Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Constituencies
-
Poland
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Show earlier Constituencies...
-
Poland
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
-
Poland
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
Groups
-
ECR
Member
European Conservatives and Reformists Group
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Show earlier groups...
-
UEN
Member
Union for Europe of the Nations Group
2005/12/13 - 2009/07/13
-
PPE-DE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/11/14 - 2005/12/12
-
PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2004/11/13
-
PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
-
PPE-DE
Observer
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2003/04/23 - 2004/04/30
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 2012/01/25 | 9999/12/31 |
Show earlier commitees...
Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2012/02/01 | 9999/12/31 |
Show earlier delegations...
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/16 | 2012/01/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe | 2007/04/25 | 2009/07/13 |
Contact
Online
- [javascript protected email address]
Brussels
- Phone
- +322 28 45802
- Fax
- +322 28 49802
- Office
- Bât. Willy Brandt 02M121
- Full Address
-
- City
- Bruxelles/Brussel
- Zip
- B-1047
- Street
- 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
Strasbourg
- Phone
- +333 88 1 75802
- Fax
- +333 88 1 79802
- Office
- Bât. Louise Weiss T13055
- Full Address
-
- City
- Strasbourg
- Zip
- CS 91024 - F-67070
- Street
- 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
Postal
- Parlament Europejski
- Rue Wiertz
- Willy Brandt 02M121
- B-1047 Bruksela
Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2012/2285(INI) | Annual report 2011 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud |
| Shadow | 2012/2043(INI) | EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 |
| Responsible | 2012/2031(INI) | Protection of animals during transport |
| Shadow | 2011/0286(COD) | Common agricultural policy (CAP): application of direct payments for farmers in respect of the year 2013 |
| Shadow | 2011/0280(COD) | Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020 |
| Shadow | 2010/0364(COD) | Organic farming: organic production and labelling of the products |
| Responsible | 2010/0326(COD) | Animal diseases: vaccination against bluetongue |
| Shadow | 2010/0256(COD) | Outermost regions: specific measures for agriculture |
| Responsible | 2008/0180(CNS) | Protection of animals at the time of killing (repeal. Directive 93/119/EC) |
| Responsible | 2007/2260(INI) | New Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007-2013) |
| Responsible | 2006/0268(CNS) | Potato starch: quotas for the marketing years 2007/08 and 2008/09 (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1868/94) |
| Responsible | 2004/0269(CNS) | Potatoe starch: quota system for the production, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 marketing years (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1868/94) |
Born
1954/12/06 Rawa Mazowiecka- Master's in law, University of Łódź (1977).
- Articled clerk in the public prosecutor's office (1977-1980). Judge of the Rawa Mazowiecka regional court, Skierniewice provincial court and Warsaw court of appeal (1980-1993). President of the Supreme Chamber of Control (1995-2001).
- Chairman of the Polish People's Party (PSL) (2004-2005). Chairman of the 'Piast' party Policy Council (2005-2009).
- Member of the Sejm (1993-1995). Deputy Marshal of the Sejm (2001-2004). Chairman of the Committee on Codification Changes (2001-2004).
- Under-Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office for Legislative Affairs (1994-1995).
- Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004). Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009). Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Member of the Committee on Budgetary Control. Member of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia.
- Member of the Governing Board of the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) (1995-1999).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 2 |
2008/0028(COD) Provision of food information to consumers (amend. Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006; repeal. Directives 90/496/EEC and 2000/13/EC)
2009/12/16
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Annex III -Title 5 a (new) Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Annex III – Title 5 b (new) source: PE-430.884
|
| 10 |
2009/2155(INI) Simplification of the CAP
2010/02/26
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas a new CAP should be
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas legislation should be
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that the system of fines for farmers for errors in payment claims should be commensurate with the importance of the infringement, and that penalties should not be applied in the case of unimportant mistakes, and particularly not in the case of errors that are not the fault of the farmer;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Highlights the need to avoid penalising farmers twice for the same infringement and recognises that the imposition of an administrative fine should rule out criminal responsibility for the same infringement, except in the case of deliberate and intentional fraud;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Points out that any administrative fines, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Points out the problem of farmers with spouses who run separate agricultural holdings, who should therefore have separate rights and obligations with respect to claims for CAP payments;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recognises that farmers should have the possibility to lodge objections against the controls, and that those objections should be investigated objectively without delay;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Believes that the requirement of maintaining the agricultural area in good agricultural condition on 30 June 2003 (Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009, Article 124) in order to be eligible for direct payments, applied to a new Member State other than Bulgaria and Romania, should be abolished to make the payment system used in these Member States simpler and more understandable for farmers;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers that the rules concerning eligibility of the VAT to be financed under Pillar II of the CAP, especially for activities performed by bodies governed by public law, should be harmonised with those used for the Structural Funds;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 h (new) 26h. Stresses that a reduction of the administrative burden relating to monitoring and reporting imposed on producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector would make these organisations more attractive to farmers and encourage them to associate and act together;
source: PE-439.113
|
| 2 |
2009/2156(INI) Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
2010/09/02
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the proposed eight biophysical criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% of the area are not anticipated to be suitable in all cases for determining the actual handicap, as this
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Considers that the discussions and studies so far conducted by the Member States on the question of new methods of delimiting LFAs point to the need to change the definition of some criteria (e.g. soil texture) and to introduce additional biophysical criteria (e.g. soil acidity), in order to ensure that the new LFAs include all areas with natural handicaps affecting agricultural production in a manner consistent with the Council regulation;
source: PE-438.477
|
| 2 |
2009/2157(INI) EU agriculture and climate change
2010/05/02
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union's global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for research on livestock feed and genetic selection of farm animals to be stepped up with a view to reducing methane emissions, provided that such mitigation measures are not adopted if they jeopardise animal health or welfare; also calls for the introduction of a food programme designed to reduce the Union's dependence on imported plant proteins for animal feed;
source: PE-438.281
|
| 14 |
2009/2202(INI) Evaluation and assessment of the animal welfare action plan 2006-2010
2010/02/15
AGRI
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2009 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing, 3 OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas good animal health and well- being, including good livestock farming, are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, our economy and Europe’s competitiveness,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas our high animal welfare standards are part of the ‘brand’ of European agricultural producers and other facilities that keep animals, but only on condition that the rules in force are genuinely complied with,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes with great satisfaction the progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal health and welfare indicators;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to place a firm emphasis on the issue of animal welfare in trade relations with third countries;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and recognising that the widespread need to address the protection of all animals, including pet animals and wild animals which are kept in captivity or are submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans, should cover the fields below, backed by the required funding;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Member States to increase and strengthen checks on respect for animal rights carried out by specialised, independent national bodies and civil society organisations involved in animal welfare;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Also calls on the Member States to ensure that civil society organisations involved in animal welfare have appropriate powers of scrutiny;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to ensure that the notion of animal protection and welfare is promoted via education;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to prevent breaches of animal welfare regulations in the future;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to examine threats coming from the import of exotic animals into the EU for the pet trade and to take all necessary measures to prevent the negative impact of such imports on animal health and welfare, human health and the environment;
source: PE-438.478
|
| 15 |
2009/2236(INI) Future of the CAP after 2013
2010/04/29
AGRI
12 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. having regard to the ageing of the rural population and rural depopulation, and the fact that around one-third of this population is over the age of 65 and only around 6% of farmers are under the age of 35,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are, and will continue to be, particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas price volatility in agricultural markets has increased dramatically and is expected to increase further, leading to extreme booms and busts in agricultural commodity prices on European markets; whereas between 2006 and 2008, the prices of several commodities rose considerably, some by as much as 180%, as was the case for grains; whereas, however, grain and dairy prices collapsed in 2009, falling on average by 40%
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the current direct payment ceilings per hectare of agricultural land are consolidating the huge disparities between Member States, footnote: See graph 6, annexed
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas a strong CAP needs appropriate funding at a level no lower than the current level,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas the system for distributing support to the Member States set up under the production subsidy scheme is not fulfilling its role and is no longer warranted given that an area subsidy scheme is being introduced,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K d (new) Kd. having regard to the very big disparities in support among the Member States, ranging from over EUR 500 per hectare to under EUR 100 per hectare,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K e (new) Ke. whereas it will be difficult to adjust or even reduce the level of support in individual Member States without securing additional funds in the EU budget for that purpose,
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in the enlarged EU and improving product marketing and competitiveness;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recognises that the CAP must take into account the differences in structure and modernisation needs of agriculture in the enlarged EU, with the aim of achieving equal levels of development and cohesion;
source: PE-441.049
2010/04/30
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 571 #
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 592 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Believes that direct support should move to an area basis in all Member States by 2020, allowing those that are still using the historical payments system the flexibility to phase in the difficult changes at their own speed9, without prejudice, however, to the prompt fulfilment of the objective of equalising direct support among Member States;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities, without prejudice, however, to the standardisation of the direct support system in all Member States;
source: PE-441.147
|
| 10 |
2009/2237(INI) Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe
2010/05/20
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission and Member states to urgently address the problem of unfair distribution of profits within the food chain, especially with regard to fair incomes for farmers; recognises that to stimulate sustainable and ethical production systems farmers need to be compensated for their investments and commitments in these areas;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to swiftly carry out the pilot project on the creation of a European farm prices and margins observatory, for which Parliament and Council adopted a EUR 1.5 million appropriation under the 2010 budget, and to include a comparison of production costs and farm gate prices for conventional and ethical products differentia in key farming sectors of different territories and social-
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers on their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and especially for ethical products carrying organic and animal welfare claims and on their monthly sales volumes so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain, bearing in mind the considerable price distortion found on products bearing ethical claims;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce appropriate legislation to protect farmers and suppliers of agricultural products in the event of bankruptcy of those purchasing the produce;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote fair contracting based on terms negotiated with farmers" and producers" organisations so as to ensure sustainable farming practices, best product quality and fair prices, and to provide for an easily accessible system to guard against breach of contracts by buyers;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Deplores the fact that the Commission communication disregards correlations between low farm gate prices and structural surplus production and their consequences for standards of animal welfare, sustainability, food quality and employment in disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to modify rules on public procurement practices for catering services so as to enhance standards of animal welfare, sustainable farming practices, develop seasonal food and reduce unnecessary long distance transport of life animals as well as dependence on fossil agricultural inputs;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure regular monitoring of companies involved in the food supply chain and to take immediate action if abuse is discovered;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Calls on the Member States to establish proper and appropriate legal liability of operators and individuals abusing the food supply market;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 c (new) 22c. Calls on the Member States to ensure there is appropriate legal protection for people providing information on such abuse;
source: PE-441.277
|
| 4 |
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
4 amendments...
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b – paragraph 1 Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of a
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a (a) those measures are based on grounds
Amendment 57 #
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 three months prior to the start of the growing season provided that the GMOs concerned are authorised in accordance with Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC at least six months prior to the start of the growing season.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC Article 26 b a (new) Article 26 ba Prevention of GMO traces in conventional seeds The Commission shall assess the need for an effective prevention of GMO traces in conventional (i.e. non GM) seeds by establishing technical rules to this end.
source: PE-456.914
|
| 3 |
2010/0254(COD) Fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
2011/01/04
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs5, and in particular Article 7(2) and (5) thereof, should apply subject to certain conditions. It should be clearly indicated when a product is a mixture of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, and, for fruit nectar, when it is obtained entirely or partly from a concentrated product. The list of ingredients in the labelling should bear the names of both the fruit juices and fruit juices from concentrate used. There should be a ban on the use of misleading or ambiguous descriptions such as ‘natural juice’, which suggest that juices have been produced directly when this is not the case.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Directive 2001/112/EC Article 4 The labelling of concentrated fruit juice referred to in Annex I, Part I, point 2, not intended for delivery to the final consumer, shall bear a reference indicating the presence and quantity of added lemon juice, lime juice or acidifying agents permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives*. This reference shall appear on the packaging, on a label attached to the packaging or on an accompanying document. It shall be prohibited to use misleading or ambiguous descriptions such as ‘natural juice’, which suggest that juices have been produced directly when this is not the case.
source: PE-460.811
2011/04/26
ENVI
1 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive - amending act Article 1 – point 1 a (new) Directive 2001/112/EC Article 3 - paragraph 6 a (new) (1a) In article 3, the following paragraph 6a is inserted: „6a. The use of misleading or ambiguous names, such as ‘natural juice’, which give the impression that juices have been made from fresh fruit when they have not shall be prohibited.”
source: PE-464.677
|
| 5 |
2010/0267(COD) Common agricultural policy CAP: common rules for support schemes for farmers
2011/03/23
AGRI
5 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Article 2 a Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 5 – point b Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Article 12 – paragraph 5 Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 65 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Article 122 – paragraph 3 (65a) In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. For all new Member States the single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2015. New Member States shall notify the Commission of their intention to terminate the application of the scheme by 1 August of the last year of application.’
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 69 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 Article 129 (69a) Article 129 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from Article 122, the new Member States applying the single area payment scheme may decide, by 1 August 2011, to grant from 2012 a separate soft fruit payment. It shall be granted on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria such as the payments received under the transitional soft fruit payment provided for in Article 98 and in respect of a representative period of at least one year, to be fixed by that Member State but no later than 2011.’ (b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘From 2012, Member States applying this article may grant national aid in addition to the separate soft fruit payment. The total amount of Community and national aid shall not exceed the following ceilings: - Bulgaria: EUR 960 000, - Latvia: EUR 160 000, - Lithuania: EUR 240 000, - Hungary: EUR 680 000, - Poland EUR 19 200 000.’
source: PE-460.972
|
| 4 |
2010/0326(COD) Animal diseases: vaccination against bluetongue
2011/03/17
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Recital 5 a (new) (5a) In order to enable the new rules to benefit the vaccination season 2011, the Directive should enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 They shall apply those provisions from 1
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act Article 3 This Directive shall enter into force on the
source: PE-460.809
|
| 8 |
2010/0353(COD) Agricultural products and foodstuffs: quality schemes
2011/11/05
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i (i) originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country,
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new) (1a) To help contribute to safeguarding the quality and good name of the products, the product specification may include specific requirements aimed at protecting the natural resources or landscape of the production area or improving the welfare of farmed animals.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. A name shall be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4 Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, including those registered pursuant to applications referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 55(1) of this Regulation, may continue to be used under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, until 31 December 2017, unless Member States use the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 to 7.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall, no later than [31 December 2012], submit to the Commission a list of traditional specialities guaranteed registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and complying with this Regulation. Names of those traditional specialities guaranteed may be adjusted in order to comply with Article 18 paragraph 2 (b). Member States shall, where appropriate, assure the national opposition procedure. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, publish the full list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within the two months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statement of opposition may be submitted to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. Articles 48 and 49 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission, after the opposition procedure, shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register referred to in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be the specifications referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 3 3. Member States
source: PE-464.731
|
| 7 |
2010/2106(INI) Commission Green Paper "On forest protection and information in the EU: preparing forests for climate change"
2010/09/11
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that forests not only are essential to the environment, but also contribute to the achievement of social and economic objectives
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of protecting the soil from water and wind erosion, watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, all of which are of relevance to agriculture;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that active forest management is important for its contribution to rural economies and job creation, as well as EU energy strategy; the great potential of forests as a renewable source of energy is currently being underexploited; accordingly welcomes the Commission’s public consultation initiative regarding the role of agriculture and forestry in achieving climate-change objectives;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Points out that forestry is closely related to agriculture, given that most forest owners in Europe are also farmers; recognises, however, that forestry is an independent sector of the rural economy, especially in areas that are beyond the reach of agriculture or are particularly valuable for nature conservation and leisure activities;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the EU should support sustainable forest management through funding for forestry activities of benefit to it; special attention should be given in this respect to forestry undertakings, most of which are small or medium sized; they must be encouraged to modernise and restructure in order to meet the new challenges arising from climate change and the economic crisis; appropriate legal solutions should be sought enabling forestry to develop in a sustainable way and to fulfil its productive, protective and social functions in accordance with the expectations of advanced societies;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem
source: PE-452.618
|
| 4 |
2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/12/11
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to propose an approach that strikes a balance between domestic production and imports, taking into account, for each agricultural sector, the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, as well as EU environmental, social, animal welfare and safety standards;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on imports so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens and their concerns regarding food safety, animal welfare and sustainable development are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Emphasizes the role of non-trade concerns (NTC) in the Doha Development Agenda. In the agriculture sector negotiations the economic dimension of trade must be balanced with non- economic values, such as social values, environmental concerns, human health and animal health and welfare;
Amendment 100 #
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), seeking always to achieve equivalence with EU standards and avoiding the undermining of EU values, such as food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare;
source: PE-450.917
|
| 2 |
2010/2111(INI) EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem?
2010/01/12
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of
source: PE-454.440
|
| 2 |
2011/0129(COD) Rights, support and protection of victims of crime: minimum standards
2012/02/29
LIBE, FEMM
2 amendments...
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States shall ensure that compensation claims brought by victims are not subject to court fees.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. For the purposes of this Directive, the following categories of victims are considered to be vulnerable due to their particular personal circumstances: (a) persons deprived of their liberty; (b) persons who for other reasons are deprived of the opportunity to determine their own destiny.
source: PE-483.724
|
| 1 |
2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Points out the need to define budget, which takes into account the strong need to abolish discriminatory inequalities in the distribution of direct payments for some Member States.
source: PE-496.663
|
| 23 |
2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/18
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) Direct payments shall be distributed among Member States in such a way that each Member State receives, as a national ceiling, an amount corresponding to the number of hectares covered by direct- payment claims in 2013 multiplied by the average rate of direct payments in the whole of the European Union in 2013. Member States in which average direct payments per hectare exceed 110% of the average payments across the EU may apply additional payments from its national budget.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 a (new) (21a) Having regard to Article 18 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of nationality, and Article 39(2) of the Treaty, which provides for the taking into account of disparities between regions and not between Member States, and Article 40(2), which prohibits discrimination between agricultural producers in the EU. In order to ensure that the system for distributing direct payments among the Member States is fair and does not discriminate against any farmers, national envelopes should be calculated on the basis of a uniform rate per hectare throughout the European Union that corresponds to the average payment per hectare for 2013.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 21 b (new) (21b) For Member States in which the introduction of a uniform rate results in a significant reduction in direct payments, a voluntary option should be introduced whereby supplementary payments may be made from national budgets in order to mitigate the impact of the reduction.
source: PE-491.238
2012/07/19
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) "industrial farming" : intensive animal production structurally dependent on purchased feed and high energy consumption;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2 – maintaining the agricultural area in a state
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Direct payments shall be distributed among Member States in such a way that each Member State receives, as an national ceiling, an amount corresponding to the number of hectares covered by direct-payment claims in 2013 multiplied by the average rate of direct payments in the whole of the European Union in 2013. Member States in which average direct payments per hectare, calculated on the basis of payments in 2013, exceed 110% of the average payments across the EU may apply additional payments from its national budget in an amount not exceeding two- thirds of the difference between the average amount of the direct payments in those countries and the EU average in 2013.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Member States may, furthermore, exclude areas belonging to farms carrying out intensive rearing.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Member States may, furthermore, exclude areas under GMO cultivation.
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to
source: PE-492.791
2012/07/23
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) to have t
Amendment 1527 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 1 1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than
source: PE-494.483
2012/07/24
AGRI
8 amendments...
Amendment 1582 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new) The Member States, which joined the UE before 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The new Member States, which joined the UE in 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent pasture. Member States shall guarantee that the proportion as referred in the first paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the reference index), it was not reduced by more than 10% to the detriment of area under permanent grassland in relation to the relevant reference year as referred to in the preceding paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing copies cultivated in the short term.
Amendment 1671 #
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
Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2013 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 2035 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, fodder legumes, soya, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigs, tobacco, olive oil, silk worms
Amendment 2045 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, tobacco, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
source: PE-494.487
2012/07/25
AGRI
2 amendments...
Amendment 2260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 2 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1
Amendment 2287 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II [To be adjusted in accordance with the adoption/rejection of Article 6(1)]
source: PE-494.604
|
| 28 |
2011/0281(COD) Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) 2014-2020
2012/07/19
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) Conditions for the granting of aid with regard to white sugar: the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, taking into account the market situation, decide to grant aid for the storage of white sugar to undertakings which are allocated a sugar quota if the average price recorded in the Union for white sugar is below 115% of the reference price during a representative period and is likely to remain at that level.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 84 a (new) (84 a) To enable beet growers to complete their adaptation to the far-reaching reform carried out in the sugar sector in 2006 and to continue the efforts to become competitive undertaken since then, the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year. However, given the tensions on the European sugar market, there has to be an arrangement whereby, for as long as necessary, non-quota sugar can automatically be made available to the market, so as to enable the structural balance of the market to be preserved.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 84 b (new) (84 b) Before 1 July 2018, the Commission should submit a report to Parliament and the Council on the appropriate procedures for relinquishing the present quota system after 2020. This report should include any proposals needed to prepare the entire sector for the period after 2020.
source: PE-492.801
2012/07/20
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Conditions for granting aid for white sugar The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, taking into account the market situation, decide to grant aid for the storage of white sugar to undertakings which are allocated a sugar quota, if the average price recorded in the Union for white sugar is below 115% of the reference price during a representative period, and is likely to remain at that level.
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 b (new) Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 b (new) Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
Amendment 1091 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 c (new) Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 c (new) Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
Amendment 1093 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 d (new) Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 d (new) Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
source: PE-494.488
2012/07/23
AGRI
4 amendments...
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
Amendment 1192 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 2 2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall
source: PE-494.486
2012/07/24
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 100 a (new) Article 100a Duration This section shall apply from the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015. With the exception of Article 101, paragraphs 1, subparagraph 1, 2b, 2d and 2e, and Article 101a, it shall apply until the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2020.
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 101 – paragraph 1 1. The terms for buying sugar beet and sugar cane, including pre-sowing delivery
Amendment 1449 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 101 d (new) Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 101 h (new) Article 101h Quota allocation 1. The quotas for the production of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup at national or regional level are fixed in Annex IIIb. 2. The Member States shall allocate a quota to each undertaking producing sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup established in its territory and approved under Article 101i. For each undertaking, the allocated quota shall be equal to the quota under Annex IIIb which was allocated to the undertaking from the marketing year 2010/2011 onwards.
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 101 l (new) Article 101l Out-of-quota production 1. The sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 101h may be: (a) used for the processing of certain products as referred to in Article 101m; (b) carried forward to the quota production of the next marketing year, in accordance with Article 101n; (c) used for the specific supply regime for the outermost regions, in accordance with [Chapter III of Regulation [ex (EC) No 247/2006] of the European Parliament and of the Council; or (d) exported within the quantitative limit fixed by the Commission by means of implementing acts, respecting the commitments resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty; or (e) automatically released onto the internal market on the basis of the forecast supply balance to preserve the structural balance of the market, in quantities and subject to arrangements determined by the Commission. The measures referred to in this Article shall be implemented before any activation of the measures to prevent market disturbance referred to in Article 154(1). Other quantities shall be subject to the surplus levy referred to in Article 101o. 2. Implementing acts pursuant to this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 u (new) Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 103 u (new) Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
source: PE-494.484
2012/07/25
AGRI
7 amendments...
Amendment 1926 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 130 a (new) Article 130a Full-time refiners – three-month exclusive rights to import raw cane sugar 1. From the beginning of the 2015/2016 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 2015 to the end of the 2019/2020 marketing year for sugar on 30 September 2020, for the first three months of each marketing year (from 1 October to 31 December), full-time refiners, as defined in Annex II, Part Ia, shall be granted exclusive rights to import raw cane sugar for refining in quantities covered by export licences, up to 2 489 735 tonnes, expressed in white sugar. 2. Taking into account the need to ensure that imported sugar for refining is refined in accordance with this section, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, adopt: (a) certain definitions for the operation of the import arrangements referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the conditions and eligibility requirements that an operator has to fulfil to lodge an application for an import licence, including the lodging of a security; (c) rules on administrative penalties to be charged. 3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2), adopt the necessary rules concerning the supporting documents to be supplied in connection with the requirements and obligations applicable to importers, and in particular to full-time refiners.
Amendment 2124 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) by 1 July 2018 on the development of the market situation in the sugar sector, on appropriate means of discontinuing the current quota system and on the sector’s future after 2020, paying particular attention to the need to maintain a fair contractual system and a sugar price declaration system, together with any appropriate proposals;
Amendment 2155 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part However, the following provisions of Regulation (E
Amendment 2158 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) as regards the
Amendment 2170 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 However,
Amendment 2177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 However, Articles 7
Amendment 2181 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II – part I a (new) source: PE-492.804
|
| 11 |
2011/0288(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): financing, management and monitoring 2014-2020
2012/07/20
AGRI
11 amendments...
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 a (new) (38a) A fair system to penalise farmers for irregularities should rule out double penalties and the simultaneous application of administrative penalties under this Regulation and criminal penalties under criminal law, except in cases of intentional and deliberate fraud.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 b (new) (38b) Any administrative penalties, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The control system referred to in paragraph 1 should include the possibility of lodging objections against the controls and the period for lodging and examining such objections.
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 92 – paragraph 1 Article 91 shall apply to beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], payments under Articles 44 and 45 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[sCMO] and the annual premia under Articles 18, 22(1)(a) and (b), 29 to 32, 34 and 35 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD].
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 92 – paragraph 2 Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 In duly justified cases Member States may decide that no reduction shall be applied where, given its severity, extent and duration, a case of non-compliance is to be considered as minor. However, cases of non-compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health or to animal welfare shall not be considered as minor. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new) Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53-57)
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13a (new) — last column Articles 3, 4 and 6
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new) Council Directive 2007/43/CE of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (OJ L 182, 12.7.2007, p.19-28)
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex II — Main Issue "Animal welfare" — SMR 13b (new) — last column Articles 3 and 4 (point 6)
source: PE-492.777
|
| 10 |
2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
2012/10/07
LIBE
10 amendments...
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) Initiatives concerning the area of non-discrimination will have to take into due consideration the fact that discriminating also means to treat equally intrinsically different situations. Moreover, in the sector in question, it is necessary to avoid instrumentalisations, forced interpretations or privileged treatments for any of the grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) Funding efforts in the area of the fight against discrimination shall focus particularly on and take full account of the specificity of discrimination on grounds of disability.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 c (new) (5c) No funding on the basis of this Programme should concern initiatives that either directly or indirectly impact upon the area of family law.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Programme should support the mainstreaming of equality between women and men and anti-discrimination objectives in all its activities. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) In the area of the rights of the child, the primacy of the role of guidance that the mother and the father share with regard to their children, and their unique and privileged position in respect of the protection of the child's best interests, shall be taken into full account. Moreover, the harmonious and full development of the personality of the child and the protection of his/her psychological integrity and the development of his/her personality shall receive particular attention.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Personal data should continue to be protected effectively in a context of constant technological development and globalisation. The Union's legal framework for data protection should be applied effectively and consistently within the European Union. To achieve this, the Union should be able to support the efforts of Member States to implement that legal framework. Initiatives concerning the protection of personal data will have to ensure the highest level of attention for the wide diversity of legal approaches and constitutional traditions existing in the Member States.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) This Programme should contribute to ensuring that Union policies and legislation are based on robust evidence and be relevant to the needs of, and the challenges faced by the Member States and to stimulate a true development of the person and of society.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 b (new) (11b) The funding foreseen by this Programme shall be concentrated in particular on entities that ensure quality and that genuinely pursue aims of general European interest and linked with the well being of society in its entirety.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) The Commission Communications ‘The EU Budget Review’ and ‘A budget for Europe 2020’ underline the importance of focusing funding on actions with clear European added value, i.e. where the Union intervention can bring additional value compared to action of Member States alone. Actions covered by this Regulation should contribute to the development of mutual trust between Member States, increasing cross-border cooperation and networking and achieving correct, coherent and consistent application of Union law. Funding activities should also contribute to achieving effective and better knowledge of Union law and policies by all those concerned and provide a sound analytical basis for the support and the development of Union legislation and policies. Union intervention allows for those actions to be pursued consistently across the Union and brings economies of scale. Moreover, the European Union is in a better position than Member States to address cross-border situations and to provide a European platform for mutual learning. The assessment of the existence of a European added value in the funded actions should refer to the highest and widest possible extent of sharing of the proposed approach, especially in the ethical context.
source: PE-492.614
|
| 2 |
2011/0369(COD) Justice Programme 2014-2020
2012/09/07
LIBE, JURI
2 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8a) Initiatives in the field of non- discrimination must take into due consideration the fact that discriminating also means affording equal treatment to situations which are intrinsically different. Moreover, in the field in question, it is necessary to avoid instrumentalisations, forced interpretations or privileged treatment for any grounds of discrimination.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new) (15a) The assessment of the existence of a European added value in the funded actions should refer to the highest and broadest possible extent of sharing of the proposed approach, especially in the ethical context.
source: PE-492.688
|
| 31 |
2011/2051(INI) CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2011/03/21
AGRI
16 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health, support to employment in rural areas and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas food is a strategic product and whereas farming, which produces our food, cannot be treated as an ordinary market-driven economic sector;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture s
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas, according to Eurostat, employment in the agriculture sector decreased of 25% between 2000 and 2009 and that the aim of maintaining agricultural employment in disadvantaged areas should not be abandoned,
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas
Amendment 424 #
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, taking notably permanent and seasonal employment into account in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
Amendment 430 #
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 swift transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Advocates keeping the second pillar in much the same size and form as it is today;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Takes the view that first- and second- pillar payments should be ruled out for land sown to GMO crops;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Takes the view that first- and second- pillar payments should be ruled out for farms engaging in intensive livestock production and all breeding activities that do not comply with animal welfare requirements;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this should be combined with a simplification of the system and must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain particularly labour intensive sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm; takes the view, however, that capping of support for the largest farms should be considered, at least with reference to that portion of direct payments that serves as income support, and should be degressive above a given support threshold;
source: PE-458.827
2011/03/22
AGRI
15 amendments...
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Considers that resource protection
Amendment 688 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU- financed; regards the further greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area-based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete
Amendment 746 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Realises that, as a rule, resources from the
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the
Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net;
Amendment 921 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 957 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the
Amendment 976 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors, associated to market management and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes;
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 1024 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. States its opposition to irrational restrictions on agricultural production in the EU, such as the sugar market reform, which are undermining food security and pushing up consumer prices;
Amendment 1076 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements and the need for further development of the agri-foods sector and a better quality of life in rural areas, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second-
Amendment 1083 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, animal welfare, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second-
Amendment 1145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the
Amendment 1200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; calls, in this connection, for the current criteria for distributing funding among Member States to be retained;
Amendment 1246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 source: PE-460.935
|
| 6 |
2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
2012/07/25
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Stresses that the reform of the EU’s data protection regime should increase transparency and awareness of data protection rights and make remedies and sanctions more effective; stresses that lowering existing standards and reducing national competences,
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Considers that in the area of the rights of the child, the primacy of the role of guidance that the mother and the father share with regard to their children and their unique and privileged position in respect of the protection of the child’s best interests, must be fully taken into account; moreover, the harmonious and full development of the personality of the child and the protection of her/his psychological integrity must receive particular attention;
source: PE-494.582
2012/08/20
LIBE
4 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Acknowledges the need to protect Member States from any undue pressure in the area of family law;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Recalls that discriminating also means to treat equally intrinsically different situations; invites avoidance of instrumentalisation, forced interpretations or privileged treatment for any of the grounds of discrimination;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Underlines that, in the area of the fight against discrimination, it is necessary to take fully into account the specificity of discrimination on grounds of disability;
source: PE-492.760
|
| 10 |
2011/2108(INI) Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
2011/08/31
AGRI
10 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas increased bee mortality has been reported in both the EU and other parts of the world; whereas there is a link between bee mortality and the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs); whereas science and veterinary practice cannot currently provide effective prevention or disease control against certain pests and diseases owing to insufficient research and development of new bee-health medicines in the past decades, which is the result of the limited size of the market and the consequent low interest of big pharmaceutical companies,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas beekeepers are primarily responsible for the health and well-being of their bees, though farming methods have a role to play too, and whereas beekeepers do not receive any financial reward for the role they play in ensuring the pollination of plants in the natural environment,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, because active substances and medicines are not metabolised by bees and can end up in honey, because European producers rely on clean, residue-free, high- quality honey, and also because of the problem of resistance, minimal use of veterinary products and active substances is advocated, as is maintaining a healthy colony immune system,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to set up a steering committee, together with representatives of the beekeeping sector, which will assist the Commission in establishing the
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to encourage and oversee the setting up of national melliferous and polliniferous plant phenology monitoring networks;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses the need to ensure adequate training for veterinarians, as well as regular opportunities for veterinary consultation for beekeepers and the involvement of apiculture specialists in national veterinary authorities; stresses, furthermore, that in order to maintain direct contact with beekeepers a beekeeper should be appointed as full-time veterinary assistant in each area covered by a veterinary service, with inspections being carried out at least once a year at the premises of all beekeepers in that area and it being made compulsory for details of the state of the apiaries to be entered into a database every autumn;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to consider chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity, and substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies in the risk assessment of pesticides; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to specific pesticides, such as those of the family of the neonicotinoide family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Acetamiprid), phenyl-pyrazoles (Fipronil) and pyrethroids, or active substances such as Chlorpyrifos or Dimethoat, as these active substances in pesticides have a proven adverse effect on bee and colony health; application methods such as seed coating should also be considered;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls, in a spirit of dialogue between beekeepers and agricultural stakeholders, for the setting up of a system of obligatory preliminary notification of beekeepers in all Member States in advance of pesticide applications, especially aerial chemical mosquito controls; takes the view that the cost of evacuating apiaries in the spraying area should be factored into the pest control costs;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls for action to boost consumption of European honey and apiculture products, including by promoting honeys with characteristics specific to certain varieties and geographical areas;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on the Commission to rank the sugar used for bee foraging purposes as inexpensive industrial sugar, given the high sugar prices on the EU market; calls, furthermore, for bee feed syrups to be exempted from the fructose quota;
source: PE-469.980
|
| 2 |
2012/0011(COD) Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
2013/03/06
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 2156 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The controller and the processor sh
Amendment 2164 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b source: PE-506.168
|
| 25 |
2012/0366(COD) Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale. Approximation of Member States legislation
2013/05/07
AGRI
25 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 (15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco or menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 15 – footnote 36 Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 (23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’,
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 38 (38) In order to make this Directive fully operational and to keep up with technical, scientific and international developments in tobacco manufacture, consumption and regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission, in particular in respect of adopting
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distin
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product; traditional tastes of tobacco products such as menthol are not considered to be ‘characterising flavours’;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 (4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 2 Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive Article 3 – paragraph 3 Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 Member States shall, based on scientific evidence, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with additives in quantities that increase in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new) However, Member States shall not, on that basis, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products containing menthol solely on the basis of their menthol content.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 3 3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 4 Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) cover
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) be positioned at the botto
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c (c) define the
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive Article 22 – paragraph 5 5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles
source: PE-510.614
|
| 3 |
2012/2031(INI) Protection of animals during transport
2012/05/06
AGRI
3 amendments...
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that in relation to the weak and ineffectual system of monitoring compliance with the conditions of animal transport in Member States it seems expedient to consider the creation, in Member States, of specialised monitoring institutes that would monitor compliance with provisions governing the protection and welfare of animals, including conditions for the transport of animals; Considers that these institutes could be closely linked to, or form part of, the EU network of reference centres for animal welfare proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported between Member States increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved; Considers in addition that the data presented does not provide an accurate reflection of the current situation, as the number of animals transported within Member States is not included and that therefore the number of animals transported in the EU is much greater than indicated in the report;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Commission to review existing EU legislation in order to set limits on journey times for the transport of poultry based on the latest scientific evidence;
source: PE-486.028
|
| 22 |
2012/2043(INI) EU Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015
2012/04/04
AGRI
22 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to Parliament's Written Declaration No 0026/2011 of 13 October 2011 on dog population management in the European Union1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0444.
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 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a report on stray animals recommending concrete solutions and including the evaluation of a system for the
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission in its 2014 study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial purposes to recommend concrete solutions to prevent dogs and cats from being bred and traded in a way which is likely to cause welfare problems;
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 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 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 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Draws attention to the special threat to animal welfare on farms with high animal densities and calls on the Commission and Member States to implement effective controls and enforce animal welfare rules at such farms;
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;
source: PE-485.896
|
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI on
Activities
Term 7 14.07.2009 / ...
Term 6 20.07.2004 - 13.07.2009
All references link to europarl.euHistory
(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)
| RSS | deleted |
|
|