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Document selected : A6-0392/2005
Texts tabled : A6-0392/2005		Debates : PV 17/01/2006 - 12 PV 17/01/2006 - 14 CRE 17/01/2006 - 12 CRE 17/01/2006 - 14		Votes : PV 19/01/2006 - 8.6 Explanations of votes Explanations of votes		Texts adopted : P6_TA(2006)0024

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Support schemes for farmers (sugar) *

P6_TA(2006)0024

A6-0392/2005

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (COM(2005)0263 – C6-0244/2005 – 2005/0119(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0263)(1),

– having regard to Article 37(2), third subparagraph of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0244/2005),

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

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion of the Committee on International Trade (A6-0392/2005),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

3. Considers it unacceptable that the Council should have announced a political agreement on reform of the sugar regime with far-reaching implications for the future of the industry in many Member States without first having obtained the opinion of the European Parliament; the Council may never conclude a final political agreement before consultation of the European Parliament has been completed;

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

5. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendments by Parliament

Amendment 1
RECITAL 1

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No ……/2005 (sugar reform) on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector provides for an important reform of the sugar common market organisation. The measures introduced by that Regulation include a significant reduction in the institutional support price for Community sugar in two steps.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No ……/…… (sugar reform) on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector provides for an important reform of the sugar common market organisation. The measures introduced by that Regulation include in particular the replacement of the intervention mechanism by a reference price as from the 2010/2011 marketing year, and a reduction in the institutional support price for Community sugar and in the minimum price for sugar beet.

Amendment 2
RECITAL 1 A (new)

(1a) The abolition of the intervention mechanism as from the end of the 2009/2010 marketing year, the reduction of the reference or intervention price for white sugar, and the reduction of the minimum price for quota beet proposed by the reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar will lead to a substantial fall in sugar beet and chicory producers' incomes in certain regions, as well as the elimination of cultivation and of the industry linked to it in many other areas, for which compensation will be necessary.

Amendment 3
RECITAL 2

(2) As a consequence of reduced market support in the sugar sector, income support measures for sugar beet growers should be introduced. That measure should take the form of a payment to sugar beet and chicory growers the overall level of which should develop in parallel with the gradual reduction of market supports.

(2) In order to respect the principles of the common agricultural policy, whose objectives include ensuring fair living standards for the agricultural population and attaining the goal of social, economic and territorial cohesion referred to in the Treaties and set out in the Lisbon strategy, substantial compensation needs to be provided for the reduction in income affecting sugar beet and cane producers. To this end, as a consequence of reduced market support in the sugar sector, income support measures for sugar beet, sugar cane and chicory growers and their employees must be introduced. These measures should seek to offset loss of income and to foster economic development in the regions concerned and, in so doing, create new sources of income for Community producers. They must take the form of a payment specifically allocated to sugar beet, sugar cane and chicory growers, the overall level of which must develop in parallel with the gradual reduction of market supports. Moreover, Member States should be allowed the necessary flexibility as regards the procedures for granting aid.

Amendment 17
RECITAL 2 A (new)

(2a) Changes to the EU sugar regime will also have a considerable impact on ACP producers, who currently enjoy preferential access to the EU market under the Sugar Protocol. It is essential that these countries, many of whose economies are almost fully dependent on sugar, be given financial support. The latest need assessment put forward by the Commission estimates that ACP countries will require EUR 200 million per annum. This need must be met with new and fresh funding which is additional to existing development funding commitments.

Amendment 5
RECITAL 4

(4) In order to meet the objectives underlying the reform of the common agricultural policy, the support for sugar beet should be de-coupled and integrated into the single payment scheme.

(4) In order to meet the objectives underlying the reform of the common agricultural policy, the support for sugar beet should be de-coupled and integrated into the single payment scheme. However, Member States may use part of the funding available for direct payments in order to ensure that sugar beet growers who continue production receive production-related aid.

Amendment 6
RECITAL 6

(6) Sugar beet and chicory growers in the new Member States have benefited since accession from price support in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector. Therefore, the sugar payment and the sugar and chicory components in the single payment scheme should not be subject to the application of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 143a. Moreover, the incorporation of the sugar payment into the single area payment scheme is liable to deprive beet growers of most of the beet compensatory aid. The Member States concerned should therefore be allowed to derogate from this simplified scheme and to grant beet growers compensatory aid taking account of beet-growing areas for the reference period.

Amendment 7
ARTICLE 1, POINT 2 A (new)
Article 55, point (b) (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)

(2a) Point (b) of Article 55 is replaced by the following:
"(b) the land set-aside is used for the provision of arable crops (cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, sugar beet, etc.) for the manufacture within the Community of products not primarily intended for human or animal consumption, provided that effective control systems are applied."

Amendment 8
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3 A (new)
Article 68 b (new) (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)

(3a) In Section 2 of Chapter 5 of Title III, the following Article is added:

"Article 68b

Sugar payments

In respect of payments for sugar beet and chicory, Member States may retain a percentage of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to payments for land under sugar beet or chicory used for the production of A or B sugar or inuline syrup and covered by a delivery contract concluded by the producer in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001."

Amendment 9
ARTICLE 1, POINT 4 A (new)
Article 88, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)

(4a) Paragraph 1 of Article 88 is replaced by the following:

"'Aid of EUR 80 per hectare per year shall be granted for areas sown under energy crops, including arable crops (cereals, oilseeds, beet, potatoes, etc.), under the conditions laid down in this Chapter."

Amendment 10
ARTICLE 1, POINT 4 B (new)
Article 89, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)

(4b) Article 89(1) is replaced by the following:

"1. A maximum guaranteed area of 2 200 000 ha for which the aid may be granted is hereby established."

Amendment 11
ARTICLE 1, POINT 5
Article 110p, paragraph 1 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)

1. In case of application of Article 71, for 2006, growers of sugar beet and chicory used for the production of inuline syrup shall qualify for a sugar payment. It shall be granted for the average number of hectares under sugar beet or chicory used for the production of A and B sugar or inuline syrup covered by the delivery contracts concluded by the grower in accordance with Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 for a representative period of one or more marketing years as from the marketing years 2000/2001, to be determined by the Member State concerned in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria.

1. In case of application of Article 71, for 2006, growers of sugar beet, sugar cane and chicory used for the production of inuline syrup shall qualify for a sugar payment. It shall be granted for the average number of hectares under sugar beet or chicory used for the production of sugar or inuline syrup, to which may be added the average number of hectares given over to the production of sugar used in the manufacture of certain products pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, covered by the delivery contracts concluded by the grower in accordance with Article 19 of that Regulation for a representative period of one or more marketing years as from the marketing years 2000/2001, to be determined by the Member State concerned in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria.

Amendment 12
ANNEX, POINT 2
Annex II (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission

						(EUR million)
Member State	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Belgium	4,7	6,3	7,9	7,9	7,9	7,9	7,9	7,9
Denmark	7,7	10,4	13	13	13	13	13	13
Germany	40,4	54,7	68,4	68,4	68,4	68,4	68,4	68,4
Greece	45,4	61,1	76,7	76,7	76,7	76,7	76,7	76,7
Spain	56,9	77,1	96,4	96,4	96,4	96,4	96,4	96,4
France	51,4	68,7	85,9	85,9	85,9	85,9	85,9	85,9
Ireland	15,3	20,4	25,6	25,6	25,6	25,6	25,6	25,6
Italy	62,3	84,7	106,6	106,6	106,6	106,6	106,6	106,6
Luxembourg	0,2	0,3	0,4	0,4	0,4	0,4	0,4	0,4
Netherlands	6,8	9,6	12,1	12,1	12,1	12,1	12,1	12,1
Austria	12,4	17,1	21,3	21,3	21,3	21,3	21,3	21,3
Portugal	10,8	14,6	18,3	18,3	18,3	18,3	18,3	18,3
Finland	8	10,8	13,6	13,6	13,6	13,6	13,6	13,6
Sweden	6,6	8,8	11,0	11	11	11	11	11
United Kingdom	17,7	23,6	29,5	29,5	29,5	29,5	29,5	29,5

Amendments by Parliament

						(EUR million)
Member State	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Belgium	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Denmark	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Germany	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Greece	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Spain	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
France	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Ireland	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Italy	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Luxembourg	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Netherlands	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Austria	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Portugal	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Finland	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Sweden	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
United Kingdom	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.

Amendment 14
ANNEX, POINT 4
Annex VII, point K, table 2 (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission

(EUR "000)
Member State	2006	2007 and subsequent
Belgium	48 588	83 729
Czech Republic	27 849	44 245
Denmark	19 312	34 478
Germany	154 780	277 946
Greece	17 939	29 384
Spain	60 267	96 203
France	151 144	270 081
Hungary	25 433	39 912
Ireland	11 258	18 441
Italy	79 854	135 994
Latvia	4 219	6 616
Lithuania	6 547	10 260
Netherlands	42 027	74 013
Austria	18 929	32 891
Poland	99 125	159 392
Portugal	3 939	6 452
Slovakia	11 812	19 289
Slovenia	2 993	4 902
Finland	8 254	13 520
Sweden	20 807	34 082
United Kingdom	64 333	105 376

Amendments by Parliament

(EUR "000)
Member State	2006	2007 and subsequent
Belgium	p.m.	p.m.
Czech Republic	p.m.	p.m.
Denmark	p.m.	p.m.
Germany	p.m.	p.m.
Greece	p.m.	p.m.
Spain	p.m.	p.m.
France	p.m.	p.m.
Hungary	p.m.	p.m.
Ireland	p.m.	p.m.
Italy	p.m.	p.m.
Latvia	p.m.	p.m.
Lithuania	p.m.	p.m.
Netherlands	p.m.	p.m.
Austria	p.m.	p.m.
Poland	p.m.	p.m.
Portugal	p.m.	p.m.
Slovakia	p.m.	p.m.
Slovenia	p.m.	p.m.
Finland	p.m.	p.m.
Sweden	p.m.	p.m.
United Kingdom	p.m.	p.m.

Amendment 15
ANNEX, POINT 5
Annex VIII (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission

(EUR "000)
Member State	2005	2006	2007, 2008 and 2009	2010 and subsequent
Belgium	411 053	579 161	613 782	613 782
Denmark	943 369	1 015 477	1 030 478	1 030 478
Germany	5 148 003	5 646 981	5 769 946	5 769 946
Greece	838 289	1 719 228	1 752 673	1 752 673
Spain	3 266 092	4 125 330	4 359 266	4 359 266
France	7 199 000	7 382 144	8 361 081	8 361 081
Ireland	1 260 142	1 333 563	1 340 521	1 340 521
Italy	2 539 000	3 544 371	3 599 994	3 599 994
Luxembourg	33 414	36 602	37 051	37 051
Netherlands	386 586	428 613	853 599	853 599
Austria	613 000	632 929	744 891	744 891
Portugal	452 000	496 939	565 452	565 452
Finland	467 000	475 254	565 520	565 520
Sweden	637 388	670 915	763 082	763 082
United Kingdom	3 697 528	3 934 753	3 975 849	3 975 849

Amendments by Parliament

(EUR "000)
Member State	2005	2006	2007, 2008 and 2009	2010 and subsequent
Belgium	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Denmark	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Germany	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Greece	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Spain	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
France	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Ireland	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Italy	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Luxembourg	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Netherlands	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Austria	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Portugal	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Finland	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
Sweden	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
United Kingdom	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.

Amendment 16
ANNEX, POINT 6
Annex VIII a (Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003)
Text proposed by the Commission

(EUR 1000)
Calendar year	Czech Republic	Estonia	Cyprus	Latvia	Lithuania	Hungary	Malta	Poland	Slovenia	Slovakia
2005	228 800	23 400	8 900	33 900	92 000	350 800	670	724 600	35 800	97 700
2006	294 549	27 300	12 500	43 819	113 847	445 633	830	980 825	44 893	127 212
2007	387 845	40 400	16 300	62 216	157 160	548 212	1 640	1 300 192	61 002	165 889
2008	473 445	50 500	20 400	76 116	193 860	674 812	2 050	1 585 292	75 002	202 489
2009	559 145	60 500	24 500	90 016	230 560	801 512	2 460	1 870 392	89 002	238 989
2010	644 745	70 600	28 600	103 916	267 260	928 112	2 870	2 155 492	103 002	275 489
2011	730 445	80 700	32 700	117 816	303 960	1 054 812	3 280	2 440 492	117 002	312 089
2012	816 045	90 800	36 800	131 716	340 660	1 181 412	3 690	2 725 592	131 002	348 589
subsequent years	901 745	100 900	40 900	145 616	377 360	1 308 112	4 100	3 010 692	145 102	385 189

Amendments by Parliament

(EUR '000)
Calendar year	Czech Republic	Estonia	Cyprus	Latvia	Lithuania	Hungary	Malta	Poland	Slovenia	Slovakia
2005	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2006	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2007	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2008	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2009	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2010	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2011	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
2012	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.
subsequent years	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.	p.m.

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