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| 22.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 16/173 |
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22.1.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 16/173

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Modifications to the common agricultural policy *

P6_TA(2008)0550

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 November 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation on modifications to the common agricultural policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No [...]/2008 (COM(2008)0306 — C6-0241/2008 — 2008/0104(CNS))

(2010/C 16 E/36)

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2008)0306), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2008)0306),

| — | having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0241/2008), |
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having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0241/2008),

| — | having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0401/2008), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0401/2008),

1.   Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.   Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3.   Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4.   Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

5.   Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS |
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| Amendment 1


  Proposal for a regulation — amending act


  Recital 3 |
| (3) | In respect of cereals the system should be modified to ensure competitiveness and market orientation for the sector while keeping the role of intervention as a safety net in case of market disruptions and facilitating farmers' response to market conditions. The Council Conclusions on the reform of the intervention system for maize provided for a review of the whole cereals intervention system in the context of the Health Check, based on an analysis which indicated a certain risk for additional barley intervention if prices were low. The present outlook for cereals has however since changed significantly, and is characterised by a favourable world market price environment driven by expanding world demand and low global cereal stocks. Within this context, setting intervention levels to zero for other feed grains in the same time frame as the maize reform would allow for intervention without having negative implications for the cereals market as a whole. The outlook for the cereals sector also applies for durum wheat, meaning that buying into intervention could be abolished since it has lost its relevance with market prices always significantly above the intervention price. Since intervention for cereals is to be a safety net
  rather than an element which influences price formation, the differences in harvesting periods across Member States, which effectively start the marketing campaigns, are not longer relevant since the system will no longer provide for prices reflecting intervention levels plus monthly increments. In the interests of simplification the dates for cereals intervention should therefore be harmonised across the Community
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TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 3

Recital 3

(3)

In respect of cereals the system should be modified to ensure competitiveness and market orientation for the sector while keeping the role of intervention as a safety net in case of market disruptions and facilitating farmers' response to market conditions. The Council Conclusions on the reform of the intervention system for maize provided for a review of the whole cereals intervention system in the context of the Health Check, based on an analysis which indicated a certain risk for additional barley intervention if prices were low. The present outlook for cereals has however since changed significantly, and is characterised by a favourable world market price environment driven by expanding world demand and low global cereal stocks. Within this context, setting intervention levels to zero for other feed grains in the same time frame as the maize reform would allow for intervention without having negative implications for the cereals market as a whole. The outlook for the cereals sector also applies for durum wheat, meaning that buying into intervention could be abolished since it has lost its relevance with market prices always significantly above the intervention price. Since intervention for cereals is to be a safety net
  rather than an element which influences price formation, the differences in harvesting periods across Member States, which effectively start the marketing campaigns, are not longer relevant since the system will no longer provide for prices reflecting intervention levels plus monthly increments. In the interests of simplification the dates for cereals intervention should therefore be harmonised across the Community
  .

rather than an element which influences price formation, the differences in harvesting periods across Member States, which effectively start the marketing campaigns, are not longer relevant since the system will no longer provide for prices reflecting intervention levels plus monthly increments. In the interests of simplification the dates for cereals intervention should therefore be harmonised across the Community

| (3) | In respect of cereals the system should be modified to ensure competitiveness and market orientation for the sector while keeping the role of intervention as a safety net in case of market disruptions and facilitating farmers' response to market conditions. The Council Conclusions on the reform of the intervention system for maize provided for a review of the whole cereals intervention system in the context of the Health Check, based on an analysis which indicated a certain risk for additional barley intervention if prices were low. The present outlook for cereals has however since changed significantly, and is characterised by a favourable world market price environment driven by expanding world demand and low global cereal stocks. Within this context, setting intervention levels to zero for other feed grains in the same time frame as the maize reform would allow for intervention without having negative implications for the cereals market as a whole. The outlook for the cereals sector also applies for durum wheat, meaning that buying into intervention could be abolished since it has lost its relevance with market prices always significantly above the intervention price. Since intervention for cereals is to be a safety net,
  intervention should only take place during the last three months of the marketing year
  . |
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(3)

In respect of cereals the system should be modified to ensure competitiveness and market orientation for the sector while keeping the role of intervention as a safety net in case of market disruptions and facilitating farmers' response to market conditions. The Council Conclusions on the reform of the intervention system for maize provided for a review of the whole cereals intervention system in the context of the Health Check, based on an analysis which indicated a certain risk for additional barley intervention if prices were low. The present outlook for cereals has however since changed significantly, and is characterised by a favourable world market price environment driven by expanding world demand and low global cereal stocks. Within this context, setting intervention levels to zero for other feed grains in the same time frame as the maize reform would allow for intervention without having negative implications for the cereals market as a whole. The outlook for the cereals sector also applies for durum wheat, meaning that buying into intervention could be abolished since it has lost its relevance with market prices always significantly above the intervention price. Since intervention for cereals is to be a safety net,
  intervention should only take place during the last three months of the marketing year
  .

intervention should only take place during the last three months of the marketing year

Amendment 2

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 4

Recital 4

| (4) | Since the 2003 reform, the competitiveness of the rice sector has increased, with stable production, falling stocks in the view of increasing demand both in the Community and on the world market, with the expected price significantly above the intervention price.
  Therefore providing for buying into intervention for rice is no longer necessary and so should be abolished
  . |
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(4)

Since the 2003 reform, the competitiveness of the rice sector has increased, with stable production, falling stocks in the view of increasing demand both in the Community and on the world market, with the expected price significantly above the intervention price.
  Therefore providing for buying into intervention for rice is no longer necessary and so should be abolished
  .

Therefore providing for buying into intervention for rice is no longer necessary and so should be abolished

| (4) | Since the 2003 reform, the competitiveness of the rice sector has increased, with stable production, falling stocks in the view of increasing demand both in the Community and on the world market, with the expected price significantly above the intervention price.
  Intervention should nevertheless be maintained as a safety net
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(4)

Since the 2003 reform, the competitiveness of the rice sector has increased, with stable production, falling stocks in the view of increasing demand both in the Community and on the world market, with the expected price significantly above the intervention price.
  Intervention should nevertheless be maintained as a safety net
  .

Intervention should nevertheless be maintained as a safety net

Amendment 3

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 6

Recital 6

| (6) | The abolition of intervention for
  these products
  may safely be carried out in 2009 since the current market situation and perspectives suggest that intervention would not, in any case, be applicable for them in 2009. |
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(6)

The abolition of intervention for
  these products
  may safely be carried out in 2009 since the current market situation and perspectives suggest that intervention would not, in any case, be applicable for them in 2009.

these products

| (6) | The abolition of intervention for
  rice and pigmeat
  may safely be carried out in 2009 since the current market situation and perspectives suggest that intervention would not, in any case, be applicable for them in 2009. |
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(6)

The abolition of intervention for
  rice and pigmeat
  may safely be carried out in 2009 since the current market situation and perspectives suggest that intervention would not, in any case, be applicable for them in 2009.

rice and pigmeat

Amendment 5

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 8a (new)

Recital 8a (new)

| (8a) | With effect from 2009, investment support for milk producers should no longer be limited to the established quota volume so that producers can make investments more specifically geared to market requirements. |
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(8a)

(8a)

With effect from 2009, investment support for milk producers should no longer be limited to the established quota volume so that producers can make investments more specifically geared to market requirements.

Amendment 6

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 10

Recital 10

| (10) | Aid for private storage of butter is not widely used. Nevertheless due to the seasonal pattern of milk production in the Community there will always be a seasonal pattern of butter production. Therefore, temporary pressure on the butter market may occur which could be alleviated by seasonal storage. The decision should, however, be taken by the Commission based on sound market analysis rather than an obligation to open the scheme every year and so the scheme should become optional. |
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(10)

(10)

Aid for private storage of butter is not widely used. Nevertheless due to the seasonal pattern of milk production in the Community there will always be a seasonal pattern of butter production. Therefore, temporary pressure on the butter market may occur which could be alleviated by seasonal storage. The decision should, however, be taken by the Commission based on sound market analysis rather than an obligation to open the scheme every year and so the scheme should become optional.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 7

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 12

Recital 12

| (12) | Disposal aids for butter for pastry and ice cream and for direct consumption have been reduced in line with the reduction of the intervention price for butter as from 2004 and have consequently been zero before tenders were suspended due to the favourable market situation.
  Disposal aid schemes are no longer needed to support the market at intervention price level and should therefore be abolished
  . |
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(12)

Disposal aids for butter for pastry and ice cream and for direct consumption have been reduced in line with the reduction of the intervention price for butter as from 2004 and have consequently been zero before tenders were suspended due to the favourable market situation.
  Disposal aid schemes are no longer needed to support the market at intervention price level and should therefore be abolished
  .

Disposal aid schemes are no longer needed to support the market at intervention price level and should therefore be abolished

| (12) | Disposal aids for butter for pastry and ice cream and for direct consumption have been reduced in line with the reduction of the intervention price for butter as from 2004 and have consequently been zero before tenders were suspended due to the favourable market situation. |
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(12)

Disposal aids for butter for pastry and ice cream and for direct consumption have been reduced in line with the reduction of the intervention price for butter as from 2004 and have consequently been zero before tenders were suspended due to the favourable market situation.

Amendment 8

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 13

Recital 13

| (13) | As was the case in the common agricultural policy reform of 2003, to enhance the competitiveness of Community agriculture and to promote more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture, it is necessary to continue the shift from production support to producer support by abolishing the existing aids in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) for
  dried fodder
  , flax, hemp and potato starch and integrating support for these products into the system of decoupled income support for each farm. As was the case for the 2003 CAP reform, while decoupling aid paid to farmers will leave the actual amounts paid unchanged, it will significantly increase the effectiveness of the income aid. |
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(13)

As was the case in the common agricultural policy reform of 2003, to enhance the competitiveness of Community agriculture and to promote more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture, it is necessary to continue the shift from production support to producer support by abolishing the existing aids in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) for
  dried fodder
  , flax, hemp and potato starch and integrating support for these products into the system of decoupled income support for each farm. As was the case for the 2003 CAP reform, while decoupling aid paid to farmers will leave the actual amounts paid unchanged, it will significantly increase the effectiveness of the income aid.

dried fodder

| (13) | As was the case in the common agricultural policy reform of 2003, to enhance the competitiveness of Community agriculture and to promote more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture, it is necessary to continue the shift from production support to producer support by abolishing the existing aids in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) for flax, hemp and potato starch and integrating support for these products into the system of decoupled income support for each farm. As was the case for the 2003 CAP reform, while decoupling aid paid to farmers will leave the actual amounts paid unchanged, it will significantly increase the effectiveness of the income aid. |
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(13)

As was the case in the common agricultural policy reform of 2003, to enhance the competitiveness of Community agriculture and to promote more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture, it is necessary to continue the shift from production support to producer support by abolishing the existing aids in Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) for flax, hemp and potato starch and integrating support for these products into the system of decoupled income support for each farm. As was the case for the 2003 CAP reform, while decoupling aid paid to farmers will leave the actual amounts paid unchanged, it will significantly increase the effectiveness of the income aid.

Amendment 9

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 14

Recital 14

| (14) | The Council decided in 2000 to phase out the aid for short flax and hemp fibre. This decision was implemented with effect from the 2009/2010 marketing year by the amendments made to the single CMO by Regulation (EC) No 247/2008, as was the phasing out of the additional processing aid for processors of flax grown in traditional areas. Aid for long flax fibre should be decoupled. However in order to allow the industry to adapt,
  half of
  the shift to the single payment scheme should take place
  in 2011 and the remaining part in
  2013. |
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(14)

The Council decided in 2000 to phase out the aid for short flax and hemp fibre. This decision was implemented with effect from the 2009/2010 marketing year by the amendments made to the single CMO by Regulation (EC) No 247/2008, as was the phasing out of the additional processing aid for processors of flax grown in traditional areas. Aid for long flax fibre should be decoupled. However in order to allow the industry to adapt,
  half of
  the shift to the single payment scheme should take place
  in 2011 and the remaining part in
  2013.

half of

in 2011 and the remaining part in

| (14) | The Council decided in 2000 to phase out the aid for short flax and hemp fibre. This decision was implemented with effect from the 2009/2010 marketing year by the amendments made to the single CMO by Regulation (EC) No 247/2008, as was the phasing out of the additional processing aid for processors of flax grown in traditional areas. Aid for long flax fibre should be decoupled. However in order to allow the industry to adapt, the shift to the single payment scheme should take place
  by
  2013
  at the latest
  . |
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(14)

The Council decided in 2000 to phase out the aid for short flax and hemp fibre. This decision was implemented with effect from the 2009/2010 marketing year by the amendments made to the single CMO by Regulation (EC) No 247/2008, as was the phasing out of the additional processing aid for processors of flax grown in traditional areas. Aid for long flax fibre should be decoupled. However in order to allow the industry to adapt, the shift to the single payment scheme should take place
  by
  2013
  at the latest
  .

by

at the latest

Amendment 10

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 15

Recital 15

| (15) | The dried fodder regime was reformed in 2003, when part of the aid was given to producers and decoupled. In the context of the overall orientation of the Health Check towards more market orientation, and the present outlook in feed markets, the transition to full decoupling for the entire sector should therefore be completed by decoupling the remaining aid to the industry. |
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(15)

The dried fodder regime was reformed in 2003, when part of the aid was given to producers and decoupled. In the context of the overall orientation of the Health Check towards more market orientation, and the present outlook in feed markets, the transition to full decoupling for the entire sector should therefore be completed by decoupling the remaining aid to the industry.

| (15) | The dried fodder regime was reformed in 2003, when part of the aid was given to producers and decoupled. In the context of the overall orientation of the Health Check towards more market orientation, and the present outlook in feed markets, the transition to full decoupling for the entire sector should therefore be completed,
  by 2013 at the latest
  , by decoupling the remaining aid to the industry. |
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(15)

The dried fodder regime was reformed in 2003, when part of the aid was given to producers and decoupled. In the context of the overall orientation of the Health Check towards more market orientation, and the present outlook in feed markets, the transition to full decoupling for the entire sector should therefore be completed,
  by 2013 at the latest
  , by decoupling the remaining aid to the industry.

by 2013 at the latest

It should be possible to mitigate the effects of ending the payment of aid to processors by appropriate adjustments in the price paid to producers of the raw materials, who will themselves be receiving increased direct aid entitlements as a result of decoupling. The ending of the aid to processors is also justified in the light of the market situation and perspectives for protein crops as a whole. Given the fact that the sector has already been restructuring since the 2003 reform and the particular negative environmental impact that the production of dehydrated fodder has recently been found to generate, the aid should be decoupled although a short transitional period of two years should be provided for to allow the sector to adjust.

It should be possible to mitigate the effects of ending the payment of aid to processors by appropriate adjustments in the price paid to producers of the raw materials, who will themselves be receiving increased direct aid entitlements as a result of decoupling. The ending of the aid to processors is also justified in the light of the market situation and perspectives for protein crops as a whole. Given the fact that the sector has already been restructuring since the 2003 reform and the particular negative environmental impact that the production of dehydrated fodder has recently been found to generate, the aid should be decoupled although a short transitional period of two years should be provided for to allow the sector to adjust.

Amendment 11

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 17

Recital 17

| (17) | Developments in domestic and international cereal and starch markets render the starch production refund no longer pertinent with respect to its initial objectives, and should therefore be abolished. The market situation and perspectives are such that the aid has been set at zero for some time and this would be expected to continue, so that rapid abolition may be effected without negative effects for the sector. |
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(17)

(17)

Developments in domestic and international cereal and starch markets render the starch production refund no longer pertinent with respect to its initial objectives, and should therefore be abolished. The market situation and perspectives are such that the aid has been set at zero for some time and this would be expected to continue, so that rapid abolition may be effected without negative effects for the sector.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 12

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 18

Recital 18

| (18) | The provisions on exceptional market support measures related to animal diseases are to be dealt with in a horizontal provision on risk management, and so should be deleted from Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
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(18)

(18)

The provisions on exceptional market support measures related to animal diseases are to be dealt with in a horizontal provision on risk management, and so should be deleted from Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 13

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 19

Recital 19

| (19) | Producer organisations can serve
  a useful
  role in grouping supply in sectors where there is an imbalance in concentration of producers and purchasers. Member States should therefore be able to recognise producer organisations in all sectors. |
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(19)

Producer organisations can serve
  a useful
  role in grouping supply in sectors where there is an imbalance in concentration of producers and purchasers. Member States should therefore be able to recognise producer organisations in all sectors.

a useful

| (19) | While crop insurance or mutual funds can contribute to corrective risk management, this can be very costly in economic and social terms. Parallel efforts should therefore be made to develop preventive risk management instruments
  . Producer organisations
  and interbranch organisations
  can serve
  an important
  role in
  this preventive risk management, particularly by
  grouping supply in sectors where there is an imbalance in concentration of producers and purchasers
  or by improving knowledge of the markets
  . Member States should therefore be able to recognise producer organisations
  and professional organisations
  in all sectors. |
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(19)

While crop insurance or mutual funds can contribute to corrective risk management, this can be very costly in economic and social terms. Parallel efforts should therefore be made to develop preventive risk management instruments
  . Producer organisations
  and interbranch organisations
  can serve
  an important
  role in
  this preventive risk management, particularly by
  grouping supply in sectors where there is an imbalance in concentration of producers and purchasers
  or by improving knowledge of the markets
  . Member States should therefore be able to recognise producer organisations
  and professional organisations
  in all sectors.

While crop insurance or mutual funds can contribute to corrective risk management, this can be very costly in economic and social terms. Parallel efforts should therefore be made to develop preventive risk management instruments

and interbranch organisations

an important

this preventive risk management, particularly by

or by improving knowledge of the markets

and professional organisations

Amendment 42

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 1 — point –1 (new)

Article 1 — point –1 (new)

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Article 4 — paragraph 3

Article 4 — paragraph 3

| (–1) | Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is replaced by the following: |
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(–1)

(–1)

Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is replaced by the following:

| 3. | By way of derogation from paragraph 2(a),
  it shall be permitted to market from the Azores to the rest of the Community the following maximum quantities of sugar (code NC 1701) during

  the following years: |
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3.

3.

By way of derogation from paragraph 2(a),
  it shall be permitted to market from the Azores to the rest of the Community the following maximum quantities of sugar (code NC 1701) during

  the following years:

By way of derogation from paragraph 2(a)

it shall be permitted to market from the Azores to the rest of the Community the following maximum quantities of sugar (code NC 1701) during

the following years

| — | 2008
  : 3 000 tonnes, |
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—

—

2008
  : 3 000 tonnes,

2008

3 000 tonnes

| — | 2009
  : 2 285 tonnes, |
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—

—

2009
  : 2 285 tonnes,

2009

2 285 tonnes

| — | 2010
  : 1 570 tonnes, |
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—

—

2010
  : 1 570 tonnes,

2010

1 570 tonnes

| — | 2011
  : 855 tonnes, |
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—

—

2011
  : 855 tonnes,

2011

855 tonnes

Amendment 44

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 1 — point –1a (new)

Article 1 — point –1a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Article 5 — paragraph 1

Article 5 — paragraph 1

| (–1a) | Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is replaced by the following: |
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(–1a)

(–1a)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 is replaced by the following:

| 1. | During the period referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001,
  the C sugar referred to in Article 13 of that Regulation, exported pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota and introduced to be consumed in Madeira and the Canary Islands in the form of white sugar under code NC 1701 and to be refined and consumed in the Azores as raw sugar under code NC 1701 12 10 and/or NC 1701 11 10, shall benefit, under the conditions of this Regulation, from the exemption regime relating to import duties within the limit of the supply estimates

  referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation. |
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1.

1.

During the period referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001,
  the C sugar referred to in Article 13 of that Regulation, exported pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota and introduced to be consumed in Madeira and the Canary Islands in the form of white sugar under code NC 1701 and to be refined and consumed in the Azores as raw sugar under code NC 1701 12 10 and/or NC 1701 11 10, shall benefit, under the conditions of this Regulation, from the exemption regime relating to import duties within the limit of the supply estimates

  referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.

During the period referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001

the C sugar referred to in Article 13 of that Regulation, exported pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/81 of 14 September 1981 laying down detailed implementing rules in respect of sugar production in excess of the quota and introduced to be consumed in Madeira and the Canary Islands in the form of white sugar under code NC 1701 and to be refined and consumed in the Azores as raw sugar under code NC 1701 12 10 and/or NC 1701 11 10, shall benefit, under the conditions of this Regulation, from the exemption regime relating to import duties within the limit of the supply estimates

referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation

Amendment 66

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 1

Article 4 — point 1

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 8 — paragraph 1 — point (b)

Article 8 — paragraph 1 — point (b)

| (1) | Point (b) of Article 8(1) is deleted. |
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(1)

(1)

Point (b) of Article 8(1) is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 14

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 2

Article 4 — point 2

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 10

Article 10

| (2) | Article 10 is amended as follows: |
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(2)

(2)

Article 10 is amended as follows:

deleted

deleted

| (a) | Paragraph 1 is amended as follows: |
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(a)

(a)

Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

| (i) | point (a) is replaced by the following: |
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(i)

(i)

point (a) is replaced by the following:

| ‘
  (a) | common wheat, barley, maize and sorghum
  ;’ |
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‘
  (a)

(a)

common wheat, barley, maize and sorghum
  ;’

common wheat, barley, maize and sorghum

| (ii) | point (b) is deleted). |
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(ii)

(ii)

point (b) is deleted).

| (b) | Paragraph 2 is deleted. |
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(b)

(b)

Paragraph 2 is deleted.

Amendment 15

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 3

Article 4 — point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 11 — point a

Article 11 — point a

| (a) | for cereals, from
  1 November
  to 31 May; |
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(a)

for cereals, from
  1 November
  to 31 May;

1 November

| (a) | for cereals, from
  1 March
  to 31 May; |
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(a)

for cereals, from
  1 March
  to 31 May;

1 March

Amendment 16

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 3

Article 4 — point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 11 — point (da) (new)

Article 11 — point (da) (new)

| (da) | for pigmeat, throughout any marketing year. |
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(da)

(da)

for pigmeat, throughout any marketing year.

Amendment 17

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 3

Article 4 — point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 12 — paragraph 1 — point b a (new)

Article 12 — paragraph 1 — point b a (new)

| (ba) | shall be opened for pigmeat by the Commission, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1), if the average market price for pig carcasses over a representative period, as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Community and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State, is, and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the reference price. |
| --- | --- |

(ba)

(ba)

shall be opened for pigmeat by the Commission, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1), if the average market price for pig carcasses over a representative period, as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Community and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State, is, and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the reference price.

Amendment 18

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 3

Article 4 — point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 12 — paragraph 2

Article 12 — paragraph 2

| 2. | Public intervention for common wheat may be suspended by the Commission,
  without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1)
  , if the price for wheat with a minimum protein content of 11 % ‘Rouen delivered’ is higher than the reference price. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Public intervention for common wheat may be suspended by the Commission,
  without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1)
  , if the price for wheat with a minimum protein content of 11 % ‘Rouen delivered’ is higher than the reference price.

without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1)

| 2. | Public intervention for common wheat may be suspended by the Commission if the price for wheat with a minimum protein content of 11 % ‘Rouen delivered’ is higher than the reference price. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Public intervention for common wheat may be suspended by the Commission if the price for wheat with a minimum protein content of 11 % ‘Rouen delivered’ is higher than the reference price.

It shall be reopened by the Commission,
  without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1)
  , if the conditions provided for in the first subparagraph of this paragraph no longer apply.

without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 195(1)

It shall be reopened by the Commission if the conditions provided for in the first subparagraph of this paragraph no longer apply.

Amendment 67

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 4

Article 4 — point 4

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Subsection III — Article 18

Subsection III — Article 18

| 4) | Subsection III of Section II of Chapter I of Title I of Part II is replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

4)

4)

Subsection III of Section II of Chapter I of Title I of Part II is replaced by the following:

deleted

deleted

Subsection III

Subsection III

Intervention prices

Intervention prices

Article 18

Article 18

Intervention prices

Intervention prices

| 1. | The intervention prices and the quantities accepted for intervention for the products referred to in Article 10(a), (d), (e) and (f) shall be determined by the Commission by means of tendering procedures. In special circumstances, tendering procedures may be restricted to, or the intervention prices and the quantities accepted for intervention may be fixed per, Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. |
| --- | --- |

1.

1.

The intervention prices and the quantities accepted for intervention for the products referred to in Article 10(a), (d), (e) and (f) shall be determined by the Commission by means of tendering procedures. In special circumstances, tendering procedures may be restricted to, or the intervention prices and the quantities accepted for intervention may be fixed per, Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices.

| 2. | The intervention price determined in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be higher: |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

The intervention price determined in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be higher:

| (a) | for cereals, than the respective reference prices; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

for cereals, than the respective reference prices;

| (b) | for beef, than the average market price recorded in a Member State or a region of a Member State increased by an amount to be determined by the Commission on the basis of objective criteria; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

for beef, than the average market price recorded in a Member State or a region of a Member State increased by an amount to be determined by the Commission on the basis of objective criteria;

| (c) | for butter, than 90 % of the reference price; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

(c)

for butter, than 90 % of the reference price;

| (d) | for skimmed milk powder, than the reference price. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

(d)

for skimmed milk powder, than the reference price.

| 3. | The intervention price for sugar shall be 80 % of the reference price fixed for the marketing year following the marketing year during which the offer is lodged. However, if the quality of the sugar offered to the paying agency differs from the standard quality defined in point B of Annex IV for which the reference price is fixed, the intervention price shall be increased or reduced accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

3.

3.

The intervention price for sugar shall be 80 % of the reference price fixed for the marketing year following the marketing year during which the offer is lodged. However, if the quality of the sugar offered to the paying agency differs from the standard quality defined in point B of Annex IV for which the reference price is fixed, the intervention price shall be increased or reduced accordingly.

Amendment 43

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 4 a (new)

Article 4 — point 4 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 26 — paragraph 2 — point (a) — point (ii a) (new)

Article 26 — paragraph 2 — point (a) — point (ii a) (new)

| 4a) | In Article 26(2)(a), the following point is inserted: |
| --- | --- |

4a)

4a)

In Article 26(2)(a), the following point is inserted:

| (iia) | for utilisation under the specific supply regime provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 |
| --- | --- |

(iia)

(iia)

for utilisation under the specific supply regime provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006

Amendment 19

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 5

Article 4 — point 5

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Part II — Title I — Chapter I — Section III — Subsection I

Part II — Title I — Chapter I — Section III — Subsection I

| (5) | Subsection I of Section III of Chapter I of Title I of Part II is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

(5)

Subsection I of Section III of Chapter I of Title I of Part II is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 20

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 6

Article 4 — point 6

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 31

Article 31

| (6) | Article 31 is amended as follows: |
| --- | --- |

(6)

(6)

Article 31 is amended as follows:

deleted

deleted

| (a) | Paragraph 1 is amended as follows: |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

Paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

| (i) | after point (c) the following points are inserted: |
| --- | --- |

(i)

(i)

after point (c) the following points are inserted:

| (ca) | unsalted butter produced from cream or milk in an approved undertaking of the Community of a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82 %, a maximum milk solids non-fat content, by weight, of 2 %, and a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %; |
| --- | --- |

(ca)

(ca)

unsalted butter produced from cream or milk in an approved undertaking of the Community of a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 82 %, a maximum milk solids non-fat content, by weight, of 2 %, and a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 %;

| (cb) | salted butter produced from cream or milk in an approved undertaking of the Community of a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 80 %, a maximum milk solids non-fat content, by weight, of 2 %, a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 % and a maximum salt content, by weight, of 2 %; |
| --- | --- |

(cb)

(cb)

salted butter produced from cream or milk in an approved undertaking of the Community of a minimum butterfat content, by weight, of 80 %, a maximum milk solids non-fat content, by weight, of 2 %, a maximum water content, by weight, of 16 % and a maximum salt content, by weight, of 2 %;

| (ii) | point (e) is deleted; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

(ii)

point (e) is deleted;

| (b) | In paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

In paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is deleted.

Amendment 21

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 7

Article 4 — point 7

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 34a (new)

Article 34a (new)

| 7. | The following Article 34a is inserted: |
| --- | --- |

7.

7.

The following Article 34a is inserted:

deleted

deleted

Article 34a

Article 34a

Conditions of granting for butter

Conditions of granting for butter

| 1. | The Commission may decide to grant aid for private storage for butter in particular if developments in prices and stocks of the products indicate a serious imbalance in the market which could be avoided or reduced by means of seasonal storage. |
| --- | --- |

1.

1.

The Commission may decide to grant aid for private storage for butter in particular if developments in prices and stocks of the products indicate a serious imbalance in the market which could be avoided or reduced by means of seasonal storage.

| 2. | The amount of aid shall be fixed by the Commission taking account of storage costs and the likely development in butter prices. |
| --- | --- |

2.

2.

The amount of aid shall be fixed by the Commission taking account of storage costs and the likely development in butter prices.

Amendment 22

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 8

Article 4 — point 8

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 36

Article 36

| (8) | Article 36 is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

(8)

Article 36 is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 23

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 11

Article 4 — point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 44

Article 44

| (11) | Article 44 is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(11)

(11)

Article 44 is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 24

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 12 — point a

Article 4 — point 12 — point a

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 46 — paragraph 1

Article 46 — paragraph 1

| (a) | Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

deleted

deleted

| 1. | For the exceptional support measures referred to in Article 45, the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States. |
| --- | --- |

1.

1.

For the exceptional support measures referred to in Article 45, the Community shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.

Amendment 25

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 14a (new)

Article 4 — point 14a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 66 — paragraph 5a (new)

Article 66 — paragraph 5a (new)

| (14a) | In Article 66, the following paragraph is added: |
| --- | --- |

(14a)

(14a)

In Article 66, the following paragraph is added:

| 5 a. | Member States may apply for temporary quota increases based on underutilisation of milk quotas in other Member States, on the condition that they can prove that their dairy market is not likely to enjoy a soft landing under the basic rules. To this end the Commission shall calculate every year the underutilisation of milk quotas. The Commission shall assess potential applications by Member States for extra quota increases and present a proposal for the temporary handing out of production quotas at the beginning of each marketing year. These temporary quotas in a given marketing year shall always remain below the level of underutilisation of quotas in the marketing year before the given marketing year. The Commission may be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 195(1). |
| --- | --- |

5 a.

5 a.

Member States may apply for temporary quota increases based on underutilisation of milk quotas in other Member States, on the condition that they can prove that their dairy market is not likely to enjoy a soft landing under the basic rules. To this end the Commission shall calculate every year the underutilisation of milk quotas. The Commission shall assess potential applications by Member States for extra quota increases and present a proposal for the temporary handing out of production quotas at the beginning of each marketing year. These temporary quotas in a given marketing year shall always remain below the level of underutilisation of quotas in the marketing year before the given marketing year. The Commission may be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 195(1).

Amendment 26

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 14b (new)

Article 4 — point 14b (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 78 — paragraph 3a (new)

Article 78 — paragraph 3a (new)

| (14b) | In Article 78, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: |
| --- | --- |

(14b)

(14b)

In Article 78, the following paragraph 3a is inserted:

| 3 a. | All the revenue deriving from the payment of the additional levy to the Union and the appropriations saved from the agricultural budget should be paid into the milk fund so that flanking measures can be implemented in the milk sector. |
| --- | --- |

3 a.

3 a.

All the revenue deriving from the payment of the additional levy to the Union and the appropriations saved from the agricultural budget should be paid into the milk fund so that flanking measures can be implemented in the milk sector.

Measures supported pursuant to Article 68 [general rules] of Regulation (EC) No [...]/2008 [new regulation on direct payments] may not be funded under this system.

Measures supported pursuant to Article 68 [general rules] of Regulation (EC) No [...]/2008 [new regulation on direct payments] may not be funded under this system.

Amendment 27

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 17

Article 4 — point 17

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Part II — Title I — Chapter IV — Section I — Subsection I

Part II — Title I — Chapter IV — Section I — Subsection I

| 17. | Subsection I of Section I of Chapter IV of Title I of Part II is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

17.

17.

Subsection I of Section I of Chapter IV of Title I of Part II is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 28

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 18a (new)

Article 4 — point 18a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 91 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2

Article 91 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2

| 18a. | In Article 91(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

18a.

18a.

In Article 91(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:

During the marketing years 2009/10 to 2012/13 aid shall also be granted under the same conditions for processing the straw of short flax and hemp grown for fibre.

During the marketing years 2009/10 to 2012/13

Amendment 29

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 19

Article 4 — point 19

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 92 — paragraph 1

Article 92 — paragraph 1

| 1. | The amount of processing aid provided for in Article 91 shall be fixed
  for long flax fibre
  : |
| --- | --- |

1.

The amount of processing aid provided for in Article 91 shall be fixed
  for long flax fibre
  :

for long flax fibre

| 1. | The amount of processing aid provided for in Article 91 shall be fixed: |
| --- | --- |

1.

The amount of processing aid provided for in Article 91 shall be fixed:

| (a) | EUR 200
  for the 2009/2010
  and 2010/2011
  marketing years;
  and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

EUR 200
  for the 2009/2010
  and 2010/2011
  marketing years;
  and

EUR 200

and 2010/2011

and

| (a) | for long flax fibre, EUR 160 per tonne for the 2009/2010
  to 2012/2013
  marketing years; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

for long flax fibre, EUR 160 per tonne for the 2009/2010
  to 2012/2013
  marketing years;

for long flax fibre

EUR 160 per tonne for the

to 2012/2013

| (b) | EUR 100
  for the
  2011/2012 and
  2012/2013 marketing years; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

EUR 100
  for the
  2011/2012 and
  2012/2013 marketing years;

EUR 100

2011/2012 and

| (b) | for short flax
  fibre
  and hemp fibre containing not more than 7,5 % impurities and shives, EUR 90 per tonne for the
  2009/2010 to
  2012/2013 marketing years. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

for short flax
  fibre
  and hemp fibre containing not more than 7,5 % impurities and shives, EUR 90 per tonne for the
  2009/2010 to
  2012/2013 marketing years.

for short flax

fibre

and hemp fibre containing not more than 7,5 % impurities and shives

EUR 90 per tonne

2009/2010 to

However, the Member State may, with reference to traditional outlets, also decide to grant aid:

However, the Member State may, with reference to traditional outlets, also decide to grant aid:

| (a) | for short flax fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 15 %; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

for short flax fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 15 %;

| (b) | for hemp fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 25 %. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

for hemp fibre containing a percentage of impurities and shives of between 7,5 % and 25 %.

In the cases provided for in the second subparagraph, the Member State shall grant the aid in respect of a quantity which amounts to not more than the quantity produced, on the basis of 7,5 % of impurities and shives.

In the cases provided for in the second subparagraph, the Member State shall grant the aid in respect of a quantity which amounts to not more than the quantity produced, on the basis of 7,5 % of impurities and shives.

Amendment 30

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 20a (new)

Article 4 — point 20a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 94 — paragraph 1 a

Article 94 — paragraph 1 a

| (20a) | In Article 94, paragraph 1a is replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

(20a)

(20a)

In Article 94, paragraph 1a is replaced by the following:

| 1a. | A maximum guaranteed quantity of 147 265 tonnes

  for each of the

  marketing

  years 2009/2010 to 2012/2013 shall be established for short flax fibre and hemp fibre in respect of which aid may be granted. That quantity shall be apportioned among certain Member States

  as national guaranteed quantities

  in accordance with point A. II. of Annex XI. |
| --- | --- |

1a.

1a.

A maximum guaranteed quantity of 147 265 tonnes

  for each of the

  marketing

  years 2009/2010 to 2012/2013 shall be established for short flax fibre and hemp fibre in respect of which aid may be granted. That quantity shall be apportioned among certain Member States

  as national guaranteed quantities

  in accordance with point A. II. of Annex XI.

A maximum guaranteed quantity of 147 265 tonnes

for each of the

marketing

years 2009/2010 to 2012/20

as national guaranteed quantities

in accordance with point A. II. of Annex XI

Amendment 31

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 20b (new)

Article 4 — point 20b (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 94 a

Article 94 a

| (20b) | Article 94a is replaced by the following: |
| --- | --- |

(20b)

(20b)

Article 94a is replaced by the following:

Article 94a

Article 94a

Additional aid

Additional aid

During the

  2009/2010 to 2012/2013

  marketing

  years, additional aid shall be granted to the authorised primary processor in respect of areas under flax in zones I and II as described in point A. III. of Annex XI and the straw production of which has been the subject of:

During the

2009/2010 to 2012/2013

marketing

years

| (a) | a sale/purchase contract or a commitment as referred to in Article 91(1); and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

(a)

a sale/purchase contract or a commitment as referred to in Article 91(1); and

| (b) | aid for processing into long fibre. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

(b)

aid for processing into long fibre.

The amount of additional aid shall be EUR 120 per hectare in zone I and EUR 50 per hectare in zone II.

The amount of additional aid shall be EUR 120 per hectare in zone I and EUR 50 per hectare in zone II.

Amendment 32

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 21

Article 4 — point 21

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 95a — paragraph 1

Article 95a — paragraph 1

| 1. | A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid for the 2009/2010
  and 2010/2011
  marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid for the 2009/2010
  and 2010/2011
  marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit.

and 2010/2011

| 1. | A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid for the 2009/2010
  to 2012/2013
  marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit. |
| --- | --- |

1.

A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid for the 2009/2010
  to 2012/2013
  marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit.

to 2012/2013

Amendment 33

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 22

Article 4 — point 22

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 96

Article 96

| (22) | Article 96 is deleted. |
| --- | --- |

(22)

(22)

Article 96 is deleted.

deleted

deleted

Amendment 35

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 29a (new)

Article 4 — point 29a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 122 — paragraph 1b (new)

Article 122 — paragraph 1b (new)

| 29a. | The following paragraph is added to Article 122: |
| --- | --- |

29a.

29a.

The following paragraph is added to Article 122:

Member States may also recognise as producer organisations applicant groups within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1). In this case the provisions of point (c)(i) of the first paragraph of this Article shall apply.

Member States may also recognise as producer organisations applicant groups within the meaning of Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1

Amendment 36

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 30

Article 4 — point 30

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 124 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1a (new)

Article 124 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1a (new)

These interbranch organisations may act to promote, inter alia, preventive risk management, research and development, information on, and promotion of, products and branches, market analysis and information, and measures of contractualisation.

These interbranch organisations may act to promote, inter alia, preventive risk management, research and development, information on, and promotion of, products and branches, market analysis and information, and measures of contractualisation.

Amendment 37

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 30a (new)

Article 4 — point 30a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 162 — paragraph 1 — point a — point i

Article 162 — paragraph 1 — point a — point i

| (30a) | In Article 162(1)(a), point (i) is deleted

   (2). |
| --- | --- |

(30a)

(30a)

In Article 162(1)(a), point (i) is deleted

   (2).

In Article 162(1)(a), point (i) is deleted

2

Amendment 38

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 30 b (new)

Article 4 — point 30 b (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 162 — paragraph 1 — point a — point ii

Article 162 — paragraph 1 — point a — point ii

| (30b) | In Article 162(1)(a), point (ii) is deleted

   (2). |
| --- | --- |

(30b)

(30b)

In Article 162(1)(a), point (ii) is deleted

   (2).

In Article 162(1)(a), point (ii) is deleted

2

Amendment 39

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 31a (new)

Article 4 — point 31a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 182 — paragraph 3

Article 182 — paragraph 3

| (31a) | Article 182(3) is replaced by the following text: |
| --- | --- |

(31a)

(31a)

Article 182(3) is replaced by the following text:

| 3. | Member States which reduce their sugar quota by more than 50 % of the sugar quota laid down on 20 February 2006 in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 may grant temporary state aid

  up to the 2013/2014 marketing year
  . |
| --- | --- |

3.

3.

Member States which reduce their sugar quota by more than 50 % of the sugar quota laid down on 20 February 2006 in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 may grant temporary state aid

  up to the 2013/2014 marketing year
  .

Member States which reduce their sugar quota by more than 50 % of the sugar quota laid down on 20 February 2006 in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 may grant temporary state aid

up to the 2013/2014 marketing year

Depending on the application by the Member States concerned the Commission shall take a decision on the total amount of state aid available for such a measure.

Depending on the application by the Member States concerned the Commission shall take a decision on the total amount of state aid available for such a measure.

In the case of

  Italy the temporary aid referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed a total of EUR 11 per marketing year and per tonne of sugar beet, to be

  allocated

  to sugar-beet growers and

  to

  the transport of sugar beet.

In the case of

Italy the temporary aid referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed a total of EUR 11 per marketing year and per tonne of sugar beet, to be

allocated

to sugar-beet growers and

to

the transport of sugar beet

Finland may grant

  sugar-beet growers

  up to EUR 350 per hectare

  and

  per marketing year.

Finland may grant

sugar-beet growers

up to EUR 350 per hectare

and

per marketing year

Within thirty days of the end of each marketing year

  the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission of the amount of state aid actually granted in

  the course of that

  marketing year.

Within thirty days of the end of each marketing year

the Member States concerned shall inform the Commission of the amount of state aid actually granted in

the course of that

marketing year

Amendment 40

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 4 — point 32

Article 4 — point 32

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Article 184 — point 5

Article 184 — point 5

| (5) | before
  30 June 2011
  to the European Parliament and Council on the
  conditions for smoothly phasing out the milk quota system, including, in particular, possible further increases in quotas or possible reductions in the superlevy
  . |
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(5)

before
  30 June 2011
  to the European Parliament and Council on the
  conditions for smoothly phasing out the milk quota system, including, in particular, possible further increases in quotas or possible reductions in the superlevy
  .

30 June 2011

conditions for smoothly phasing out the milk quota system, including, in particular, possible further increases in quotas or possible reductions in the superlevy

| (5) | before
  31 December 2010
  to the European Parliament and Council on the
  state of the milk market. The report shall also analyse the effectiveness of the Member States' management systems in relation to the liberalisation of the quota scheme. Where appropriate the report shall be accompanied by suitable proposals
  . |
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(5)

before
  31 December 2010
  to the European Parliament and Council on the
  state of the milk market. The report shall also analyse the effectiveness of the Member States' management systems in relation to the liberalisation of the quota scheme. Where appropriate the report shall be accompanied by suitable proposals
  .

31 December 2010

state of the milk market. The report shall also analyse the effectiveness of the Member States' management systems in relation to the liberalisation of the quota scheme. Where appropriate the report shall be accompanied by suitable proposals

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(1)  

  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

1

OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
  The articles and annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 must be adapted as a result.

2

The articles and annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 must be adapted as a result.

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