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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

12.10.2006 PE 378.887v01-00

AMENDMENTS 251-409

Draft report (PE 374.352v01-00) Katerina Batzeli Reform of the common organisation of the market in wine (2006/2109(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 251 Paragraph 13

deleted

Or. en

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 252 Paragraph 13

deleted

Or. es

AM\634235EN.doc PE 378.887v01-00 EN EN Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 253 Paragraph 13

deleted

Or. de

Amendment by Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 254 Paragraph 13

13. Considers that because wine production is subject to considerable variability market regulation measures need to continue and, to make these measures really effective, Member States must be given the option of making them compulsory in all or part of their territory; considers that, if professional operators are to play a part in controlling supply, use of cofinancing of such measures by the industry must be made possible and encouraged;

Or. fr

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 255 Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the adaptation of criteria for setting in motion these distillation arrangements is necessary (e.g. an increase in the yield of alcohol content of by- products which are distilled (deletion), a figure which may vary depending on market trends; (deletion) the establishment of a price level which benefits wine-growers and producers more than the distillers, who will remain responsible for carrying out distilling;

Or. en

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 256 Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that the increase in distillation of by-products from 10% to, for example, 15% will operate as follows:

PE 378.887v01-00 2/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN (a) the 10% will remain as applicable under the current arrangements for the distillation of by-products, (b) the increase of, for example, 5% applies solely to table wines, the (distillation) price of which is to be determined by taking into account the value of table wines and not that of the by-products (pomace and wine lees), (c) all the alcohol produced under points (a) and (b) may, if Member States, the regions or producers so choose, be disposed of as potable alcohol;

Or. el

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 257 Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses that the proposed crisis management mechanism, which is similar to the current arrangements for the distillation of by-products, is not compulsory for those producers to whom a derogation from the compulsory distillation of by-products already applies under the present COM, while the increase of, for example, 5% applies only to table wines;

Or. el

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 258 Paragraph 14 deleted

Or. es

Amendment by Christa Klaß

Amendment 259 Paragraph 14

14. Proposes that the minimum distillation price to be paid to the producer be set at Community level and be charged to the first pillar and that it should not be permitted to top it up using national funds; also proposes that, in the event of repeated recourse to distillation, the minimum price be payable on a degressive basis, in order to avoid providing incentives for the production of unsaleable quantities;

Or. de

AM\634235EN.doc 3/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Robert Navarro

Amendment 260 Paragraph 14

14. Proposes that the minimum price to be paid to the producer be set at Community level and be charged to the first pillar and that it should not be permitted to top it up using national funds; stresses that this minimum price must be indexed on the basis of the cost of living in the country concerned;

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 261 Paragraph 14

14. Proposes that the minimum price to be paid to the producer be set, on a degressive basis, at Community level and be charged to the first pillar and that it should not be permitted to top it up using national funds;

Or. de

Amendment by Giuseppe Castiglione

Amendment 262 Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. considers it necessary to create a new crisis management mechanism to be used in the event of specific, serious and real situations of emergency that should be identified in accordance with objective criteria defined beforehand at Community level;

Or. it

Amendment by Michl Ebner

Amendment 263 Paragraph 15

deleted

PE 378.887v01-00 4/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Or. de

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 264 Paragraph 15 deleted

Or. es

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 265 Paragraph 15

15. Believes that the public storage of alcohol should be abolished and that the sale of alcohol obtained through crisis distillation should be replaced by the immediate organisation of direct sales through invitations to tender;

Or. de

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 266 Paragraph 16 deleted

Or. de

Amendment by Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 267 Paragraph 16 deleted

Or. fr

AM\634235EN.doc 5/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Vincenzo Lavarra

Amendment 268 Paragraph 16

deleted

Or. it

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 269 Paragraph 16

deleted

Or. es

Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 270 Paragraph 16

deleted

Or. it

Amendment by Armando Veneto

Amendment 271 Paragraph 16

deleted

Or. it

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 272 Paragraph 16

deleted

PE 378.887v01-00 6/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Or. it

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó, Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 273 Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that in order to achieve the objective of a gradually reducing surpluses and balancing supply and demand (deletion), national and regional development programmes have to contribute to this goal trough adaptation of wine growing to the market demand. In the framework of these programmes measures of regional and temporary character may be applied;

Or. en

Amendment by Astrid Lulling, Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 274 Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that in order to achieve the objective of a gradually reducing surpluses and balancing supply and demand during the transitional period (2008-2010) access to the new market management mechanism should be linked to an obligation to reduce surpluses through programmes to restrict the wine-growing potential at national and regional levels; recommends, however, that Member States which have not resorted regularly to the distillation mechanisms should be able to receive the Community funds allocated to their national SDPW for the implementation of other Community policies and measures, namely promotion for internal and external markets;

Or. en

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 275 Paragraph 17 deleted

Or. de

AM\634235EN.doc 7/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 276 Paragraph 17

deleted

Or. es

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 277 Paragraph 17

deleted

Or. en

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud, Robert Navarro, Béatrice Patrie, Marie-Hélène Aubert

Amendment 278 Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the role of this new market management and adjustment mechanism must be assessed before the end of the first phase of reform and, if necessary, adapted to developments in the management system for new plantings;

Or. fr

Amendment by Jean Marie Beaupuy

Amendment 279 Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the role of this new market management and adjustment mechanism could be reduced and that it might even be withdrawn, depending on (deletion) the opening of the market during the second reform phase of the CMO (2012-2015);

Or. fr

PE 378.887v01-00 8/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 280 Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the role of this new market management and adjustment mechanism could be reduced after the end of the transition period (2010);

Or. fr

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 281 Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the role of this new market management and adjustment mechanism could be reduced (deletion), depending on the situation in the market during the second reform phase of the CMO (2012-2015);

Or. fr

Amendment by Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos

Amendment 282 Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the role of this new market management and adjustment mechanism could be reduced and that it might even be withdrawn, depending on progress in liberalising new planting and in opening the market during the second reform phase of the CMO (2012-2015), subject to the exception referred to in the following paragraph;

Or. pt

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 283 Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the need to maintain aid for must used to produce grape juice, the aim being to maintain a product used for a purpose other than wine production that is important for the sector and helps to maintain market equilibrium;

Or. it

AM\634235EN.doc 9/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Robert Navarro

Amendment 284 Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Wishes to point out the importance of distillation in pollution control in vineyards and its energy potential (production of bioethanol); considers that reform of distillation aid should make provision for the continuation of a sufficient number of distilleries, spread evenly across European territory, to carry out these environmental functions; adds that aid for the transport of waste to the distilleries could be envisaged;

Or. fr

Amendment by Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos

Amendment 285 Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Considers that whatever distillation mechanism is adopted should always include a Community component to cover the needs of 'potable alcohol' for use in the production of quality liqueur wines;

Or. pt

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 286 Paragraph 18

deleted

Or. de

Amendment by Astrid Lulling, Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 287 Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the (deletion) grubbing-up as proposed by the Commission will prevent the desired strengthening of the competitiveness of the wine-growing sector (deletion);

PE 378.887v01-00 10/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Or. fr

Amendment by Marie-Hélène Aubert, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Amendment 288 Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the Commission’s communication emphasizes grubbing-up as a measure to reduce production and the workforce in the sector, rather than to control production through measures to regulate supply through rules for sustainable agricultural practice, incentives for quality production and maintaining the principle of planting rights and to increase the consumption of European quality wines through promotion programmes; considers that the amount of grubbing up is exaggerated and that grubbing-up should not take place in places where vineyards play a key role in preventing soil erosion (steep slopes); asserts that enhanced subsidiary may not be used as an alibi for reckless deregulation which will lead to unfair competition even within the borders of the EU, calls upon the commission to identify and sanction illegal plantations;

Or. en

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó, Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 289 Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the Commission’s communication emphasizes grubbing-up as a measure to reduce production and the workforce in the sector, rather than to control production through measures to regulate supply and demand; considers that the consequence of this policy will be that (deletion) the desired strengthening of the competitiveness of the wine-growing sector will not be achieved; contrary to what the Commission maintains (deletion);

Or. en

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Pilar Ayuso, Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 290 Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the Commission’s communication emphasizes grubbing-up as a measure to reduce production and the workforce in the sector instead of promoting production control through measures to regulate supply and demand; considers that the

AM\634235EN.doc 11/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN consequence of this policy will be that during the second phase of reform the desired strengthening of the competitiveness of the wine-growing sector will not be achieved; contrary to what the Commission maintains; asserts that enhanced subsidiarity may not be used as an alibi for reckless deregulation which will lead to unfair competition even within the borders of the EU;

Or. es

Amendment by Diamanto Manolakou

Amendment 291 Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its disappointment that essentially the only measure proposed in the Commission communication for regulating supply and demand in the sector is to reduce production and the workforce employed in it; considers that the consequence of this policy will be that during the second phase of reform the desired strengthening of the competitiveness of the wine-growing sector will not be achieved; contrary to what the Commission maintains; asserts that enhanced subsidiarity may not be used as an alibi for reckless deregulation which will lead to unfair competition even within the borders of the EU

Or. el

Amendment by Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos

Amendment 292 Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers that any grubbing-up measures taken under this reform should be preceded by the grubbing-up of all illegal vineyards and that an adequate period of time should be laid down for this purpose;

Or. pt

Amendment by Béla Glattfelder

Amendment 293 Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls upon the Commission to devise ways of eliminating structural surpluses such as to ensure that production is reduced primarily in those regions which were receiving support for distillation; recommends, therefore, that the reduction in production should primarily be implemented in proportion to distillation aid;

PE 378.887v01-00 12/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Or. hu

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Pilar Ayuso, Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 294 Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Points out that the large-scale uncontrolled grubbing-up of vineyards would seriously damage the European Union's production potential, both in table- wine regions and in areas where quality wines are produced - a state of affairs which would cause market share to be surrendered to non-EU countries; draws attention to the fact that the Commission proposal seriously undermines the competitiveness of Europe's regions;

Or. es

Amendment by Czesław Adam Siekierski

Amendment 295 Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. Takes the view that the proposed combination of a grubbing-up system, abolition of the planting rights system and abolition of specific market measures will help swiftly to secure a balanced market, but that restricting production potential in the longer term should not be used as a means of regulating the market in wine;

Or. pl

Amendment by Astrid Lulling, Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 296 Paragraph 19

19. Considers that the permanent abandonment of wine-growing must not be the centrepiece of the CMO reform, but that it should instead be enhanced as an accompanying measure aimed at reviving wine-growing potential and gradually adapting the wine sector to market requirements;

Or. en

AM\634235EN.doc 13/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 297 Paragraph 19

19. Considers that the issue of permanent abandonment of wine-growing must not be the centrepiece of the CMO reform, but that it should instead be one of the parameters of structural interventions, within the national budget envelope, aimed at reviving wine- growing potential and gradually adapting the wine sector to market requirements;

Or. de

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 298 Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. The agricultural area formerly used for vine production, once grubbed up, would qualify as an eligible area under the SPS and be granted the average regional decoupled direct payment. Minimum environmental requirement would be considered when fixing the grubbing up premia to avoid land degradation;

Or. en

Amendment by Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 299 Paragraph 20

20. Considers that, as most surpluses are produced as table wines, grubbing-up should be initiated in all regions of the European Union that produce this type of wine, without any particular constraints; maintains that the level of the premium should be sufficient to provide an incentive for all the large table-wine producing regions in the European Union to participate equitably in the effort to reorganise the market; considers on the other hand that for areas that produce quality wines produced in specific regions (QWpsr) stricter supervision of the measure has to be envisaged, based on the present system, as markets for this type of wine are not so unified as table-wine markets and, moreover, these products have a fundamental environmental role and impact on land planning; finally stresses the need to keep the best land for quality wines produced in specific regions;

Or. fr

PE 378.887v01-00 14/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 300 Paragraph 20

20. Considers that the decision on permanent abandonment must be taken by the producer alone; also considers that Member States should be able to approve or reject permanent abandonment on the basis of objective criteria defined beforehand at Community and national level;

Or. it

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 301 Paragraph 20

20. Considers that the initiative of permanent abandonment must lie with the producer, provided that Member States are able to approve or reject permanent abandonment on the basis of objective national and/or regional criteria;

Or. fr

Amendment by Jean Marie Beaupuy

Amendment 302 Paragraph 20

20. Considers that the initiative of permanent abandonment must lie with the producer, provided that Member States are able to approve or reject permanent abandonment on the basis of national and/or regional criteria that are compatible with objective Community criteria;

Or. fr

Amendment by Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 303 Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that the permanent grubbing-up system must be supplemented by temporary grubbing-up that would give wine growers the time needed to adapt to the new market order; considers that temporary grubbing-up would allow the wine grower to receive some financial support, as the planting rights would be frozen for several years, at the end of which the wine grower could replant, dispose of his

AM\634235EN.doc 15/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN planting rights or apply for conversion to permanent grubbing-up if the scheme is opened by the Member State;

Or. fr

Amendment by Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 304 Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Recommends that, in addition to the permanent abandonment scheme, temporary set-aside might be introduced, which would give farmers who so wish the option of temporarily not harvesting in certain vineyard areas in exchange for financial support for loss of income, with the replanting right being frozen for several years, at the end of which the wine grower could choose from various options; points out that such a measure would permit a temporary reduction in the quantities marketed, without irreversibly cutting production potential;

Or. fr

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Françoise Castex, Thijs Berman, Béatrice Patrie, Robert Navarro, Marie-Hélène Aubert

Amendment 305 Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Considers that preference should be given to temporary grubbing-up in the long term (10-20 years), which would allow wine growers to focus on quality in the conversion of their vineyards and practices (fallow land, choice of varieties, reduction of inputs, organic production, etc.);

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Christa Klaß

Amendment 306 Paragraph 21

21. Considers that, within the framework of the national budget envelope, Member States must have the possibility of excluding certain wine-growing regions from the grubbing-up programme;

Or. de

PE 378.887v01-00 16/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 307 Paragraph 21

21. Considers it essential to make provision for each Member State to set a permissible upper limit for grubbing-up for each region;

Or. it

Amendment by Astrid Lulling, Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 308 Paragraph 21

21. Recommends that each Member State has the possibility to set a permissible upper limit for grubbing-up for each region;

Or. en

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 309 Paragraph 21

21. Recommends that each Member State or region set a permissible upper limit for grubbing-up for each region and that they should have the opportunity to select which categories of wine will take priority in the grubbing-up programme;

Or. el

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 310 Paragraph 21

21. Recommends that each Member State – as part of its relevant development programme - set a permissible upper limit for grubbing-up for each region, and allocate sources form its national envelope for financing grubbing-up;

Or. en

AM\634235EN.doc 17/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 311 Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Considers that in the framework of pluriannual operational programs, professional organisations (national / regional) have the possibility to manage the grubbing-up programmes on the basis of the objective Community criteria;

Or. en

Amendment by Marie-Hélène Aubert, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Amendment 312 Paragraph 22, first sentence

22. Considers that the objective Community criteria restricting the possibility of permanent abandonment and specific maintenance support may include the following:

Or. en

Amendment by Marie-Hélène Aubert, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Amendment 313 Paragraph 22, point (a)

(a) vineyards in mountainous, coastal and island regions mainly where soil erosion and the loss of biodiversity must be prevented, producing wines with geographical indications;

Or. en

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud, Robert Navarro, Béatrice Patrie, Gilles Savary

Amendment 314 Paragraph 22, point (a)

(a) vineyards in mountainous and island regions and vineyards on slopes that mainly produce wines with geographical indications and quality wines;

Or. fr

PE 378.887v01-00 18/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Duarte Freitas

Amendment 315 Paragraph 22, point a a (new)

(aa) vineyards in traditional wine-growing regions and of historical importance;

Or. pt

Amendment by Pilar Ayuso, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 316 Paragraph 22, point c a (new)

(ca) environmental risks stemming from the abandonment of production;

Or. es

Amendment by Robert Navarro

Amendment 317 Paragraph 22, point (c) b (new)

(c)b vineyards where excessive reduction would threaten the existence of a whole terroir or a registered designation of origin;

Or. fr

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 318 Paragraph 23

23. Considers that objective Community criteria which are in line with a more general restructuring of the productive and human potential in the countryside and which may facilitate the choice of permanent abandonment include the following indicative cases: (a) vineyards which now have a very low yield and have no prospect of recovering their potential; (b) cases in which wine growers are included in the early retirement scheme; (c) vineyards unsuited for the production of quality or marketable wines;

Or. el

AM\634235EN.doc 19/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Ioannis Gklavakis

Amendment 319 Paragraph 23 a

Deleted

Or. el

Amendment by Marie-Hélène Aubert, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Amendment 320 Paragraph 23, point (b)

(b) cases in which wine growers are included in the early retirement scheme in areas where there are no perspectives for young vintners by maintaining vine production on those vineyards;

Or. en

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 321 Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recommends that temporary grubbing-up could be introduced in addition to the permanent abandonment system, with each Member State deciding whether it would be convenient to introduce it; points out that such a measure would permit a temporary reduction in the quantities marketed without irreversibly cutting production potential; stresses that such a measure would give farmers who so wish the option of temporarily grubbing-up certain vineyard areas in exchange for financial support for loss of income, with the replanting right being frozen for several years, at the end of which the wine grower could choose from various options; points out that such a measure would make possible a temporary reduction in the quantities marketed, without irreversibly cutting production potential;

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 322 Paragraph 24

deleted

PE 378.887v01-00 20/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Or. de

Amendment by María Isabel Salinas García

Amendment 323 Paragraph 24 deleted

Or. es

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 324 Paragraph 24 deleted

Or. en

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 325 Paragraph 24

24. Maintains that, in the case of producers who when grubbing up decide to stop producing wine, areas grubbed up on the basis of a national plan agreed with the regions, sectoral and consumer organisations may be assigned by the regions to the production of ‘quality’ wine, in particular by young farmers who intend to enlarge their sphere of activity or wish to start growing vines for the first time; considers that European funding should be granted to producers who do not wish to abandon production after grubbing up, so as to enable them to replace vines that produce low-quality wines or wine for distillation with vines producing wine that will have a commercial outlet;

Or. it

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 326 Paragraph 24

24. Maintains that grubbed up areas for which flat-rate compensation is to be paid will be

AM\634235EN.doc 21/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN able to be added to the areas eligible for the award of rights to uniform decoupled aid; considers, in view of the fact that funding for the sector from the Community budget is marginal, that Member States should be able to provide wine growers in the grubbing-up programme with additional support from the resources of the SDPW (Support and Development Programmes for the Wine Sector) or by applying the fluctuation mechanism and/or through the re-division of the national reserve of single-payment rights so that producer support can reach the level of the national or regional single decoupled payment;

Or. el

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 327 Paragraph 24

24. Maintains that grubbed up areas for which flat-rate compensation is to be paid will be able to be added to the areas eligible for the award of rights to (deletion) decoupled aid from the national envelope; points out that wine growers, by virtue of compliance with basic agricultural cultivation practices and cross-compliance for the cultivation season prior to grubbing-up, will have received aid which may be topped up after permanent abandonment through the redistribution of the national reserve of direct payments according to the 2003 CAP reform modulation mechanism on a voluntary or compulsory basis, or their inclusion in rural development measures; (deletion)

Or. en

Amendment by Duarte Freitas

Amendment 328 Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Considers that the problem of illegal vineyards should be resolved before grubbing- up measures are implemented;

Or. pt

PE 378.887v01-00 22/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Thijs Berman, Bernadette Vergnaud, Robert Navarro

Amendment 329 Paragraph 25, title

Ban on new plantings – Award of new planting rights

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Christa Klaß, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 330 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that (deletion) Member States must be allowed to adopt rules on planting which may include provisions laying down a ban on new plantings, in order to prevent uncontrolled expansion of production (deletion);

Or. de

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Thijs Berman, Bernadette Vergnaud, Robert Navarro

Amendment 331 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual reallocation of new planting rights must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States covering the targeted level of planting, the timetable for implementation and the varieties in each region; considers that new plantings should be intended only for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing-up at national and regional level;

Or. fr

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 332 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that strict supervision of production must be maintained, particularly for wines with a geographical indication, and the granting of new planting rights must be subject to the existence of commercial outlets; considers that the circulation of planting rights within the Member States must be facilitated to give vineyards

AM\634235EN.doc 23/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN capacity for development;

Or. fr

Amendment by Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 333 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that strict supervision of production must be maintained, particularly for wines with a geographical indication, and the granting of new planting rights must be subject to the existence of commercial outlets; considers that the circulation of planting rights within the Member States must be facilitated to give vineyards and holdings capacity for development;

Or. fr

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso

Amendment 334 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that before any decision is taken on whether or not to liberalise planting rights, an assessment should be carried out (following an initial transitional period) of the effects of the reform - especially the effects of measures relating to voluntary grubbing-up - and, consequently, of the risks of market saturation to which such liberalisation could give rise; points out that in any event the final decision in the case of areas under the umbrella of protected geographical indications must be a matter for the regional authorities or the appropriate regulatory bodies;

Or. es

Amendment by Agnes Schierhuber

Amendment 335 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that (deletion) new plantings must only be allowed on the basis of planting rights, in order to prevent expansion of the EU's wine-growing potential from having negative impact on the market;

Or. de

PE 378.887v01-00 24/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Herbert Bösch

Amendment 336 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that (deletion) new plantings must only be allowed on the basis of planting rights, in order to prevent expansion of the EU's wine-growing potential from having negative impact on the market;

Or. de

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 337 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that the system of planting rights has to be maintained on a long term in an adapted form, because only with its application can the control of the production potential and maintenance of the European traditions be ensured; (deletion) considers that new plantings should be intended only for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, should fulfil the specific conditions laid down in the national/regional development programmes; be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing-up at national and regional level;

Or. en

Amendment by Czesław Adam Siekierski

Amendment 338 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual liberalisation of new plantings must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States covering the degree of liberalisation, the timetable for implementation and the varieties in each region; considers that new plantings should be intended (deletion) for the production of quality wines and, in exceptional cases, also for the production of table wines in Member States where wine production is of little economic significance to the wine market, the climate is unfavourable and there is no overproduction of wine, on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing-up at national and regional level;

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AM\634235EN.doc 25/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Diamanto Manolakou

Amendment 339 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual liberalisation of new plantings must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States in cooperation with the regions, producers' associations, interprofessional associations in the sector and consumer associations, covering the degree of liberalisation, the timetable for implementation and the varieties in each region; considers that new plantings should be intended only for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register; (deletion)

Or. el

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 340 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual liberalisation of new plantings must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States covering the degree of liberalisation, the timetable for implementation, (deletion) the varieties in each region and the programme and sequence of developments for grubbing-up; considers that new plantings should be intended only for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing- up at national and regional level;

Or. el

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 341 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual liberalisation of new plantings must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States, in agreement with the regions and sectoral and consumer organisations, covering the degree of liberalisation, the timetable for implementation and the varieties in each region; considers that new plantings should be intended only

PE 378.887v01-00 26/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing- up at national and regional level;

Or. it

Amendment by Marie-Hélène Aubert, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Amendment 342 Paragraph 25

25. Considers that a careful and transparent procedure for the gradual liberalisation of new plantings must be followed as part of a programme which must be submitted by Member States covering the degree of liberalisation, the timetable for implementation and the varieties in each region; considers that new plantings should be intended only for the production of quality wines on the basis of the new classification, be entered in the adjusted vineyard register and be brought in line with the programme of grubbing up at national and regional level; considers that these measures should only be determined after an appropriate evaluation of present plantations and their sales potentials, especially regarding illegal plantations;

Or. en

Amendment by Giuseppe Castiglione

Amendment 343 Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses that, with reference to production zones with a geographical indication, it may be appropriate for the decisions on liberalisation to be taken by the competent regional authorities, in view of the need to safeguard the value of the investments made by wine-growers in the zone of geographical indication, in order to prevent a loss of prestige for that indication and to maintain control over product quality;

Or. it

Amendment by Pilar Ayuso, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 344 Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Considers that when plantation rights are being allocated the Member States and their regions should give priority treatment to young farmers, to quality wines and to

AM\634235EN.doc 27/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN vineyards which are actively engaged in improving quality and marketing their wines;

Or. es

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 345 Paragraph 25 c (new)

25. c Considers that new plantings may not be included in eligible funded actions such as restructuring, agricultural cultivation practices, cross-compliance and market crisis management which will be included in the SDPWs, but that they may on the other hand be included in collective actions of producer organisations, and/or interprofessional organisations pursuing policies for promotion, consumer information, market research and compensation for natural disasters;

Or. el

Amendment by Czesław Adam Siekierski

Amendment 346 Paragraph 25 d (new)

25d. Takes the view that mechanisms to restrict production potential, including a continued ban on plantings, should not apply absolutely and equally to all wine-growing regions; stresses that there is no overproduction of wine in northern and central European countries and that measures seeking to get rid of surpluses should therefore focus on regions where there is overproduction;

Or. pl

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 347 Paragraph 26

26. MS will keep a register of the vineyards indicating varietals planted and number of vines in each unit (maintaining the Regulation 2392/86);

Or. en

PE 378.887v01-00 28/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Christa Klaß, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 348 Paragraph 26

26. Considers that national controls (deletion) should be based more on plots of vineyards; points out that the adjustment of existing vineyard registers is therefore necessary;

Or. de

Amendment by Vincenzo Lavarra

Amendment 349 Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Considers that the procedure for the regularisation of vineyards planted irregularly before 1 September 1998 should be applicable as of 1 September 1993;

Or. it

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Christa Klaß, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 350 Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that the vineyard register is the basic tool for controlling compliance with production limits (deletion);

Or. de

Amendment by Astrid Lulling, Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 351 Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that the vineyard register is the basic tool for controlling compliance with production limits which takes place when the wine is marketed and will establish the connection between the size of the vineyard and the quantity of wine produced and for monitoring implementation of agricultural cultivation practices and cross-compliance; (deletion) considers that the vineyard register must be incorporated in the Integrated

AM\634235EN.doc 29/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Administration and Control System (IACS) which applies under the new CAP;

Or. fr

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso, Esther Herranz García

Amendment 352 Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises that the vineyard register is the basic tool for controlling compliance with production limits which takes place when the wine is marketed and will establish the connection between the size of the vineyard and the quantity of wine produced and for monitoring implementation of agricultural cultivation practices and cross-compliance: points out that these controls will be carried out by competent official bodies in cooperation with wine-sector bodies and organisations; considers that the vineyard register must be incorporated in the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) which applies under the new CAP;

Or. es

Amendment by Vincenzo Lavarra

Amendment 353 Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Takes the view that wine-growing zones may be reconsidered on the basis of Commission research, but in any event the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wine may not be any lower than 8 % vol;

Or. it

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Françoise Castex, Bernadette Vergnaud, Thijs Berman, Béatrice Patrie, Robert Navarro, Marie-Hélène Aubert

Amendment 354 Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. European wine-growing observatory Calls for the setting up of a European wine-growing observatory that will be responsible for coordinating knowledge of vineyards (production potential, changes in composition, disease) and high-quality European research into trends in consumption, wine-growing practices and oenological practices;

Or. fr

PE 378.887v01-00 30/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 355 Paragraph 27 c (new)

27 c. Considers it appropriate to redefine and simplify the wine-growing zones and to establish the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wines on the basis of Commission research; however the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wine should not be less than 8 % vol;

Or. it

Amendment by Ioannis Gklavakis

Amendment 356 Paragraph 28

Deleted

Or. el

Amendment by Duarte Freitas

Amendment 357 Paragraph 28 deleted

Or. pt

Amendment by Vincenzo Lavarra

Amendment 358 Paragraph 28 deleted

Or. it

AM\634235EN.doc 31/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Christa Klaß, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 359 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that (deletion) enrichment using sugar (sucrose) may (deletion) be deemed a permissible (deletion) oenological practice, as the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has approved (deletion) oenological practices involving the use of additives not derived from grapes, such as flavourings obtained from wood chips and fruit acids, and the Commission has, through bilateral treaties, accepted the use of enrichment with sugar (sucrose) by 'New World' countries and approved the sale of such wines in the European Union;

Or. de

Amendment by Giuseppe Castiglione

Amendment 360 Paragraph 28

28. Is aware that enrichment has a direct impact on production levels, as it may entail an increase in the quantity produced per hectare; stresses, nevertheless, that the issue of maintaining or abolishing aid for concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated must is closely and inseparably linked to the abolition or maintaining of enrichment with sucrose, bearing in mind also the fall in sugar prices resulting from the reform of the CMO in sugar, the various oenological traditions of the Member States, the advisability and technical feasibility of confining the use of such practices to certain precise maximum quantities, as well as possible alternative uses of must that would have a positive impact on reducing wine surpluses;

Or. it

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez, Esther Herranz García, Pilar Ayuso

Amendment 361 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that one of the priority objectives of the (deletion) reform (deletion) must be (deletion) to balance and control[deletion] production; banning the enrichment of wine through the addition of saccharose would help to secure those objectives and at the same time the funding currently allocated to enrichment through the addition of must could be used in connection with other initiatives intended to improve the monitoring of supply;

Or. es

PE 378.887v01-00 32/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Rosa Miguélez Ramos, María Isabel Salinas García

Amendment 362 Paragraph 28

28. Welcomes the abolition of the use of saccharose in the enrichment of wines, thereby leaving the use of concentrated must as the sole alternative - a measure which will have a major impact on the balance and on the monitoring of Community production.

Or. es

Amendment by Herbert Bösch

Amendment 363 Paragraph 28

28. Considers that approval for enrichment with sugar may (deletion) be linked by Member States to conditions such as checks on measures to raise quality (e.g. compliance with yield ceilings) and to climatic conditions;

Or. de

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 364 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that (deletion) priority must be given to balancing and controlling production through strict enforcement and control of Community rules on the use of sugar for must enrichment, (deletion) believes, however, that the issue of enrichment using sugar may not be deemed a permissible or impermissible oenological practice. It has to be allowed in every wine growing region, where it was traditionally used and where no structural surpluses exist (delete); Believes that the Commission’s proposal on reducing the maximum level of enrichment is not justified; The present rules have to remain in force;

Or. en

AM\634235EN.doc 33/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Jean Marie Beaupuy

Amendment 365 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that in the first phase of reform (2008-2011) priority must be given to balancing and controlling production (deletion); believes (deletion) that the issue of enrichment using sugar may not be deemed a permissible or impermissible oenological practice, given that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has approved other oenological practices by 'New World' countries which go so far as to mislead consumers; considers that, in the context of liberalisation of oenological practices recommended by the Commission in the light of the European Union’s international obligations, prohibiting Community producers from enrichment using sugar goes against the effort to make European wine-growing competitive and creates reverse discrimination that European wine growers will find incomprehensible;

Or. fr

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 366 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that (deletion) the use of sugar for must enrichment (deletion) may not be deemed a permissible or impermissible oenological practice, given that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has approved other oenological practices (deletion);

Or. fr

Amendment by Armando Veneto

Amendment 367 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that the in first phase of reform (2008-2011) priority must be given to balancing and controlling production through gradually reducing the use of sugar for must enrichment, naturally after the review of the CMO in sugar; believes, however, that the issue of enrichment using sugar, irrespective of whether or not it is an admissible oenological practice, affects product quality and hence does not ensure adequate protection for European consumers;

Or. it

PE 378.887v01-00 34/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Agnes Schierhuber

Amendment 368 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that in the first phase of reform (2008-2011) priority must be given to balancing and controlling production through monitoring the use of sugar for must enrichment, naturally after the review of the CMO in sugar; believes, however, that the issue of enrichment using sugar may not be deemed an impermissible oenological practice, given that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has approved other oenological practices by 'New World' countries which go so far as to mislead consumers; considers that approval for enrichment with sugar may be linked by Member States to conditions such as checks on measures to raise quality (e.g. compliance with yield ceilings) and to climatic conditions;

Or. de

Amendment by Stéphane Le Foll, Jean-Claude Fruteau

Amendment 369 Paragraph 28

28. Believes that the balancing of the markets primarily entails controlled restructuration of the sector and enrichment must continue to be controlled, naturally after the review of the CMO in sugar; believes, however, that the issue of enrichment using sugar may not be deemed a permissible or impermissible oenological practice, given that the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has approved other oenological practices by 'New World' countries which go so far as to mislead consumers;

Or. fr

Amendment by Ioannis Gklavakis

Amendment 370 Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Considers that the Commission's proposal to enrich and rectify the alcohol content of wine using only must is a step in the right direction because, on the one hand, it provides more scope for disposing of must and, on the other hand, it achieves a significant saving of financial resources;

Or. el

AM\634235EN.doc 35/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Czesław Adam Siekierski

Amendment 371 Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Takes the view that the use of sugar to enrich wine should not be banned because to do so would be to discriminate against Member States located in parts of the EU where it is more difficult to grow wine owing to a less favourable climate; considers, furthermore, that the decision on the matter should be left to producers, rather than being governed by EU law;

Or. pl

Amendment by Béla Glattfelder

Amendment 372 Paragraph 28 c (new)

28c. Calls upon the Commission not to propose any amendment of the rules relating to increasing alcohol content, because this would increase the competitive disadvantage suffered by European producers in relation to third-country wine producers and in addition would call into question the sustainability of wine production in certain regions or Member States;

Or. hu

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud, Béatrice Patrie, Gilles Savary, Robert Navarro

Amendment 373 Paragraph 28 d (new)

28d. Considers that, in the event of enrichment by the addition of concentrated must, the must should come from the same production area;

Or. fr

Amendment by José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Pilar Ayuso

Amendment 374 Paragraph 28 e (new)

28e. Strongly recommends that must produced within the European Union be used

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Or. es

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud, Béatrice Patrie, Gilles Savary, Robert Navarro

Amendment 375 Paragraph 28 f (new)

28f. Stresses that the rules on enrichment must remain stringent so that this procedure is authorised in very specific circumstances and authorisations are reassessed every year;

Or. fr

Amendment by Bernadette Bourzai, Bernadette Vergnaud, Béatrice Patrie, Gilles Savary, Françoise Castex, Thijs Berman, Robert Navarro

Amendment 376 Paragraph 28 g (new)

28g. Remains convinced that, to be competitive, European wine-growing must not take over corrective practices used in the rest of the world and it must retain its place in the market for quality and products from a particular terroir, even for export;

Or. fr

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 377 Paragraph 28 h (new)

28h. Upholds the need to maintain aid for must and concentrated rectified must used for enrichment, since it is necessary to preserve an oenological practice that is common in many regions of the Community, to take account of the investments made by producers and to prevent an interruption of trade flows by increasing supply of the product and hence upsetting market equilibrium;

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AM\634235EN.doc 37/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Armando Veneto

Amendment 378 Paragraph 28 i (new)

28 i. aid for the use of concentrated must and rectified concentrated must be used to increase natural minimum alcoholic strength (an oenological practice common in many regions of the Community, in which many producers have invested) should be reduced gradually in proportion with the reduction in the use of sugar for must enrichment, in order to avoid upsetting market equilibrium;

Or. it

Amendment by Armando Veneto

Amendment 379 Paragraph 28 j (new)

28 j. Considers it appropriate to redefine and simplify the wine-producing zones and to establish the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wines, which may under no circumstances be less than 8% vol., on the basis of research carried out by the Commission;

Or. it

Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 380 Paragraph 28 k(new)

28 k Takes the view that enrichment using sugar cannot be considered an acceptable oenological practice. Considers, however, that using concentrated must makes a positive contribution to market equilibrium, and thus considers it appropriate to maintain aid for concentrated must and rectified concentrated must used for enrichment in order to: - maintain an oenological practice that is common in many regions of the Community; - to take account of the investments made by producers, - prevent an interruption of trade flows that would increase the supply of the product;

Or. it

PE 378.887v01-00 38/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 381 Paragraph 28 l (new)

28 l. Considers that the liberalisation of new oenological practices may lead to a deterioration in the image of wine and hence undermine the relationship of trust between consumer and product, which would have extremely serious consequences for consumption. On the other hand, maintaining the ban on the use of new oenological practices would strongly influence the characterisation of European wines in terms of communicating and promoting the quality of the product;

Or. it

Amendment by Diamanto Manolakou

Amendment 382 Paragraph 28 m (new)

28. m Insists that the best method of protecting the production potential of vine and wine in Europe is by maintaining oenological practices which enhance the qualitative characteristics of wine as the natural distillation of grapes and by rejecting the transformation of wine into a purely industrial product using methods of wine-making which involve admixtures of water, rectifiers, flavouring, the decomposition and recomposition of must , etc.;

Or. el

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Werner Langen

Amendment 383 Paragraph 28n (new)

28n. Points out that the study linking enrichment using sugar with over-production of wine in the EU dates back to 1991, does not reflect current market conditions and in any case did not provide meaningful data;

Or. de

AM\634235EN.doc 39/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 384 Paragraph 29, title

Title Public alcohol intervention - Private storage of wine, wine-based alcohols and must

Or. es

Amendment by Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 385 Paragraph 29

29. Considers that the possibility should be examined of maintaining the private storage of wine, wine-based alcohols and must, (deletion) taking into account (deletion) the abolition of public storage;

Or. es

Amendment by Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Gábor Harangozó

Amendment 386 Paragraph 29

29. Considers that the possibility should be examined of maintaining the private storage of wine and must, at least during a transitional period, be financed from the national envelopes, taking into account the proposed restrictions on distillation and the abolition of public storage;

Or. en

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 387 Paragraph 29

29. Considers that (deletion) the private storage of wine and must, together with current distillation measures, should initially be maintained, within the framework of national budget envelopes;

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Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 388 Paragraph 29

29. Considers that (deletion) the private storage of wine and must should be maintained (deletion) during the transition period (2008-2011) (deletion);

Or. fr

Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 389 Paragraph 29

29. Considers that the possibility should be examined of maintaining the private storage of wine and must, at least during the first phase of the reform (2008-2011), taking into account the proposed restrictions on distillation and the abolition of public storage; in the second phase of the reform this measure may be covered by national financial appropriations;

Or. it

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Pilar Ayuso

Amendment 390 Title preceding Paragraph 30

Title Trade and inter-trade bodies and organisations

Or. es

Amendment by Sergio Berlato, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

Amendment 391 Paragraph 30

30. Considers that resources transferred from market measures to national financial appropriations will have to be granted on the basis of projects submitted by producers’ organizations, who would have to ensure transparent management from the production to the marketing stage. The measures eligible for financing in the

AM\634235EN.doc 41/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN sector’s plans should deal with the management of potential, the management of processing, with priority given to integrated networks and groupings of enterprises, market management, research and crisis management;

Or. it

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Deß, Albert Jan Maat, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 392 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that (deletion) interprofessional organisations may take initiatives in the following areas, provided that a Community authorisation framework is established, which could cover, for example: the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information concerning moderate wine consumption, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are better geared to domestic and export market requirements (deletion), indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming etc.;

Or. de

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 393 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that organisations in the sector, especially interprofessional organisations, in line with their respective objectives, may take initiatives to promote the transparent management of production and the market, the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information, the promotion of moderate consumption, the promotion of products on the internal and external markets, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are already adapted to market requirements and consumer preferences, indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming etc.;

Or. fr

PE 378.887v01-00 42/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Pilar Ayuso

Amendment 394 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that sectoral organisations constituted in parity by organizations representing the operators involved in first marketing may take initiatives to promote the transparent management of production and the market, the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information and promotion of moderate consumption, promotion of products for internal and external markets, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are already adapted to market requirements and consumer preferences, indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming, etc.;

Or. en

Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 395 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that producer organisations, their commercial enterprises (deletion), interprofessional organisations and consumer organisations may take initiatives to promote the transparent management of production and the market, the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are already adapted to market requirements and consumer preferences, indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming etc.;

Or. it

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 396 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that trade and inter-trade bodies and organisations may take initiatives to promote the transparent management of production and the market, the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are already adapted to market requirements and consumer preferences, indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming etc.;

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Amendment by Jean Marie Beaupuy

Amendment 397 Paragraph 30

30. Stresses that producer organisations, their commercial enterprises and interprofessional organisations in line with their respective objectives may take initiatives to promote the transparent management of production and the market, the fuller exploitation of the production potential, consumer information, the conduct of the research necessary to channel production to products which are already adapted to market requirements and consumer preferences, indispensable commercial investments, the search for new means of restricting the use of plant protection substances, the switch towards organic farming etc.;

Or. fr

Amendment by Giuseppe Castiglione, Giorgio Carollo

Amendment 398 Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls on the Commission, in its proposal, to demonstrate a determination to reform the wine-making sector, in particular by means of an effective and p Community policy to promote European wine, by making provision for appropriate financial commitments;

Or. it

Amendment by Giuseppe Castiglione, Giorgio Carollo

Amendment 399 Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Considers it appropriate to set up a specific fund for the promotion of European wines via the organisations and professional and interprofessional bodies in the sector, ;

Or. it

PE 378.887v01-00 44/48 AM\634235EN.doc EN Amendment by Vincenzo Aita

Amendment 400 Paragraph 30 c (new)

30 c. Considers it appropriate to redefine and simplify the wine-growing zones and to establish the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wines on the basis of Commission research; the natural minimum alcoholic strength of wine should under no circumstances be less than 8 % vol.;

Or. it

Amendment by Anne Laperrouze

Amendment 401 Paragraph 31 deleted

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle

Amendment 402 Paragraph 31 deleted

Or. en

Amendment by Esther Herranz García, Carmen Fraga Estévez

Amendment 403 Paragraph 31

31. Considers that the new common organisation of the market should contain provision for a fund administered through trade and inter-trade bodies and organisations which undertake to implement programmes designed to improve the marketing of European wines, promotion based on moderate and responsible wine consumption and research activities designed to improve quality, so as to enable supply to be better matched to demand; such programmes could also be used to finance campaigns designed to disseminate the European wine-growing concept;

Or. es

AM\634235EN.doc 45/48 PE 378.887v01-00 EN Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 404 Paragraph 31

31. Considers that the actions to be taken by (deletion) organisations in the sector, especially interprofessional organisations, in line with their respective objectives, must form part of integrated wine operational programmes (IWOPs) which must have national and Community approval and be funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGGF);

Or. fr

Amendment by Elisabeth Jeggle, Christa Klaß, Lutz Goepel, Albert Jan Maat, Albert Deß, Mairead McGuinness

Amendment 405 Paragraph 31

31. Considers that the actions to be taken by producer organisations (deletion) and interprofessional organisations must form part of integrated wine operational programmes (IWOPs) which must have national and Community approval and be funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF);

Or. de

Amendment by Astrid Lulling

Amendment 406 Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Considers, with regard to interprofessional organisations, that there is reason to give them fuller management of marketing, with the specific reservation that measures taken should not lead to an abnormal reduction in supply; adds that the direct or indirect ban on price fixing must be maintained; considers, however, that information concerning the constituent elements in prices could be authorised to ensure market transparency; points out, moreover, that interprofessional organisations’ objectives must be clarified and their capacity to ensure product promotion on internal and external markets must be affirmed; also points out that information from the interprofessional organisations on the character (natural and human factors) of products with a geographical indication must be encouraged; finally notes that the interprofessional organisations’ capacity to valorise products and responsible consumption must be confirmed;

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Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 407 Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Considers that, in connection with integrated wine operation programmes (IWOPs) that are part of national envelopes, consideration could be given to the introduction of a crisis management measure by the producers’ organisations and interprofessional organisations; points out that the producers could be given financial co-responsibility for this mechanism so they can set up equalisation funds for management of their own crisis arrangements, i.e. by using funding from the industry; points out that producers’ organisations and interprofessional organisations could have the option of compulsory application of this crisis mechanism throughout or in part of a region, without going so far as to make it a mutual crisis, i.e. without applying the mechanism in production areas that are not facing a crisis;

Or. fr

Amendment by Katerina Batzeli

Amendment 408 Paragraph 31 c (new)

31. c Stresses that it should be possible for the integrated wine operational programmes (IWOPs) to be based on the philosophy and practice of corresponding programmes in the olive oil sector, which are drawn up and implemented by the operators' organisations covered by Regulations (EC) No. 865/2004 and (ΕC) No. 2080/2005; points out that it is not proposed that the IWOPs should operate along the lines of the operational programmes and the operational fund in the fruit and vegetables sector;

Or. el

Amendment by Esther Herranz García

Amendment 409 Paragraph 31 d (new)

31d. Believes that the Commission should lay down some activity guidelines for the promotion of European wines, based on moderate and responsible wine consumption and accompanied by the requisite funding;

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