What changed

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

29.6.2023

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products

Mr Adrián Vázquez Lázara

(COM(2023)0221 – C90152/2023 – 2023/0126(COD))

Chair

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

Committee on Legal Affairs

The European Parliament,

BRUSSELS

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0221),

Ref.: IPOL-COM-AGRI D(2023)23992

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 118, first paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90152/2023),

Subject: Opinion on the Commission’s proposals for regulations on the unitary supplementary protection certificate and the supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (COM(2023)0221 – C90152/2023 – 2023/126(COD)) and (COM(2023)0223 – C90149/2023 – 2023/128(COD))

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

Dear Mr Chair,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

I refer to the Commission’s proposals for regulations on the unitary supplementary protection certificate [2023/0126 (COD)] and the supplementary protection certificate [2023/0128 (COD)] for plant protection products.

– having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development,

AGRI Coordinators considered the matter at their meeting of 23 May. They noted that the proposals are intended to complement the unitary patent system, and would not substantially modify the existing regime for supplementary protection certificate.

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A90000/2023),

Unitary supplementary protection certificates are an important tool for this kind of products and for fostering innovation. Since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, only very few substances have been approved while more and more substances are losing their approval, which leaves farmers with less tools to achieve the Union’s goals. We urge the Committee on Legal Affairs to consider the situation of farmers.

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

Consequently, Coordinators recommended not to give an opinion on the above legislative proposals and to convey this position to you.

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

This recommendation was endorsed by the AGRI Committee at its meeting on 6 July 2023.

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

Yours sincerely,

Amendment 1

Norbert Lins

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30

Or. en

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)

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Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

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Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 6

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Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 9 a (new)

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Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 10

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Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 11

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Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a

Or. en

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c

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Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

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Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a

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Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 3

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Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 5

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Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 27 – paragraph 4 a (new)

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Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point k

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Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l

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Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 40 – paragraph 3

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Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 51 – paragraph 1

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