European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 September 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (COM(2007)0058 - C6-0084/2007 - 2007/0026(CNS))
Date: 2007-09-05
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: aid to agriculture, butter, intervention agency, intervention price, purchase, skimmed milk powder, storage premium

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P6_TA(2007)0371

Dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 September 2007 on the proposal for a Council
directive amending Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated pre-
served milk for human consumption (COM(2007)0058 — C6-0083/2007 — 2007/0025(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0058),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0083/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0282/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

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

P6_TA(2007)0372

Common organisation of the milk and milk products market *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 September 2007 on the proposal for a Council
regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (COM(2007)0058 — C6-0084/2007 — 2007/0026(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0058),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0084/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0283/2007),

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1.

2.

3.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

5.

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

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 4

(4)
In accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 aid for private storage of cream shall be granted
as a market support measure. Equally, pursuant to Article 7(3)
of that Regulation aid for private storage of skimmed milk pow-
der may be granted. Given that the two support measures in
practice have been inactive for a long time, even in situations
with serious unbalance of the markets for milk fat and pro-
teins, the two measures may be considered obsolete and should
be abolished.

(4)
In accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 aid for private storage of cream shall be granted
as a market support measure. Equally, pursuant to Article 7(3)
of that Regulation aid for private storage of skimmed milk pow-
der may be granted.

Amendment 2
RECITAL 8A (new)

Budgetary savings

(8a)
resulting from standardisation
should be retained for the milk sector. A milk fund restructur-
ing programme should be set up to accompany and support
the reforms in the milk sector. The objectives of the milk
fund restructuring programme should include, inter alia, sup-
port for the restructuring process for milk producers and pro-
cessors who are affected by increasing market liberalisation,
the stepping up of marketing support and nutrition awareness
measures (promotional activities) for the milk sector, support
for the maintenance and modernisation of milk production
under difficult conditions in mountain regions, and reinforce-
ment of the scheme to distribute milk to schools.

Amendment 3
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2, POINT (C), POINT (I)
Article 6, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, indent −1 (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999)

— cream,

Amendment 4
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3, POINT (B)
Article 7, paragraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999)

(b) paragraph 3 is deleted.

deleted

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 6
Article 14, paragraph 3, indent 2 (Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999)

— EUR 16,11/100 kg of all milk from 1 August 2007

— EUR 18,15/100 kg of all milk from 1 August 2007

onwards.

onwards.

Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 6A (new)
Article 14, paragraph 4a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999)

(6a) The following paragraph shall be added to Article 14:

4a.
The Commission shall present an impact assess-
ment on the implementation of the school milk scheme
and, in this context, explore other options for widening
the range of products that fall within the school milk
scheme. In so doing, it shall take particular account of
new, innovative and healthy products.

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 6B (new)
Title I, Chapter III A (new), Article 15a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999)

(6b) The following Chapter shall be added to TITLE I:

CHAPTER IIIA

Milk fund restructuring programme

Article 15a

A milk fund restructuring programme shall be set up by
1 January 2008 at the latest to accompany and support
the reform measures in the milk sector.

The objectives of the milk fund restructuring programme
shall include, inter alia:

— supporting the restructuring process for milk produ-
cers and processors who are affected by increasing
market liberalisation;

— strengthening marketing support

and nutrition
awareness measures (promotional activities) for the
milk sector;

— maintaining and modernising milk production under

difficult conditions in mountain regions;

— reinforcing the scheme to distribute milk to schools.