P6_TA(2006)0024
Support schemes for farmers (sugar) *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under thecommon agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (COM(2005)0263
— C6-0244/2005 — 2005/0119(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0263) (
1),
— having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council
consulted Parliament (C6-0244/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion
of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0392/2005),
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. Considers it unacceptable that the Council should have announced a political agreement on reform of
the sugar regime with far-reaching implications for the future of the industry in many Member Stateswithout first having obtained the opinion of the European Parliament; the Council may never conclude afinal political agreement before consultation of the European Parliament has been completed;
4. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
5. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-
tially;
6. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 1
Recital 1
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No …/2005 (sugar reform) on
the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sectorprovides for an important reform of the sugar commonmarket organisation. The measures introduced by that Regu-
lation include a significant reduction in the institutional
support price for Community sugar in two steps .(1) Council Regulation (EC) No …/… (sugar reform) on the
common organisation of the markets in the sugar sectorprovides for an important reform of the sugar common market
organisation. The measures introduced by that Regulation
include in particular the replacement of the intervention
mechanism by a reference price as from the 2010/2011marketing year, and a reduction in the institutional support
price for Community sugar and in the minimum price for
sugar beet .24.11.2006 C 287 E/286 Official Journal of the European Union
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(1) Not yet published in OJ.
TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 2
Recital 1 A (new)
(1a) The abolition of the intervention mechanism as from
the end of the 2009/2010 marketing year, the reduction ofthe reference or intervention price for white sugar, and thereduction of the minimum price for quota beet proposed by
the reform of the common organisation of the market in
sugar will lead to a substantial fall in sugar beet and chicoryproducers' incomes in certain regions, as well as the elimina-tion of cultivation and of the industry linked to it in manyother areas, for which compensation will be necessary.
Amendment 3
Recital 2
(2) As a consequence of reduced market support in the
sugar sector, income support measures for sugar beet growers
should be introduced. That measure should take the form of
a payment to sugar beet and chicory growers the overall levelof which should develop in parallel with the gradual reduction
of market supports.(2) In order to respect the principles of the common agri-
cultural policy, whose objectives include ensuring fair living
standards for the agricultural population and attaining thegoal of social, economic and territorial cohesion referred to inthe Treaties and set out in the Lisbon strategy, substantialcompensation needs to be provided for the reduction in
income affecting sugar beet and cane producers. To this end,
as a consequence of reduced market support in the sugarsector, income support measures for sugar beet , sugar cane
and chicory growers and their employees must be introduced.
These measures should seek to offset loss of income and to
foster economic development in the regions concerned and, in
so doing, create new sources of income for Community produ-
cers. They must take the form of a payment specifically allo-
cated to sugar beet , sugar cane and chicory growers ,the
overall level of which must develop in parallel with the gradual
reduction of market supports. Moreover, Member States
should be allowed the necessary flexibility as regards the
procedures for granting aid.
Amendment 17
Recital 2 A (new)
(2a) Changes to the EU sugar regime will also have a
considerable impact on ACP producers, who currently enjoypreferential access to the EU market under the SugarProtocol. It is essential that these countries, many of whose
economies are almost fully dependent on sugar, be given
financial support. The latest need assessment put forwardby the Commission estimates that ACP countries willrequire 200 million Euro per annum. This need must be metwith new and fresh funding which is additional to existing
development funding commitments.24.11.2006 C 287 E/287 Official Journal of the European Union
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 5
Recital 4
(4) In order to meet the objectives underlying the reform of
the common agricultural policy, the support for sugar beetshould be de-coupled and integrated into the single paymentscheme.(4) In order to meet the objectives underlying the reform of
the common agricultural policy, the support for sugar beetshould be de-coupled and integrated into the single paymentscheme. However, Member States may use part of the
funding available for direct payments in order to ensure that
sugar beet growers who continue production receive produc-tion-related aid.
Amendment 6
Recital 6
(6) Sugar beet and chicory growers in the new Member
States have benefited since accession from price support inthe framework of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector. Therefore, the sugar payment and the sugar and
chicory components in the single payment scheme should notbe subject to the application of the schedule of incrementsprovided for in Article 143a.(6) Sugar beet and chicory growers in the new Member
States have benefited since accession from price support in theframework of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar
sector. Therefore, the sugar payment and the sugar and chicory
components in the single payment scheme should not besubject to the application of the schedule of incrementsprovided for in Article 143a. Moreover, the incorporation of
the sugar payment into the single area payment scheme is
liable to deprive beet growers of most of the beet compensa-
tory aid. The Member States concerned should therefore beallowed to derogate from this simplified scheme and to grantbeet growers compensatory aid taking account of beet-growing areas for the reference period.
Amendment 7
Article 1, point 2 a (new)
Article 55, point (b) (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
(2a) Point (b) of Article 55 is replaced by the following:
(b) the land set-aside is used for the provision of arable
crops (cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, sugar beet, etc.) forthe manufacture within the Community of productsnot primarily intended for human or animal
consumption, provided that effective control systems
are applied.24.11.2006 C 287 E/288 Official Journal of the European Union
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 8
Article 1, point 3 a (new)
Article 68 b (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
(3a) In Section 2 of Chapter 5 of Title III, the following
Article is added:
Article 68b
Sugar paymentsIn respect of payments for sugar beet and chicory,
Member States may retain a percentage of the component
of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corre-
sponding to payments for land under sugar beet orchicory used for the production of A or B sugar orinuline syrup and covered by a delivery contract concludedby the producer in accordance with Article 19 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1260/2001.
Amendment 9
Article 1, point 4 a (new)
Article 88, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
(4a) Paragraph 1 of Article 88 is replaced by the
following:
Aid of 80 Euro per hectare per year shall be granted for
areas sown under energy crops, including arable crops
(cereals, oilseeds, beet, potatoes, etc.), under the condi-
tions laid down in this Chapter.
Amendment 10
Article 1, point 4 b (new)
Article 89, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
(4b) Article 89(1) is replaced by the following:
1. A maximum guaranteed area of 2 200 000 ha for
which the aid may be granted is hereby established.24.11.2006 C 287 E/289 Official Journal of the European Union
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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSIONAMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT
Amendment 11
ARTICLE 1, POINT 5
Article 110p, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
1. In case of application of Article 71, for 2006, growers
of sugar beet and chicory used for the production of inuline
syrup shall qualify for a sugar payment. It shall be granted forthe average number of hectares under sugar beet or chicoryused for the production of A and B sugar or inuline syrup
covered by the delivery contracts concluded by the grower inaccordance with Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No
1260/2001 for a representative period of one or more
marketing years as from the marketing years 2000/2001, tobe determined by the Member State concerned in accordancewith objective and non-discriminatory criteria.1. In case of application of Article 71, for 2006, growers of
sugar beet , sugar cane and chicory used for the production of
inuline syrup shall qualify for a sugar payment. It shall begranted for the average number of hectares under sugar beet orchicory used for the production of sugar or inuline syrup ,t o
which may be added the average number of hectares given
over to the production of sugar used in the manufacture of
certain products pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC)No 1260/2001, covered by the delivery contracts concluded by
the grower in accordance with Article 19 of that Regulation for
a representative period of one or more marketing years as fromthe marketing years 2000/2001, to be determined by the
Member State concerned in accordance with objective and non-
discriminatory criteria.
Amendment 12
Annex, point 2
Annex II (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission
(Million Euro)
Member State 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Belgium 4,7 6,3 7,9 7,9 7,9 7,9 7,9 7,9
Denmark 7,7 10,4 13 13 13 13 13 13
Germany 40,4 54,7 68,4 68,4 68,4 68,4 68,4 68,4
Greece 45,4 61,1 76,7 76,7 76,7 76,7 76,7 76,7
Spain 56,9 77,1 96,4 96,4 96,4 96,4 96,4 96,4
France 51,4 68,7 85,9 85,9 85,9 85,9 85,9 85,9
Ireland 15,3 20,4 25,6 25,6 25,6 25,6 25,6 25,6
Italy 62,3 84,7 106,6 106,6 106,6 106,6 106,6 106,6
Luxembourg 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4
Netherlands 6,8 9,6 12,1 12,1 12,1 12,1 12,1 12,1
Austria 12,4 17,1 21,3 21,3 21,3 21,3 21,3 21,3
Portugal 10,8 14,6 18,3 18,3 18,3 18,3 18,3 18,3
Finland 8 10,8 13,6 13,6 13,6 13,6 13,6 13,6
Sweden 6,6 8,8 11,0 11 11 11 11 11
United Kingdom 17,7 23,6 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,5 29,524.11.2006 C 287 E/290 Official Journal of the European Union
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Amendments by Parliament
(Million Euro)
Member State 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Belgium p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Denmark p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Germany p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Greece p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Spain p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
France p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Ireland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Italy p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Luxembourg p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Netherlands p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Austria p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Portugal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Finland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Sweden p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
United Kingdom p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Amendment 14
Annex, point 4
Annex VII, point K, table 2 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission
(000 Euro)
Member State 2006 2007 and subsequent
Belgium 48 588 83 729
Czech Republic 27 849 44 245
Denmark 19 312 34 478
Germany 154 780 277 946
Greece 17 939 29 384
Spain 60 267 96 203
France 151 144 270 081
Hungary 25 433 39 912
Ireland 11 258 18 441
Italy 79 854 135 994
Latvia 4 219 6 616
Lithuania 6 547 10 260
Netherlands 42 027 74 013
Austria 18 929 32 891
Poland 99 125 159 392
Portugal 3 939 6 452
Slovakia 11 812 19 289
Slovenia 2 993 4 90224.11.2006 C 287 E/291 Official Journal of the European Union
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(000 Euro)
Member State 2006 2007 and subsequent
Finland 8 254 13 520
Sweden 20 807 34 082
United Kingdom 64 333 105 376
Amendments by Parliament
(‘000 Euro)
Member State 2006 2007 and subsequent
Belgium p.m. p.m.
Czech Republic p.m. p.m.
Denmark p.m. p.m.
Germany p.m. p.m.
Greece p.m. p.m.
Spain p.m. p.m.
France p.m. p.m.
Hungary p.m. p.m.
Ireland p.m. p.m.
Italy p.m. p.m.
Latvia p.m. p.m.
Lithuania p.m. p.m.
Netherlands p.m. p.m.
Austria p.m. p.m.
Poland p.m. p.m.
Portugal p.m. p.m.
Slovakia p.m. p.m.
Slovenia p.m. p.m.
Finland p.m. p.m.
Sweden p.m. p.m.
United Kingdom p.m. p.m.
Amendment 15
Annex, point 5
Annex VIII (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission
(‘000 Euro)
Member State 2005 2006 2007, 2008 and 2009 2010 and subsequent
Belgium 411 053 579 161 613 782 613 782
Denmark 943 369 1 015 477 1 030 478 1 030 478
Germany 5 148 003 5 646 981 5 769 946 5 769 946
Greece 838 289 1 719 228 1 752 673 1 752 673
Spain 3 266 092 4 125 330 4 359 266 4 359 266
France 7 199 000 7 382 144 8 361 081 8 361 081
Ireland 1 260 142 1 333 563 1 340 521 1 340 521
Italy 2 539 000 3 544 371 3 599 994 3 599 99424.11.2006 C 287 E/292 Official Journal of the European Union
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(‘000 Euro)
Member State 2005 2006 2007, 2008 and 2009 2010 and subsequent
Luxembourg 33 414 36 602 37 051 37 051
Netherlands 386 586 428 613 853 599 853 599
Austria 613 000 632 929 744 891 744 891
Portugal 452 000 496 939 565 452 565 452
Finland 467 000 475 254 565 520 565 520
Sweden 637 388 670 915 763 082 763 082
United Kingdom 3 697 528 3 934 753 3 975 849 3 975 849
Amendments by Parliament
(‘000 Euro)
Member State 2005 2006 2007, 2008 and 2009 2010 and subsequent
Belgium p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Denmark p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Germany p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Greece p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Spain p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
France p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Ireland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Italy p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Luxembourg p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Netherlands p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Austria p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Portugal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Finland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Sweden p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
United Kingdom p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Amendment 16
Annex, point 6
Annex VIII a (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission
(1000 Euro)
Calendar
yearCzech
RepublicEstonia Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Hungary Malta Poland Slovenia Slovakia
2005 228 800 23 400 8 900 33 900 92 000 350 800 670 724 600 35 800 97 700
2006 294 549 27 300 12 500 43 819 113 847 445 633 830 980 825 44 893 127 212
2007 387 845 40 400 16 300 62 216 157 160 548 212 1 640 1 300 192 61 002 165 889
2008 473 445 50 500 20 400 76 116 193 860 674 812 2 050 1 585 292 75 002 202 489
2009 559 145 60 500 24 500 90 016 230 560 801 512 2 460 1 870 392 89 002 238 989
2010 644 745 70 600 28 600 103 916 267 260 928 112 2 870 2 155 492 103 002 275 489
2011 730 445 80 700 32 700 117 816 303 960 1 054 812 3 280 2 440 492 117 002 312 089
2012 816 045 90 800 36 800 131 716 340 660 1 181 412 3 690 2 725 592 131 002 348 589
subsequent
years901 745 100 900 40 900 145 616 377 360 1 308 112 4 100 3 010 692 145 102 385 18924.11.2006 C 287 E/293 Official Journal of the European Union
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Amendments by Parliament
('000 Euro)
Calendar
yearCzech
RepublicEstonia Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Hungary Malta Poland Slovenia Slovakia
2005 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2006 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2007 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2008 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2009 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2010 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2011 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2012 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
subsequent
yearsp.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
P6_TA(2006)0025
Restructuring the sugar industry *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a
temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the European Community and
amending Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy
(COM(2005)0263 — C6-0245/2005 — 2005/0120(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0263) (1),
— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C6-0245/2005),
— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinions
of the Committee on Development and the Committee on International Trade (A6-0393/2005),
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. Considers it unacceptable that the Council should have announced a political agreement on reform of
the sugar regime with far-reaching implications for the future of the industry in many Member Stateswithout first having obtained the opinion of the European Parliament; the Council may never conclude afinal political agreement before consultation of the European Parliament has been completed;24.11.2006 C 287 E/294 Official Journal of the European Union
Thursday, 19 January 2006EN
(1) Not yet published in OJ.