# Ensuring food quality - Harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards

European Parliament procedure 2008/2220(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 151 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2009-01-22 and 2009-01-30.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on ensuring food quality through harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards. Amendments address EU quality and origin marks (PDO, PGI, TSG and Organic Farming), fair competition with third-country imports, food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards, the CAP, producer organisations and cooperatives, certification schemes, country-of-origin labelling, local and farmers' markets, and WTO negotiations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| María Isabel SALINAS GARCÍA | Spain | PSE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28361.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Vincenzo LAVARRA | Italy | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4455.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |
| Joseph DAUL | France | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4342.md |
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23787.md |
| Ioannis GKLAVAKIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28570.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |
| Antonio DE BLASIO | Hungary | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36748.md |
| Brian SIMPSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1309.md |
| Lily JACOBS | Netherlands | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39094.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.336: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.336+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.395: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.395+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE419.848: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.848+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2220-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2220-INI.json

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