European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI_PV0829_1 MINUTES Meeting of 29 August 2018, 9.00-12.30 and 14.30-18.30, and 30 August 2018, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.09 on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, with Czesław Adam Siekierski presiding. 29 August 2018, 9.00 – 12.30 With the Council and Commission 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Chair’s announcements None 3. Approval of minutes of meetings 20-21 June 2018 PV – PE623.860v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. 9-10 July 2018 PV – PE625.404v01-00 Decision: The minutes were approved. *** Electronic vote *** 4. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 - all sections AGRI/8/12656 2018/2046(BUD) Rapporteur for the opinion: PV\1162288EN.docx PE626.898v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso (PPE) AD – PE623.647v02-00 AM – PE625.398v01-00 AB – PE626.939v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Daniele Viotti (S&D) DT – PE626.894v02-00 Paul Rübig (PPE) Adoption of draft opinion Decision: The draft opinion was adopted.: 36 votes to 2, with 3 abstentions: Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso 5. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 - all sections AGRI/8/12656 2018/2046(BUD) Rapporteur for the opinion: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso (PPE) AD – PE623.647v02-00 AM – PE625.398v01-00 AB – PE626.939v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Daniele Viotti (S&D) DT – PE626.894v02-00 Paul Rübig (PPE) Adoption of budget amendments and pilot projects Decision: 22 budgetary amendments and 7 pilot projects/preparatory actions were adopted. Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso *** End of electronic vote *** 6. Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement AGRI/8/13866 2018/0166R(APP) Rapporteur for the opinion: Peter Jahr (PPE) PA – PE625.204v01-00 AM – PE627.010v01-00 Responsible: BUDG – Jan Olbrycht (PPE) Isabelle Thomas (S&D) Janusz Lewandowski (PPE) Gérard Deprez (ALDE) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 31 August 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Norbert Lins, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Jan Huitema, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Philippe Loiseau, Jacques Colombier, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, John Stuart Agnew, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Marijana Petir, Elsi Katainen, Bronis Ropė, Mairead McGuinness, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Daniel Buda, Esther Herranz García, Michel Dantin, Luke Ming Flanagan, Franc PE626.898v01-00 2/20 PV\1162288EN.docx EN Bogovič, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Sofia Ribeiro, Frank Bollen (DG AGRI), Norbert Lins 7. Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment AGRI/8/13855 ***I 2018/0172(COD) COM(2018)0340 – C8-0218/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Bronis Ropė (Verts/ALE) PA – PE623.923v01-00 AM – PE626.782v01-00 Responsible: ENVI – Frédérique Ries (ALDE) PR – PE623.714v01-00 AM – PE627.611v01-00 AM – PE627.612v01-00 AM – PE627.610v01-00 LT – PE627.627v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 31 August 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bronis Ropė, Michela Giuffrida, Jan Huitema, Anja Hazekamp, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Martin Häusling, Nicola Caputo, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, John Stuart Agnew, Luke Ming Flanagan, Franc Bogovič, Sofia Ribeiro, Mairead McGuinness, Albert Deß, Kestutis Sadauskas (DG ENV), Bronis Ropė 8. Alignment of reporting obligations in the field of environment policy AGRI/8/13523 ***I 2018/0205(COD) COM(2018)0381 – C8-0244/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Nicola Caputo (S&D) PA – PE623.917v01-00 AM – PE626.974v01-00 Responsible: ENVI – Adina-Ioana Vălean (PPE) PR – PE625.332v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 3 September 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Nicola Caputo, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Thomas Waitz, Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (DG ENV), Nicola Caputo * * * 29 August 2018, 11.30 – 12.30 (in camera) 9. Coordinators’ meeting The Coordinators met in camera. Their decisions were approved by the Committee on 30 August 2018 The meeting adjourned at 12.29 * * * PV\1162288EN.docx 3/20 PE626.898v01-00 EN The meeting resumed at 14.45 with Czesław Adam Siekierski presiding 29 August 2018, 14.30 – 18.30 10. Implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides AGRI/8/11793 2017/2284(INI) Rapporteur for the opinion: Sofia Ribeiro (PPE) PA – PE615.419v01-00 AM – PE627.042v01-00 Responsible: ENVI* – Jytte Guteland (S&D) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 5 September 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Karin Kadenbach, Ivari Padar, Anthea McIntyre, Jan Huitema, Luke Ming Flanagan, Maria Heubuch, Eric Andrieu, Nicola Caputo, Marco Zullo, Daniel Buda, John Stuart Agnew, Philippe Loiseau, Angélique Delahaye, Mairead McGuinness, Andrew Owen-Griffith (DG SANTE), Sofia Ribeiro 11. Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain AGRI/8/12783 ***I 2018/0088(COD) COM(2018)0179 – C8-0144/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Karin Kadenbach (S&D) PA – PE625.353v02-00 AM – PE627.041v01-00 Responsible: ENVI – Renate Sommer (PPE) PR – PE623.765v02-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 5 September 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Karin Kadenbach, Franc Bogovič, Anthea McIntyre, Jan Huitema, Maria Heubuch, Marco Zullo, Marijana Petir, Philippe Loiseau, Nicola Caputo, John Stuart Agnew, Martin Häusling, Luke Ming Flanagan, Sabine Juelicher (DG SANTE), Karin Kadenbach 12. Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination AGRI/8/13619 ***I 2018/0224(COD) COM(2018)0435 – C8-0252/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Elsi Katainen (ALDE) PA – PE623.918v01-00 Responsible: ITRE – Dan Nica (S&D) PR – PE625.305v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 4 September 2018, 13.00 Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Elsi Katainen, Franc Bogovič, Anthea McIntyre, PE626.898v01-00 4/20 PV\1162288EN.docx EN Maria Heubuch, Michel Dantin, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Waldemar Kütt (DG RTD), Elsi Katainen, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Daniel Buda 13. Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation AGRI/8/13970 ***I 2018/0225(COD) COM(2018)0436 – C8-0253/2018 Rapporteur for the opinion: Elsi Katainen (ALDE) PA – PE625.364v01-00 Responsible: ITRE – Christian Ehler (PPE) PR – PE625.306v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for tabling amendments: 4 September 2018, 13.00 Already treated under point 12 of the agenda 14. Study on "The revival of wolves and other large predators and its impact on farmers and their livelihood in rural regions of Europe" - Presentation by Mr John D. Linnell (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research - NINA). Study requested by the AGRI Committee, commissioned and managed by Policy Department B Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, John D. Linnell (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – NINA), Ulrike Müller, Michel Dantin, Herbert Dorfmann, Paul Brannen, Daniel Buda, Marijana Petir, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Eric Andrieu, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Martin Häusling, Luke Ming Flanagan, Franc Bogovič, James Nicholson, Susanne Melior, Bronis Ropė, Anja Hazekamp, Karin Kadenbach, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Nicola Notaro (DG ENV), John D. Linnell, Paul Brannen, John D. Linnell (NINA), Angélique Delahaye, John D. Linnell, Eric Andrieu, Herbert Dorfmann, Michel Dantin, Albert Deß, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Jacques Colombier, Eric Andrieu, John D. Linnell, Czesław Adam Siekierski The meeting adjourned at 18.28 * * * The meeting resumed at 9.10 with Czesław Adam Siekierski presiding. 30 August 2018, 9.00 – 12.30 15. Presentation by a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the Future CAP (Simplification and Subsidiarity) Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Mihail Dumitru (DG AGRI), Albert Deß, Nicola Caputo, Ulrike Müller, Philippe Loiseau, Beata Gosiewska, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Luke Ming Flanagan, Franc Bogovič, Herbert Dorfmann, Daniel Buda, Bronis Ropė, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Momchil Nekov, Marijana Petir, Mairead McGuinness, Michel Dantin, Mihail Dumitru (DG AGRI), Albert Deß 16. Exchange of views with a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the drought situation in Europe PV\1162288EN.docx 5/20 PE626.898v01-00 EN Speakers: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Mihail Dumitru (DG AGRI), Thomas Waitz, Michel Dantin, Angélique Delahaye, Bronis Ropė, Ivari Padar, Albert Deß, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Ulrike Müller, Miguel Viegas, Hilde Vautmans, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Maria Noichl, Daniel Buda, Jan Huitema, Mairead McGuinness, Nicola Caputo, Luke Ming Flanagan, Beata Gosiewska, James Nicholson, Philippe Loiseau, Mihail Dumitru (DG AGRI), Czesław Adam Siekierski, Bronis Ropė, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Albert Deß, Mihail Dumitru (DG AGRI), Czesław Adam Siekierski 17. Apportionment of tariff rate quotas included in the WTO schedule of the Union following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 Postponed to 1 October 2018 18. Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) AGRI/8/13690 ***I