COM SAIO 2021/0020(COD) - Statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008 , (EC) No
543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Directive 96/16/EC
Rapporteur: Petros Kokkalis (The Left)
Draft COMP AMs 50 - 223
01 10 2021
CA 1
In: 51, 52 (EPP) 56 (SD) 57 69 (RENEW) 53 (Greens/SD) 1 (Left)
Covered: 50, 54 (EPP) 55 ECR
To be voted separately:
Recital 1
(1) A
transparent, comprehensive and reliable (51, 53, 56, 69) statistical knowledge base is necessary to design, implement, monitor, evaluate
and review policies related to agriculture in the Union, in particular the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), including rural development
measures, as well as Union policies relating to, among other things, the environment, climate change
adaptation and mitigation (52, 1), land use,
regions, public health
, food safety, plant protection, sustainable use of pesticides (53), veterinary medicinal usage (57), animal health and
animal welfare (52) and the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Those statistics will also be useful to monitor and assess the
impact of agriculture on pollinators and the vital soil organisms (1).
CA 2
In: 50, 59, 63, 67 (EPP) 62 (SD) 58, 65 (Greens/SD) 60 (ECR) 2 (Left)
Covered:
To be voted separately: 61, 64 (EPP)
Recital 2
(2) The collection of statistical data, in particular on agricultural input and output, should aim, among other things, to inform
an evidence-based
(62) decision-making process with updated
, high-quality and accessible (63) data
, in particular data necessary for the development of agro-
environmental indicators, (59, 2) to assess the impact to support
and evaluate progress of (62) the European Green Deal with the related ‘farm
to fork’ and ‘biodiversity’ strategies
, the 'zero pollution' and 'organic production' action plans (50, 60, 67, 2) and future CAP reforms.
A key
element for the achievement of the Green Deal objectives is the transition toward a multifunctional agriculture capable of producing safe and
sufficient food while providing positive environmental outputs. (65). An operational and transparent system for the regular collection of
statistical data on pesticide use and other chemicals inputs relied on in agriculture should be established (58).
CA 3
In: 67, 70, 71 (EPP) 69 (RENEW) 66 (Greens/SD) 68 (ECR) 3 (Left)
Covered:
To be voted separately: 72 (SD)
Recital 3
(3) High quality harmonised
, coherent and comparable (68, 3) statistical data are important to assess the state and trends of agricultural input and
output in the Union,
in order to provide meaningful and precise data on the environmental, economic and social impact from agriculture and
the pace of the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices. The data collected also should reflect on (66) the functioning of markets,
and food security
, so as to guarantee access to sufficient and high-quality food, (71) and to assess the sustainability as well as the environmental,
economic and social impacts
and performance of Union and national policies
, as well as for the development of new business models (69).
Those data include, but are not limited to, livestock and meat statistics, the production and use of eggs, and the production and use of milk and
milk products. Statistics on the area, yield and production of arable crops, vegetables, various permanent crops and
permanent (70) grasslands and
commodity balances
and fodder (68, 3) are also important.
Moreover (68, 3), statistics on the sales and use of plant protection products,
biocidal
products, fertilisers, veterinary medicinal products for animals (3) and antibiotics in feeding stuffs (67) are needed
with improved data collection
methods and better coherence with sector-specific legislation (70), ensuring food safety and thus preventing serious threats to animal and
human health (3).
CA 4
In: 89 (EPP) 79(SD) 7 (Greens) 88 (Greens/SD) 8 (Left)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Recital 12
(12) Data regarding the placing on the market and use of
plant protection products (7) to be submitted pursuant to Directive 2009/128/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council (21) and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (22) should be used
in accordance with the relevant provisions of that Directive and of that Regulation for the purposes of the requirements of this Regulation.
Data
regarding the placing on the market and use of biocidal products to be provided pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European
Parliament and of the Council1a should be used in accordance with the relevant provisions of that Regulation for the purposes of this
Regulation. (8) Statistics on the placing on the market and use of pesticides should be publicly available as detailed as possible, including to
the level of active substance and crop, to allow a meaningful assessment of trends regarding the use of pesticides and overall risks associated,
as well as the upgrade of harmonised risk indicators (79) under Directive 2009-128-EC. (88, 89)
CA 5
In: 82, 84 (EPP), 98 (RENEW)
Covered: 83 (EPP)
To be voted separately:
Recital 14
(14) The data needed to compile statistics should,
where possible (84), be collected in a manner with the least costs and administrative burden
on
respondents, including farmers and SME’s (98) and Member States (82). It is therefore necessary to
maximise the use of existing data sources,
increase synergies and efficiency between existing data sources and optimise the data collection methods used. (82) Where possible owners of
sources of the required data
could be identified, it should be ensured that data can be used for statistics
in full compliance with the private rights
of the identifiable individuals and data ownership (82).
CA 6
In: 94, 95 (EPP) 93 (ECR)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Recital 20
(20) In order to improve the efficiency of the statistical production processes of the ESS and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents,
national statistical institutes (‘NSIs’) and other national authorities should have the right to access and use, promptly and free of charge, any
administrative data that are gathered for public purposes, irrespective of whether they are held by public or private bodies.
where individuals or
entities to which data refer can be identified, it should be ensured that data can be used for statistics in full compliance with the right to
protection of personal and company data(94, 93) NSIs and other national authorities should also be able to integrate those administrative data
with statistics, to the extent that such data are necessary for developing, producing and disseminating European agricultural statistics, in accordance
with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
Any processing of personal data under this Regulation is subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679
of the European Parliament and of the Council (25a) and provisions adopted in accordance with that Regulation. Collected data should only be
used for as long as is strictly necessary for the relevant analyses to be carried out. (93, 95)
CA 7
In: 96, 97, 99 (EPP) 101 (RENEW) 85 (ECR) 4, 10, 13 (Left)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Recital 21
(21) Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes insofar as possible
, by harnessing
funding from technical assistance instruments (99). The use of digital solutions
and land monitoring tools, such as the Union's Earth
observation programme Copernicus (97, 13) and remote sensors (101) should be promoted.
Since broadband infrastructure covers
approximately 50 % of rural and remote areas, it is important to incentivise the development of very high-capacity broadband connectivity
infrastructure, including 5G, especially in less economically sustainable areas, such as rural (4) mountainous (97) and remote areas with a
low population density, in order to (4) make use of online surveys, satellite information, and machine-generated and big data (97). Increasingly,
agricultural data is generated through digital farming practices, where the farmer remains the main data provider, responsible for the
collection, processing and management of agricultural data. A good basis for improving transparency, responsibility and trust when farmers
share machine-generated data should be ensured via voluntary guidelines or regulation. (96) The national plans of the Recovery and Resilience
Facility include measures that could contribute to the digital transition or to addressing the challenges arising from it (10, 85)
CA 8
In: 105 (EPP) 103 (RENEW) 104, 106, 107 (Greens/SD) 113 (Greens)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Recital 31
(31) This Regulation should apply without prejudice to
Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 (x), Directive 2003/4/EC (27 ) and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006
(28 )
(113). The Aarhus Convention calls for (103, 104) provisions on the collection, public access and dissemination of environmental
information (106) either following a request or by active dissemination by the authorities covered by the Convention. (103, 104) To ensure
consistency with the Aarhus Convention, the present regulation specifies the level of details to which the data collected (107) must be
disseminated proactively by Eurostat. (105)
CA 9
In: 118 (SD) 120 (ECR) 17 (Left)
Covered:
To be voted separately: 119
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point 8 c (new)
(8c) ‘veterinary medicinal product’ means a veterinary medicinal product as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6; (17,
118, 120)
CA 10
In: 133 (EPP) 132 (SD) 28 (Left)
Covered: 131 (Left)
To be voted separately:
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point d - introductory part
(d) statistics on nutrients
, pesticides (28, 132, 133), veterinary medicinal products
and antibiotics in animal feed (28)
CA 11
In: 30 (Left) 31 (Left)
Covered: 139 (EPP) 135 (SD) 140 (Greens/SD)
To be voted separately: 138 Left
Article 5 - paragraph 1 - point d - point iii b (new)
(iiib) veterinary medicinal products intended for food-producing animals (30)
(iiic) antibiotics in animal feed
CA12
In: 165 172 (EPP), 33 34 35 (Left)
Covered: 164 (EPP), 173 175 (ECR)
To be voted separately:
Article 6 paragraph 4
When adopting delegated and implementing acts referred to in this Article, shall undertake impact assessments of its delegated acts and
implementing measures which are expected to have significant economic, environmental or social impacts. It shall first assess whether new
statistics can be based on existing data from relevant administrative sources at Union level (165), and, where data is not yet available, it shall
assess the feasibility of new data collection, taking into account appropriate sources and collection methods, statistical quality, and
administrative burden on respondents and national statistical institutes (165). The resulting acts shall not impose unjustified burden on
Member States or respondents. (33, elements of 34 35 172 )
CA 13
In: 177 (Greens/SD) 176 (EPP)
Covered:
To be voted separately: 178 (SD)
Article 7 - paragraph 2
2. A Member State may be exempted from certain regular transmissions of the data where the impact of the Member State on the EU total of a
variable is limited
. Such exemption cannot apply to the data collected as defined at Article 5(1)(d) (176, 177). The Commission may adopt
implementing acts defining thresholds for variables according to specific methodology in such a way that the application of those thresholds does
not reduce the information on the expected EU total of the variable in the reference year by more than 5%. The thresholds shall be revised so that
they correspond to the trends of EU totals, initiated by the Commission (Eurostat).
CA 14
In: 182 (EPP) 184, 185 (SD) 185 (Greens) 39 (Left) 183 (ECR)
Covered: 187 (EPP)
To be voted separately: 186 (EPP)
Article 8 - paragraph 4
4. For
those purposes (182, 183, 39), the Member States shall request from professional users of plant protection products
and biocidal products
(182, 183, 39), in electronic format, where applicable, records covering
, per types of crops and species of animals, at least the
quantities and the
name of the active substances used and of the plant protection product
and the biocidal product used, the dose of application, the
date of
application, (182, 183, 184, 185, 39) the surface area (182, 184) where the
, plant protection product
or biocidal product (182, 183) was used
.
CA 15
In: 190 (EPP) 188 (Greens/SD)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Article 8 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The statistics on biocidal products as referred to in Article 5(1), point (d)(iiia), shall be provided using, as the minimum, the records kept
in accordance with Article 68 of Regulation (EU) 528/2012 and Article 5 of Regulation No 183/2005 (in particular Annex I part A, point II 2
(a)). (188, 190)
CA 16
In: 192 (EPP) 191 (Greens/SD)
Covered: 189 (SD)
To be voted separately:
Article 8 - paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The statistics on veterinary medicinal products as referred to in Article 5(1), point (d)(iiib) shall be provided using, as the minimum the
records kept in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6, including its (191, 192) Article 57 (191), Articles 96 and 108. (191, 192)
CA 17
In: 193 195 (EPP) 197 (SD) 196 (Greens/SD) 194 (Left)
Covered: 40 (Left)
To be voted separately: 198 (ECR)
Article 8 - paragraph 6
6. National authorities responsible for complying with the requirements of this Regulation shall have the right to access and use, promptly and free
of charge, data, including individual data on enterprises and agricultural holdings in administrative files compiled on their national territory
pursuant to Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.
Other national authorities responsible(193, 194) for implementing the relevant Union
environmental, food security and public health legislation (197), as well as the European Environment Agency shall also have the right to
access and use, promptly and free of charge, aggregated data for statistical and monitoring purposes.,. (193, 194 196) The national authorities
and the owners of the administrative records shall establish the necessary cooperation mechanisms for such access. That access shall also be
granted in cases where the competent authority has delegated tasks to be carried out on its behalf to private or semi-public bodies.
CA 18
In: 206 (EPP) 199 (SD) 205 (Greens/SD) 204 (RENEW)
Covered: 211 (Left)
To be voted separately:
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a
Publication of data
1. The data collected on the topics listed in Article 5(1)(d), (206) shall be actively disseminated by the Commission (Eurostat) via Internet, free
of charge, at the following level of detail:
(a) Per active substance;
(b) Per plant protection, biocidal, veterinary medicinal and fertiliser product;
(c) Per crop and animal species;
(d) Per year.
2. The data collected under this regulation shall be actively disseminated by the Commission (Eurostat) excluding confidential data in
accordance with Regulation (EC) 223/2009 read in conjunction with Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006.(204)
3. This regulation is without prejudice to the right of public access to documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 read in conjunction
with Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 and Directive 2003/4/EC. (206)
CA 19
In: 207, 208 (EPP) 209 (ECR)
Covered:
To be voted separately:
Article 11 - paragraph 1
1. For the implementation of this Regulation, the Union
shall (207, 209) provide grants to the national statistical institutes and other national
authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 in order to
support access to relevant technology and to (208) cover the
costs of implementation
of this Regulation, as well as the costs of an ad hoc data collection
and the costs of feasibility studies as referred in
Article 6(1b).
(207)
CA 20
In: 220 (EPP) 44 (Left) 221 (ECR)
Covered:
To be voted separately: 219 (ECR)
Article 14 - paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(8) and Article
6(1) and (2) (220, 44) shall be conferred on the Commission for
a (220,
44, 221) period
of five years (220, 44, 221) from [Publications Office: please insert
the date of entry into force of
this (220, 44) Regulation].
The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period.
The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes
such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. (220, 44)