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report parliamentary committee draft, 10 June 2026

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities

Document AGRI-PR-789874 · (COM(2025)0553 – C100163/2025 – 2025/0237(COD))

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Eric Sargiacomo

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The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's amendments to the Commission proposal amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on the common market organisation of agricultural products. It renames the 'protein crop' sector as 'leguminous crops', adds vinegar, oilseed, cotton and wool sectors, and creates a protein sector including dried fodder. It defines 'market disturbance' and 'severe market imbalance', replaces Article 7 on reference thresholds, and adds sugar, sheepmeat and goatmeat to public intervention. It revises the EU school scheme, sectoral interventions, marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, import duties, emergency supply rules and securities.

Position. The rapporteur proposes to amend the Commission proposal to clarify the subject matter, define market disturbance and severe market imbalance, rename the protein sector as leguminous, add new sectors, revise reference thresholds, expand the EU school scheme, make sectoral interventions mandatory for more sectors, and strengthen food security preparedness.

Key points

  1. Renames the 'protein crop' sector as 'leguminous crops' and includes dried fodder products in it, removing the dried fodder sector.
  2. Adds vinegar, oilseed, cotton and wool sectors to the list of products covered by the common market organisation.
  3. Defines 'market disturbance' as price fluctuations over 15% in three months or prices below 80% of full costs for six months, and 'severe market imbalance' as volume fluctuations over 15% in six months.
  4. Replaces Article 7 on reference thresholds, listing products covered and requiring the Commission to propose revisions by 31 December 2027 and every two years thereafter.
  5. Adds white sugar, sheepmeat and goatmeat to products eligible for public intervention, and allows public intervention stocks to be resold to Member States for emergency stocks or turned into biofuels after two years.
  6. Revises the EU school scheme to include nurseries, preschools and secondary establishments, allows higher education students, and sets maximum fat content at 35% with exceptions for nuts.
  7. Requires Member States to distribute solely products originating in the Union under the EU school scheme and allows redistribution to charities.
  8. Makes sectoral interventions mandatory for certain sectors, including wine, milk and pigmeat, with derogations where insufficient interest exists.
  9. Sets financing limits for sectoral interventions at 4.1% to 5% of marketed production, with increases for generational renewal, research, risk management or environment and climate measures.
  10. Adds marketing standards for yeast, rabbit meat, industrial hemp and hemp for extraction, and allows marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat.
  11. Authorises wine grape varieties Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont, previously excluded, and allows Vitis Labrusca varieties and crosses.
  12. Requires Member States to establish national food security preparedness and response plans, review them every two years and notify summaries to the Commission every two years.

Who is affected

  • Farmers and producer organisations in the leguminous, wine, milk, pigmeat, apiculture and other sectors covered by sectoral interventions.
  • Children attending educational establishments participating in the EU school scheme, including nurseries, preschools and secondary establishments.
  • Member States, which must establish food security preparedness and response plans and may set up central stockholding entities.
  • Economic operators in the agri-food supply chain, including producers, processors and distributors, affected by transparency and stockholding rules.
  • Outermost regions, where interbranch agreements may be extended to all operators to improve food security.

Figures and deadlines

  • 15% price fluctuation over three months or prices below 80% of full costs for six months defines 'market disturbance'.
  • 15% volume fluctuation over six months defines 'severe market imbalance'.
  • By 31 December 2027, the Commission shall propose revisions of reference thresholds for speciality sugars, sheepmeat and goatmeat.
  • Reference thresholds should be set at 80% of the average of full production costs in the Union.
  • Products distributed under the EU school scheme shall not contain more than 35% fats, with an exception for nuts.
  • Union financial assistance for products with fat content exceeding 5% shall not exceed 20% of total assistance and national contribution.
  • Financing limits for sectoral interventions: 4.1% for producer organisations, 4.5% for associations, 5% for transnational organisations.
  • Support for setting up entities under Article 32(3) shall be up to 10% of turnover with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year.

Legal basis. Article 294(2), Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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(COM(2025)0553 – C100163/2025 – 2025/0237(COD))

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The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0553),

–having regard to Article 294(2), Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100163/2025),

–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Romanian Senate and the French Senate, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 21 January 2026,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 1 June 2026,

–having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors of 5 February 2026,

–having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Regional Development,

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–having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, (A100000/2026),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal,

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) The production of protein crops in the Union faces persistent difficulties, due in particular to volatile supply and demand at local level and the agronomic challenges of their cultivation, which make them a higher-risk option for farmers. In order to support their production and reduce the Union dependence on imports for high-quality proteins, it is appropriate to create a distinct protein crop sector in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the setting up of producer and interbranch organisations in the protein crop sector, and thereby strengthen the value chain at regional, national and transitional level, its recognition should be made mandatory. As the main products of the dried fodder sector listed in Part IV of Annex I to that Regulation should be included in the protein sector, the dried fodder sector should be removed from Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.(5) The production of leguminous crops in the Union faces persistent difficulties, due in particular to volatile supply and demand at local level and the agronomic challenges of their cultivation, which make them a higher-risk option for farmers. In order to support their production and reduce the Union dependence on imports for high-quality proteins, it is appropriate to create a distinct leguminous crop sector in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the setting up of producer and interbranch organisations in the leguminous crop sector, and thereby strengthen the value chain at regional, national and transitional level, its recognition should be made mandatory. As the main products of the dried fodder sector listed in Part IV of Annex I to that Regulation should be included in the leguminous crop sector, the dried fodder sector should be removed from Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

Or. fr

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) Types of intervention in certain sectors are needed to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives and reinforce synergies with other CAP instruments. Minimum requirements concerning the contents and objectives for such types of intervention should be established at Union level in order to ensure a level playing field in the internal market and avoid conditions of unequal and unfair competition. When including interventions in certain sectors in their NRP Plans, Member States should ensure consistency with other interventions at sector level. The types of intervention in certain sectors should provide support to the fruit and vegetables, wine, protein crops, apiculture products, olive oil and table olives and hops sectors, as well as for other sectors and products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In particular, given the Union’s deficit on plant protein and the environmental benefits their production brings, legumes should be included among the products eligible for support while respecting the EU WTO schedule on oilseeds.(13) Types of intervention in certain sectors are needed to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives and reinforce synergies with other CAP instruments. Minimum requirements concerning the contents and objectives for such types of intervention should be established at Union level in order to ensure a level playing field in the internal market and avoid conditions of unequal and unfair competition. When including interventions in certain sectors in their NRP Plans, Member States should ensure consistency with other interventions at sector level. The types of intervention in certain sectors should provide support to the fruit and vegetables, wine, leguminous crops, apiculture products, olive oil and table olives and hops sectors, as well as for other sectors and products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In particular, given the Union’s deficit on plant protein and the environmental benefits their production brings, legumes should be included among the products eligible for support while respecting the EU WTO schedule on oilseeds.

Or. fr

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) In line with the conclusions of the Commission report on new marketing standards for dried leguminous vegetables and soya bean12, it is appropriate to provide for the possibility to lay down marketing standards for protein crops to better inform consumers about the origin of the protein crops products they purchase. For the same reason, beef, pigmeat, sheep and goat meet should be added to the list for which marketing standards may be adopted. In addition, with the objective of possibly harmonising the definition and composition of certain cheeses to ensure a common basis for quality across the internal market, it is also appropriate to provide for the possibility to lay down marketing standards for cheese.(15) In line with the conclusions of the Commission report on new marketing standards for dried leguminous vegetables and soya bean12, it is appropriate to provide for the possibility to lay down marketing standards for leguminous crops to better inform consumers about the origin of the legume products they purchase. For the same reason, beef, pigmeat, sheep and goat meet should be added to the list for which marketing standards may be adopted. In addition, with the objective of possibly harmonising the definition and composition of certain cheeses to ensure a common basis for quality across the internal market, it is also appropriate to provide for the possibility to lay down marketing standards for cheese.
12 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 75(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on new marketing standards for cider and perry and for dried leguminous vegetables and soya bean, COM(2023) 200 final.12 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 75(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on new marketing standards for cider and perry and for dried leguminous vegetables and soya bean, COM(2023) 200 final.

Or. fr

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15a) Rules for classifying wine grape varieties by Member States should be modified to include the wine grape varieties Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont, previously excluded. To ensure that wine production in the Union develops a higher resistance to diseases and that it uses vine varieties better adapted to changing climatic conditions, provision should be made allowing Vitis Labrusca varieties and varieties stemming from crosses between Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis to be planted for wine production in the Union

Or. en

Justification

This recital is coming from the proposal of the European Commission to authorise the forbidden varieties in 2018 (2018/0218 (COD)).

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(25) In order to ensure a smooth transition following the creation of the protein crop sector, and to provide legal certainty and continuity for recognised producer or interbranch organisations, it is appropriate to provide that producer or interbranch organisations already recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for products that fall under the new protein crop sector should be deemed to be recognised in that sector. Such producer organisations should also retain their recognition for other products listed under other sectors. However, in cases where they no longer meet the relevant conditions for recognition in one or more sectors, Member States should withdraw the corresponding recognition no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].(25) In order to ensure a smooth transition following the creation of the leguminous crop sector, and to provide legal certainty and continuity for recognised producer or interbranch organisations, it is appropriate to provide that producer or interbranch organisations already recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for products that fall under the new leguminous crop sector should be deemed to be recognised in that sector. Such producer organisations should also retain their recognition for other products listed under other sectors. However, in cases where they no longer meet the relevant conditions for recognition in one or more sectors, Member States should withdraw the corresponding recognition no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 38 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(38a) Yeast production is based on historically well-established scientific and industrial know-how and is subject to high health and qualitative requirements. Yeast traditionally refers to a product derived from the cultivation of living or inactivated microorganisms, whose biological characteristics are essential for the fermentation processes used in many foodstuffs. With the introduction of a new part in Annex VII, it is necessary to recognise the biological nature of the product known as ‘yeast’, for the benefit of both Union producers and consumers. It is therefore appropriate to protect the designation ‘yeast’ to enhance transparency in the internal market as regards the composition and nature of foodstuffs and ensure that consumers can make informed choices, including by avoiding any confusion between yeast derived from microorganisms and chemical leavening agents. That protection should apply without prejudice to the customary names that have been used legally for a long time in certain Member States to refer to those leavening agents.

Or. fr

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) protein crop sector, Part IV’;(d) leguminous crop sector, Part IV’;

Or. fr

Justification

Pulses are harvested mainly for their seed. Lucerne and other fodder crops do not fall into the category of pulses. Legumes or leguminous crops, which are distinguished by their use of atmospheric nitrogen, cover both categories, which are included in the proposed annex. The category ‘protein crops’ does not exist in the FAO definitions. FAO definitions: https://www.fao.org/4/x9892e/X9892e06.htm.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1a) In Article 1(2), the following point is inserted:
(1a) vinegar, Part XIIa ;

Or. en

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1a) in Article 1(2), the following point is added:
(da) oilseed sector, Part IVa;

Or. fr

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1b) in Article 1(2), the following point is added:
(db) cotton sector, Part IVb;

Or. fr

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1c) in Article 1(2), the following point is added:
(dc) wool sector, Part IVc;

Or. fr

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 e (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1d) Article 1a is added:
‘Article 1a
Subject matter
The purpose of this Regulation is to lay down the rules necessary for the organisation of the common market for the products referred to in Article 1(2). Those provisions contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) as set out in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular the objectives relating to stabilising markets and ensuring the availability of supplies. The provisions establish the measures that the Unity Safety Net defined in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] (NRPP) may finance in the event of market imbalance, as well as the measures to be taken by the Member States in cooperation with the Commission with a view to crisis preparedness to ensure food supply.
This Regulation defines the EU school scheme. It specifies the exemptions from competition law that farmers receive to organise themselves and to receive funding in order to improve their bargaining positions in the value chain and to take preventive action in the face of market imbalances. It lays down the main standards for the designation and marketing of the products listed in Article 1(2).

Or. fr

Justification

The subject matter of the regulation is not specified in any article at this stage. It is important to refer to the objectives of the Treaty set out in Article 39 thereof.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) in paragraph 5, the following point is added:(b) in paragraph 5, the following points are added:

Or. fr

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) “market disturbances” means a situation where prices in the Union fluctuate sharply, whether upwards or downwards, by more than 15 % over a three-month period, or a situation where, for more than six months, prices remain stable but below 80 % of the full costs for Union producers;

Or. fr

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) “severe market imbalance” means a situation where the volumes produced or consumed in the Union and the volumes imported from or exported to third countries fluctuate by more than 15 % over a six-month period;

Or. fr

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) Article 7 is deleted;(5) Article 7 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 7
Reference thresholds
1. The reference thresholds are established in Article 1a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 for the following products:
(a) cereals such as common wheat, durum wheat, barley and maize;
(b) paddy rice;
(c) white sugar and raw sugar;
(d) beef and veal;
(e) butter and skimmed milk powder;
(f) pigmeat;
(g) olive oil.
2. By 31 December 2027, the Commission shall propose a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 incorporating reference thresholds for the following products:
(a) speciality sugars;
(b) sheepmeat;
(c) goatmeat.
3. By 31 December 2027, and thereafter every two years, the Commission shall propose a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 to update the reference thresholds referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. The reference thresholds should be set at 80 % of the average of the full production costs in the Union to provide an effective safety net in the event of a crisis. At this level, the intervention mechanisms set out in Section 2 of this Chapter shall not constitute income support through prices, but rather protection against excessive market disturbances.
4. Where market prices fall below the reference thresholds, the Commission shall, within two months, propose the measures needed to rebalance the markets, such as those provided for in Articles 11, 17, 127, 194, 219 and 222 of this Regulation.’

Or. fr

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 11 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5a) in Article 11, the following points are added:
‘(f) white sugar;
(g) sheepmeat;
(h) goatmeat.

Or. fr

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 12

Present textAmendment
(5b) Article 12 is replaced by the following:
Article 12‘Article 12
Public intervention periodsPublic intervention periods
Public intervention shall be available for:Public intervention shall be available for:
(a) common wheat, from 1 October to 31 May;(a) common wheat, from 1 September to 31 May;
(b) durum wheat, barley and maize, throughout the year;(b) durum wheat, barley and maize, throughout the year;
(c) paddy rice, throughout the year;(c) paddy rice, throughout the year;
(d) beef and veal, throughout the year;(d) beef and veal, throughout the year;
(e) butter and skimmed milk powder, from 1 February to 30 September.(e) butter and skimmed milk powder, throughout the year;
(f) sugar, throughout the year;
(g) sheepmeat, throughout the year;
(h) goatmeat, throughout the year.

Or. fr

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a

Present textAmendment
(5c) in Article 13(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
(a) shall be open for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder;

‘(a) shall be open for common wheat, butter, skimmed milk powder and sugar;’

Or. fr

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 14

Present textAmendment
(6a) Article 14 is replaced by the following:
Article 14Article 14
Buying-in at a fixed price or tenderingBuying-in at a fixed price or tendering
Where public intervention is open pursuant to Article 13(1), measures on fixing buying-in prices for the products referred to in Article 11 as well as, where applicable, measures on quantitative limitations where buying-in is carried out at a fixed price, shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU.Where public intervention is open pursuant to Article 13(1), measures on fixing buying-in prices for the products referred to in Article 11 as well as, where applicable, measures on quantitative limitations where buying-in is carried out at a fixed price, shall be established respectively in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU.

Or. fr

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 16 – paragraphs 2 a (new) and 2 b (new)

Present textAmendment
(6b) in Article 16, the following paragraphs are inserted:
2a. Products bought in under public intervention may be resold to Member States to replenish their emergency stocks and reserve stocks referred to in Article 222d. In such cases, the transfer price shall correspond to the market price at the time of the transaction so as to not disrupt the behaviour of economic operators.
2b. Products bought in under public intervention that fall into the category of cereals or of sugar may be resold to economic operators through tendering procedures in order to be turned into biofuels once they have been stored for over two years, so as to not be placed on, or disrupt, the agricultural product markets again. Those products shall then be considered as waste within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a.
1a Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (OJ L, 2023/2413, 31.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/2413/oj).

Or. fr

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 17

Present textAmendment
(7a) Article 17 is replaced by the following:
Article 17‘Article 17
Eligible productsEligible products
Aid for private storage may be granted in respect of the following products in accordance with the conditions set out in this Section and any further requirements and conditions to be adopted by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 18(1) or Article 19 and implementing acts pursuant to Article 18(2) or Article 20:Aid for private storage may be granted in respect of the following products when they are produced in the European Union and in accordance with the conditions set out in this Section and any further requirements and conditions to be adopted by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 18(1) or Article 19 and implementing acts pursuant to Article 18(2) or Article 20:
(a) white sugar;(a) white sugar;
(b) olive oil and table olives;(b) olive oil and table olives;
(c) flax fibre;(c) flax fibre;
(d) fresh or chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more;(d) fresh or chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more;
(e) butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk;(e) butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk;
(f) cheese;(f) cheese;
(g) skimmed milk powder made from cow's milk;(g) skimmed milk powder made from cow's milk;
(h) pigmeat;(h) pigmeat;
(i) sheepmeat and goatmeat.(i) sheepmeat and goatmeat.
Point (f) of the first paragraph is restricted to cheese benefiting from a protected designation of origin or from a protected geographical indication under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 that is stored beyond the period of maturation laid down in the product specification for the product referred to in Article 7 of that Regulation and/or a period of maturation that contributes to increasing the value of the cheese.

Or. fr

Justification

The restriction to only cheese benefiting from a protected designation of origin or from a protected geographical indication under Regulation (UE) 2024/1143 has been deleted. Only products of European origin are eligible.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Chapter II a – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Types of interventions referred to in Regulation (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation]EU school scheme and support for interventions in certain sectors

Or. fr

Justification

More precise wording. There are other types of interventions in the NRPF Regulation that do not refer to this chapter or even to the regulation.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Chapter II a – section 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
General provisionsdeleted

Or. fr

Justification

The section has become unnecessary with the incorporation of the articles on the EU school scheme and on support for interventions in certain sectors.

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 26

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 26deleted
Scope
This Chapter lays down rules on types of interventions provided for in Regulation (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] related to the EU school scheme and certain sectors referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation.
This Chapter applies to Union support financed by the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for interventions specified in the National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) drawn up by a Member State and approved by the Commission, covering the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter, Regulations (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] and (EU) .../... [Performance Regulation] and the provisions adopted pursuant to them apply to the types of interventions referred to in this Chapter.

Or. fr

Justification

The section has become unnecessary with the incorporation of the articles on the EU school scheme and on support for interventions in certain sectors.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Chapter II a – section 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Section 2deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. This Section lays down rules concerning the types of interventions in the NRP Plans to support the distribution of agricultural products to children in educational establishments in order to increase the consumption of selected agricultural products and to improve children's eating habits (‘EU school scheme’).This Section lays down the rules for Member States to follow in the NRP Plans concerning the distribution of agricultural products to children in educational establishments in order to increase the consumption of selected agricultural products and to improve children's eating habits (‘EU school scheme’).

Or. fr

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The participants in the EU school scheme shall be children attending educational establishments which are administered or recognised by the Member States' competent authorities.The participants in the EU school scheme shall be children attending educational establishments, including nurseries, preschools and primary- or secondary-level educational establishments which are administered or recognised by the Member States' competent authorities. Member States may decide to expand the list of beneficiaries by making higher education students eligible, in particular when they are studying at secondary-level educational establishments.

Or. fr

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) awareness-raising measures.(b) awareness-raising activities.

Or. fr

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Member States shall ensure that educational establishments participating in the EU school scheme publicise, at school premises and other relevant places, their involvement in the EU school scheme and the fact that it is subsidised by the Union. Member States shall provide for the use of any suitable publicity tools, which may include posters, dedicated websites, informative graphic material, and information and awareness-raising campaigns. The Union emblem and funding statement shall be used in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EU) …/... [Performance Regulation].5. Member States shall ensure that educational establishments participating in the EU school scheme publicise, at least in school canteens, their involvement in the EU school scheme and the fact that it is subsidised by the Union. Member States shall provide for the use of any suitable publicity tools, which may include posters, dedicated websites, informative graphic material, and information and awareness-raising campaigns. The Union emblem and funding statement shall be used in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EU) …/... [Performance Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. The EU school scheme shall not affect any separate national school schemes which are compatible with Union law. Union financing may be used to extend the scope or effectiveness of any existing national school schemes or school distribution schemes providing fruit, vegetables and milk in educational establishments but shall not replace funding for those existing national schemes, except for free distribution of meals to children in educational establishments.

Or. fr

Justification

Incorporates Article 35(7) of the NRPP Regulation

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 27 – paragraph 6 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6b. The maximum support rate applicable to those interventions shall be 100 % of the total eligible costs of each intervention.

Or. fr

Justification

Incorporates Article 35(8), subparagraph 2, of the NRPP Regulation

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) processed fruit and vegetable products listed in Part X;(b) processed fruit and vegetable products listed in Annex 1, Part X;

Or. fr

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Products distributed under the EU school scheme shall not contain more than 10 % of free sugars or more than 30 % fats.2. Products distributed under the EU school scheme shall not contain more than 35 % fats, with the exception of nuts.

Or. fr

Justification

Some cheeses may contain slightly more than 30 % fat. The proportion of free sugars varies within the fruit category. Since products with added sugar are not authorised, the limit on free sugars seems disproportionate and liable to create unnecessary administrative complexities.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States may, after obtaining the appropriate authorisation from their authorities responsible for health and nutrition in accordance with their national procedures, decide that eligible products referred to in paragraph 1, points (b) and (d), may contain limited quantities of added sugar, added salt and/or added fat, which are necessary to process products and define the maximum daily intakes.Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States may, after obtaining the appropriate authorisation from their authorities responsible for health and nutrition in accordance with their national procedures, decide that eligible products referred to in paragraph 1, points (b) and (d), may contain limited quantities of added sugar, added salt and/or added fat, which are necessary to process products and define the maximum daily intakes. In particular, the salt and fat added to season vegetables served raw shall derogate from the first subparagraph of this paragraph.

Or. fr

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables;(a) fresh fruit and vegetables;

Or. fr

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) skimmed or semi-skimmed unsweetened drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof.(b) whole or semi-skimmed unsweetened drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof.

Or. fr

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Member States shall, taking into account national circumstances, prioritise the distribution of products originating in the Union and one or more of the following:5. Member States shall distribute solely products originating in the Union and, taking into account national circumstances, prioritise the distribution of products originating in the Union and one or more of the following:

Or. fr

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) products which are contained in sustainable packaging;(c) products from production or consumption networks which seek to reduce food waste and the use of packaging;

Or. fr

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ea) seasonal products;

Or. fr

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(g) products which comply with fair-trade production standards.(g) products which comply with fair-trade production standards as defined in Article 88a of this Regulation.

Or. fr

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ga) products benefiting from a protected designation of origin or from a protected geographical indication under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a.
1a Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, as well as traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2019/787 and (EU) 2019/1753 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (OJ L, 2024/1143, 23.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1143/oj).

Or. fr

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 7 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) can be redistributed to charities if the children do not want to consume them and the products are still fit for human consumption.

Or. fr

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall monitor the uptake and consumption of products distributed under the scheme and take appropriate measures to minimise food waste.

Or. fr

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 28 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7a. The amount of Union financial assistance provided for in the NRP Plan for the supply and distribution of products with a fat content exceeding 5 % shall not exceed 20 % of the total amount of Union financial assistance and the national contribution provided for in the NRP Plan.

Or. fr

Justification

Incorporates Article 35(6), subparagraph 4, of the NRPP Regulation. Introducing the concept of free sugar creates a disproportionate complexity since products with added sugar are not authorised. Whole milk may contain between 3.5 and 4.5 % fat. It is proposed to increase from 4 % to 5 % the threshold that defines the products that cannot be chosen beyond 20 % of the total envelope (instead of 10 % as proposed by the Commission).

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 29 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Awareness-raising interventionsAwareness-raising activities

Or. fr

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The awareness-raising interventions shall be directly linked to the objectives of the EU school scheme of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and improving children’s eating habits.1. The awareness-raising activities shall be directly linked to the objectives of the EU school scheme of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and improving children’s eating habits.

Or. fr

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
They shall be aimed at reconnecting children with agriculture and the variety of Union agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region, and raising awareness about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, local food chains, organic farming, sustainable food production and consumption and combating food waste.They shall be aimed at reconnecting children with agriculture and the variety of Union agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region, and raising awareness about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, local food chains, organic farming, sustainable food production and consumption and combating food waste. Farm visits shall be considered an awareness-raising activity.

Or. fr

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall ensure that all the children participating in the EU school scheme can take part in awareness-raising interventions.Member States shall ensure that all the children participating in the EU school scheme can take part in awareness-raising activities.

Or. fr

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Chapiter II a – section 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Section 3Section 2

Or. en

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. This Section lays down rules concerning types of interventions in the sectors listed in Article 1(2), points (a) to (i), (k), (l) and (m), (o) to (t), (v) and (w), and products listed in Annex Ia.1. This Section lays down rules applicable to Member States concerning interventions in certain sectors (‘sectoral interventions’). Sectoral interventions in the sectors listed in Article 1(2), points (a) to (k), (l) and (m), (o) to (t), (v) and (w), are led by economic operators and supported by a public financial support. Beneficiaries may mobilise one or more of the interventions referred to Articles 31. Those interventions are implemented through the operational programmes referred to in Article 33, with the aim of achieving one or more objectives set out in Article 30a.

Or. en

Justification

This scheme is commonly referred to as "sectoral interventions". This is a way of clarifying the difference between the scheme itself and the measures that beneficiaries can choose. The scheme could be mandatory in certain sectors, but no measure is mandatory.

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), points (d), (f), (g) and (i), shall be mandatory for Member States with producer organisations or associations of producer organisations in those sectors recognised under this Regulation.2. Sectoral interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), points (d), (f), (g) and (i), shall be mandatory for Member States with producer organisations or associations of producer organisations in those sectors recognised under this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Aricle 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
“(2a) It shall be mandatory for Member States to support sectoral interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), point (l).”;

Or. en

Justification

Wine sector

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
“(2b) It shall be mandatory for Member States to support sectoral interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), point (p), for producer organisations or associations of producer organisations in the sectors recognised under this Regulation unless those organisations, including cooperatives, process more than 60% of the milk produced in the Member State. By 2034, producer organisations are eligible only if there is a transfer of ownership of the raw milk by the farmers to the producer organisation.”;

Or. en

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
“(2c) By way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 2a, Member States may decide not to provide for sectoral interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), points (d), (f), (g) and (l), where, following a transparent consultation process with recognised producer organisations and, if relevant, associations of producer organisations or interbranch organisations in the sector concerned, they are unable to identify sufficient interest or operational capacity among such organisations to implement the sectoral interventions effectively and proportionately. Member States shall duly justify such decisions in their NRP Plans, taking into account the degree of organisation of the sector and the expected uptake of the sectoral interventions.”;

Or. en

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
“(2d) It shall be mandatory for Members States to support sectoral interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), point (q), for producer organisations or associations of producer organisations in those sectors recognised under this Regulation unless those organisations, including cooperatives, process more than 60% of the pigmeat produced in the Member State. From 1 January 2035, producer organisations shall only be eligible for support if there is a transfer of ownership of the pigs by the farmers to the producer organisation.

Or. en

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Intervention in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (v), shall be mandatory for all Member States.3. Sectoral interventions in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (v), shall be mandatory for all Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 30 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 30a
Objectives
1. The objectives pursued by the sectoral interventions are the following:
(a) planning and organisation of production, adjusting production to demand, in particular with regard to quality and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments, and stabilising producer prices;
(b) the concentration of supply and placing on the market of the products, including through direct marketing;
(c) the improvement of medium- and long-term competitiveness, in particular through modernisation;
(d) research into, and the development of, sustainable production methods, including pest resilience, animal disease resistance and climate change mitigation and adaptation, innovative practices and production techniques boosting economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments;
(e) promoting, developing and implementing:
(i) production methods and techniques that are respectful of the environment;
(ii) pest and disease resilient production practices;
(iii) animal health and welfare standards going beyond minimum requirements established under international, Union and national law;
(iv) the reduction of waste and environmentally sound use and management of by-products, including their reuse and valorisation;
(v) the protection and enhancement of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources, in particular protection of water, soil and air.
(f) contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation
(g) boosting products’ commercial value and quality, including improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin or with a protected geographical indication or covered by Union or national quality schemes recognised by Member States;
(h) promotion and marketing of the products;
(i) increasing consumption of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, whether in a fresh or processed form;
(j) crisis prevention and risk management, aimed at avoiding and dealing with disturbances in the markets of the relevant sector
(k) improving the conditions of employment and enforcing employer obligations as well as occupational health and safety requirements in accordance with Directives 89/391/EEC, 2009/104/EC and (EU) 2019/1152.

Or. en

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Types of intervention in certain sectorsTypes of measures

Or. en

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States may establish and provide support in the sectors for any of the types of interventions laid down in Article 12 [Risk management tools] and in Article 13 [Investments for farmers] of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Regulation]**, and any of the following types of interventions under the conditions laid down in this Section and as further specified in their NRP Plans:Member States may establish and provide support in the sectors for any of the types of measures laid down in Article 12 [Risk management tools] and in Article 13 [Investments for farmers] of Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Regulation]**, and any of the following types of measures under the conditions laid down in this Section and as further specified in their NRP Plans:

Or. en

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) training, information, including coaching and exchange of best practices;(b) training, coaching, knowledge transfer and exchange of best practices;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) advisory services;(c) advisory services and technical assistance;

Or. en

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) promotion and marketing;(d) promotion and marketing, including market monitoring;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) research, innovation and experimental production methods;(e) actions concerning research, innovation and experimental production methods;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ga) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of the transport and storage of products;

Or. en

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(gb) implementation of Union and national quality schemes;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(j) collective storage of products;(j) actions concerning collective storage of products;

Or. en

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point n

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(n) sustainable restructuring and conversion of vineyards through varietal conversions, relocation of vineyards, and improvements to vineyard management techniques;(n) restructuring and conversion of vineyards through varietal conversions, relocation of vineyards, and improvements to vineyard management techniques;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(na) permanent grubbing-up of productive vineyards;

Or. en

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(nb) actions to prevent the spread of pests, for instance vine pests referred to in Part B of Annex II and Part C of Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point p

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(p) market withdrawal for free distribution or other destinations, including where necessary processing to facilitate such withdrawal;(p) in sectors other than the apiculture and the wine sectors, market withdrawal for free distribution or other destinations, including where necessary processing to facilitate such withdrawal;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point q

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(q) actions in the apiculture sector to preserve or increase the existing number of beehives in the Union and actions to enhance product quality.(q) actions in the apiculture sector to preserve or increase the existing number of beehives in the Union, including bee breeding and restocking, and actions to enhance product quality.

Or. en

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(qa) actions to support laboratories for analysis in the apiculture sector.

Or. en

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point q b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(qb) actions that aim to enhance the reputation of a region by promoting tourism, especially wine tourism in vineyards regions;

Or. en

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 32 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans which operators may benefit from interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 30(1).deleted

Or. en

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 32 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. In their NRP Plans, Member States shall establish that producer organisations and association of producer organisations recognised under this Regulation and producer groups as referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article are the sole beneficiaries of the interventions referred to in Article 30(2).2. In their NRP Plans, Member States shall establish that producer organisations and association of producer organisations recognised under this Regulation and producer groups as referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article are the sole beneficiaries of the sectoral interventions for the sectors referred to in Article 1(2), point (g), and (i).

Or. en

Justification

Solely producer organisations or association of producer organisations could be beneficiaries for the sector of fruits and vegetables.

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 32 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Member States may decide that producer groups and entities representing other form of cooperation between producers that are constituted at the initiative of producers and controlled by them, may be beneficiaries of the interventions in the sectors referred to in Article 30(1). Such forms of cooperation shall be identified by the competent authority of a Member State as producer groups for the duration of their first operational programme. An operational programme and a recognition plan with a view to be recognised as producer organisations in accordance with the requirements laid down in Articles 152, 153, 154, 156 or 161 prepared by those producer groups shall be submitted to the competent authorities simultaneously. The producer groups shall implement that recognition plan.3. Member States may decide that producer groups and entities representing other form of cooperation between producers that are constituted at the initiative of producers and controlled by them, may be beneficiaries of the sectoral interventions in the sectors referred in Article 1(2) points (a) to (f), (h), (k), (m) to (t), (w), and products listed in Annex Ia. Such forms of cooperation shall be identified by the competent authority of a Member State as producer groups for the duration of their first operational programme. An operational programme and a recognition plan with a view to be recognised as producer organisations in accordance with the requirements laid down in Articles 152, 153, 154, 156 or 161 prepared by those producer groups shall be submitted to the competent authorities simultaneously. The producer groups shall implement that recognition plan. if those producer groups, and entities representing other forms of cooperation, fail to be recognised as producer organisations within five years, then the public support will have to be repaid.

Or. en

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. By way of derogation from the paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall specify in their NRP Plans which operators are eligible to benefit from sectoral interventions in the sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (l). Member States may include among the eligible operators other types of operators than producer organisations and association of producer organisations, such as interbranch organisations and producer groups managing protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications in accordance with Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143.

Or. en

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Interventions of producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or producer groups as referred to in Article 32(2) carried out in the sectors referred to in Article 30(1) shall be implemented through operational programmes approved by the Member State.1. Sectorial interventions of producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or, where applicable, producer groups as referred to in Article 32(2) carried out in the sectors referred to in Article 30(1) shall be implemented through operational programmes proposed by their beneficiaries and approved by the Member State.

Or. en

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 and depending on the decision relating to Article 30(2c), the Member State shall set out in their NRP Plans and manage the sectoral interventions in the sector referred to in Article 1(2) point (l).

Or. en

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iii) members of the producer group or the producer group itself or both;(iii) members of the producer group or the producer group itself or both, if applicable;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 33a
Financing

Or. en

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Subject to compliance with the rules on national contribution to the estimated costs laid down in Regulation (EU) …/… [Article 20(4) NRP Regulation], the Union total financial assistance to be granted to approved operational programmes implementing sectoral interventions in certain sectors referred to in Article 30(1) other than the wine sector, shall be limited to:
(a) 4,1 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation;
(b) 4,5 % of the value of marketed production of each association of producer organisations;
(c) 5 % of the value of marketed production of each transnational producer organisation or transnational association of producer organisations.
Those limits may be increased by 0,5 percentage points, where the operational programme comprises one or more measures linked to generational renewal, research and innovation, risk management or environment and climate, provided the amount in excess of the relevant percentage set out in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) or (c), is used solely to finance expenditure related to the implementation of these measures.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 9, first and second subparagraphs from NRP Regulation - Slight modifications

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. For transnational producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, national financial assistance is calculated on a pro rata basis based on the value of the marketed production of producers established within the territory of each Member State concerned.

Or. en

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. For the sectoral interventions in the sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (l), the total financial assistance to be granted to approved operational programmes shall not be less than the percentages set out in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c).
Member States shall ensure that, for each operational programme in the sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (l), at least 15 % of expenditure covers environmental and climate-related measures.

Or. en

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1c. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the financing limits shall be increased by 10 percentage points for the sectoral interventions in the sector referred to in Article 1(2), point (g).

Or. en

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans rules relating to the calculation of the support for distillation of by-products of wine, ensuring fair compensation to both distillers and wine producers.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 9, third subparagraph from NRPP

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. If Member States establish in their NRP Plans that the entities referred to in Article 32(3) of this Regulation are eligible to be beneficiaries of the sectoral interventions, Member States shall also provide support for the setting-up of those entities up to 10 % of their turnover with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year. That support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition or the start of joint activities intended to lead to recognition.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para.9, fourth subparagraph and Art. 74, para. 3, from NRP Regulation - with modifications

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 a (new) – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The Union financial assistance and national contribution to each sectoral intervention referred to in Article 31 shall together not exceed 100 % of actual costs of the intervention.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 9, fifth subparagraph, from NRPP - under bracket pending the decision on national cofinancing

Amendment 90

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 b (new) – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 33b
Support rate

Or. en

Amendment 91

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 b (new) – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The support rate applicable to the sectoral interventions shall be between 50 % and 75 % of the total eligible costs of each intervention.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 8, second subparagraph, from NRP Regulation - modified

Amendment 92

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 b (new) – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate to up to 80 % of the total eligible costs of each measure linked to generational renewal, research and innovation, risk management or environment and climate, and for producer organisations implementing operational programmes for the first time.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 8, fourth subparagraph from NRP Regulation - modified

Amendment 93

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 b (new) – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Member States may decide to compensate producers for loss of revenue due to the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 31, point (n), by covering up to 100 % of the relevant loss for a maximum period of three years.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 8, fith subparagraph from NRP Regulation

Amendment 94

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 33 b (new) – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate for measures concerning market withdrawals for free distribution to 100 % for market withdrawals which do not exceed 5 % of the volume of the production marketed by a producer organisation in sector other than the wine sector. The volume of the production shall be calculated as the average of the overall volumes of products for which the producer organisation is recognised and which are marketed by the producer organisation during the three previous years. Member States shall ensure that the compensation granted for market withdrawals does not exceed the market price of the withdrawn products.

Or. en

Justification

Transfert of Art. 35, para. 8, sixth subparagraph from NRP Regulation - modification : excluding free distribution of wine

Amendment 95

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall indicate in their NRP Plans how the value of marketed production is calculated for each sector.1. Member States shall indicate in their NRP Plans how the value of marketed production referred to in Article 33a of this Regulation is calculated for each sector.

Or. en

Amendment 96

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The value of the marketed production for a producer organisation, association of producer organisations or producer group shall be calculated on the basis of the production of the producer organisation or producer group or association of producer organisations and its producer members that has been put on the market by this organisation, association or producer group and shall only include the production of those products for which the producer organisation, association or producer group is recognised or identified.The value of the marketed production of a producer organisation, association of producer organisations or producer group, as referred to in Article 32(2), shall be calculated on the basis of the production of that organisation, association or group and its producer members that has been put on the market by the organisation, association or group. It shall include only the production of those products for which the producer organisation, association or producer group is recognised or identified.

Or. en

Amendment 97

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
In addition, the value of marketed production shall be calculated at fresh stage or at the first processing stage on which the product is normally marketed, in bulk, where products are allowed to be marketed in bulk. It shall be further calculated at the ‘ex-organisation, association or producer group’ stage or at ‘ex-subsidiary’ stage, provided that at least 90 % of the shares or capital of the subsidiary is owned by the producer organisation, association or producer group.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 98

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The value of marketed production shall include the value of the by-products, of market withdrawals for free distribution, of outsourced activities or of the insurance indemnification received in respect of harvest and production insurance actions.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 99

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Cost of processing in case of processed products, VAT and costs of transport internal to the organisation or producer group for distance exceeding 300 km shall not be included in the calculation of the value of marketed production.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 100

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Doubled counting of the values of marketed production shall be prohibited. In order to avoid double counting of values of marketed production, the production of the members of a producer organisation, association of producer organisations or producer group which is marketed by another such organisation shall only be counted in the value of the marketed production of the latter organisation.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 101

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall determine a 12-month calendar reference period during the three years prior to the year for which the aid is requested.For the purposes of paragraph 1, Member States shall determine a 12-month calendar reference period within the three years preceding the year for which the aid is requested.

Or. en

Amendment 102

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Where historical data on marketed production for newly recognised producer organisations, association or producer group is insufficient for the purposes of the first subparagraph, Member States shall accept the value of marketed production communicated by the producer organisation, association or group for the purpose of its recognition.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 103

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 34 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Where for a product a reduction of at least 35 % in the value of marketed production for a given year in relation to the average of the three previous 12-month reference periods has occurred due to natural disasters, climatic events, plant diseases or pest infestations or any other reasons falling outside the responsibility and control of the organisation, association or group, the value of marketed production of that product shall be deemed to represent 85 % of the average value in the three previous 12-month reference periods. If preventive measures were undertaken, the value of marketed production of that product shall be deemed to represent 100 % of the average value in the three previous 12-month reference periods.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 104

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) the rules for the calculation of the value of marketed production, including the reference periods;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(bb) the type of expenditure and investments covered by the measures relating to Article 31 of this Regulation, including the eligibility of the administrative and personnel costs of producer organisations, advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainability, environment, climate and promotion, communication and marketing;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(bc) the rules for the fixing of a ceiling for expenditure and for measuring of the eligible area for the purpose of the types of intervention referred to in Article 31, point (n).

Or. en

Amendment 107

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point j

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(j) protein crops;(j) leguminous crops;

Or. fr

Amendment 108

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(oa) rice;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ob) rabbit meat;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point o c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(oc) industrial hemp;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point o d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(od) hemp for extraction

Or. en

Amendment 112

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ja) yeast

Or. en

Justification

Organic production requirements for yeast used for food and feed are set out in Article 19 of Regulation 2018/848. Yeast should be include in this Regulation in order to have a common definition.

Amendment 113

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(jb) rabbit meat

Or. en

Amendment 114

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 81 – paragraph 2 – points a and b

Present textAmendment
(14a) In Article 81, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2, points a and b, are replaced by the following:
(a) the variety concerned belongs to the species Vitis vinifera or comes from a cross between the species Vitis vinifera and other species of the genus Vitis;“(a) the variety concerned belongs to the species Vitis vinifera or Vitis Labrusca;
(b) the variety is not one of the following: Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemon.(b) the variety concerned comes from a cross between the species Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis. ”

Or. en

Justification

This amendment aims at authorising the forbidden varieties. It is a copy paste from the proposal of the European Commission for the review of the CMO Regulation in 2018 (2018/0218 (COD)).

Amendment 115

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 81 – paragraph 6

Present textAmendment
(14b) In Article 81, paragraph 6, is replaced by the following:
6. Areas planted for purposes other than wine production with vine varieties which, in the case of Member States other than those referred to in paragraph 3, are not classified or which, in the case of Member States referred to in paragraph 3, do not comply with paragraph 2, second subparagraph, shall not be subject to a grubbing up obligation."6. By the end of 2030, areas planted with the following varieties shall be subject to the scheme of authorisations for vine planting laid down in Part II, Title I, Chapiter III : Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont.";
The planting and replanting of the vine varieties referred to in the first subparagraph for purposes other than wine production shall not be subject to the scheme of authorisations for vine planting laid down in Part II, Title I, Chapter III.

Or. en

Justification

This amendment aims at authorising the forbidden varieties. It is a copy paste from the proposal of the European Commission for the review of the CMO Regulation in 2018 (2018/0218 (COD)).

Amendment 116

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 88 a (new) – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14c) The following article is inserted:
‘Article 88a
Optional terms concerning commercial modalities
1. The terms ‘fair’ or ‘equitable’ or terms having an equivalent meaning to those terms may be used, alone or in combination with other terms, on the labelling, in the presentation, on advertising material or on commercial documents of a product of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) that is placed on the market, on condition that those terms are used to inform purchasers about existing modalities for the organisation of production, distribution or placing on the market and that they aim to ensure at least:
(a) stability, including through contracts between producers and purchasers, and transparency in the relations of farmers with purchasers along the supply chain, and transparency in the information about participating farmers;
(b) that the price is certified by an independent body as being higher than the production costs of the participating producers, on the basis of the relevant available data on production costs; and
(c) collective initiatives pursuing one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including by contributing to the development of rural communities, in particular through the promotion of democratically managed collective organisations of farmers. For the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph, the price may take into account relevant available data on production costs.

Or. fr

Amendment 117

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 88 a (new) – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The term ‘short supply chain’ may be used only, alone or in combination with other terms, on the labelling, in the presentation, on advertising material or on commercial documents relating to a product of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) that is placed on the market, provided that consumers can easily identify the holdings of the participating farmers where the raw material was produced and that the term is used to inform purchasers about existing modalities for the organisation of production, distribution or placing on the market, which ensure:
(a) a direct connection between the farmer and the final consumer of the product with one intermediary, where appropriate; or
(b) a close connection between the farmer and the final consumer of the product, with a limited number of intermediaries, when the farmer, the intermediaries and the final consumer of the product are geographically close;

Or. fr

Amendment 118

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 88 a (new) – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
‘3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 to amend this Regulation by adding terms in paragraph 1 of this Article that are equivalent to the terms ‘fair’ or ‘equitable’, where such equivalent terms are used on the market to inform purchasers of the commercial arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to supplement this Regulation by laying down additional rules or specifying the conditions for the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, taking into account any relevant international standards and related quality certification schemes.

Or. fr

Amendment 119

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 88 a (new) – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Member States may adopt or maintain national rules laying down conditions additional to those referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c) and in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), for the use of the terms referred to in those paragraphs. Such rules may not prohibit, restrict or impede the use of the terms referred to in those paragraphs for products that are legally produced or marketed in another Member State under the terms referred to in those paragraphs.

Or. fr

Amendment 120

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 88 a (new) – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. This Article shall be without prejudice to the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

Or. fr

Amendment 121

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 90 a – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) In Article 90a, the following paragraph is inserted:
1a. Member States shall carry out checks, based on a risk analysis, to verify whether the products referred to in Article 147b(1) meet the conditions laid down in that paragraph.

Or. en

Amendment 122

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 90 a – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) In Article 90a, the following paragraph is inserted:
“1b. Member States shall take measures to ensure that products referred to in Article 147c(1) that do not meet the conditions laid down in that paragraph are not placed on the market or, if they have already been placed on the market, are withdrawn from the market.”;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 126 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(17a) The following article is inserted:
Article 126a
Measures against market disturbance in the sugar sector
1. In situations of market disturbance or threat of market disturbance, the Commission may adopt implementing acts declaring, in accordance with Article 101(3) TFEU, Article 101(1) TFEU inapplicable, in the case of agreements and decisions of associations of EU sugar manufacturers and EU sugar beet growers, provided that such agreements and decisions do not undermine the proper functioning of the internal market, strictly aim to stabilise the sector and fall under one or more of the following categories:
(a) Market withdrawal
(b) Transformation and processing
(c) Storage by private operators
(d) Temporary planning of production taking into account the specific nature of the production cycle
(e) White sugar exports
(f) Restructuring
2. Where the Commission authorises agreements under this Article, the other market management measures may be granted exclusively within the framework of such authorised agreements.
3. Where the Commission adopts implementing acts in accordance with this Article, it may decide to make Union support from the Unity Safety Net referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) XXX/ NRPP establishing the European Facility. Such financial support shall provide the means necessary for the implementation of those agreements and decisions by the operators concerned.

Or. en

Justification

This amendment aims at extending the provisions allowed for producers through article 222 to the sugar manufacturers in a dedicated article in the chapiter gathering provisions for sugar.

Amendment 124

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 153 – paragraph 1 – point b

Present textAmendment
(19a) In Article 153(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
(b) be members of only one producer organisation for any given product of the holding; however Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where producer members hold two distinct production units located in different geographical areas;(b) be members of only one producer organisation for any given product of the holding, with the exception of the potato sector, where a producer may be a member of more than one producer organisation; however Member States may derogate from this condition in duly justified cases where producer members hold two distinct production units located in different geographical areas;

Or. fr

Amendment 125

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 154 – paragraph 3 a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Producer organisations which have been recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for one or more products in the protein crop sector shall be deemed to be recognised in that sector as producer organisations pursuant to Article 152. Those producer organisations shall also retain their recognition for other products recognised under other sectors. However, where those producer organisations do no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article for one or more sectors, Member States shall withdraw their recognition for the concerned sectors no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].3a. Producer organisations which have been recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for one or more products in the leguminous crop sector shall be deemed to be recognised in that sector as producer organisations pursuant to Article 152. Those producer organisations shall also retain their recognition for other products recognised under other sectors. However, where those producer organisations do no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article for one or more sectors, Member States shall withdraw their recognition for the concerned sectors no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 126

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 158 – paragraph 3 a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Interbranch organisations which have been recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for one or more products in the protein crop sector shall be deemed to be recognised in that sector as interbranch organisations pursuant to Article 157. Those interbranch organisations shall also retain their recognition for other products recognised under other sectors. However, where those interbranch organisations do no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article for one or more sectors, Member States shall withdraw their recognition for the concerned sectors no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].3a. Interbranch organisations which have been recognised before [date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] for one or more products in the leguminous crop sector shall be deemed to be recognised in that sector as interbranch organisations pursuant to Article 157. Those interbranch organisations shall also retain their recognition for other products recognised under other sectors. However, where those interbranch organisations do no longer fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article for one or more sectors, Member States shall withdraw their recognition for the concerned sectors no later than [31 December 20XX at least 2 full years after the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 127

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(v) protein crop sector’;(v) leguminous crop sector’;

Or. fr

Amendment 128

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olives sector, the tobacco sector and protein crop sector.’;(b) interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olives sector, the tobacco sector and leguminous crop sector.’;

Or. fr

Amendment 129

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 164 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22a) In Article 164, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
4. The rules for which extension to other operators may be requested as provided for in paragraph 1 shall have one of the following aims:‘4. The rules for which extension to other operators may be requested as provided for in paragraph 1 shall have one of the following aims:
(a) production and market reporting;(a) production and market reporting, including through the provision, by operators, within a secure framework guaranteeing confidentiality, of the requisite economic data, and through proportionate verification measures designed to ensure the reliability of that data;
(b) stricter production rules than those laid down in Union or national rules;(b) stricter production rules than those laid down in Union or national rules;
(c) the drawing up of standard contracts which are compatible with Union rules;(c) the drawing up of standard contracts which are compatible with Union rules;
(d) marketing;(d) marketing;
(e) protecting the environment;(e) protecting the environment;
(f) measures to promote and exploit the potential of products;(f) measures to promote and exploit the potential of products;
(g) measures to protect organic farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels and geographical indications;(g) measures to protect organic farming as well as designations of origin, quality labels and geographical indications;
(h) research to add value to the products, in particular through new uses which do not pose a threat to public health;(h) research to add value to the products, in particular through new uses which do not pose a threat to public health;
(i) studies to improve the quality of products;(i) studies to improve the quality of products;
(j) research, in particular into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant protection or animal health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and conservation or improvement of the environment;(j) research, in particular into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant protection or animal health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and conservation or improvement of the environment;
(k) the definition of minimum qualities and definition of minimum standards of packing and presentation;(k) the definition of minimum qualities and definition of minimum standards of packing and presentation;
(l) the use of certified seed except when used for organic production within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the monitoring of product quality;(l) the use of plant reproductive material except when used for organic heterogeneous material within the meaning of Article 3, point (18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and the monitoring of product quality;
(m) the prevention and management of phytosanitary, animal health, food safety or environmental risks;(m) the prevention and management of phytosanitary, animal health, food safety or environmental risks;
(n) the management and valorisation of by-products.(n) the management and valorisation of by-products; (o) mechanisms for monitoring compliance with the rules for which an extension to other operators is being sought;
(p) necessary and proportionate measures to ensure the mandatory nature of the rules for which an extension to other operators is being sought, provided that the operators in question are heard in adversarial proceedings and that the implementing mechanisms are specified in those rules.
Those rules shall not cause any damage to other operators, nor prevent the entry of new operators, in the Member State concerned or the Union and shall not have any of the effects listed in Article 210(4) or be otherwise incompatible with Union law or national rules in force.Those rules shall not cause any damage to other operators, nor prevent the entry of new operators, in the Member State concerned or the Union and shall not have any of the effects listed in Article 210(4) or be otherwise incompatible with Union law or national rules in force. ’

Or. fr

Justification

The aim of this amendment is to provide interbranch organisations with the means that they need to ensure that the extended rules under Article 164 (4), which actively contribute to the economic, environmental and health management of our European agricultural sectors, are implemented as reliably and effectively as possible for the operators concerned (a – forwarding of economic data, o – monitoring mechanisms, p – enforcement) and to clarify the exclusion of heterogeneous reproductive material from organic farming.

Amendment 130

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 165 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22b) The following article is inserted:
‘Article 165a
Interbranch agreements in the outermost regions
1. Pursuant to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, by way of derogation from Article 101(1) of that Treaty and notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 164(4), points (a) to (n) of this Regulation, where an interbranch organisation recognised under Article 157 operates exclusively in one of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of that Treaty and is considered to be representative of the production, trade or processing of a given product, the Member State in question may, with a view to improving food security in that region, and at the request of that organisation, extend to other operators who are not members of that interbranch organisation the rules designed to foster the maintenance and diversification of local production, provided that those rules apply only to operators whose activities are carried out exclusively in that region and involve products intended for the local market. Notwithstanding Article 164(3), an interbranch organisation shall be regarded as being a representative under this Article where it accounts for at least 70 % of the volume of production, trade or processing of the product or products concerned.
2. By way of derogation from Article 165, where the rules of a recognised interbranch organisation operating exclusively in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU are extended under paragraph 1 of this Article, and the activities covered by those rules are in the general economic interest to economic operators whose activities are exclusively carried out in the same outermost region and involve products destined for the local market, the Member State in question may, after consulting the relevant stakeholders, decide that individual economic operators or groups which are not members of the organisation but operate on the local market are to pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members, provided that those contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of the pursuit of the activities in question.
3. The Member State shall inform the Commission of any agreement whose scope is extended in accordance with this Article. ’

Or. fr

Justification

The purpose of this amendment is to take Article 22a and extend its provisions that are currently applied exclusively to La Réunion to all outermost regions. This scheme enables interbranch agricultural organisations recognised under Article 157 to finance, through an extended interbranch contribution levied on all agricultural products placed on the local market, regardless of their origin, collective measures designed to maintain and diversify local production with a view to bolstering individual regions’ food security.

Amendment 131

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 172 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22c) The following article is inserted:
‘ Article 172d
Guidance by interbranch organisations and producer groups for the sale of milk destined for the production of cheeses with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication
1. By way of derogation from Article 101(1) TFEU, interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 of this Regulation and the interbranch organisations referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 operating in the dairy sector, where those organisations and groups are considered to be representative in accordance with Article 164(3) and Article 166a(2) of this Regulation in the relevant geographical area, may provide non-mandatory price guidance indicators concerning the sale of milk destined for the production of cheeses with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication, provided that the guidance does not eliminate competition for a substantial proportion of the products in question.
2. The national competition authority referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 may decide in individual cases that, in future, one or more of the price guidance indicators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article are to be modified, discontinued or not provided at all if it considers that step necessary to prevent competition being eliminated in respect of a substantial proportion of the products in question or if it considers that the objectives set out in Article 39 TFEU are being undermined. When acting under the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the national competition authority shall inform the Commission in writing before or without delay after initiating the first formal measure of the investigation and shall notify the Commission of decisions without delay after their adoption. The decisions referred to in this paragraph shall not apply earlier than the date of their notification to the undertakings concerned.

Or. fr

Amendment 132

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 176 – paragraph 2

Present textAmendment
(24a) In Article 176, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
2. Licences shall be issued by Member States to any applicant, irrespective of their place of establishment in the Union, unless an act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) TFEU provides otherwise, and without prejudice to the application of Articles 177, 178 and 179 of this Regulation.‘2. Licences shall be issued by Member States to any applicant, irrespective of their place of establishment in the Union, unless an act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) TFEU provides otherwise, and without prejudice to the application of Articles 177, 178 and 179 of this Regulation. The certificates are not transferable and beneficiaries of a certificate must declare whether they ultimately intend not to use the certificate. ’

Or. fr

Justification

To improve import and export transparency, the certificates will no longer be transferable and beneficiaries will have to indicate if they have not used the contract. The suspension of inward processing arrangements has revealed practices that undermine the transparency and predictability of trade.

Amendment 133

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 177 – paragraph 2 – point c

Present textAmendment
(24b) In Article 177(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
(c) the transfer of the licence or restrictions on its transferability;(c) the prohibition of the transfer of certificates and the obligations to notify beneficiaries in the event that the certificate is not used;

Or. fr

Amendment 134

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 194 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(27a) in Article 194, the following paragraph is inserted:
3a. By way of derogation from Articles 184 to 194, the opening or allocation of tariff quotas for the products of the cereals, rice, sugar, olive oil and table olives, fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, wine, beef and veal, milk and milk products, pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat, eggs, poultrymeat and agricultural ethyl alcohol sectors under preferential trade agreements shall be suspended automatically where the average Union price for the products in question, as reported under the Union price reporting scheme, declines below the reference thresholds referred to in Article 7 within a period of three months.
Where the condition referred to in the first subparagraph is met, the Commission shall adopt without delay an implementing act establishing automatic safeguard measures.
The suspension shall apply from the date of entry into force of the implementing act and shall remain in force for a minimum period of twelve months. If, after the expiration of that minimum period, the Commission determines that the conditions for the suspension of a particular reporting scheme are no longer met, it shall adopt an implementing act bringing that suspension to an end..

Or. en

Amendment 135

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 217

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) Article 217 is deleted;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 136

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 219 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Present textAmendment
(30a) In Article 219(1), the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:
Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary to address the market disturbance or threat thereof extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, adjust or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary, or take the form of a temporary voluntary production reduction scheme, in particular in cases of oversupply.‘Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary to address the market disturbance or threat thereof extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, adjust or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary. Those measures may also take the form of a temporary voluntary production reduction scheme, with the aim of addressing overproduction, such as a milk production reduction aid programme and a permanent grubbing-up scheme for vines. ’

Or. fr

Amendment 137

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 – paragraph 1

Present textAmendment
(30a) in Article 222, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following text:
1. During periods of severe imbalance in markets, the Commission may adopt implementing acts to the effect that Article 101(1) TFEU is not to apply to agreements and decisions of farmers, farmers' associations, or associations of such associations, or recognised producer organisations, associations of recognised producer organisations and recognised interbranch organisations in any of the sectors referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, provided that such agreements and decisions do not undermine the proper functioning of the internal market, strictly aim to stabilise the sector concerned and fall under one or more of the following categories:1. During periods of severe imbalance in markets or where there is a threat of severe imbalance in markets, the Commission may adopt implementing acts declaring, in accordance with Article 101(3), Article 101(1) TFEU inapplicable in the case of agreements and decisions of farmers, farmers' associations, or associations of such associations, or recognised producer organisations, associations of recognised producer organisations and recognised interbranch organisations, or agreements and decisions of first-stage processors or associations of first-stage processors, in any of the sectors referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, provided that such agreements and decisions do not undermine the proper functioning of the internal market, strictly aim to stabilise the sector concerned and fall under one or more of the following categories:
(a) market withdrawal or free distribution of their products;(a) market withdrawal or free distribution of their products;
(b) transformation and processing;(b) transformation and processing;
(c) storage by private operators;(c) storage by private operators;
(d) joint promotion measures;(d) joint promotion measures;
(e) agreements on quality requirements;(e) agreements on quality require
(f) joint purchasing of inputs necessary to combat the spread of pests and diseases in animals and plants in the Union or of inputs necessary to address the effects of natural disasters in the Union;(f) joint purchasing of inputs necessary to combat the spread of pests and diseases in animals and plants in the Union or of inputs necessary to address the effects of natural disasters in the Union;
(g) temporary planning of production taking into account the specific nature of the production cycle.(g) temporary planning of production taking into account the specific nature of the production cycle;
(h) declassifying surplus organic products for conventional markets
Where the Commission adopts implementing acts in accordance with the first subparagraph of this Article and with Article 127, it may decide to make Union support from Unity Safety Net referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) .../NRPP available to the Member States concerned.
Such financial support shall provide the means necessary for the implementation of these agreements and decisions by the operators concerned without delay.
The Commission shall specify in implementing acts the substantive and geographic scope of this derogation and, subject to paragraph 3, the period for which the derogation applies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2).The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying the scope of the derogation of the first subparagraph, subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, the period for which the derogation applies, and, where applicable, the amount of the Unity Safety Net allocated to the Member State concerned under the second subparagraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2).

Or. en

Amendment 138

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 – paragraph 2

Present textAmendment
(30a) in Article 222, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following text:
2. Two or more Member States may submit an official request to the Commission to assess the potential need for the adoption of an implementing act, as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. On receiving such request, the Commission shall have fifteen days in which to assess the situation and organise a discussion with Member States on the results of its assessment. If the Commission considers, as a result of its assessment and that discussion that the case for adopting an implementing act, as referred to in paragraph 1, is made out, it shall, within 15 working days following that assessment and discussion, adopt an implementing act to the effect.

Or. en

Amendment 139

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 219 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30b) The following article is inserted:
‘Article 219a
Sector health check and guidelines for dealing with market disruptions
1. To achieve the CAP objectives set out in Article 39 TFEU, in particular the market stabilisation objective, the Commission shall carry out regular checks on the health of the main sectors and present them to Parliament and the Council. It shall draw specifically on the expertise of the European Agri-Food Chain Observatory.
2. On the basis of the specific characteristics of each sector, the Commission shall draw up guidelines on identifying the different types of market disturbance and measures or combinations of measures to address them. The guidelines shall be updated at least every three years. They specify the cases in which the unitary safety net defined in Article 32 of the NRPP Regulation may be used or whether other European or national funds could be drawn on. The guidelines shall provide the baseline for assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of crisis management measures. ’

Or. fr

Amendment 140

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 a

Present textAmendment
(30c) Article 222 a is replaced by the following:
Article 222a‘Article 222a
Union market observatories:EU agri-food chain observatory
1. In order to improve transparency within the food supply chain, to inform the choices of economic operators and public authorities, to facilitate the monitoring of market developments and threats of market disturbance, the Commission shall establish Union market observatories.1. In order to improve transparency within the food supply chain, to inform the choices of economic operators and public authorities, to facilitate the monitoring of market developments and threats of market disturbance, the Commission shall establish an EU agri-food chain observatory.
2. The Commission may decide for which agricultural sectors from those listed in Article 1(2) the Union market observatories shall be established.2. The Commission may decide which agricultural sectors from those listed in Article 1(2) are covered by the EU agri-food chain observatory.
3. The Union market observatories shall make available the statistical data and information necessary for the monitoring of market developments and threats of market disturbance, in particular:3. The EU agri-food chain observatory shall make available the statistical data and information necessary for the monitoring of market developments and threats of market disturbance, in particular:
(a) production, supply and stocks;(a) production, supply and stocks;
(b) prices, costs and, as far as possible, profit margins at all levels of the food supply chain;(b) prices, costs and, as far as possible, profit margins at all levels of the food supply chain;
(c) short- and medium-term market forecasts;(c) short- and medium-term market forecasts;
(d) imports and exports of agricultural products, in particular the filling of tariff quotas for the import of agricultural products into the Union.(d) imports and exports of agricultural products, in particular the filling of tariff quotas for the import of agricultural products into the Union.
The Union market observatories shall produce reports containing the elements referred to in the first subparagraph.The EU agri-food chain observatory shall regularly produce reports containing the elements referred to in the first subparagraph.
4. The Member States shall collect the information referred to in paragraph 3 and provide it to the Commission.4. The Member States shall collect the information referred to in paragraph 3 and provide it to the Commission. ’

Or. fr

Amendment 141

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Plans for availability of supplies of agricultural products in time of emergencies and severe crisesPlans for availability of supplies of food, agricultural products and strategic inputs in time of emergencies and severe crises

Or. fr

Amendment 142

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Commission and the Member States shall cooperate to identify and address structural vulnerabilities the supply chain of agricultural and enhance the coherence of crisis preparedness in the agri-food sector.The Commission and the Member States shall cooperate to identify and address structural vulnerabilities the supply chain of food, agricultural products and strategic inputs in order to enhance the coherence of crisis preparedness in the agri-food sector.

Or. fr

Amendment 143

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall establish, taking into account their specific risk profiles and institutional arrangements, national food security preparedness and response plans to:Member States shall establish, taking into account their specific risk profiles and institutional arrangements and involving regions, towns and other local authorities, national food security preparedness and response plans to:

Or. fr

Amendment 144

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) maintain the availability, access and security of supply of agricultural products during emergencies or severe crises at all territorial levels;(a) maintain the availability, access and security of supply of food for populations during emergencies or severe crises at all territorial levels with a view to preventing panic, including by building up stocks of ready-to-use food near major urban centres;

Or. fr

Amendment 145

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) prevent or mitigate supply chain disruptions during emergencies or severe crises at all territorial levels.(b) prevent or mitigate food supply chain disruptions during emergencies or severe crises with a view to limiting speculative behaviour and food inflation, taking into account the different links from production to processing to distribution to populations;

Or. fr

Amendment 146

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) maintain the availability of critical inputs (fertilisers, feed additives, seeds, etc.) with a view to preserving agricultural production capacity in the event of a serious and protracted crisis.

Or. fr

Amendment 147

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Among the different agricultural products and strategic inputs, each Member State shall identify those essential products for which the risks of supply disruption are significant enough to require a specific approach. For those essential products, Member States may set minimum stock level targets expressed in number of days of consumption. These targets may be indicative or binding on economic operators, in proportion to their production activities within the Member State or their import activities from third countries.

Or. fr

Amendment 148

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) monitoring and early warning mechanisms, including assessments of structural supply chain vulnerabilities and risk scenarios for major disruptions;(a) monitoring and early warning mechanisms, including assessments of structural supply chain vulnerabilities and risk scenarios for major disruptions, particularly for agricultural products and inputs whose supply is wholly or partly dependent on imports from third countries;

Or. fr

Amendment 149

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(aa) an in-depth analysis of the risks of food supply disruption for different population groups, taking into account their social characteristics and geographical locations, particularly in border and island regions.

Or. fr

Amendment 150

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) arrangements to aggregate data on stocks of key agricultural products;(b) arrangements to collect and aggregate data on stocks of key products as defined in paragraph 2a;

Or. fr

Amendment 151

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) an investment strategy by Member States and/or their regions to develop the production of strategic inputs, improve logistical capacities and increase storage infrastructure owned by private operators;

Or. fr

Amendment 152

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) allocation of roles and coordination mechanisms among competent authorities at all territorial levels as well as procedures for cooperation with relevant private sector actors;(c) allocation of roles and coordination mechanisms among competent authorities at all territorial levels as well as procedures for cooperation with relevant private sector actors and, where appropriate, with non-profit organisations involved in the redistribution for social purposes of food products that could be used for stock rotation and distribution in the event of an emergency;

Or. fr

Amendment 153

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) rules on the temporary suspension of the production of biofuels made from consumable agricultural raw materials with a view to redirecting those volumes to food supply chains as part of a virtual stockpiling scheme and, where appropriate, on the compensation of the economic operators concerned;

Or. fr

Amendment 154

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) an animal feed supply strategy to ensure that different types of livestock farming run smoothly;

Or. fr

Amendment 155

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cc) partnership contracts with distribution players to identify a network of emergency outlets with priority food supplies and a certain degree of autonomy in refrigeration capacities;

Or. fr

Amendment 156

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 3 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) emergency communication protocols to ensure rapid dissemination of information to stakeholders and the general public.(d) communication protocols to raise awareness among stakeholders and the general public, as well as emergency communication protocols to ensure rapid dissemination of information in the event of crises.

Or. fr

Amendment 157

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Member States shall review their food security preparedness and response plans regularly.4. Member States shall review their food security preparedness and response plans every two years.

Or. fr

Amendment 158

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Member States shall notify summaries of the latest version of their national food security preparedness and response plans referred to in paragraph 2 to the Commission every three years.6. Member States shall notify summaries of the latest version of their national food security preparedness and response plans referred to in paragraph 2 to the Commission every two years.

Or. fr

Amendment 159

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 c – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. The Commission shall establish a food security preparedness and response plan in coordination with Member States. The plan shall cover at least:
(a) public investment to be made using EU funds to ensure consistency with point (ba) of paragraph 3;
(b) joint purchases of raw materials and trade agreements to secure supplies with certain third countries; those agreements shall entail concluding government-to-government contracts for quantities set for several years;
(c) suspension of customs duties to be arranged in the event of crises in order to guarantee imports of certain essential products.

Or. fr

Amendment 160

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Reserves of agricultural productsEmergency stocks and reserve stocks

Or. fr

Amendment 161

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the purposes of this Article, “reserves” means stocks held by public or private operators designated for military or civil protection use in emergencies or crises, including humanitarian interventions or stocks kept available to ensure food security during major supply disruptions.1. For the purposes of this Article, “emergency stocks” means stocks of food products held by public or private operators designated for military or civil protection use in emergencies or crises, including humanitarian interventions, and “reserve stocks” means stocks of agricultural products or strategic inputs held by public or private operators kept available for food supply chain players to ensure food security during major supply disruptions.

Or. fr

Amendment 162

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Each Member State may establish a central stockholding entity (CSE) for the acquisition, maintenance and sale of products for emergency and reserve stocks. A CSE shall take the form of a not-for-profit body or service acting in the public interest and shall not be considered an economic operator. A CSE may delegate tasks to the CSE of another Member State, economic operators or not-for-profit organisations involved in the social redistribution of food products, with the exception of the purchase or sale of products.

Or. fr

Justification

The central stockholding entities for emergency reserves for oil are defined in Council Directive 2009/119/EC. The main principles are reflected in this amendment.

Amendment 163

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Where Member States establish and manage reserves of agricultural products, they shall ensure that such measures are designed in a manner that minimises market distortions, including the following:2. Where Member States or their CSE establish and manage emergency stocks or reserve stocks, they shall ensure that such measures are designed in a manner that minimises market distortions, including the following:

Or. fr

Amendment 164

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the volume of agricultural products held in reserve shall be determined on the basis of predefined targets;(a) the volume of products held in emergency or reserve stocks shall be determined on the basis of predefined targets;

Or. fr

Amendment 165

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) reserve levels shall be reviewed regularly and, where necessary, adjusted on the basis of identified supply chain vulnerabilities and risk assessments;(b) stock levels shall be reviewed regularly and, where necessary, adjusted on the basis of identified supply chain vulnerabilities and risk assessments;

Or. fr

Amendment 166

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) the purchase of agricultural products for the reserves shall be conducted at market prices, through tendering procedures. The release of agricultural products from reserves onto the market shall be carried out in a transparent manner, at market prices;(c) the purchase of food, agricultural products and strategic inputs for the stocks shall be conducted through tendering or other procedures; agricultural products that come from the disposal of the public intervention stocks referred to in Article 16 of this Regulation may be purchased; irrespective of the origin of the products, purchases shall be carried out at market prices and always above the reference prices for agricultural products defined in Article 7. Products held in stocks, in particular emergency stock food products that are close to their expiry date, may be resold at market prices or donated to not-for-profit organisations involved in social food redistribution;

Or. fr

Amendment 167

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) stock management may be outsourced through a call for tenders to economic operators or not-for-profit organisations in order to optimise the turnover of stocks;

Or. fr

Amendment 168

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) the procedures for releasing emergency stocks and reserve stocks in the event of a crisis shall be established on the basis of pre-defined objectives which shall include maximum release prices;

Or. fr

Amendment 169

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) operations related to the establishment, maintenance and release of reserves shall be subject to regular monitoring by the competent authorities of the Member States.(d) operations related to the establishment, maintenance and release of stocks shall be subject to regular monitoring by the competent authorities of the Member States.

Or. fr

Amendment 170

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Where Member States establish and manage reserves of agricultural products, the reserves shall be implemented as part of a national food security preparedness and response plan, as referred to in Article 222c(2).3. Where Member States establish and manage stocks of food, agricultural products or strategic inputs, the stocks shall be implemented as part of a national food security preparedness and response plan, as referred to in Article 222c(2).

Or. fr

Amendment 171

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Information concerning the establishment, maintenance and release of reserves shall be included in the summary of the national food security preparedness and response plan referred to in Article 222c(6).Information concerning the establishment, maintenance, turnover, storage conditions and release of stocks shall be included in the summary of the national food security preparedness and response plan referred to in Article 222c(6).

Or. fr

Amendment 172

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Where Member States require economic operators to have a reserve stock, non-discriminatory rules shall be established to ensure fairness and predictability for all operators concerned.
1. A minimum reserve stock to be held outside times of crisis may be established for one or more of the essential products set out in Article 222c(1a). The obligation to hold reserve stocks of a given product is distributed:
(a) based on the volume of business carried out by the various economic operators in the Member State;
(b) based on the volume of imports from third countries by the economic operators concerned as a whole at EU level.
In both cases, thresholds may be set to exempt small and medium-sized enterprises. Economic operators may avoid the obligation by having it carried out by another economic actor or, where appropriate, by the CSE of the Member State or of another Member State.
2. Where a Member State makes use of that provision, it shall also define in advance a protocol for releasing reserve stocks which shall apply to all operators without discrimination. In order to provide predictability for the release of stocks, trigger prices shall be established and made public. The price must be high enough to be reached only in the event of major supply disruptions.

Or. fr

Amendment 173

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 4 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) for coordinated actions for the establishment and management of the reserves referred to in paragraph 1, such as the identification of categories of products for the establishment of the reserves and the development of joint risk assessments and early warning mechanisms to mitigate cross-border supply risks and ensure continuity of supply during disruptions;(a) for coordinated actions for the establishment and management of the stocks referred to in paragraph 1, such as the identification of categories of products for the establishment of the stocks and the development of joint risk assessments and early warning mechanisms to mitigate cross-border supply risks and ensure continuity of supply during disruptions;

Or. fr

Amendment 174

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 d – paragraph 4 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) on the implementation of voluntary solidarity and mutual assistance mechanisms by which Member States make parts of their reserves available to another Member State facing severe shortages.(b) on the implementation of voluntary solidarity and mutual assistance mechanisms by which Member States make parts of their stocks available to another Member State facing severe shortages.

Or. fr

Amendment 175

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 e – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. To support a coordinated Union approach to food security preparedness and agricultural supply chain resilience, the Commission shall establish a European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism (EFSCM), bringing together competent authorities of Member States, relevant stakeholder organisations and, where appropriate, representatives of selected third countries.1. To support a coordinated Union approach to food security preparedness and food supply chain resilience, the Commission shall establish a European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism (EFSCM) called ceresEU (‘coordinated European response and early-warning system for food security in the EU’) bringing together competent authorities of Member States, relevant stakeholder organisations and, where appropriate, representatives of selected third countries.

Or. fr

Amendment 176

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 222 e – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The EFSCM shall:2. The coordinated European response and early-warning system for food security in the EU (ceresEU) shall:

Or. fr

Amendment 177

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part IV

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Protein cropsLeguminous crops

Or. fr

Amendment 178

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part IV – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The protein crops sector shall cover the products listed in Sections 1 and 2 of this Part.The leguminous crops sector shall cover the products listed in Sections 1 and 2 of this Part.

Or. fr

Amendment 179

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part IV – section 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Dried leguminous vegetablesProtein plants or dried leguminous plants

Or. fr

Amendment 180

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part IX

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) in Part IX, the following rows are added:
‘0714 10 00 Manioc
0714 30 00 Yam
07149020 Taro or eddo
0714 90 20 Malanga
0910 30 00 Turmeric
0910 11 00 Ginger
0801 11 00 Dried coconut
0801 19 00 Fresh coconut’.

Or. fr

Amendment 181

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point b a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part XII a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) the following Part XIIa is introduced :
‘PART XIIa - Vinegar
The vinegar sector includes products other than wine vinegar that are listed in the following table:
CN code
2209 00 91 and 2209 00 99
Description
Fruit vinegar, including kiwi vinegar, or fruit wine vinegar, berry vinegar or berry wine vinegar, cider vinegar, spirit vinegar, grain vinegar, malt vinegar, distilled malt vinegar, honey vinegar, flavoured vinegar’;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 1 – point c – point a a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex I – part XXIV – section 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(aa) the following rows are added:
‘210210 - Active yeasts
210220 - Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead’.

Or. fr

Amendment 183

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 2 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex II – part IV a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2a) in Annex II, the following Part is inserted :
PART IVa
Definition concerning the vinegar sector
1. The name “vinegar” shall only be used for a product obtained exclusively by the biological process of double fermentation, alcoholic and acetous, from liquids or other substances of agricultural origin. It shall always be followed by the indication of the raw material used. With the exception of references to ingredients with flavouring properties, all additional indications are prohibited.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the name “vinegar” can be part of a registered protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication protected under Regulation (EU) 2024/1143, in which case it shall be used in accordance with the specific rules provided by the relevant product specifications and regulations.
3. The name “vinegar” shall not be used for mixtures of vinegar and acetic acid of food grade.
4. However, the definition of vinegar should apply to all end uses beyond food, across all sectors, including cleaning vinegar, cosmetics containing vinegar, and biocidal products such as weedkillers or herbicides.
5. The acetic acid content of vinegar, expressed as their total acidity in g/100 ml, shall be given on the label as "... % acidity"."

Or. en

Amendment 184

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 4

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex VII

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) in Annex VII, the following Part is inserted:deleted
PART Ia
‘Meat and meat products designations
1. "Meat" means exclusively the edible parts of an animal.
2. For the purposes of this Part, "meat products" means products derived exclusively from meat, on the understanding that substances necessary for their manufacture may be added provided that those substances are not used for the purpose of replacing, in whole or in part, any meat constituent.
3. The following names shall be reserved for products derived exclusively from meat at all stages of marketing:
(a) Beef;
Veal;
(c) Pork;
(d) Poultry;
(e) Chicken;
(f) Turkey;
(g) Duck;
(h) Goose;
(i) Lamb;
(j) Mutton;
(k) Ovine;
(l) Goat;
(m) Drumstick;
(n) Tenderloin;
(o) Sirloin;
(p) Flank;
(q) Loin;
(r) Ribs;
(s) Shoulder;
(t) Shank;
(u) Chop;
(v) Wing;
(w) Breast;
(x) Thigh;
(y) Brisket;
(z) Ribeye;
(aa) T-bone;
(bb) Rump;
(cc) Bacon.
4. The term 'meat' and the designations listed in point 3 may also be used in association with a word or words to designate composite products of which no part takes or is intended to take the place of any meat constituent and of which meat is an essential part either in terms of quantity or for characterisation of the product.’

Or. fr

Amendment 185

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 4 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex VII – Part VIII a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4a) in Annex VII, the following Part is inserted:
‘Part VIIIa
Yeast
I. Definition
‘Yeast’ means a product consisting of live or inactivated micro-organisms of the Saccharomyces genus or related genera obtained through cultivation on a nutritious substrate and intended to cause biological fermentation or to be used as a food ingredient.
II. Reservation of name
The name ‘yeast’ is reserved for products conforming to the definition in point I. It may not be used, alone or in combination with other terms, to designate products which do not contain micro-organisms within the meaning of point I, including chemical leavening agents consisting of bicarbonates, acidifiers or other non-biological compounds.
III. Exceptions
By way of derogation from point II, the names usually legally used in a Member State before [date of entry into force of this Regulation] to refer to chemical leavening agents may still be used provided that they are accompanied by a clear, easy-to-read note indicating that the product is chemical in nature and does not contain micro-organisms. The Commission shall, by way of implementing acts, establish a list of such names. ’

Or. fr

Amendment 186

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 4 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex VII – part V – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4b) in Part V, paragraph II, of Annex VII, the following points are inserted:
(8) ‘whole goose foie gras’ or ‘whole duck foie gras’: Preparation consisting of one or more whole lobes of goose or duck foie gras, seasoned according to the recipe used. The amount of fat loss may not exceed 30 %. A part of a lobe of foie gras is permitted to make up the weight;
(9) ‘goose foie gras’ or ‘duck foie gras’: preparation made of pieces of lobes of whole goose or duck foie gras, seasoned according to the recipe used. The amount of fat loss may not exceed 30 %. A part of a lobe of foie gras is permitted to make up the weight;
(10) ‘block of goose foie gras’ or ‘block of duck foie gras’: Reconstituted mixture of several goose or duck foie gras, seasoned and with added water, according to the recipe used. The water to de-fatted product ratio may not exceed 82 %. If it is labelled as ‘containing pieces’ it shall contain at least 30 % foie gras pieces;
(11) ‘foie gras product’ or ‘foie gras preparation’: products or preparations labelled as using foie gras, in which the minimum percentage of foie gras shall be at least 20 %. The label shall indicate the proportion of foie gras.

Or. fr

Amendment 187

Proposal for a regulation

Annex I – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex X

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) Annex X is amended as follows:deleted
(a) the title of the Annex is replaced by the following:
‘PURCHASE TERMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 125(3)’;
(b) after the title, the following title of Part I is inserted:
‘PART I
Purchase terms for beet’;
(c) in point VIII, point 1 is replaced by the following:
1. Delivery contracts shall provide that the pulp obtained from the whole quantity of beet delivered shall be considered the property of the beet seller and shall require sugar undertakings to do one or more of the following with respect to that pulp:
(a) to return all or part of the pulp, fresh, free of charge, to the beet seller, ex-factory;
(b) to return part of that pulp, pressed, dried or dried and molassed, free of charge to the beet seller, ex-factory. In this case, the part of the pulp to be retained by the sugar undertaking, free of charge, shall be stipulated in the delivery contract;
(c) to return all or part of the pulp, pressed or dried, to the beet seller, ex-factory. In this case, the amount of the pulp to be returned to the beet seller and the pressing or drying costs to be paid by the beet seller to the sugar undertaking shall be stipulated in the delivery contract;
(d) to retain all or part of the pulp. In this case, the amount of the pulp to be retained by the sugar undertaking and the price or calculation method for the value of the pulp to be paid by the sugar undertaking to the beet seller shall be stipulated in the delivery contract. The price or calculation method for the value of the pulp shall be based on the possibilities of selling the pulp concerned;’;
(d) the following Part is added:
‘PART II
Purchase terms for cane
The purchase terms for beet set out in Part I apply mutatis mutandis to sugar cane.’.

Or. fr

Justification

Introducing the concept of property rights over pulp seems excessive. The current version of the text already offers a negotiating framework that allows beet growers to have all or part of the pulp from the beet they have sold returned – free of charge or at the cost of pressing or drying.

Explanatory statement 12 paragraphs

Regulation 1308/2013 is one of the cornerstones of the Common Agricultural Policy and contains the key provisions for achieving the objectives set out in Article 39 TFEU, such as stabilising markets and securing food supplies. It contains the main provisions on public and private storage of agricultural products, management of market crises and management of trade in agricultural products with third countries. It details the derogations from competition law to encourage farmers to organise collectively in order to strengthen their position in the food value chain and to meet the challenges of the transition to greater sustainability. It lays down certain basic rules on defining the designation and marketing standards. And it clarifies the operating rules of the EU school scheme.

The growing number of crises in recent years calls for a strengthening of public capacities to anticipate and respond to them, so as to make agriculture and the food system as a whole more resilient, more competitive and more sustainable. Security of food supply should not be taken for granted. The Union and the Member States must strengthen existing tools and create new ones in order to have the necessary levers to ensure food security for Europeans and strengthen European food sovereignty.

The report complements and expands on the Commission’s proposals across all parts of the regulation.

The rapporteur considers it necessary to clarify the subject of the regulation and to provide definitions, in particular to define ‘market disturbance’ and ‘severe market imbalance’.

Protein crops are a category of seed plants that have the peculiarity of fixing nitrogen from the air. In order to reduce the European Union’s dependence on imports of soya, a leguminous crop sector should be developed, including leguminous fodder such as lucerne.

The reference thresholds are the price levels that trigger the main public intervention tools, which are public and private storage aid. The updating of the reference thresholds is subject to a Council decision pursuant to Article 43 TFEU. However, the list of products which benefit is subject to co-decision. In addition, in order to facilitate decisions on updating the reference thresholds, the rapporteur proposes giving these reference thresholds the objective of providing a safety net of around 80 % of the average level of production costs in order to distinguish it from an objective of market support through minimum prices, which would correspond to a higher level. It is also proposed that these thresholds serve as a reference for activating safeguard measures and limiting imports in the event of overproduction crises.

In addition, the products should be added to the list of products benefiting from public and private storage. In order to limit market disturbances, it is proposed that the Commission should have alternative outlets when disposing of public intervention stocks: production of biofuels and purchase by Member States’ strategic stocks.

The rapporteur also considers it necessary to add immediately consumable food and strategic inputs to these strategic stocks. Member States should also provide for protocols to suspend biofuel production in the event of a serious food supply crisis in order to prioritise food over other uses.

The EU school scheme is an important tool not only for providing food to children but also for raising awareness about healthy eating. To ensure that Member States maintain, or even increase, the prominence given to this programme in the next multiannual financial framework, the rapporteur proposes administrative simplifications that go further than those proposed by the Commission.

Sectoral interventions are a particularly effective CAP tool for improving farmers’ organisation, strengthening their bargaining power, enabling them to manage their marketing and supporting them in the environmental transition. This tool must be made available to a wider range of production sectors, and Member States must be required to implement it not only for certain sectors that have historically benefited from it, but also for others that suffer from shortcomings in their economic organisation. The rapporteur considers that the Commission’s proposal to unify the various types of intervention in the text should not be at the expense of the current diversity of governance and operational models. The list of objectives must also be specified.

In addition, the role of interbranch organisations must also be clarified and the mechanism currently in place for Réunion must be extended to all the outermost regions.

Lastly, the rapporteur considers that the changes proposed by the Commission on hemp are satisfactory at this stage.