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Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

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3.10.2025 A10-0161/121

Amendment 121

Manon Aubry, Arash Saeidi, Marina Mesure

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3 a) It is important to stress the contradiction between, on the one hand, trade agreements with Mercosur and the United States, which boost imports into the EU of food and agricultural products and fuel unfair competition, and, on the other hand, the urgent need to strengthen food sovereignty and safeguard European farmers by guaranteeing fair prices and a fair distribution of added value in the supply chain. The European Parliament should therefore reject the trade agreements with Mercosur and the United States.

Or. en

3.10.2025 A10-0161/122

Amendment 122

Luke Ming Flanagan

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

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

Present text

Amendment

(-1) In Article 7, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Article 7.

"Article 7.

Reference thresholds1.

Reference thresholds

The following reference thresholds are fixed:

1. The following reference thresholds are fixed:

(a)as regards the cereals sector, EUR 101,31/tonne, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(a) as regards the cereals sector, EUR 101,31/tonne, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(b)as regards paddy rice, EUR 150/tonne for the standard quality as defined in point A of Annex III, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(b) as regards paddy rice, EUR 150/tonne for the standard quality as defined in point A of Annex III, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;

(c)as regards sugar of standard quality as defined in point B of Annex III, related to unpacked sugar, ex-factory:

(i)for white sugar: EUR 404,4/tonne;

(i) for white sugar: EUR 404,4/tonne;

(ii)for raw sugar: EUR 335,2/tonne;

(ii) for raw sugar: EUR 335,2/tonne;

(d)as regards the beef and veal sector, EUR 2 224/tonne for carcasses of male bovine animals of conformation/fat cover class R3 as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals aged eight months or more referred to in point A of Annex IV;

(e)as regards the milk and milk products sector:

(e) as regards the milk and milk products sector:

(i)EUR 246,39 per 100 kg for butter;

(i) EUR 246,39 per 100 kg for butter;

(ii)EUR 169,80 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder;

(ii) EUR 169,80 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder;

(f)as regards pigmeat, EUR 1 509,39/tonne for pig carcasses of a standard quality defined in terms of weight and lean meat content as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV as follows:

(f) as regards pigmeat, EUR 1 509,39/tonne for pig carcasses of a standard quality defined in terms of weight and lean meat content as laid down in the Union scale for the classification of pig carcasses referred to in point B of Annex IV as follows:

(i)carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: class E;

(i) carcasses weighing from 60 to less than 120 kg: class E;

(ii)carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R;

(ii) carcasses weighing from 120 to 180 kg: class R;

(g)as regards the olive oil sector:

(g) as regards the olive oil sector:

(i)EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil;

(i) EUR 1 779/tonne for extra virgin olive oil;

(ii)EUR 1 710/tonne for virgin olive oil;(iii)EUR 1 524/tonne for lampante olive oil with two degrees of free acidity, this amount being reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.

(ii) EUR 1 710/tonne for virgin olive oil;(iii)EUR 1 524/tonne for lampante olive oil with two degrees of free acidity, this amount being reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity.

1a. As regards hemp, all parts of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.) may be harvested, processed, traded and marketed, provided that:

(i) the hemp produced on the EU territory comes from a variety registered in the EU Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species or in the national catalogue of varieties of a Member State and complies with the maximum tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115;

(ii) the hemp imported from third countries complies with Article 189."

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(EU Regulation 1308/2013)

3.10.2025 A10-0161/123

Amendment 123

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Stefano Bonaccini, Céline Imart, Daniel Buda, Eric Sargiacomo, Nicola Zingaretti, Camilla Laureti, Christophe Gomart, Laurent Castillo, Leire Pajín, Elena Sancho Murillo, Isabelle Le Callennec, Yannis Maniatis, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Antonio Decaro, Idoia Mendia, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Marcos Ros Sempere, Annalisa Corrado, Elisabetta Gualmini, Alessandra Moretti, Matteo Ricci, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Raffaele Topo, Brando Benifei, Giorgio Gori, Giuseppe Lupo, Pierfrancesco Maran, Pina Picierno, Cecilia Strada, Irene Tinagli, Lina Gálvez, Herbert Dorfmann, Alessandro Zan, Lucia Annunziata, Sandra Gómez López, Claire Fita, Elsi Katainen

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 75

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(-1) Article 75 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

"1. Marketing standards may apply to one or more of the sectors defined in Article 1 of this Regulation.";

(b) in paragraph 3, point (j) is replaced by the following:

"(j) the place of farming and origin;"

Or. en

Justification

The amendment aims at extending the possibility of establishing country-of-origin labelling provisions to all sectors defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (from cereals to milk products, from processed fruit and vegetables to meat, ...), providing consumers with meaningful information while fully protecting the work of EU farmers.

3.10.2025 A10-0161/124

Amendment 124

Barry Cowen

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 148 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) the milk or the milk products concerned are delivered by a member of a producer organisation or cooperative to the producer organisation or cooperative of which it is a member provided that the statutes of that producer organisation or cooperative or the rules and decisions provided for in, or derived from, these statutes contain provisions having similar effects to the provisions set out in paragraph 4;

(a) the milk or the milk products concerned are delivered by a member of a producer organisation or cooperative to the producer organisation or cooperative of which it is a member provided that the statutes of that producer organisation or cooperative or the rules and decisions provided for in, or derived from, these statutes allow for democratic scrutiny and include fair contractual terms;

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Justification

The current COMAGRI drafting lacks legal certainty and could result in a multitude of legal issues for cooperatives. Clarifications are therefore needed to guarantee that farmer-owned cooperatives, which already provide milk supply agreements and embed fair contractual terms in their statutes, may avail themselves of a derogation from rigid requirements of mandatory milk contracts as envisaged under Article 148 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

3.10.2025 A10-0161/125

Amendment 125

Barry Cowen

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Article 148 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(c a) the delivery concerns milk or milk products for which the Member State considers, following consultation of relevant representatives of farmers or of interbranch organisations recognised in accordance with Article 163(1), that the objectives pursued by the provisions set out in paragraphs 1 and 4 have been achieved for the products concerned or that the obligation to have written contracts or written offers would not be appropriate or proportionate as regards these products for other justified reasons.

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Justification

This wording reflects what was agreed in the Council and aims to provide Member States with greater flexibility to adapt the mandatory contractual obligations to their specific circumstances and to the particular needs of the milk sector. This would empower Member States, following consultation with recognised farmer representatives, to authorise derogations where justified. Ensuring flexibility in this respect is essential so that Member States with well-established and successful models are not undermined by the imposition of a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

3.10.2025 A10-0161/126

Amendment 126

Barry Cowen

on behalf of the Renew Group

Report A10-0161/2025

Céline Imart

Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

(COM(2024)0577 – C10-0209/2024 – 2024/0319(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Annex VIII – part II a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(8 a) In Annex VIII, Part IIa is added:

"Part IIa

'Meat, meat products and meat preparations’

1. For the purposes of this part of this Annex, ‘meat’ means edible parts of the animals referred to in points 1.2 to 1.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, including blood. The meat related terms and names that fall under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and that are currently used for meat and meat cuts shall be reserved exclusively for the edible parts of the animals.

2. ‘Meat preparations’ means fresh meat, including meat that has been reduced to fragments, which has had foodstuffs, seasonings or additives added to it, or which has undergone processes that do not alter the internal muscle fibre structure of the meat enough for the characteristics of fresh meat to be eliminated.

3. ‘Meat products’ means processed products resulting from the processing of meat or from the further processing of such processed products, so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat.

Names that fall under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 that are currently used for preparations shall be reserved exclusively for products containing meat.

These names include, for example:

- Beef

- Veal

- Pork

- Poultry

- Chicken

- Turkey

- Duck

- Goose

- Lamb

- Mutton

- Ovine

- Goat

- Hamburger

- Egg yolk

- Egg white

4. The poultry products and cuts defined in Regulation (EU) No 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EU) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat shall be reserved exclusively for the edible parts of animals and products containing poultrymeat.

5. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, the above-mentioned names shall not be used for any product other than the products referred to, and shall exclude cell-cultured and insect derived products.’

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Justification

Only the use of terms that are explicitly tied to animal terms should be prohibited, rather than format-based terms such as “burger” and “steak”. This will create clarity for both consumers and companies and will remove unintended consequences, like accidentally banning the term “tuna steak”, which is a non-meat application of the term. The amendment broadens the scope to also include insect-derived products and underlines the need to ensure clarity and protection of consumers, as per the FIF Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011).