Marit PAULSEN
Constituencies
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Sweden
Folkpartiet liberalerna
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Sweden
Folkpartiet liberalerna
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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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ELDR
Member
Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | 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 Iran | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2002/02/06 | 2004/04/30 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 1999/09/29 | 2002/01/14 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee | 1999/09/29 | 2002/01/14 |
Contact
Online
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Brussels
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Strasbourg
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- Strasbourg
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- Europaparlamentet
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2013/2099(INI) | Plant breeding: what options to increase quality and yields |
| Responsible | 2013/0136(COD) | Animal health |
| Responsible | 2012/2043(INI) | EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 |
| Shadow | 2012/2031(INI) | Protection of animals during transport |
| Shadow | 2011/0282(COD) | European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2010/0370(COD) | Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands |
| Shadow | 2010/0366(COD) | European Agricultural Guarantee Fund EAGF: scrutiny by Member States of financing transactions |
| Shadow | 2010/0365(COD) | Common agricultural policy CAP: financing; alignment of the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) |
| Responsible | 2009/2202(INI) | Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010 |
| Responsible | 2003/2222(INI) | Environment and health: integrated strategy, SCALE initiative, first cycle 2004-2010 |
| Responsible | 2003/0030(COD) | Food safety: feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, official controls |
| Responsible | 2002/0201(COD) | Human health, food additives: conditions of use for E 425 konjac (amend. Directive 95/2/EC) |
| Opinion | 2002/0114(CNS) | Common fisheries policy: conservation and sustainable exploitation (repeal. Regulations (EEC) No 3760/92 and (EEC) No 101/76) |
| Responsible | 2001/0177(COD) | Public health: control of salmonella and food-born zoonotic agents (amend. Direcives 64/432/EEC, 72/462/EEC and 90/532/EEC) |
| Responsible | 2001/0176(COD) | Public health: monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents (amend. Decision 90/424/EEC, repeal. Directive 92/117/EEC) |
| Responsible | 2000/0259(COD) | Health police: animal by-products not intended for human consumption, animal proteins in animal feed |
| Responsible | 2000/0230(COD) | Health police: animal wastes and by-products (amend. Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC, Decision 94/278/CE) |
| Responsible | 2000/0068(COD) | Animal nutrition: official inspections, undesirable substances and products (amend. Directives 95/53/EC, 70/524/EEC, 96/25/EC and 1999/29/EC) |
| Responsible | 1999/0259(COD) | Animal nutrition: undesirable substances and products for the animal and human health (amend. Directive 1999/29/EC) |
Born
1939/11/24 Oslo- 1st Vice-President of the Folkpartiet (Liberal People of Sweden) (2000-2006).
- Doctor of Technology, honoris causa (1995); Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, honoris causa (2004).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0198(COD) Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market
2010/04/27
ENVI
9 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Council position Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Timber produced in a sustainable way binds greenhouse gases and is one of the most environmentally friendly materials that exists. In view of the growing demand worldwide, sustainable production of timber should be encouraged, both within and outside the Union. Imposing excessively far-reaching requirements on timber products may lead to a loss of competitiveness compared with other, non-renewable materials (such as plastic, aluminium and concrete), which are not subject to legality requirements; such product migration would in turn hurt the ability to reach the EU's climate targets.
Amendment 89 #
Council position Recital 10 (10) Taking into account the complexity of illegal logging as regards the underlying factors and the impacts, the incentives for illegal behaviour should be reduced by targeting the behaviour of operators. Strengthening requirements and obligations and enhancing the legal means to prosecute operators for placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the internal market are among the most effective solutions to deter operators from trading with suppliers of illegally harvested timber.
Amendment 92 #
Council position Recital 12 (12) Many timber products undergo numerous processes before and after they are placed on the market for the first time. In order to avoid imposing any unnecessary administrative burden, only those operators that place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, rather than all operators involved in the distribution chain, should be subject to the full due diligence requirements laid down in this Regulation. Operators placing timber or timber products on the internal market for the first time should be bound by the prohibition against placing illegally harvested timber or timber products on the market, and should exercise due care to this effect.
Amendment 102 #
Council position Article 1 This Regulation lays down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, to
Amendment 110 #
Council position Article 3 – title Status of timber and timber products covered by FLEGT
Amendment 112 #
Council position Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new) Timber and timber products which have been certified by a credible third-party certification scheme shall be considered to have been legally harvested for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 122 #
Council position Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 3.
Amendment 125 #
Council position Article 5 a (new) Article 5a Labelling Member States shall ensure that by …* all timber and timber products placed on the market are labelled, as appropriate, with the information specified in Article 4(2a)(i) and (ii). The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, detailed rules in order to guarantee the effective functioning of the labelling system. For the delegated acts referred to in this paragraph the procedures set out in Articles 13, 14 and 15 shall apply. * OJ: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 157 #
Council position Article 18 – paragraph 3 3. By ...* and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall, on the basis of reporting on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation
source: PE-440.145
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2009/2105(INI) Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
2009/11/18
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Wishes to see legislation for ‘place of farming’ labelling in place also for processed foods, taking account of the main raw materials used
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Considers that, in order to prevent the disappearance of knowledge about traditional food and how it has been prepared for generations, the Commission should consider creating a European knowledge bank for old recipes and historical food preparation methods;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Reaffirms its belief that organic farming offers European farmers a major growth opportunity, even though it is not in itself the solution to the issue of future global food supplies; supports recent efforts to develop a new EU organic logo, applicable to all EU farmed products.
source: PE-430.687
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2009/2151(INI) Report on the Commission communication: 'A community approach on the prevention of natural and man made disasters'
2010/02/03
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that agricultural and forestry production are vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, storms, frost, hail, forest fires and floods, to health risks such as plagues and epidemics, and to human activities like pollution, acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination, to landslides because of problems related to urban planning, to forest fires due to absence of forest maintenance and criminal behaviour, and to contamination of
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. economies and curbs migration to urban areas, providing good environmental conditions for the land, reducing carbon emissions and contributing to their sequestration
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that forest fires are a serious problem in many parts of Europe and that measures should be taken there to avoid dense afforestation and alter the composition of the forest; believes preference should be given to native species and mixed forests in the interest of higher resistance to fires, storms and insect damage, observing the different natural conditions in Nordic Boreal forests as compared with the forests in the south of Europe; calls on the Commission to urge Member States to include legal provisions on civil and criminal liability for arsonists, and to coordinate assessment teams to be consulted on the recovery of the affected area, in order to avoid speculative activity;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on Member States to include in agri-environmental measures (such as Regulation (EC) No 1257/99) the preservation of firebreaks, pruning of dead branches, removal of dead plants, and organized feed stocks where climate conditions require these preventive activities;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Invites the Commission to report on the implementation in the Member States of Articles 70 and 71 of the Health Check provisions on risk insurance and mutual fund schemes; urges the Commission to co
source: PE-439.136
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2009/2155(INI) Simplification of the CAP
2010/02/26
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas all legislation must be proportionate to
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that the CAP should seek to harmonise regulation by removing duplication; also asks the Commission, when introducing new regulation, to simultaneously seek to remove unnecessary burdens;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Commission to consult widely and regularly with agricultural stakeholders in order to better assess the impact of regulation on the ground, and to identify practical, simple and transparent rules for farmers;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that CAP measures should be proportionate to
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, with Member States and regional authorities offering more help and advice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Expects that, in line with the principles of Better Regulation, all future legislation will be accompanied by a full impact assessment with consideration for regulatory and administrative burdens, and ensuring that any new regulation is proportionate to the aims it seeks to achieve;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Insists that, when Member States apply penalties to farmers for failure to comply with regulations, these penalties must be applied in a transparent, simple and proportionate manner which takes account of the realities on the ground;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Considers that
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Considers that
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Considers that the Commission should adopt a more proportionate and ultimately a risk-based approach to the application of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the imposition of financial corrections;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Invites the Commission to come forward with proposals in which the audit and control framework for the CAP might be improved;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 quater (new) 20c. Recognises that, in order to cope with environmental challenges, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, farmers have an important role to play in defining the practical measures required to meet these objectives and believes that outcome agreements rather than regulation are the best mechanisms to deliver those objectives;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Asks the Commission to examine the use of outcome agreements as a simple and more efficient method for the delivery of public goods in the future;
source: PE-439.113
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2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to manage these less- favoured areas not only with a view to producing nutritious foodstuffs, but also as a contribution to the overall economic development of these areas; underlines the importance of good animal husbandry in this respect;
source: PE-438.477
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2009/2157(INI) EU agriculture and climate change
2010/05/02
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recommends introducing an effective forestry policy that promotes sustainable forestry management and production and does more to tap the potential of this industry, which is the one that makes the greatest contribution to carbon capture; considers that this policy should pay close attention to the different regional conditions for forestry, because there are different opportunities and threats for forest environments in northern and southern Europe;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that nitrous oxide emissions can be cut significantly by making more limited and effective use of nitrogen fertilisers (precision farming), encouraging the use of organic fertilisers based on recovered waste (local biomass from intercropping, and forest waste), developing intermediate crops such as forage legumes and identifying new varieties with superior carbon and nitrogen capture potential; also points out that fertilisation using the residual mass from biogas production provides opportunities for organic precision fertilisation and thus the reduction of emissions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Emphasises that better animal manure storage and application systems and the processing of such manure in biogas factories are currently some of the most promising ways of reducing methane emissions, particularly in regions characterised by high-density livestock farming; considers that this biogas helps make agriculture self-sufficient in energy;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 source: PE-438.281
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2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls in this respect on the Commission to propose, without undue delay, a minimum proportion of checks on animal transport as provided for in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/20051;
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 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all
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 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 – indent 6 Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Recalls, in this respect, that as early as in its resolution of 2006 Parliament called on the Commission, before setting up an additional Community body for animal protection, to improve links between existing Community institutions which deal with animal protection issues;
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
10 amendments...
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas since the background to the reform is one of economic crisis and serious financial difficulties facing Member States, taxpayers, farmers and consumers, we must set out a coherent and credible way forward for the CAP post-2013;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas agri-environmental indicators show an important potential for the agricultural sector in the effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, particularly with regard to carbon sequestration and the production of renewable energy; whereas
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the EU must continue to ensure
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer, while most Europeans do not know what the CAP is, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that the CAP is, together with the trade policy, one of the most integrated of all EU policies and
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that the availability of supplies which, as stated in Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty, should reach the consumers at reasonable prices, is of great importance since basic food security remains
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the global energy crisis and increasing energy prices will drive agricultural production costs up, leading to rising food prices and growing market price volatility for both farmers and consumers, which will have a detrimental effect on the stability of food supply and will seriously constrain the ability to maintain and increase current production levels; considers, however, that energy self-sufficiency for the agri-sector could increase its sustainability;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that the CAP must provide immediate responses to the effects of the economic crisis on farming businesses such as the lack of access to credit for farmers, constraints on farm incomes7 , lack of viable private insurance solutions, and increasing rural unemployment;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners, while at the same time not undermining agricultural production in developing countries; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European basic food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
29 amendments...
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Points out that there is an urgent need to attract younger generations to rural areas and provide new and alternative economic opportunities for them to ensure a sustainable rural population; recognises that the current system for CAP support has contributed to higher land prices which has had a negative impact on the possibilities of entering the agri-sector; considers that the availability of favourable loans and credit for investments in key objectives, such as animal welfare, farm efficiency and alternative energy production, must be assured.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recognises that farmers deliver a range of public goods which the market does not reward them for; therefore insists that they must be fairly rewarded and further incentivised to continue delivering higher- quality products, better animal welfare conditions and additional environmental benefits, without distorting free and fair trade;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes, in line with the latest research available, that without a common agricultural policy
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs in rural areas through green growth whilst at the same time continuing to provide basic food security for European consumers by producing safe and high- quality food products;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recalls that EU farmers should produce food to the highest safety, quality and animal welfare standards; believes that imports from third countries should, respecting WTO rights and obligations, meet the same requirements to ensure fair competition; insists on giving special consideration for developing countries exports;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; considers that the specific challenge of subsistence farming must be addressed in a wider policy context;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 ; calls for the support to be targeted to farmers for the delivery of such public goods which the market does not reward them for; firmly believes that the processing industry should not receive CAP support;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by incentivising farmers to
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Believes that farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biowaste, biogas, second-generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities; considers that all materials, with the exception of raw materials for food and feed, may be used in this context.
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States;
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support for certain public goods should remain
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – point 1 (1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – point 1 (1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Believes that direct support should move to a
Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Identifies the need for five key building blocks, namely: Basic Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and Green Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP;
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct public goods related area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high- quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Believes that
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is; recalls in this context that, according to Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty, the objective of the CAP is to ensure the rational development of agricultural production;
Amendment 718 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Believes that 'green growth' should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second-generation biofuels, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products
Amendment 732 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60 a. Believes that research and new technology must be further promoted and applied, if a sustainable use of natural resources is to be ensured;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a mainly market based minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that
Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen the primary producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow the primary producer organisations to
source: PE-441.147
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2009/2237(INI) Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe
2010/05/20
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the food supply chain involves the input markets, farmers, food processing industries, wholesalers, retailers, catering, restaurants, direct supply from subsistence and private production; whereas this complexity and high diversity must be taken into account in order to improve the sustainability of the whole chain,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas farmers are affected by energy prices on the world market and the dominance of the "the big six" (Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, DuPont, BASF, Dow Chemical) in the input market,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that an imbalance in business transparency between agricultural undertakings and up- and downstream actors in the food chain may have negative consequences for farmers’ and producer groups’ negotiating position;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the distribution of margins in the food chain is unequal; calls on the Commission to adapt the price transparency of agricultural enterprises to that of other actors in the food chain;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament by the end of 2010 providing data on buyer power abuse in the EU, anticompetitive behaviour and unfair contractual practices throughout the food chain from the input sector through to the consumer, and proposing suitable responses;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on better implementation of competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions within the input sectors, the food processing industry and the retail sector and strengthen farmers’ bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Suggests that Member States make the establishment of codes of good commercial practices
source: PE-441.277
2010/10/05
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Regrets the failure to establish a correlation between high consumer prices and the prices paid to European farmers, and stresses the need to achieve a fairer distribution of value added along the various links of the chain, from the primary input markets which precede farmers in the chain, to the final consumers at the end of the chain;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for a broader debate taking greater account of the link between price and quality, and considers that consumers should be provided with information, e.g. via the producers’ websites or terminals in shops, including information about methods of rearing and cultivation;
source: PE-441.268
2010/11/05
IMCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the imbalance of power in the whole food supply chain between the primary input market actors, the primary producers, processors and retailers caused by differences in economic size, market power and position in the chain; emphasizes that balanced commercial relations will improve the functioning of the food supply chain and benefit consumers;
source: PE-441.249
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2010/0208(COD) Genetically modified organisms GMOs: possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory
2011/10/02
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new) (aa) those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least six months prior to the start of the growing season;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point b (b) that th
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b a Seed thresholds The Commission shall assess the need for the establishment of thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds which shall be set at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators. It shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by …1, submitting at the same time, if appropriate, relevant proposals. __________________ 1 OJ, please insert the date twelve months from the entry into force of this Regulation
source: PE-456.914
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2010/0362(COD) Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
2011/03/28
AGRI
1 amendments...
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-462.580
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2010/0370(COD) Specific measures for agriculture in the smaller Aegean islands
2011/07/13
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17a) Emphasis should be placed to the preservation of cultural heritage which is in the form of physical and traditional characteristics of agricultural production methods.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) A derogation may be granted from the Commission's consistent policy of not authorising State operating aid for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty in order to mitigate the specific constraints on farming in the smaller Aegean islands as a result of their remoteness, insularity and distant location, small area, mountainous terrain and climate
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This Regulation lays down specific measures for agriculture to mitigate the difficulties caused by the isolation, remoteness, insularity, distance from markets and small size of the smaller Aegean islands, referred to as ‘smaller islands’.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. For the agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty, operating aid in the sectors producing, processing and marketing those products, with a view to mitigating the specific constraints on farming in the smaller islands as a result of their isolation, remoteness, insularity, small size, mountainous terrain and climate and their economic dependency on a small number of products and their distance from markets.
source: PE-469.817
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2010/2001(BUD) 2011 budget: all sections, first version
2010/08/09
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
source: PE-448.701
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2010/2054(INI) Role of women in agriculture and rural areas
2010/11/17
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the fact that the wide range of rural businesses, including service- orientated businesses (e.g. farm tourism, direct marketing, care of the elderly and childcare), underpins service provision in rural areas and should be supported in a sustainable way
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 source: PE-452.683
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2010/10/15
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to nourishment and the right to produce food; insists that the EU must recognise and defend the developing countries' right to food s
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that since less-favoured communities tend to derive their subsistence from agriculture, the development of non-industrial forms of agriculture is necessarily a condition for realising the Millennium Development Goals; believes that subsistence agriculture can offer a response to the challenge of food se
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 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the fact that CAP reforms until now have considerably improved its impact on trade distortion and developing countries, and insists that this trend should be reinforced in the next CAP reform, notably through the phasing-out of export refunds by 2013;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Insists on the need to reinforce
source: PE-450.640
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
11 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 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Urges the Commission proactively to promote the EU's offensive agricultural interests, given the vast export potential of the EU's high quality agri-food products;
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 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recalls that the EU has already significantly reduced its trade-distorting domestic support and asks for firm commitments to do the same from other trading partners; underlines the importance of free and fair trade, which entails common European standards, for instance in the area of animal welfare;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the general reduction in customs tariffs should be assessed in the light of the EU offer concerning the domestic support and export competition pillars, and should depend on the possibility of keeping the Special Safeguard clause during a transitional period for a limited number of tariff lines, on a specific exemption from tariff simplification disciplines and on adequate flexibility in the formula for tariff cuts
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalent standards be imposed on imported goods; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards); calls for animal welfare standards to be discussed in the WTO under the Non-Trade Concerns agenda;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that any additional bilateral EU sugar market access concessions granted to third countries (for example Latin America countries) w
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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2010/2111(INI) EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem?
2010/01/12
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 16 July 2010 entitled "The TSE Road map 2. A Strategy paper on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies for 2010-2015" (COM(2010)384),
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament on the current use of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal and other animal protein sources in the Member States in accordance with the EU legislation on animal by-products, including, an overview (dates etc.) of calories used, and to propose options for the treatment and use of such protein sources in biogas plants, incineration and animal feed; urges the full application of the precautionary principle in relation to the possible use of animal proteins in any kind of animal feed, but calls on the Commission to - as suggested in the TSE Road map 2 - work towards the lifting of the suspension of the use of processed animal protein in feed for all animals other than ruminants, provided that the ban on intra-species recycling is maintained;
source: PE-454.440
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2010/2112(INI) Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
2010/08/11
AGRI
16 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 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 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 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Re
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 100 #
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 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. C
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 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 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Notes that
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Highlights the
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
7 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;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Suggests that the Commission
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Proposes, in view of the success of the ‘European capitals of culture’ and the ‘European heritage label’ initiatives, that a similar initiative be developed to devise a European label for rural areas of tourist interest; calls for that label to be
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
5 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that the JEREMIE initiative has been very successful with more than six billion euro made available for SMEs, and suggests that a similar financial mechanism, which could be called JERICHO (=Joint European Rural Investment CHOice), is developed for the rural development programmes in the next programming period;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers that, given the wide range of objectives which agricultural policy is called upon to meet in the Europe 2020 strategy and elsewhere and the need to ensure real added value,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for improved policy coherence and better use of existing cohesion and research policy instruments in order to increase investments in agriculture and animal welfare related R&D of relevance for the rural community;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recommends that, as a matter of principle for the future, the level of EU co-financing should reflect the European added value of the different investments made under the rural development programmes;
source: PE-460.624
2011/04/13
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes note of the previous generally positive experience of the use of innovative financial instruments -including grant and loan blending and risk-sharing mechanisms, such as the Loan Guarantee Instrument for Trans-European Transport Network projects (LGTT), the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and the instruments of cohesion policy (JEREMIE, JESSICA, JASPERS and JASMINE)- in order to address a specific policy objective; considers that the Union should take action to extend the system of innovative financing, following a precise assessment of public and private investment needs and calls on Member States to ensure that their national legal framework enables the implementation of these and other similar systems; calls, therefore, for substantive strengthening of the regulatory, budgetary and operational framework of these mechanisms, in order to ensure their effectiveness in terms of leveraging investment and of proper use of EU resources and to guarantee adequate monitoring, reporting and accountability;
source: PE-462.729
2011/08/04
SURE
3 amendments...
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Stresses that the CAP has a multifunctional role in delivering a variety of public goods beyond agricultural markets, such as guaranteeing the Union’s food security in maintaining farm land in production throughout Europe, shaping the diversity of landscapes, enhancing biodiversity and animal welfare, and in combating rural depopulation and mitigating climate change; Farmers need to be well paid for the delivery of climate and environmental services which go beyond basic legal requirements;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Calls on the Commission to present proposals for a reformed CAP, which aim at a more effective and efficient allocation and use of the CAP budget, in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, inter alia, via a fairer distribution of direct payments by strengthening conditionality towards delivering the public goods expected by society and by more targeted payments in order to ensure best return for public money; considers that a reformed CAP should be geared towards regional competitiveness, innovation, productivity, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Insists that
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2249(INI) EU legislation on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and on related feed and food controls - implementation and outlook
2011/04/05
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes note of the above-mentioned Commission Report on the overall operation of official controls in the Member States in food safety, animal health and animal welfare, and plant health; points out that the report reveals certain shortcomings with regard to the quality of reports from the Member States and urges the Member States to improve the quality of reporting; calls on the Commission to execute, through its Food and Veterinary Office, efficient monitoring of the controls performed by the Member States;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Expresses its concern about the contamination of food and feed, e. g. with dioxin, and calls on the Member States to enforce and apply existing regulations on food and feed controls and risk management very strictly and if needed, to strengthen those rules and ensure a more harmonised implementation across the internal market;
source: PE-462.890
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/09
AGRI
2 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;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls
source: PE-494.641
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2011/0276(COD) Structural instruments: common provisions for ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EMFF; general provisions applicable to ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund
2012/10/05
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which creates synergies and complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 6 6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action and ensure policy coherence for development in accordance with Article 208 TFEU.
source: PE-487.916
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 (21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90% of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2021
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
11 amendments...
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 (38)
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) ‘permanent grassland’ means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) establishing the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) they satisfy objective and non- discriminatory criteria established by Member States which ensure that: (i) their agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of his/its overall economic activities, and/or (ii) their principal activity or company object does not consist in exercising an agricultural activity; and/or,
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) they operate, as their main activity, transport activities, airports, real estate companies, sport and recreational grounds, camping sites, mining companies or other non-agricultural activities to be defined accordingly by Member States on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Member States may decide that those persons can claim to be eligible if they can provide verifiable evidence that they do not fall under the categories described in (b) and (ba); Member States may add other entities to and/or exclude entities of the ones listed above provided they inform the Commission of their decision and provide objective and non-discriminatory grounds of justification motivating their decision.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in respect of cooperatives or other legal entities including non-profit organisations whose constitutional purpose is to actively protect and manage land and/or the historic environment for conservation and public benefit, which group a number of beneficiaries of direct payments or farm holdings and which receive and channel the payments before distributing them in full to their members or farm holdings, who, as individuals, are subject to paragraph 1 or would be subject where a Member State chooses to recognise a group of holdings as individual and separate businesses for the purpose of this Regulation.
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].
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 The percentages notified in accordance with the second subparagraph
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States and regions that, on 31 December 2013, are operating the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) N° 73/2009.
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
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 1381 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Member States shall choose the set of three measures from the list established in paragraph 1 that farmers will observe in their territory. Members States using the possibility to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level pursuant to Article 20(1) of this Regulation may choose to implement a different set of measures in different regions, according to regional practices and climate conditions, following objective and non- discriminatory criteria. Member States shall notify their decision to the Commission before 1 August 2013. The Commission shall approve the set of measures chosen by Member States taking into account equivalent environmental and climate performance criteria and the balance achieved between the measures chosen under this chapter and agri- environment-climate programmes established pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR]. Where the Commission disagrees with the set of measures notified by a Member State, the Member State's competent authorities and the Commission services are invited to exchange information and reasons justifying their respective position aiming at finding a conciliatory solution. If the Commission considers, after two months from the date of the initial notification, that the set of measures chosen in the Member State does not meet sufficient and equivalent level of environmental and climate protection, it may decide to impose on the Member State the measures listed in Articles 30, 31 and 32 as the set of measures applicable thereafter in this Member State.
Amendment 1398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 2 2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [
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 1468 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 in order to further define the conditions to apply subparagraph 2 in relation to the certification schemes referred to in subparagraph 1 with the objective of guaranteeing that they provide at least equivalent environmental and climate benefits as the measures laid down in Articles 30, 31, 32, 32a, 32b and 32c.
Amendment 1567 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By way of derogation from Paragraph 1, farmers with at least 70% of permanent grassland on their holding shall be considered as complying with the crop diversification requirements for the purpose of this Article.
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By way of derogation from Paragraph 1, farmers cultivating non-cereal break crops on at least 25% and up to 70% of the arable land on their holding shall be considered as complying with the crop diversification requirements for the purpose of this Article. 'Break crop' shall mean, for the purpose of this Article, one of the following: oilseed or oleaginous fruits, protein crops, flax, hemp, vegetables, grassland and fallow.
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 in areas where length of growing period is less than 180 days, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of two different crops.
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 1627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Farmers are allowed to renew their permanent grassland. For the purpose of this paragraph, "permanent grassland" means land as defined in Article 4(1)(h) which has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for ten years or longer.
Amendment 1663 #
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,
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types and size of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 a (new) Article 32 a Nutrient management plan 1. Farmers shall, on an annual basis, draw up a nutrient management plan on areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). This shall consist of a farm record sheet and a field record sheet which include at least: - An up-to-date soil analysis report of all eligible areas of the holding, - A nutrient analysis of all the organic manure to be used on the holding in the year and their quantification, - An optimisation plan setting out the intended utilisation of fertilisers and their precise application, - Calibration and tray tests of fertiliser spreaders and sprayers to ensure precision application, The nutrient management plan shall be drawn up on the basis of the analysis above and the balance between the requirement of the crop and the nutrient supply to crops from soil and fertilization and shall include targets to optimise nutrient and fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen leaching and run-off. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the conditions and rules applying to the content of the farm and field records sheets that farmers shall complete to record and optimise their nutrient use and planning.
Amendment 1814 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 c (new) 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 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 1983 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a Amendment 1987 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b 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
2012/07/25
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 2265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a (a)
source: PE-494.604
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2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 94 (94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 107 Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 108 Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 109 Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 110 Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 111 Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 112 (112) In order to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 113 Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 114 Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 115 Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 116 Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 117 source: PE-492.801
2012/07/25
AGRI
17 amendments...
Amendment 1681 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 107 – paragraph 1 Member States
Amendment 1771 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. For interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olive
Amendment 1951 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 134 Amendment 1956 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 135 Amendment 1971 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 137 – title Export
Amendment 1973 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 137 – paragraph 1 Amendment 1975 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 137 – paragraph 2 2. Taking into account the need to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions
Amendment 1980 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 138 Amendment 1991 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 140 Amendment 1996 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 141 Amendment 2000 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 143 a (new) Article 143 a The relevant market 1. The definition of the relevant market is a tool to identify and define the boundaries of competition between firms, and is founded on two cumulative elements: (a) The relevant product market: for the purposes of this Chapter, 'product market' means the market comprising all those products which are regarded as interchangeable or substitutable by the consumer by reason of the products' characteristics, their prices and their intended use; (b) The relevant geographic market: for the purposes of this Chapter, 'geographic market' means the market comprising the area in which the firms concerned are involved in the supply of the relevant products, in which the conditions of competition are sufficiently homogeneous and which can be distinguished from neighbouring areas, particularly because the conditions of competition are appreciably different in those areas. 2. For the purpose of defining the relevant market, the following principles apply: (a) The relevant product market shall be considered in the first instance, for raw products, to be the market in products from a given species of plant or animal; wherever a smaller subdivision is used, this shall be duly substantiated; (b) the relevant geographic market shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and shall be duly substantiated according to the particular circumstances of each case.
Amendment 2001 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 143 b (new) Article 143 b Dominant position For the purposes of this Chapter, 'dominant position' means a position of economic strength enjoyed by an undertaking which enables it to prevent effective competition being maintained in the relevant market by giving it the power to behave to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors, customers and ultimately of consumers.
Amendment 2026 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 145 – paragraph 1 1. Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to the agreements, decisions and concerted practices of interbranch organisations recognised under Article 108 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(1) of this Regulation, and for the olive oil and table olive
source: PE-492.804
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2011/0282(COD) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
2012/05/22
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m (m) information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, through cohesion policy or by the EMFF
source: PE-489.555
2012/07/20
AGRI
14 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 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) In order to ensure the immediate start and efficient implementation of rural development programmes, support from the EAFRD should be based on the existence of sound administrative framework conditions. Member States should therefore assess compliance with certain ex ante conditionalities. Each Member State should prepare either a national rural development programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, taking care to ensure that underrepresented groups, in particular women, can play their rightful role in the bodies set up to devise these development programmes, so that local development strategies take proper account of their needs. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for rural development and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities for rural development, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular the agricultural market policy, cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. Member States which opt for a set of regional programme should be able to also prepare a national framework, without a separate budgetary allocation, in order to facilitate co-ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas
Amendment 100 #
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 ‘SMEs’) in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. Pursuant to Article 15, Member States are required in particular to support the provision of training for women in rural areas in order to foster their role in developing and expanding SMEs in rural areas and activities in areas downstream from agriculture and in the social sphere, thereby giving women a reason not move elsewhere. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
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 125 #
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
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 135 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 24 (24) The development of local infrastructure and local basic and social services in rural areas, including leisure and culture, the renewal of villages and activities aimed at the restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes is an essential element of any effort to realise the growth potential and promote the sustainability of rural areas. Support should therefore be granted to operations with this aim, including the access to Information and Communication Technologies and the development of fast and ultra-fast broadband. In line with these objectives, development of services and infrastructure leading to social inclusion and reversing trends of social and economic decline and depopulation of rural areas should be encouraged. In that connection, particular emphasis should be placed on countering the flight of what are mostly young women from the land by using the scope for providing support created by Article 20 to offer them prospects and, hence, a reason not to move elsewhere. In order to achieve the maximum effectiveness for such support, covered operations should be implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities and their basic services, where such plans exist, elaborated by one or more rural communes. In order to ensure coherence with the Unions climate objectives the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support.
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 202 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 a (new) (54 a) To contribute to the achievement of specific objectives set out under a priority, financing instruments may be used based on an ex ante assessment which has identified market failures or suboptimal investment situations, and investment needs. These instruments may be established as laid down in Title IV Articles 32-40 of Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012.
source: PE-489.640
2012/07/24
AGRI
22 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 448 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new) (b a) creating perspectives for the future in rural areas to counter the exodus of young, well-qualified people from such areas;
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 All of the priorities shall contribute to the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and encouraging people to stay.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The bodies involved in formulating these development programmes and the thematic sub-programmes for rural areas must be encouraged to include a suitable number from underrepresented groups, particularly women, in order to ensure that their needs are taken into account when local development strategies are drawn up.
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 586 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m (m) information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, through cohesion policy or by the EMFF, and application of financing instruments referred to in Title IV Articles 32-40 in Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012;
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 675 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) help farmers, forest holders
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b (b)
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 735 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) the "One health" aspects of animal husbandry.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 9 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 966 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, with stringent application of the requirements of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012, stating that the Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective is promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes.
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;
source: PE-492.797
2012/07/25
AGRI
18 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 1317 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 5 5. Commitments under this measure shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain the environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer or shorter (minimum 1 year) period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period.
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 1445 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level) or smaller units if motivated based on objective criteria presented in the programme.
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 Areas affected by specific constraints shall comprise farming areas which are homogeneous from the point of view of natural protection conditions and their total extent shall not exceed 10% of the area of the Member State concerned, except under circumstances where major shifts would occur in area delimitations from the 2007- 2013 programme period and a higher percentage is duly justified and motivated by Member States based on the objective natural protection conditions.
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 1493 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector and bio- based economy and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter-branch organisations;
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the development and/or deployment of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and bio-based products
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 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 10 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 1590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 3 – footnote 36 Amendment 1631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 1 1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of
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;
Amendment 1689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 1 1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment. Support shall not be granted for investments in rearing systems that are likely to have a detrimental effect on animal welfare.
Amendment 1702 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 3 3. In the case of irrigation, the only investments that
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the conditions under which other costs connected with leasing contracts, second hand equipment and simple replacement investments may be considered as eligible expenditure, and also concerning the conditions that must be met in relation to minimum standards for improving the efficiency of irrigation systems in order for new investments in existing systems or in their extension to be eligible.
source: PE-494.479
2012/07/26
AGRI
5 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 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 2062 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 91 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee called ‘Rural Development Committee’. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. A representative nominated by the Committee of the Regions shall be associated to this committee.
Amendment 2078 #
Proposal for a regulation ANNEX I – Article 20(6) source: PE-494.481
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2011/0286(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): application of direct payments for farmers in respect of the year 2013
2012/03/26
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The financial transfers to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development provided for in Articles 134
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Articles 134, 135, 136 (5) Articles 134
source: PE-485.935
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2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 However Member States may determine, in accordance with objective criteria, the categories of beneficiaries that have priority access to the farm advisory system. Member States shall nevertheless ensure that priority is given to farmers
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 The identification system for agricultural parcels shall be established on the basis of maps or land registry documents or other cartographic references. Use shall be made of computerised geographical information system techniques, including aerial or spatial orthoimagery, with a homogenous standard guaranteeing accuracy at least equivalent to cartography at a scale of 1:
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States may decide that an aid application or a payment claim that fulfils the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 is to remain valid for a number of years provided that beneficiaries concerned are under the obligation to report any change to the information they first submitted. The multiannual application shall however be conditional upon annual confirmation by the beneficiary.
source: PE-492.777
2012/10/18
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 70 f Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 70 g Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 110 b source: PE-498.000
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2011/0401(COD) Horizon 2020 - Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
2012/02/07
ITRE
3 amendments...
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point b (b)
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point e (e) Climate action, resource efficiency and sustainable use of raw materials;
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12 A major component of ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems. These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health, agriculture etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.
source: PE-492.761
2012/03/07
ITRE
2 amendments...
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1 The aim is to sustainably exploit aquatic living resources to maximise social and economic benefits/returns from Europe's oceans and seas. The activities shall focus on an optimal contribution to secure food supplies by developing sustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries and competitive European aquaculture in the context of the global economy and on boosting marine innovation through biotechnology to fuel smart ‘blue’ growth, with due respect for both the limitations and the potentials of the marine environment. Seas and oceans also play a crucial role in climate regulation and they are heavily impacted by human activities and climate change. The overall objective is to develop cross-cutting marine and maritime scientific and technological knowledge with a view to unlock the blue growth potential across the range of marine and maritime industries, while reducing the CO2 footprint and pollution, protecting the marine environment and adapting to climate change.
Amendment 1426 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1 The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient
source: PE-492.789
2012/12/06
AGRI
6 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 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 41 #
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 and drinking-water 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 innovation in production efficiency techniques 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 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient
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
4 amendments...
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 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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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/10/05
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a European coordinated network for animal welfare1 and suggests that a new budget line should be created to support this network and its coordinating body;
source: PE-464.902
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2011/2020(BUD) 2012 budget: all sections
2011/06/09
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the establishment of the pilot projects proposed, in particular the pilot project aimed at
source: PE-472.033
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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
24 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the Communication from the Commission, ‘A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’ (COM(2011)0112),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2010 on an evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006- 20101,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O 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 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Insists, in line with the Commission Communication, that direct payments be distributed to active farmers only, defined according to appropriate objective and non-discriminatory criteria granting the possibility of support to all natural or legal persons whose agricultural activity forms a significant part of their economic activities, or whose principal business or company object consists of exercising an agricultural activity, in line with Article 28(2) of Regulation EC No. 73/2009;
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 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for the introduction of a second-tier of direct payments consisting of 25 to 40% of the direct payments in each Member State to be used as an EU- wide incentivisation scheme targeted at enhancing sustainability by improving both resource and production efficiency, making EU agriculture more competitive, in line with the recently published Commission's 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050';
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 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth,
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
46 amendments...
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 20 Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 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 763 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls for necessary measures within the CAP that would support research, education efforts, etc, with the goal of enabling the use of agricultural residues in the production of sustainable energy, thereby adding an additional revenue stream to the income of farmers;
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 820 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading before paragraph 32 Market
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further
Amendment 856 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Considers that the use of these instruments
Amendment 923 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 985 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 997 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules;
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 1008 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform should not be extended
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 1135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 c (new) 49 c. The cofinancing rates in the rural development programmes should be put in relation to the European added value of different types of measures;
Amendment 1160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriate; calls on the Commission to re
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 1170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures
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 1225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for simplification and a review of the cross-compliance rules for the second pillar, considers simplification of the current indicator system to be necessary and takes 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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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/05/31
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasize the importance of phosphorus to the agricultural sector; calls on the Commission to put forward a Strategy on Phosphorus, which should include initiatives on resource-efficiency, recycling and a life cycle approach to the sustainability of fertilizers;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Reaffirms its commitment to free and fair trade, which is a prerequisite for European farmers to get access to raw materials and energy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Insists, in line with the Commission, that the international community must adopt a long-term coordinated approach for global food security, including increased research efforts and investment in the agricultural sector in developing countries, notably through development policy priorities in order to increase resilience and adaptability to food shocks;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reiterates its commitment to tackling extreme price volatility, given market behaviour in the case of agricultural commodities; recalls the fact that the market for agricultural products is structurally volatile, with seasonality of production, climatic events and other factors that prevent producers from adapting to demand fluctuations in a short time; recalls that agriculture is a sector of strategic interest and that
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Deplores the fact that too much agricultural waste is currently not used to its full potential; considers that agricultural waste should be seen as an asset and therefore asks the Commission to investigate new means of using it as raw materials for other sectors;
source: PE-464.932
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2011/2095(INI) Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
2011/07/27
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Already with the knowledge and techniques available today agricultural holdings may become self-sufficient in energy with the possibility to both increase profitability and create environmental gains through the local production of bio-energy from organic waste;
source: PE-469.998
2011/12/12
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18d. Calls for the CAP to include targets for the use of sustainable energy; believes that the agriculture sector could use 40% renewable fuels by 2020 and be fossil free by 2030;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18e. Calls for the 30% greening component of the CAP direct payments to be used as an EU-wide incentivisation scheme targeted at enhancing nutrient, energy and carbon efficiency by focussing in particular on increasing carbon soil sequestration, reducing GHG emissions, and improving nutrient management, making EU agriculture more competitive and more sustainable at the same time;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 j (new) 19j. Stresses the urgent need to tackle environmentally harmful subsidies; calls for coordinated action aimed at identifying and phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, in order to support budget consolidation;
source: PE-478.426
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/14
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Member States to make better use of the support for applied research and investment in innovation and modernisation beneficial to animal welfare which is available from EU rural development funds and the EU Research Framework Programmes, and calls on the Commission to ensure appropriate focus and financing on this matter in the future;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. To meet the challenge of global food security, calls on the Member States and the Commission to step up financial investments in independent biotechnical and biotechnological research;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates its call for more coordinated research to be performed on new antimicrobials as well as other alternatives (vaccination, bio security etc) and evidence based strategies to avoid and control infectious diseases in animals; underlines the importance of the EU's Research Framework Programmes in this respect; stresses in this context the importance of developing systems for animal husbandry which reduce the need for antimicrobials to be used;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out that the development of sustainable, climate-friendly agriculture requires substantial research into effective pesticides that revert to non- hazardous components and do not pollute the groundwater, which should enable no- tillage agriculture;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Emphasises that the establishment of a vital lifecycle for nutrients, specifically phosphates, between town and country requires well-funded research into innovative systems to clean urban sewage sludge of pharmacological and toxic substances so that the sludge can be reused in fields as a nutrient;
source: PE-467.136
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2011/2113(INI) Trade for change: EU trade and investment strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab spring revolutions
2012/02/02
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the EU to support both the development of healthy agricultural production and rural development in the region, in order to strengthen the stabilisation process; stresses, to that end, the importance of institutional and infrastructural (e.g. irrigation, handling, storage, packaging, transportation, marketing systems) improvements, in addition to the technological ones, as well as the significance of education and training programmes, especially for women; emphasises the role of extension services in facilitating diffusion of knowledge; underlines that global environmental and climate change concerns should direct the support to the promotion of sustainable uses of natural resources and energy, and compatible methods of production; stresses that diversification of production to increase resilience during market fluctuations and environmental crisis should be encouraged in face of an increasing global demand for food;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls, furthermore, on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enhance the export potential of the Southern Mediterranean, by helping it achieve regulatory convergence in priority areas for the EU and the region – including competition, investment, and trade related standards and procedures – as well as alignment of production to the EU standards for quality and food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; underlines
source: PE-480.779
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2011/2114(INI) Farm input supply chain: structure and implications
2011/10/18
AGRI
16 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 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas certified and patented seeds and royalties for use of these seeds represent
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas crop rotation
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas farm saved seeds, when allowed by EU Regulation /EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including cost reductions for farmers and less commodity dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term;
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 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the abuses of dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies,
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the new
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that efficient measures for on-farm and local energy saving and management should be made available throughout the EU
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP where local conditions allow, and without interfering with farmers' production choices or limiting their productive capacity, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Insists that, as part of the reform of the CAP, an EU-wide list of 'greening' measures should primarily reward increased resource efficiency, nutrient management including precision farming techniques for a competitive and less input intensive and fossil-fuel dependent EU agriculture;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls in particular on the Commission to
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls, in the light of the upcoming Rio+20 global conference, for a new EU initiative on the conservation, sustainable use and quality marketing of agro- biodiversity, in order to
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
7 amendments...
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 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 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;
source: PE-472.283
2011/10/21
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is concerned by the fact that the environmental costs of production, for instance the amount of fresh water used to produce a hamburger, are not properly reflected in consumer prices;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point a (new) (a) Believes that new technological developments such as smart refrigerators and packaging with nanotechnology, can play a significant role in reducing food waste; urges the Commission to give special attention to reducing food waste in its research programmes.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the issue of food efficiency receives as much attention and awareness-raising as the issue of energy efficiency, since they are equally important for the environment and our future;
source: PE-474.043
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2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
2012/08/02
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity, based on good agricultural practice including sustainable use of water resources;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers it necessary to strike a balance between European biodiversity strategy and rural development projects within the Member States so as to ensure the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development in rural and urban areas;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support initiatives by European citizens to protect biodiversity and encourage their participation through the introduction of a civilian biodiversity and environmental volunteering scheme to identify basis procedures and good practices also highlighting successful examples of ecosystem service payments both public and private, which could be subsequently applied at European level;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need to organise biodiversity awareness and information campaigns for all ages and social categories; takes the view that education and professional training, particularly in farming, forestry and related sectors, should be concentrated more on the protection of biodiversity.
source: PE-480.860
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2012/0288(COD) Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
2013/05/14
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 10 (10) The
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii Directive 2009/28/EC Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d (d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than
source: PE-508.271
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2012/0337(COD) General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: 'Living well, within the limits of our planet'
2013/03/06
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 24 24. Although nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the EU environment have decreased considerably over the past 20 years, excessive nutrient releases continue to affect air and water quality and to have a negative impact on ecosystems, causing significant problems for human health. In particular, ammonia release from inefficient fertiliser management and inadequate waste water treatment urgently need to be tackled to achieve further significant reductions in nutrient releases. Further efforts to manage the nutrient cycle in a more cost-effective and resource- efficient way, and to improve efficiency in use of fertilisers are also required
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g (g) Forests and the multitude of services they provide are protected and sustainably managed and their resilience to climate change and fires is improved, since forests are an important renewable source of raw materials.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 2 – point g (g) Developing and implementing a new EU Forest Strategy that addresses the multiple demands on and benefits of forests and contributes to a more strategic approach to protecting and enhancing forests, while respecting the different regional conditions for sustainable forestry.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 69 – indent 1 – Advanced research to fill data and knowledge gaps and adequate modelling tools are needed to better understand complex issues related to environmental change, such as climate change and disaster impacts, the transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs through efficient cleaning, the implications of species loss for ecosystem services, environmental thresholds and ecological tipping points. While available evidence fully warrants precautionary action in these areas, further research into planetary boundaries, systemic risks and our society's ability to cope with them will support the development of the most appropriate responses. This should include investment in closing data and knowledge gaps, mapping and assessing ecosystem services, understanding the role of biodiversity in underpinning them and how they adapt to climate change.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 87 87. The EU is densely populated and by 2020, 80% of the EU population is likely to live in urban and peri-urban areas. Quality of life
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 91 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) Defining and agreeing a set of criteria to assess the environmental performance of cities, taking into account economic and social impacts and the interdependency with the surrounding rural areas.
source: PE-506.012
2013/03/27
ENVI
4 amendments...
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g (g) Forests and the multitude of services they provide are protected and sustainably managed and their resilience to climate change and fires is improved, since forests are an important renewable source of raw materials.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point g (g) Developing and implementing a new EU Forest Strategy that addresses the multiple demands on and benefits of forests and contributes to a more strategic approach to protecting and enhancing forests, while respecting the different regional conditions for sustainable forestry.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 69 – indent 1 – Advanced research to fill data and knowledge gaps and adequate modelling tools are needed to better understand complex issues related to environmental change, such as climate change and disaster impacts, the transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs through efficient cleaning, the implications of species loss for ecosystem services, environmental thresholds and ecological tipping points. While available evidence fully warrants precautionary action in these areas, further research into planetary boundaries, systemic risks and our society's ability to cope with them will support the development of the most appropriate responses. This should include investment in closing data and knowledge gaps, mapping and assessing ecosystem services, understanding the role of biodiversity in underpinning them and how they adapt to climate change.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – point 91 – subparagraph 2 - point a (a) Defining and agreeing a set of criteria to assess the environmental performance of cities, taking into account economic and social impacts and the interdependency with surrounding rural areas.
source: PE-508.027
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2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/07
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.
source: PE-510.614
2013/05/14
ENVI
2 amendments...
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1.
source: PE-510.714
2013/05/21
ENVI
3 amendments...
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.
source: PE-510.717
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2012/2016(BUD) 2013 budget: mandate for trilogue
2012/11/05
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes th
source: PE-489.462
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2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
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 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
4 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 11 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 3 Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 10 10.
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
18 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 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 b (new) - having regard to written declaration 0049/2011 of the European Parliament of 15 March 2012 on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered1;
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 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 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that one specific field in need of better enforcement is animal transport, which, although corresponds to only a very limited length of time in the life of an animal, needs to be improved in the light of the scientific data gathered by EFSA as required by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
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 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 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Considers that animal welfare requirements should be made mandatory in the future rural development programmes; Believes furthermore that the European added value of high animal welfare should be reflected in the co- financing rates;
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 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 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point h h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation, such as that concerning
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
1 amendments...
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that quality products are those that are linked to specific production methods, geographical origins, traditions or cultural contexts, and notes that schemes to protect these already exist in the form of PDOs, PGIs, organic products or TSGs; calls for a new ‘local farming and direct sale’ scheme to cover local quality products that preserve cultural and genetic diversity and are intended for consumption in the region where they are produced;
source: PE-494.622
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2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
2013/01/30
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability; Stresses the importance of resource efficiency in energy consumption and production on a farm level; reminds the potential of livestock farm biogas system development based on biowaste;
source: PE-504.193
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2012/2309(INI) Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections
2013/01/02
AFCO
1 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
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 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 1
source: PE-504.228
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2013/0087(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): adjustment rate to direct payments in respect of the year 2013
2013/04/30
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The mechanism of the financial discipline
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1– paragraph 1 1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to all farmer
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 a (new) Article 1 shall bewithout prejudice to the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020 and the Inter-institutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management, once that Regulation and that Inter- institutional agreement are adopted. If, as a result of the adoption of the that Regulation and that Inter-institutional agreement, it becomes necessary to correct the adjustment rate the Commission shall present a revised proposal to the European Parliament and the Council, in accordance with Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy 1 before 1 December 2013. The adjustment rate shall be revised by the budget authority in the framework of the adoption of Budget 2014 on the basis, inter alia, of the Amending letter to the Draft General Budget 2014 by which the Commission provides updated estimates of the need for market related expenditures and direct payments. __________________ 1 OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1..
source: PE-510.573
2013/05/03
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The mechanism of the financial discipline
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to all farmer
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 a (new) source: PE-510.613
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