
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) The existing scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) fresh and chilled sheepmeat and goatmeat;
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 Products may be disposed of by making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […]
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point i (i) the conditions according to which it may be decided that products covered by private storage contracts may be re- marketed
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1659 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) do not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty. A rebuttable presumption of dominance shall exist in relation to the activities of a producer group or an association of producer groups if its share of total national production of the product concerned exceeds 33%, or its share of total Union production exceeds 3.5%.
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 108 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Where Member States, make use of the option to recognise an interbranch organisation, they shall: (a) Decide whether to grant such recognition within 4 months of the lodging of an application accompanied by all the relevant supporting evidence; (b) Carry out at intervals to be determined by them, checks to verify that such organisations are complying with the conditions governing their recognition; (c) In the event of non compliance or irregularities, impose on those organisations the applicable penalties they have laid down and decide whether, if necessary, recognition should be withdrawn; (d) Withdraw recognition if the requirements for recognition are no longer met, the interbranch organisation engages in any activities or concerted practices likely to lead to a distortion of the market in a manner incompatible with the Treaties or these Regulations.
source: PE-494.588
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, animal welfare improvements, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks, and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector and promoting linkages between rural and urban areas for improved nutrient circuits. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, safety measures and increased awareness of farm safety; food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15 a) In particular, with the objectives of generational renewal in rural areas and increased knowledge and skills transfer in agriculture, Member States are encouraged to establish agricultural apprenticeship schemes as part of their rural development programmes whereby young persons would be invited to register as apprentices. The schemes should be multiannual, spread over 3 to 5 years where the apprentice would be employed on the holding of a participating farmer. In the final year(s) of the scheme, the apprentice would be sent to a hosting farm in another Member State to ensure best practice exchange across the Union. Professional training should be provided throughout the apprenticeship period. Upon successful completion, the apprentice shall be eligible to apply for business start-up aid and business development support either as a young farmer, new entrant, small farmer or rural entrepreneur.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding. Furthermore, in the context of the growing number of farm fatalities and accidents, farm advisory services should offer advice and guidance on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, animal welfare related, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non-agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas including small scale slaughter houses. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non- agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non-
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Rural development programmes should provide for innovative actions promoting a resource-efficient, productive and low-emission agricultural sector, with the support of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability. The EIP should aim to promote a faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions into practice. The EIP should create added value by enhancing the uptake and effectiveness of innovation-related instruments and enhancing synergies between them. The EIP should fill gaps by better linking research and practical farming, facilitating a dialogue.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t (t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators in direct selling, local markets and community supported agriculture, committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/24
AGRI
19 amendments...
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new) (c a) strengthening farm safety awareness and training;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new) (b a) Facilitating innovation in the agricultural sector to secure a sustainable future, notably on environmental, climate, resource-efficiency and animal welfare issues.
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new) (a a) ensuring access to quality food at affordable prices to all members of society, in accordance with article 39(e) of the TFEU
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new) (a a) enhancing availability and accessibility of training courses, workshops and coaching on the relevant vocational training and skills in rural communities;
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new) (db) European Union agricultural product and foodstuff quality schemes, and quality schemes recognised by Member States;
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point v (v) appropriate action is envisaged to simplify the implementation and running of the programme;
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) in relation to local development, a specific description of the coordination mechanisms between the local development strategies, the measure co- operation referred to in Article 36, the measure basic services and village renewal in rural areas referred to in Article 21
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Support under this measure shall cover vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions. Vocational training and skills acquisition actions may include training courses, apprenticeship schemes, workshops and coaching.
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out this task and access to relevant information from the EIP network.
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e (e) where relevant, advice and information on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms and occupational safety standards based on Union legislation. .
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Information on and application to the scheme will be easily accessible and the process conducted in a timely and transparent manner without unnecessary administrative criteria and restrictions;
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) improve the bio security of a holding including animal welfare improvements;
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. Farmers participating in the measures delivering carbon, nutrient and/or energy efficiency described in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No [DP/2012] shall have priority access to available support under paragraph 1(a) in order to complement the actions they carry out through the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development ‘enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability’, shall be eligible.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (i) young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships;
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be granted to young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships.
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household, including for the setting up or development of small scale slaughter houses.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including crafts and leisure and culture activities, and the related infrastructure;
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) investments in programmes between farmers and local businesses to provide short supply chains to inhabitants, ensuring access to quality produce at affordable prices to all members of society
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) investments in new forestry technologies and in processing and marketing of forest products for SMEs.
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Member States shall endeavour to provide farmers undertaking commitments under this measure with the knowledge and information required to implement them.
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the definition of the areas in which animal welfare commitments shall provide upgraded standards of production methods, taking into account knowledge from a European coordinated animal welfare network and practices based on the latest research.
Amendment 1531 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new) (ha) promotion of linkages between rural and urban areas for improved nutrient circuits;
Amendment 1543 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 9 9. Co-operation under this measure may be combined with projects supported by Union funds other than the EAFRD in the same territory. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure with other national or Union support instruments is avoided. Specification of the characteristics of pilot projects, clusters, networks, short supply chains and local markets that will be eligible for support shall be laid down in programmes submitted by the Member States.
Amendment 1589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) demarcation with other measures, conversion to units other than those used in Annex I, calculation of transaction costs and conversion or adjustment of commitments under the agri-environment- climate measure referred to in Article 29, the organic farming measure referred to in Article 30, the animal welfare measure referred to in Article 34 and the forest- environmental and climate services and forest conservation measure referred to in Article 35;
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (d a) Establish a dialogue between farmers and the research community;
Amendment 1791 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vii a (new) (vii a) a plan to encourage local "one stop shops", digital or physical, to make information on rural development programmes and the other CSF Fund programmes locally accessible for potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 1909 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point a Amendment 1948 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a (a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 2078 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 20(6) Amendment 2109 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 2– point 9 a (new) - Schemes ensuring access to quality food at affordable prices for all members of society
Amendment 2112 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 – point 5 a (new) - Schemes ensuring access to quality food at affordable prices for all members of society
Amendment 2120 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new) Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Start-up aid to farms engaging in such schemes Investment in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Cooperation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting up producer groups Leader
source: PE-494.481
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
25 amendments...
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) The farm advisory system should cover at least the requirements and standards forming the scope of cross compliance. That system should also cover the requirements to be respected in relation to the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment for direct payments, as well as the maintenance of the agricultural area under Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx of the European Parliament and of the Council of xxx establishing rules for direct payment to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy14. That system should finally cover certain elements related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation as well as the sustainable development of the economic
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 27 (27) Sectoral agricultural legislation requires Member States to send information on the numbers of checks carried out and their outcome within specified deadlines. Those control statistics are used to determine the level of error at Member State level and, more generally, for the purposes of checking the management of the EAGF and the EAFRD. They are an important source for the Commission to satisfy itself as to the correct management of funds and are an essential element for the annual declaration of assurance. Given the vital nature of this statistical information and in order to ensure that Member States respect their obligation to send it in time, it is necessary to provide a proportionate deterrent to late provision of the data required in a manner proportionate to the extent of the data deficit. Therefore, provisions should be put in place whereby the Commission can suspend part of the monthly or interim payments for which the relevant statistical information has not been sent in time only where the delay places the annual budget discharge mechanism at risk, in accordance with the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 (30) The financing of measures and operations under the CAP will in part involve shared management. To ensure that Union funds are soundly managed, the Commission should perform the necessary checks on the management of the Funds by the Member State authorities responsible for making payments. It is appropriate to define the general rules and principles to be followed by the Commission when carrying out checks, and the nature of the checks to be made by the Commission, to specify the terms of its responsibilities for implementing the budget and to clarify the Member States' cooperation obligations.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) In order to allow the Commission to fulfil its obligation to check the existence and proper functioning of management and inspection systems for Union expenditure in the Member States, provision should be made,
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38) Provisions relating to general principles on checks, withdrawals, reductions or exclusions from payments and to the imposition of proportionate administrative penalties are contained in various sectoral agricultural regulations. Those rules should be gathered in the same legal framework at a horizontal level. They should cover the obligations of the Member States as regards administrative and on-the-spot checks including the general principles and criteria applicable, the rules on the recovery, reduction and exclusions of aid. Rules on checks of obligations not necessarily linked to the payment of an aid should be laid down as well.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 (50) Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/200125 , which was replaced by Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, established the principle that the full payment to beneficiaries of some supports under the CAP should be linked to compliance with rules relating to land management, agricultural production and agricultural activity. That principle was subsequently reflected in Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)26 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 27. Under this so-called ‘cross compliance’ system Member States are to impose administrative penalties in the form of reduction or exclusion of support received under the CAP in whole or in part, in accordance with the principle of proportionality and taking into account the general criteria for the graduation of these penalties as defined in this Regulation.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 57 (57) The cross compliance system implies certain administrative constraints for both beneficiaries and national administrations since record keeping must be ensured, checks must be carried out and penalties have to be applied where necessary. Those penalties should be proportionate, risk- based, effective and dissuasive. Such penalties should be without prejudice to other penalties laid down under other provisions of Union or national law. For the sake of consistency, it is appropriate to merge the relevant Union provisions into one single legal instrument. For farmers participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], the efforts to be made under the cross compliance system may be considered as exceeding the benefit of keeping those farmers under that system. For reasons of simplification, those farmers should therefore be exempted from the cross compliance
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 60 (60) An effective implementation of cross compliance requires verification at beneficiaries' level that obligations are respected. Where a Member State decides to make use of the option not to apply a reduction or exclusion where the amount concerned is less than EUR 100, the competent control authority should, for a sample of beneficiaries in the following year, verify that the findings of the non- compliance concerned have been remedied. Member States may also set up an early- warning system applicable to non-severe first non-compliances to achieve a better acceptance of the cross compliance system by farming communities and better involve farmers in the implementation of the requirements. This should take the form of a warning letter which shall be followed by remedial action by the beneficiary concerned and checked by the Member State in the following year.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the sustainable development of the economic
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) the minimum requirements or actions in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification, and innovation, as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 2 Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 5 Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new) However, if for reasons not attributable to the Member State concerned, recovery could not take place within the time limits specified in the first subparagraph, and the amount to be recovered exceeds €1 million, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State, extend the time limits by a maximum of 50% of the initial time limits.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 61 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Member States may reduce the level of on-the-spot checks where the error rate is at an acceptable level. The precise applicable conditions and rules shall be determined in delegated acts according to Article 64 of this regulation.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new) In order to ensure correct and efficient application of the checks and that the verification of the eligibility conditions is carried out in and efficient, coherent and non-discriminatory way which protects the financial interest of the Union, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111, concerning the rules on the minimum level of on-the-spot checks necessary for an effective, proportionate and risk-based management of the risks, as well as the conditions under which Member States have to increase such checks, or may reduce them where the error rates are at an acceptable level including time limits by which the Commission shall respond to an indication that the Member State intends to reduce its on-the-spot checks;
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 64 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The amount of the reduction of aid shall be graduated proportionately to the gravity and nature of the infringement found, according to the severity, extent, duration and reoccurrence of the non compliance found and may go as far as total exclusion from one or several aid schemes or support measures for one or more calendar years.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 65 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The amounts concerned by the withdrawal referred to in paragraph 1a and by the administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 2 shall be graduated proportionately to the gravity and nature of the infringement found, according to the severity, extent, duration and reoccurrence of the non compliance found.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 68 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Member States shall make appropriate use of technology when setting up their integrated system.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States may set up a warning system to allow non-compliant beneficiaries to remedy the irregularity before any administrative penalty is imposed. Where a Member State decides to make use of this option, the competent authority shall send an initial letter of warning to the beneficiary, notifying the finding and the obligation to take remedial action. The competent authority shall also take, in the following year, the actions necessary to verify that the beneficiary has remedied the findings of non-compliance concerned. Such warning system shall only be applicable in cases of first non- compliance which are not considered 'severe' and whose 'extent' is strictly limited to the farm of the beneficiary responsible for the non-compliance, according to the criteria as defined in Article 99a.
source: PE-492.777
2012/10/16
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Identification and registration of animals" — SMR 8 — last column Articles
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Identification and registration of animals" — SMR 8 — last column Articles 3, 4 (with the exception of paragraph 6) and 5
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Identification and registration of animals" — SMR 8 Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8) 1 ____________________ 1 The Commission will issue guidelines for Member States on the interpretation of the rules applicable for the purpose of cross compliance. These guidelines will provide an appropriate degree of flexibility at farm-level so as to respect the principle of proportionality when implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 while keeping with the spirit of the legislation and ensure full animal movement traceability.
source: PE-497.774
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2011/0371(COD) 'Erasmus for all' - Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport 2014-2020
2012/11/10
CULT
4 amendments...
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point 4 4.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part (c) to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity through increased participation in sport and support to non- commercial pan European sports events.
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) support to non-commercial European sport events involving several European countries and aimed at promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities, such as special events involving disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities;
source: PE-496.579
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/12/06
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – paragraph 14 – point b (b) Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research, and the bio-
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1 Powered by the expansion of the knowledge of living systems, biotechnology is set to deliver a stream of new applications and to strengthen the Union's industrial base and its innovation capacity. Examples of the rising importance of biotechnology are in industrial applications including bio- chemicals
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4.3 – point b Developing
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1 Effective health promotion, supported by a robust evidence base, prevents disease, improves wellbeing and is cost effective. Health promotion and disease prevention also depend on an understanding of the determinants of health, including the link between human and animal health, on effective preventive tools, such as vaccines, on effective health and disease surveillance and preparedness, and on effective screening programmes, also covering the use of antibiotics in animals.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – title 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 The specific objective is to secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource- efficient primary production systems, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and low carbon supply chains. This will accelerate the transition to a sustainable competitive European bio- economy.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2 Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources (in particular water, land, and fossil carbon sources), by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe and secure food supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050. Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, mainly due to improved production efficiency and reduced numbers in livestock in some areas, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – introductory part (a) Sustainable and competitive agriculture and forestry
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including nutrient and energy efficiency and low-carbon targets) and resilient, while at the same time developing
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part IV – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – introductory part (b) Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio-
source: PE-491.145
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2011/0402(CNS) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020: specific programme implementing Horizon 2020
2012/11/06
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b) securing sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products, by developing productive and resource-efficient primary production systems (including nutrient, energy, carbon, water and soil use efficiency) and by making agricultural bio-waste an asset used at its full potential, reducing food waste along the whole food supply-chain from primary production to final consumption point, fostering related ecosystem services, along side competitive and low carbon supply chains;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 The objective is twofold: on the one hand, enabling the European industry (e.g. chemical, health, mining, energy, pulp and paper, textile, starch, crop production and food processing) to develop new products and processes meeting agricultural, industrial and societal demands; and competitive and enhanced biotechnology- based alternatives to replace established ones; on the other hand, harnessing the potential of biotechnology for detecting, monitoring, preventing and removing pollution. It includes R&I on enzymatic and metabolic pathways, bio-
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 1 There is a need for an improved understanding of health and disease, in people of all ages, so that new and better prevention measures, diagnosis and treatments can be developed.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.10 The integration of infrastructures and information structures and sources (including those derived from cohort studies, protocols, data collections, indicators, etc.) as well as the standardisation, interoperability, storage, sharing of and access to data, both concerning humans and animals, will be supported to enable such data to be properly exploited. Attention should be given to data processing, knowledge management, modelling and visualisation.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – title 2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio-
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – title 2.1. Sustainable and competitive agriculture and forestry
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 Appropriate knowledge, knowledge transfers, tools, services and innovations are necessary to support more productive, resource-efficient and resilient agriculture and forestry systems that supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw- materials and deliver ecosystems services while at the same time supporting the development of thriving rural livelihoods and rural innovative SMEs. Research and innovation will provide options for integrating agronomic, climatic and environmental goals into more sustainable production, thus: increasing productivity and resource efficiency of agriculture; reducing soil erosion and agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; reducing leaching of nutrients from cultivated lands into terrestrial and aquatic environments; decreasing dependence from international plant derived protein imports to Europe; increasing the level of biodiversity in primary production systems.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 1 Activities will enhance productivity as well as the adaptive capacity of plants, animals and production systems to cope with rapidly changing environmental/climatic conditions and increasingly scarce natural resources. The resulting innovations and their transfer to all economic actors involved will help to move towards a low energy, low emission and low waste economy, along the entire food and feed supply chain. In addition to contributing to food security, new opportunities will be created for the use of biomass, bio-waste and agricultural and forestry residues and by-products from agriculture and forestry for a wide range of non-food applications (in particular energy and chemistry).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I– Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – paragraph 2 Multi-disciplinary approaches and inter- sector synergies will be sought to improve the performance of plants, animals, micro- organisms, while ensuring efficient resource use (water, soil, nutrients, energy) and the ecological integrity of rural areas. Emphasis will be placed on integrated and diverse production systems and innovative agronomic practices, including the use of precision technologies and ecological intensification approaches to benefit
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Annex I – Part IV – point 3 – point 3.2 – title 3.2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio-
source: PE-491.144
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2011/0429(COD) Water policy: priority substances
2012/11/13
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 6 Directive 2008/105/EC Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The watch list shall contain no more than 25 substances or groups of substances at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment, and insufficient monitoring data for the purposes of prioritisation is available. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available information including the results of the prioritisation procedure carried out in the context of the preparation of the present Directive, research projects, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
source: PE-496.330
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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
16 amendments...
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Expects the re-design of the CAP to align with the EU 2020 Strategy priorities of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth; Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to tackling climate change, creating new jobs through green growth and supplying renewable energy whilst at the same time continuing to provide safe, high quality food products and food security for European consumers;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for the CAP to remain structured around two pillars; Points out that pillar 1 should remain fully financed by the EU budget and yearly based, while multiannual programming, a voluntary and contractual approach and co- financing should continue to apply under pillar 2;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Insists that the two pillar structure should serve the purpose of clarity, each pillar complementing the other without overlapping; the first pillar should deliver EU-wide objectives which require 'across- the-board' action whereas the second pillar should be outcome-oriented and flexible enough to easily accommodate national, regional and/or local specificities;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, often requiring speci
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Recognises that the agro-ecological and social conditions of farming vary hugely within the Union, as does public debate about the role of agriculture in the economy, and therefore believes that a “one size fits all” payment model should not be imposed upon all Member States, but rather allow them the flexibility to structure their own decoupled payment models in a way suitable to their own conditions, provided this does not distort competition;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Does not believe that the Commission's proposal to introduce an upper ceiling for direct payments would deliver its objectives as it would simply result in the administrative splitting up of large agricultural holdings for pure accountancy purposes; is of the opinion that a degree of degression in the amounts large-scale farms receive from the basic direct payments could be envisaged;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls for a list of EU agreed measures to be established that will deliver the above-mentioned sustainability element of the first pillar with the twin- objective of enhancing farm environmental sustainability throughout Europe while improving farm competitiveness2; __________________ 2 See Annex 2 for an indicative list of measures
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls for Member States, on a compulsory basis, to choose at least 2 to 3 measures from that EU list according to their priorities; Notes that in order to take account of the diversity of agricultural practices, productions, and ecosystems which characterises some of the Member States, the choice of measures may differ in different regions within a Member State;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14d. Believes that the EU has a role to play in meeting the challenges of food security and energy security, and therefore needs to ensure that agriculture plays a full role in meeting both these challenges; Believes therefore, that it is inappropriate for compulsory set-aside to be included in the list of sustainability measures as proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 e (new) 14e. Calls, however, for farmers to have the freedom to opt in to the measures if they want to receive the sustainability payment, and there will be no additional penalties if they choose not to;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 f (new) 14f. Believes that any controls put in place to check the implementation of the payments received under the sustainability top-up should be accommodated within the current integrated agricultural control system (IACS), so as to avoid the duplication of control systems under pillar 1, and that when on-farm checks are necessary, they take place at the same time as the checks already carried out for cross-compliance requirements and direct payments entitlements, or at the same time as checks on compliance with agri- environmental measures under pillar 2;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 g (new) 14g. Believes that compensation for natural disadvantages should still lie in the second pillar; however calls, in line with the Commission's proposals to strengthen the fight against land abandonment and to guarantee local food production for local communities across the EU, for the possibility to be left to Member States to top up the support received by farms situated in areas with natural handicaps through an additional support scheme under pillar 1 using up to 10% of the national basic direct payments;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth,
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as disadvantaged regions (hill and mountain farming, specific climatic areas, etc.), where there are no alternatives to livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; Furthermore, given the move from a historical to an area support model, considers that an adequate margin for flexibility should be left to Member States; acknowledges, therefore, that production- based premiums remain defensible at WTO level, as part of the fight against land abandonment and in order to boost certain national priorities such as encouraging organic production or specific grassland-based livestock production;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
30 amendments...
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 733 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 773 #
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 782 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Points out that the cross-compliance system makes the granting of direct payments subject to compliance with statutory requirements and the maintenance of farmland in good agricultural and environmental condition, and remains one of the appropriate means of optimising the provision of baseline eco-system services by farmers and meeting new environmental challenges by securing the provision of basic public goods; notes, however, that the introduction of cross-compliance has raised a whole range of problems relating to administrative issues and acceptance by farmers, who had the impression that they were losing a degree of freedom in their work; calls therefore for the administrative burden on farmers to be reduced through a simplified implementation system for cross- compliance requirements;
Amendment 785 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Believes that genuine efforts are being made to simplify the system and reduce the administrative red-tape placed on farmers; calls however for a simplified, more proportionate and risk-based approach by the Commission and Member States to the implementation of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the system of penalties;
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27d. Is ready to consider the introduction of a small farmers' scheme under pillar 1, only if the primary objective of such a system is to simplify administrative procedures and paper work for small farmers and as long as it does not undermine competitiveness or frustrate the necessary modernisation of EU agriculture; such a scheme could consist of taking recipients of direct payments out of the mainstream basic direct payments system when they are currently below a certain amount of annual support; Takes the view that such a scheme should be voluntary on Member States and allow them sufficient flexibility to determine who is eligible as a 'small farmer' in each country;
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Considers that the use of these instruments
Amendment 937 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Considers that private
Amendment 1003 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Recalls that EU farmers are required to produce food to the highest safety, environmental, quality and animal welfare standards and should be rewarded for doing so; believes that imports from third countries should, respecting WTO rights and obligations, meet equivalent standards to ensure fairer competition; calls on the Commission to uphold the interests of European farmers in the context of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated on behalf of the EU;
Amendment 1014 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be
Amendment 1040 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 1049 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Calls for measures to be taken to strengthen primary producers' and producer organisations' management capacity and bargaining power vis-à-vis other economic operators in the food chain (primarily retailers, processors and input companies), provided these developments do not hinder the proper functioning of the internal market; takes the view that the functioning of the food supply-chain should be improved, through greater transparency of food prices and action to address unfair commercial practices, enabling farmers to obtain the added value they deserve; believes that the appointment of ombudsmen should be considered with a view to solving disputes between the operators along the food supply-chain;
Amendment 1061 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 1107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Advocates therefore
Amendment 1124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Calls, in line with the Commission Communication, for a more outcome- oriented approach through a general move towards the use of delivery tools that set goals and empower farmers and rural communities to choose their own systems to meet multiannual targets and objectives, such as outcome agreements and simple contracts;
Amendment 1128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new) 49 b. Believes that Green growth should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy that focuses on creating new opportunities in terms of: - developing rural areas' potential to produce more renewable and sustainable energy from second-generation biofuels, from biomass, agro-materials, agro-waste and the by-products of agriculture; - boosting on-farm small-scale renewable energy production; - investing in innovative techniques as well as projects for applying research and development on farms; - providing technical support and advice to farmers, especially young farmers, in applying new agricultural techniques;
Amendment 1129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new) 49 b. Asks the Commission to establish new financing tools supporting especially farmers entering the agricultural sector in getting access to favourable loans, or a new system, for instance called JERICHO ("Joint Rural Investment CHOice"), for the Rural Development Fund, based on the experience from the JEREMIE initiative under the Structural funds;
Amendment 1134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 c (new) 49 c. Emphasises in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy that research and development, the use of new technologies and best agricultural practices are crucial to develop sustainable intensive and precision farming techniques in order to improve competitiveness and increase production and agricultural productivity while reducing the use of scarce resources such as water, land and energy; takes the view that investment in agricultural innovation should be further encouraged with a view to increase the use of the best available technologies on farms, inter alia through the CAP and EU research and development framework programmes, in order to address new challenges, starting with feeding a projected global population of 9 billion people in 2050 while making a better use of resources;
Amendment 1136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 d (new) 49 d. Believes that farmers can actively contribute to biodiversity, landscape management and environmental protection, as well as climate change adaptation and mitigation, in a cost- effective way; calls for the CAP to provide the opportunity for the vast bulk of agricultural land to be covered by agri- environmental schemes to further incentivise a majority of farmers for the delivery of additional eco-system services while encouraging more sustainable, lower-input production models such as organic farming, precision farming, the development of high-nature-value farming and sustainable intensive agricultural practices; recalls in this context that the agri-environmental programmes must be designed so as to closely fit national and regional priorities and specificities, and be clearly differentiated from the sustainability element of the first pillar in their objectives, scale and tools;
Amendment 1140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates
Amendment 1162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50 a. Stresses that less favoured areas are often of high value in terms of the cultivated landscape, biodiversity preservation and provision of environmental benefits, as well as rural areas dynamism; Asks the Commission, therefore, to orientate its compensatory programmes for these specific areas towards these goals through a careful choice of biophysical selection criteria; Recalls in this context that the European Parliament, in its resolution of 5th May 2010, asked for additional criteria to be considered such as 'isolation' to address difficulties arising from distance from the market, remoteness and limited access to services, as well as the inclusion of a 'field-capacity days' criterion to address the interaction between soil types and climate and notably reflect maritime climate difficulties;
Amendment 1189 #
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
Amendment 1196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for a
Amendment 1228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes the move towards greater coordination at EU level
Amendment 1247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 source: PE-460.935
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2011/2087(INI) European dimension in sport
2011/09/09
CULT
23 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas sport is a competence of the EU under the Treaty of Lisbon aiming to promote fairness and openness in sporting competitions, cooperation between the bodies responsible for sport, protecting the physical and moral integrity of sports people, enhancing the health, social, cultural and economic benefits of sport and requires appropriate financial and policy support,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas EU Sports Policy must be developed to address and support the aims and objectives of both professional and amateur sports,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the support and promotion of sport for people with intellectual or physical disabilities should be a priority in the EU considering its important role in delivering social inclusion, public health and volunteerism across borders,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas traditional and grassroots sporting organisations play a key role in strengthening culture, promoting social inclusion and enhancing communities,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas a key motivating factor behind citizen involvement in sport and physical activity is to improve personal health and well-being,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) - 1a.Urges the European Commission to propose a dedicated and ambitious budget for sports policy under the future MFF given the public health, social, cultural and economic benefits of sport;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance of encouraging participation in sports activities in schools
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the underrepresentation of women within the decision-making and governance bodies of sports organisations to be addressed;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages Member States to take account of the experience of former sportspeople when they wish to become trainers, and to
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges Member States to establish clear guidelines to integrate sport and physical activity into all levels of education across the Member States;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Urges Member States to develop educational programmes structured to facilitate the combination of learning and training for professional athletes;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Proposes that a training and qualifications framework for coaches and coach education be established and incorporated in the European Qualifications Framework and Life Long Learning Programmes in order to advance a knowledge based society and the development of excellence in coaching at both the amateur and professional level;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the importance of sport and physical activity at all ages for public health and calls on Member States to facilitate and promote engagement in sport and physical activity and its health benefits;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. Maintains that the potential of sport and sporting events for tourism development needs to be identified and capitalised upon for the benefit of the sporting organisations and local areas;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reaffirms its attachment to the European model of sport, within which federations play a central role and
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that training for players at local level is needed for the sustainable development of European sport and grassroots sporting organisations are essential for the dissemination of the benefits of sport at local level;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Expresses the view that systems implemented by sports governing bodies in bringing more transparency to the international transfers of players, constitute a step in the right direction, as they serve the principle of good governance and aim at ensuring integrity in sporting competitions.
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 – to organise a ‘European Day of Sports’ every year which promotes the social and cultural role of amateur and professional sports and the benefits of sport in terms of public health;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 – to draw up a European map of local, traditional sports which play a significant cultural role within the EU and support its dissemination;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 – to set up a mobility programme for young athletes and coaches, to enable them to learn new training methods, establish best practice and develop their European awareness and to encourage intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new) - to work with Member States and sporting organisations to protect the fundamental integrity of grassroots sport;
source: PE-470.057
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/07/27
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for the necessary measures, including research funding, education efforts, investment aid and other incentive based initiatives, in the CAP that would support and enable the use of agricultural and forestry residue in the production of sustainable energy;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that
source: PE-469.998
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2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications
2011/10/18
AGRI
6 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas higher food prices do not automatically translate into higher farm incomes, mainly due to the speed at which farm input costs increase and the growing divergence between producer and consumer prices;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Asks for greater scrutiny and better analysis to be given at EU and global level to the economic fundamentals which explain rising food prices, predominantly interactions between supply and demand fluctuations, as well as increasing interactions between the price movements of energy, inputs, and food commodities;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Asks the Commission to refine its analysis on the reasons behind extreme market fluctuations and seek greater clarity on the interactions between speculation and agricultural markets, as well as energy markets and food commodities prices; stresses that this should be part of the efforts to better regulate, increase transparency and the quality of information on financial markets at global and EU level, including in the upcoming review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD);
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that primary producers cannot fully benefit from increased output prices as they are being 'squeezed' between, on the one side, low farm-gate prices due to the strong positions of processors and retailers, and high input prices due to increased concentration of input companies on the other side;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the new
source: PE-473.999
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2011/2175(INI) How to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU
2011/03/10
AGRI
17 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. Whereas the food aid distributed under the EU’s “Food Distribution programme for the Most Deprived Persons of the Community” plays a key role in assisting many NGOs and charity organisations in addressing hunger and undernourishment within the EU,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas reducing food waste is a significant and indeed a preliminary step towards combating and reducing hunger and undernourishment in the world, confronting the increase
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas food waste occurs across the entire food supply chain from the agricultural production stage, to the storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption stages,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the players in the food supply chain are chiefly responsible for food security and addressing avoidable food waste where possible,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the Council, Commission
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Council, Commission, Member States and players in the food supply chain to work together to develop a system of resource mapping and implement a policy to encourage resource efficiency over the entire lifecycle of food products;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that there is no harmonised definition of food waste in Europe; therefore invites the Commission to
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Invites the Commission to work towards harmonising EU food waste data requirements as there is no reliable evidence base to validate food waste figures across EU Member States and to use as the basis for designing effective food waste policy measures;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Wishes to point out that agriculture, by its very nature, is resource efficient and can play a fundamental and pioneering role in combating food waste; therefore urges the Commission to include ambitious measures to this effect in its next legislative proposals on agriculture, trade and distribution of foodstuffs; hopes for joint action by way of investment in research, science, technology, education, advice and innovation in agriculture with a view to reducing food waste and encouraging consumers to behave more responsibly and deliberately to prevent food waste;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Commission, Member States and farming organisations to increase public awareness of the importance and value of agriculture to society and the value of agricultural produce;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and processors to develop guidelines to address avoidable food waste and to implement greater resource efficiency in their section of the food supply chain, to continuously work to improve processing, packaging and transporting so as to cut down on unnecessary food waste;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Urges the Commission, Member States and retailers to devise and implement voluntary agreements to pledge to take further resource efficiency measures and to address unnecessary food waste in their section of the food supply chain;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on retailers to engage with food redistribution programmes for citizens who lack purchasing power and to implement measures allowing for products nearing expiry to be discounted;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules on catering and hospitality services so that, all other conditions being equal, when contracts are awarded priority is given to undertakings that guarantee that they will redistribute for free any unallocated (unsold) items to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power and that promote specific activity to reduce waste upstream;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as addressing the problems caused by dual-date labelling (‘sell by’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of out-of- date or damaged goods, as well as to improve packaging to increase the longevity of the storage of goods and their freshness and to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco-
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Considers it essential that there is greater clarity and coherence in labelling in relation to food expiration, consistent storage and freezing guidelines for consumers, and for the Commission, Member States and food producers to ensure more effective measures are put in place to inform consumers of food edibility criteria;
source: PE-472.283
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2011/2293(INI) Recognising and promoting cross-border voluntary activities in the EU
2012/03/14
CULT
15 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas ‘volunteering’ means activities, including formal, non-formal, informal and vocational training, which are undertaken voluntarily, on the basis of a person's own
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the economic crisis and political and economic factors have an impact on sustainable funding and fundraising for voluntary activities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas many volunteer led projects and organisations do not have the resources to access and secure funding under existing EU programmes due to excessive red tape and bureaucracy;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Encourages the Member States to recognise the benefits of participating in cross-border volunteer activities to provide citizens with new skills, contributing to their employability, mobility and strengthening the development of social inclusion and to support cooperation between organisers of voluntary activities in EU countries to promote the mobility of young volunteers across Europe, with the aim of fostering mutual intercultural enrichment;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Highlights the need to ensure that high- quality volunteering is developed, both nationally and at cross-border level, through a structured framework of comprehensive information and appropriate training for volunteers which includes current best practice;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Asks the Commission and the national, regional and local authorities and the various civil society organisations to improve information networks in order to make everyone aware of volunteering opportunities, to tackle barriers to participation, to enhance access to volunteering best practice and the promotion of cooperation across borders;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Therefore proposes that a centralised EU portal be created
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give a high profile to volunteering in sport, particularly at the grassroots level, to acknowledge the important role played by volunteer led sporting organisations in strengthening culture, promoting social inclusion and enhancing communities, and to reduce the barriers to sports volunteering across the EU;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to address in the ‘European Skills Passport’ the need for a cohesive and transferable approach to proper screening and vetting of volunteers who work with children and/or vulnerable members of society;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the Member States to develop mechanisms for validating non-formal and formal learning outcomes, which will improve the value and transferability of the skills acquired outside formal education and lead to a formalised recognition of the cross-skilling and competences acquired through volunteering;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Proposes that a training and qualifications framework for volunteer coaches and coach education be established and incorporated in the European Qualifications Framework in order to advance the mobility of volunteer coaches and to enhance the transferability of skills and competences developed through volunteering;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that information on available funding and the relevant programmes is freely available to volunteer led projects and the application procedures are not made inaccessible due to excessive red tape;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States maintain a synergy between 2011 and future years, by integrating the volunteering dimension, which is an expression of active citizenship that promotes social integration, including that of older citizens, within both the European Year for Active Ageing (2012) and the proposed European Year of Citizens (2013) and in continuation with this theme suggests to make 2014 the European Year for Sport;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recommends that the Commission maintain the useful contact points set up both with ‘EYV 2011 Alliance’, which includes many civil society volunteering and networking organisations, and with the national coordinating bodies, strategic partners and spokesmen of the national governments in this sector, given the large variety of bodies responsible for volunteering in the EU and encourages these contact points to engage with the proposed centralised EU Portal, as a pan European platform, to facilitate further coordination and increased cross border activity;
source: PE-480.847
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2012/0295(COD) Fund for European aid to the most deprived (2014-2020)
2013/03/01
AGRI
18 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2 a) Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2 b) Article 6 of the Treaty of the European Union underlines that the Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter the ‘Fund’) should strengthen social cohesion by contributing to the reduction of poverty in the Union by supporting, primarily through the provision of food supplies, national schemes that provide non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons to alleviate food deprivation, homelessness and material deprivation of children.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4 a) The Fund cannot replace public policies undertaken by Member State governments to limit the need for emergency food aid and to develop sustainable targets and policies for the full eradication of hunger, poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16 a) All citizens in the European Union should be treated equally and yet levels of deprivation differ across Member States. The Commission should produce a report showing what percentage the European funds make up of national budgets for aid programmes for most deprived persons.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 b (new) (16 b) Much of the work undertaken by associations working with the provision of food to Europe's most deprived is undertaken by volunteers. Therefore, the process for applying to be a beneficiary of the Fund must not be prohibitively complicated.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) Member States and partner organisations should work actively with large and small scale companies throughout the food supply chain, in line with their corporate and social responsibility programmes, as well as economical incentives, to reduce food waste and to ensure this produce is made available to associations working with Europe's most deprived.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace or reduce national, long-term, sustainable poverty eradication and social inclusion programmes, which remain the responsibility of Member States.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The Fund may support accompanying measures, primarily complementing the provision of food
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 12 a (new) (12 a) The Fund shall be used to complement national strategies, not to replace Member States' authorities' responsibilities, for eradicating poverty and social exclusion, notably through the provision of long-term, sustainable programmes aiming at social reintegration rather than alleviating immediate food deprivation and material needs.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 12 b (new) (12 b) Member States, and the bodies designated by them, shall build partnerships with companies throughout the food chain to create programmes allowing food companies to reduce waste and fulfil corporate and social responsability programmes, and for associations working with Europe's most deprived to gain access to food resources.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) This platform shall include encouraging an exchange between those working on immediate material deprivation alleviation and organisations working for longer- term, sustainable social reintegration, and looking at how links could be developed between these different objectives.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. The
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 source: PE-506.108
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2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that applicable legislation regarding animal transport is uniformly enforced throughout the Union. In that respect, sufficient national and regional controls are an important ingredient to avoid distortion of competition among the EU producers.
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Believes that animal welfare legislation, as a matter of principle, should be based on science; Calls therefore on the Commission to update the animal transport rules with regards to the gaps between legislation and the latest scientific evidence as identified by EFSA
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that in its report the Commission used the scientific research presented by
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Recalls its resolution of 5 May 2010, where the Parliament asked for proper implementation of the rules on animal transport, especially concerning the development of satellite systems to monitor such transport; Deplores that the Commission concludes that such a system is still not fully in use, without suggesting any solutions to remedy the situation; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to, without further delay, make use of modern technology
source: PE-486.028
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2012/2041(INI) Microbial challenge - rising threats from antimicrobial resistance
2012/09/20
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) Underlines that the action plan should cover all animals under the EU animal welfare strategy, including for instance companion animals and animals used for sports, and emphasise the logical connection between animal health and the use of antimicrobials, as well as the link between animal health and human health;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 5 5. Proposes
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 9.
source: PE-496.440
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2012/2043(INI) EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015
2012/04/04
AGRI
22 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Communication on Options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, COM(2009)584;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing by reprioritising and by ensur
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that farmers today face multiple challenges, such as climate change, and have to meet numerous requirements, of which a good animal welfare is but one; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure proper policy coherence in accordance with Article 7 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to include and prioritise reciprocity of animal welfare standards in its trade policy and when negotiating international trade agreements, and to promote animal welfare in third countries by requiring equivalent welfare standards for imported
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to include animal welfare in its trade policy and when negotiating international trade agreements, and to promote animal welfare in third countries by requiring equivalent welfare standards for imported animals and products;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing and health of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. 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 actually used today, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the costs incurred by producers and the potential for loss of competitiveness as a result of the adoption of new and changing animal welfare standards; notes that it is often the case that these costs are not reflected in the price received by farmers;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources and powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recalls the obligation for the Commission to, when there is due reason for concern, undertake controls of the national inspections as regards the compliance of Directive 2010/63/EU on animal testing;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that guidelines should accompany EU animal welfare legislation to e
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on all European major retailers to commit themselves, through the adoption of a joint public declaration, to only sell products which respect or go beyond EU animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises the importance of information and education being adapted and made available at regional and local level, by e.g. regional workshops and the use of modern technology, and that information concerning new legislation and scientific advances reach all animal handlers; Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in this regard;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission to promote existing animal welfare guidelines and other voluntary initiatives by developing a web-based portal through which such documents, after validation, could be collected and disseminated;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Emphasises the importance of communicating to consumers the added value of European agricultural produce due to the high animal welfare requirements placed on farmers;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should not prevent producers from introducing voluntary systems which go beyond EU rules, and believes that those systems should also be science based and could be promoted by certified labels;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point b b. the principle of duty of care for all animal owners and handlers, so that at every step of the chain there is a natural or legal person responsible for the animal and its wellbeing, whereas stray animals should firstly be the responsibility of the owner and ultimately the Member States' authorities because of the public health and safety related risks;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point c c. awareness raising and guidelines for staff from public authorities,
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point d d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point d d. a certificate or other proof of competence
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point f f. effective timely actions against those Member States who do not submit reports or do not fulfil their obligations to carry out controls and inspections;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point h h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation
source: PE-485.896
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2012/2077(INI) Promotion measures and information provision for agricultural products: what strategy for promoting the tastes of Europe
2012/08/30
AGRI
15 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the agri-food sector has the potential to be a strong and vibrant sector for economic growth and innovation across EU Member States, particularly in rural areas and at the regional level, increasing agricultural incomes, creating employment and generating growth;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas promotion and information measures were introduced in the 1980s with the objective of absorbing agricultural surpluses, boosting the image of EU agricultural products in the eyes of consumers, communicating the high quality and safety of EU agricultural products and the high standards of production and were later also used as an instrument for dealing with crises in the food industry, such as the 1996 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – better known as ‘mad cow disease' – outbreak, and the 1999 dioxins in eggs scandal;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the Union's strength in food production lies in its varied geography, high production, health and safety and animal welfare standards, quality products, expertise and traditions, which can provide the taste, diversity and authenticity that consumers increasingly look for, both in the EU and outside;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas EU farming can become even more competitive at the global level if it is successful developing and strengthening its promotional schemes, branding and EU logos, communicating its added value and in exporting good examples of sustainable farming practices, as well as its products;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas unique European traditional products have significant growth potential and consumer appeal in larger third markets and would benefit from targeted and strengthened promotional schemes and generate employment and growth in regional areas;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the School Fruit Scheme and the School Milk Scheme also ha
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) O a. whereas the various promotional schemes, when implemented effectively, help to ensure that European agricultural products are recognised in Europe and the world over and raise awareness amongst consumers of high food safety, animal welfare and environmental protection standards upheld by European farmers and monitored and improved upon consistently;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses that the EU promotion policy remains legitimate and important internally, at local and regional levels and on expanding world markets;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Highlights that on the internal market, general and sustained promotion is required to ensure that European consumers are informed about the characteristics and added value of the European agricultural products which they find on the market;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Stresses that on the external market, there is a need to maintain and boost market shares for European agricultural products and to target new emerging markets for new outlets for these products, with more coherence between promotion and EU trade policy;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the budget for improved information and promotion measures at international, EU, national and regional levels should be significantly increased, notably for the horizontal promotion scheme, and stresses that the latter should not be used in future to manage food crises;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that Union promotion policy should reward farmers and food promotion actions which have made substantial efforts to implement production systems which respond to the new challenges European farmers face, such as loss of biodiversity and soil fertility, as well as climate change, consumer expectations, and imbalances in the food supply chain;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Highlights that schemes must be made more accessible and increased information relating to eligibility, application and approval be made available and calls on the Commission to effectively simplify the administrative procedures in order to make the promotional schemes more attractive to farmers and producers;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission, in its external promotion activities, to place greater emphasis on highlighting EU agriculture's commitment to more sustainable farming methods, variety and quality and to develop and strengthen awareness of the EU promotional schemes and logos;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Believes that EU promotion activities should
source: PE-494.622
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2012/2309(INI) Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections
2013/01/02
AFCO
3 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament Article 3 –introductory part Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament Article 3 Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 1
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament Article 3 a (new) Article 3a The above numbers do not represent a fair and logical redistribution of seats, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.
source: PE-504.228
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