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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities
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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities
Document REGI-PA-782254 · COM(2025)0553 – C100163/2025 – 2025/0237(COD)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee draft REGI-PA-782254
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- 12 February 2026
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- Committee on Regional Development
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- Valentina Palmisano
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- 2025-0237
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The Committee on Regional Development's draft opinion responds to the Commission's proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on the common organisation of agricultural markets. It proposes amendments to make the EU school scheme a food education programme, add plant milk, and prioritise local, sustainable and short-supply-chain products. It seeks to create a protein crop sector prioritising small farms in less developed regions, islands and outermost regions, and to promote hemp for soil remediation and eco-friendly construction. It also proposes rules for crisis stock management based on rotation, donating expiring products to charities and food banks, and involving local and regional authorities in national plans.
Position. The Committee on Regional Development proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, focusing on consolidating the school scheme as a food education programme, creating a protein crop sector prioritising small farms in disadvantaged regions, promoting hemp for soil remediation and construction, and ensuring rotational crisis stock management with donations to food banks.
Key points
- The rapporteur welcomes the Commission proposal as a chance to link agricultural policy with territorial cohesion and youth well-being.
- The proposal modernises Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 by improving the EU school scheme, creating a protein crop sector, harmonising hemp rules and setting food security standards.
- Amendments make the school scheme a food education programme based on the Mediterranean diet, seasonality and short supply chains, to reduce health inequalities.
- Plant milk is added as a product for the school scheme, and Member States must prioritise products with reduced climate footprint, organic standards and local sourcing.
- A distinct protein crop sector is created, with mandatory recognition of producer organisations and priority for small farms in less developed regions, islands and outermost regions.
- Hemp rules are amended to include all parts of the plant and to support hemp for soil remediation, eco-friendly construction and local processing in declining rural areas.
- Member States must consult local and regional authorities and small farmers' organisations when developing and revising their national strategic plans.
- Crisis stock management must use a rotational system, donating products nearing expiry to charities and food banks for local distribution.
- Member States must notify summaries of food security plans every three years, including data on stocks distributed to the community.
- Union support for school scheme distribution is granted only to Member States that demonstrate effective performance of awareness-raising and educational interventions.
- The amendments aim to support generational renewal by helping young farmers in disadvantaged regions and to promote healthy diets through school-local farm links.
Who is affected
- Schoolchildren, who would receive plant milk and food education under the scheme.
- Small farms in less developed regions, islands and outermost regions, which would be prioritised for protein crop investments.
- Local and regional authorities, which must be consulted on national strategic plans and involved in crisis stock logistics.
- Charities and food banks, which would receive products nearing expiry for local distribution.
- Hemp farmers, who could benefit from expanded uses including construction and soil remediation.
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Short justification
The rapporteur welcomes the Commission’s proposal, which represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen synergies between agricultural policy and territorial cohesion objectives and ultimately promote a balanced approach to development that centres on the well-being of young people.
The proposal is designed to modernise the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products by amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. It aims to make the EU school scheme more effective, establish a dedicated sector for protein crops, and thereby reduce the EU’s reliance on imports, as well as harmonise the industrial hemp market in the light of European Court of Justice rulings and establish rigorous food security standards for distributing supplies in times of crisis. This is all part of a new approach to governance that is rooted in enhanced subsidiarity, which means making the Member States more responsible for achieving targets through their national and regional partnership (NRP) plans.
The rapporteur’s amendments are focused on consolidating the school scheme and making it a more strategic element of active citizenship and public health. The rationale for this is as follows: turning the distribution of agricultural products, which is already operating effectively, into a fully-fledged food education programme rooted in the Mediterranean diet, seasonality and short supply chains. This approach is badly needed in order to rectify the health gap, which is hitting less developed regions particularly hard. In those areas, socio-economic weaknesses are often synonymous with high rates of childhood obesity and chronic diseases. By raising awareness of the importance of good nutrition, the scheme will seek to equip schoolgirls and schoolboys with the skills they need to make free and healthy decisions about their diets and ultimately reduce social inequalities and boost territorial cohesion. Completing the modernisation framework are plant-based alternatives such as plant milk. This will make the school scheme an all-encompassing programme that caters to our need to diversify people’s nutritional intakes.
Moreover, as a strategic asset for the green transition, greater prominence is given to hemp, which should be regarded as a useful tool to regenerate local areas through the remediation of polluted industrial sites and brownfield areas. The plant is also pushed as an option in eco-friendly approaches to construction, not least housing, by dovetailing the use of sustainable materials with the social function of residential living in urban and rural areas.
As part of efforts to bolster the production of protein crops in the EU, the amendments seek to prioritise investments for small farms in less developed regions, islands and the outermost regions, as opposed to large industrial centres where investments would come at the expense of small local producers.
In the section on the security of supplies in times of emergencies and severe crises, the changes are designed to ensure that stocks are managed on the basis of a rotational system in order to prevent food waste. This would involve giving products that are about to expire to charities and food banks first, and hence turn crisis management into an opportunity for solidarity across society and communities.
In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the proposed changes seek to ensure that local and regional authorities and small farmers’ organisations are fully involved in devising and implementing the national strategic plans concerning matters falling within the scope of the new regulation. Only a multi-level approach to governance will ensure that the unique characteristics of local areas are valued and respected.
All in all, the rapporteur believes that the proposed changes are crucial for ensuring that the new version of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 revolves around genuine territorial cohesion and socio-economic resilience. The aim is to turn the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products into a driver for two kinds of development: i) generational renewal, by supporting young farmers who invest in sustainable crops that fulfil a range of different functions, particularly in disadvantaged regions, the outermost regions and islands; and ii) healthy diets for young people, by forging an enduring connection between schools and high-quality, locally sourced agricultural products.
The Committee on Regional Development submits the following to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as the committee responsible:
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| (5) The production of protein crops in the Union faces persistent difficulties, due in particular to volatile supply and demand at local level and the agronomic challenges of their cultivation, which make them a higher-risk option for farmers. In order to support their production and reduce the Union dependence on imports for high-quality proteins, it is appropriate to create a distinct protein crop sector in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the setting up of producer and interbranch organisations in the protein crop sector, and thereby strengthen the value chain at regional, national and transitional level, its recognition should be made mandatory. As the main products of the dried fodder sector listed in Part IV of Annex I to that Regulation should be included in the protein sector, the dried fodder sector should be removed from Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. | (5) The production of protein crops in the Union faces persistent difficulties, due in particular to volatile supply and demand at local level and the agronomic challenges of their cultivation, which make them a higher-risk option for farmers. In order to support their production and reduce the Union dependence on imports for high-quality proteins, it is appropriate to create a distinct protein crop sector in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the setting up of producer and interbranch organisations in the protein crop sector, and thereby strengthen the value chain at regional, national and transitional level, its recognition should be made mandatory. This sector should be developed in such a way as to prioritise investments in less developed regions, rural areas, islands and the outermost regions by incentivising small farms and short supply chains in order to help diversify the local economy, boost territorial resilience and reduce structural disparities between different parts of the Union. As the main products of the dried fodder sector listed in Part IV of Annex I to that Regulation should be included in the protein sector, the dried fodder sector should be removed from Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. |
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| (10) The aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables and of milk and milk products in educational establishments laid down in Part II, Title I, Chapter II, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (‘EU school scheme’) has proven to be effective in increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products. In order to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives, the EU school scheme should be continued. However, in order to increase its effectiveness and to ensure coherence with other CAP instruments, the EU school scheme should be based on delivery of performance and should be implemented as a type of intervention supported by the Fund. The Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as the objectives of the EU school scheme and its basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs. Rules laid down in Regulations (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] and (EU) .../... [Performance Regulation] should apply to the EU school scheme, as complemented by this Regulation. The EU school scheme being a market intervention measure, the specific rules on the type of intervention should be laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. | (10) The aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables and of milk and milk products in educational establishments laid down in Part II, Title I, Chapter II, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (‘EU school scheme’) has proven to be effective in increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products. In order to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives, the EU school scheme should be continued and should include the provision of plant milk. However, in order to increase its effectiveness and to ensure coherence with other CAP instruments, the EU school scheme should be based on delivery of performance and should be implemented as a type of intervention supported by the Fund. The Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as the objectives of the EU school scheme and its basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs by combating territorial inequalities and ensuring equal access to the scheme in less developed regions, rural areas, islands and the outermost regions. Rules laid down in Regulations (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] and (EU) .../... [Performance Regulation] should apply to the EU school scheme, as complemented by this Regulation. The EU school scheme being a market intervention measure, the specific rules on the type of intervention should be laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (11) The objective of the EU school scheme is to reconnect children with agriculture and increase healthy eating habits. As children from vulnerable groups are more prone to have unhealthy diets, Member States should be given the possibility to focus on these groups according to socio-economic considerations. In order to reduce the intake of free sugars and fats by schoolchildren, the distribution of products high in free sugars and fats should be limited. In order to raise awareness of children of the variety of products that are cultivated in the Union as well as their different qualities, the distribution of products originating in the Union should be prioritised combined with criteria linked to higher environmental and social sustainability standards. Member States should ensure the implementation of awareness raising measures on certain topics. To avoid duplicates, the national curriculum can be used instead of the EU school scheme. In view of the increased concern over processed foods and products potentially high in added sugars, which do not meet children’s nutritional needs, it is appropriate to exclude those products from the EU school scheme. | (11) The objective of the EU school scheme is to reconnect children with agriculture and increase healthy eating habits. As children from vulnerable groups are more prone to have unhealthy diets, Member States should be given the possibility to focus on these groups according to socio-economic considerations. To that end, the scheme should aim to promote dietary patterns that are based on reliable scientific evidence, not least the Mediterranean diet, whose preventative qualities make it a pillar of public health strategies according to leading science institutions and organisations. Accordingly, the distribution of products high in free sugars, added fats and ultra-processed foods should be limited or prohibited. In order to raise awareness of children of the variety of products that are cultivated in the Union as well as their different qualities, the distribution of products originating in the Union should be prioritised combined with criteria linked to higher environmental and social sustainability standards. To that end, the Member States should, in consultation with the competent local and regional authorities, ensure that this Regulation is implemented in such a way as to prioritise the supply and distribution of products which have a reduced climate footprint, safeguard biodiversity, adhere to organic production standards, come in sustainable packaging, ensure animal welfare, are made locally, are marketed by means of short supply chains, are sourced from small farms, comply with fair, solidarity-based production criteria and are made with due regard for workers’ rights. Member States should ensure the implementation of awareness raising measures and dietary education focused on a connection with people’s local areas, the seasonality of products, agricultural biodiversity and a knowledge of short supply chains, with a view to inculcating an informed food culture from a very young age. To avoid duplicates, the national curriculum can be used instead of the EU school scheme. In view of the increased concern over processed foods and products potentially high in added sugars, which do not meet children’s nutritional needs, it is appropriate to exclude those products from the EU school scheme. |
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| (11a) Furnishing the EU school scheme with plant-based alternatives to cow’s milk would underscore the Union’s commitment to achieving the objectives of the common agricultural policy, while ensuring that children who cannot or do not wish to consume cow’s milk may avail themselves of suitably nutritious, climate-sensitive and ethically responsible alternatives, thereby helping to promote sustainable food systems and achieve the EU’s climate objectives. |
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| (11b) Union support should serve to promote dietary education pathways as tools of social resilience to address the global challenges of malnutrition and environmental decline. These pathways should systematically engender an awareness of the need to protect soils, use water resources responsibly and safeguard regional biodiversity, while fully respecting the educational prerogatives of the Member States. The scheme should help equip teachers with the skills they need to encourage sustainable eating habits that favour local agricultural biodiversity and reduce food waste, while turning schools into centres of ecological literacy for the entire local community and local ecological conversion hubs. |
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| (11c) Given that regional disparities within the Union are also reflected in health inequalities, including higher rates of childhood obesity in less developed regions, which is stymieing the development of human capital and territorial cohesion, dietary education pathways should be supported as tools of social resilience in order to reduce the gap in child well-being and promote healthy eating habits. |
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| (11d) Dietary education should go hand in hand with a knowledge of local production methods, seasonality and short supply chains. Engendering a connection with one’s local area and with rural culture would help to promote fair and sustainable eating habits. Such an approach would help to showcase regional food and wine heritage as a common good and an asset of strategic interest to local development. |
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| (13) Types of intervention in certain sectors are needed to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives and reinforce synergies with other CAP instruments. Minimum requirements concerning the contents and objectives for such types of intervention should be established at Union level in order to ensure a level playing field in the internal market and avoid conditions of unequal and unfair competition. When including interventions in certain sectors in their NRP Plans, Member States should ensure consistency with other interventions at sector level. The types of intervention in certain sectors should provide support to the fruit and vegetables, wine, protein crops, apiculture products, olive oil and table olives and hops sectors, as well as for other sectors and products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In particular, given the Union’s deficit on plant protein and the environmental benefits their production brings, legumes should be included among the products eligible for support while respecting the EU WTO schedule on oilseeds. | (13) Types of intervention in certain sectors are needed to contribute to achieving the CAP objectives and reinforce synergies with other CAP instruments. Minimum requirements concerning the contents and objectives for such types of intervention should be established at Union level in order to ensure a level playing field in the internal market, ensure that support is distributed evenly across different regions, and avoid conditions of unequal and unfair competition. When including interventions in certain sectors in their NRP Plans, Member States should ensure consistency with other interventions at sector level. The types of intervention in certain sectors should provide support to the fruit and vegetables, wine, protein crops, apiculture products, olive oil and table olives and hops sectors, as well as for other sectors and products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. In particular, given the Union’s deficit on plant protein and the environmental benefits their production brings, legumes should be included among the products eligible for support while respecting the EU WTO schedule on oilseeds. |
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| (19) Innovation and the growth of the bioeconomy have led to new applications for hemp biomass derived from all parts of the plant. This provides farmers with additional opportunities to valorise the plant beyond fibre production, making hemp a more attractive and competitive crop. In addition, growing hemp has environmental and climate benefits as it does not require pesticides or fertilisers and improves soil structure. Several hemp products, including raw hemp (CN 5302), hemp seeds (CN 1207 99 91) and other hemp parts (CN 1211 90 86) are listed as agricultural products in Annex I to the TFEU. In the interest of clarity, the products covered by the flax and hemp sector listed in Annex I, Part VIII, to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 should be amended to include hemp products other than raw hemp. | (19) Innovation and the growth of the bioeconomy have led to new applications for hemp biomass derived from all parts of the plant. This provides farmers with additional opportunities to valorise the plant beyond fibre production, making hemp a more attractive and competitive crop. In addition, growing hemp has environmental and climate benefits as it does not require pesticides or fertilisers and improves soil structure. Several hemp products, including raw hemp (CN 5302), hemp seeds (CN 1207 99 91) and other hemp parts (CN 1211 90 86) are listed as agricultural products in Annex I to the TFEU. In the interest of clarity, the products covered by the flax and hemp sector listed in Annex I, Part VIII, to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 should be amended to include hemp products other than raw hemp. In addition, growing hemp has environmental and climate benefits as it does not require pesticides or fertilisers and improves soil structure. These characteristics make hemp a plant of strategic use to regenerate abandoned industrial areas and clean up polluted soils. Hemp production should be supported in such a way as to foster local organic industries, and thereby help to diversify the economy and promote sustainable employment in less developed regions. |
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| Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter, Regulations (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] and (EU) .../... [Performance Regulation] and the provisions adopted pursuant to them apply to the types of interventions referred to in this Chapter. | Unless otherwise provided for in this Chapter, Regulations (EU) .../... [NRPF Regulation] and (EU) .../... [Performance Regulation] and the provisions adopted pursuant to them apply to the types of interventions referred to in this Chapter. Member States shall ensure that the development, implementation and revision of their strategic plans for the interventions provided by this Regulation are subject to formal, well-documented consultations with the competent local and regional authorities and small- and medium-scale farmers’ organisations. The outcomes of these consultations shall be made public and submitted to the Commission. The measures outlined in the following Article shall help to reduce inequalities within and between different regions, particularly in less developed regions, rural areas, islands and the outermost regions. |
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| 1. This Section lays down rules concerning the types of interventions in the NRP Plans to support the distribution of agricultural products to children in educational establishments in order to increase the consumption of selected agricultural products and to improve children’s eating habits (‘EU school scheme’). | 1. This Section lays down rules concerning the types of interventions in the NRP Plans to support the distribution of agricultural products to children in educational establishments in order to increase the consumption of selected agricultural products, improve children’s eating habits, raise awareness of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean diet – an exemplar of dietary education – and promote knowledge of local products and traditional regional gastronomy (‘EU school scheme’). |
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| Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans the eligibility criteria for participants in the EU school scheme. In cases where Member States consider it necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the school scheme, they may focus on certain age group or prioritise certain groups of children according to socio-economic considerations. | Member States shall, in consultation with the competent local and regional authorities, establish in their NRP Plans the eligibility criteria for participants in the EU school scheme. In cases where Member States consider it necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the school scheme, they may focus on certain age group or prioritise certain groups of children according to socio-economic considerations. |
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| 3. Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans the categories of beneficiaries of the interventions in the EU school scheme which shall be selected among educational establishments or authorities, organisations acting on their behalf, suppliers, or any other public or private bodies involved in the management or provision of any of the types of interventions referred to in paragraph 4. | 3. Member States shall, in consultation with the competent regional and local authorities, establish in their NRP Plans the categories of beneficiaries of the interventions in the EU school scheme which shall be selected among educational establishments or authorities, organisations acting on their behalf, suppliers, or any other public or private bodies involved in the management or provision of any of the types of interventions referred to in paragraph 4. |
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| (b) awareness-raising measures. | (b) awareness-raising and dietary education measures aimed at preventing childhood overweight, obesity and chronic, non-communicable diseases attributable to the consumption of ultra-processed foods. Such actions should include education on food quality, short supply chains and the connection with people’s local areas, which shall serve as tools for socio-economic cohesion in order to reduce health inequalities and promote informed eating habits, particularly in less developed regions. |
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| 6a. The Member States shall, in consultation with the competent local and regional authorities, ensure that the EU school scheme is carried out in such a way as to prioritise the supply and distribution of products which have a reduced climate footprint, safeguard biodiversity, adhere to organic production standards, come in sustainable packaging, ensure animal welfare, are made locally, are marketed by means of short supply chains, are sourced from small farms, comply with fair, solidarity-based production criteria and are made with due regard for workers’ rights. |
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| (da) plant milk. |
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| 4. Member States shall prioritise the distribution of products of either or both of the following groups: | 4. Member States shall, in consultation with the regional and local authorities, prioritise the distribution of products of one or all of the following groups: |
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| (b) skimmed or semi-skimmed unsweetened drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof. | (b) skimmed or semi-skimmed unsweetened drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof, including plant milk. |
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| (e) products which are locally produced and marketed through short supply chains; | (e) products which are locally produced, marketed through short supply chains, guarantee fair, attractive prices for farmers and producers, and are made in accordance with labour standards and social standards, including decent working conditions; |
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| (ga) products which contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and agriculture-based ecosystems. |
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| 6. Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans the list of products that may be supplied and distributed and the prioritisation criteria. | 6. Member States shall establish in their NRP Plans the list of products that may be supplied and distributed and the prioritisation criteria. When devising such criteria, the Member States shall take account of science-based nutrition recommendations to ensure, inter alia, that they are in keeping with healthy dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet. |
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| The awareness-raising interventions shall be directly linked to the objectives of the EU school scheme of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and improving children’s eating habits. | The awareness-raising and dietary education interventions shall be directly linked to the objectives of the EU school scheme of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and improving children’s eating habits. |
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| They shall be aimed at reconnecting children with agriculture and the variety of Union agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region, and raising awareness about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, local food chains, organic farming, sustainable food production and consumption and combating food waste. | They shall be aimed at reconnecting children with agriculture and the variety of Union agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region, and raising awareness about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, in order to combat the rise of obesity and related diseases, particularly in less developed regions, while promoting sensory education and a critical understanding of how products are labelled and where they originate from. Actions shall include the promotion of the Mediterranean diet in accordance with the relevant clinical and nutritional guidelines, the promotion of local food chains, organic farming, sustainable food production and consumption, and efforts to combat food waste. |
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| Member States may decide to take the regular school curriculum or other policies or programmes into account for the purpose of complying with the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph. However, no Union support shall be provided for those activities. | Member States may decide to take the regular school curriculum or other policies or programmes into account for the purpose of complying with the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph. |
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| 3a. Union support for the supply and distribution of products shall only be granted to Member States that demonstrate effective performance of the awareness-raising and educational interventions referred to in this Article. |
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| 4. Member States shall set out in their NRP Plans the maximum percentages of the operational fund which may be spent on any individual type of intervention in order to ensure a balance between the different types of interventions. | 4. Member States shall, in consultation with the competent local and regional authorities, set out in their NRP Plans the maximum percentages of the operational fund which may be spent on any individual type of intervention in order to ensure a balance between the different types of interventions. |
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| (d) all other parts of the hemp plant falling withing CN code 1211 90 86 grown from seeds certified in accordance with Directive 2002/57/EC or in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2008/62/EC in the case of conservation varieties. | (d) all other parts of the hemp plant falling within CN code 1211 90 86 grown from seeds certified in accordance with Directive 2002/57/EC or in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2008/62/EC in the case of conservation varieties, including those used for eco-friendly construction, the construction of public and easy-access housing, the remediation of industrial sites and soil regeneration, within the framework of objectives on the just transition and territorial cohesion and investment programmes for employment and growth. |
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| 2a. Such conditions shall seek, in particular, to foster short supply chains which are embedded within the local community and to encourage the local processing of products in order to promote territorial cohesion and economic regeneration in rural areas that are at serious risk of becoming economic wastelands and lapsing into demographic decline, as well as in less developed regions, islands, the outermost regions and regions blighted by industrial decay. |
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| 1. The Commission and the Member States shall cooperate to identify and address structural vulnerabilities the supply chain of agricultural and enhance the coherence of crisis preparedness in the agri-food sector. | 1. The Commission and the Member States shall, in consultation with the competent local and regional authorities, cooperate to identify and address structural vulnerabilities in the supply chain of agricultural products and enhance the coherence of crisis preparedness in the agri-food sector. |
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| (da) procedures for the systematic rotation of agricultural stocks with a view to preventing food waste, including making provision, as a matter of priority, for products that are approaching their best before or use-by dates to be donated to charities and food banks, which shall then distribute them to the local community, while ensuring that regional and local authorities are fully involved in handling the logistics of this process. |
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| 6. Member States shall notify summaries of the latest version of their national food security preparedness and response plans referred to in paragraph 2 to the Commission every three years. | 6. Member States shall notify summaries of the latest version of their national food security preparedness and response plans referred to in paragraph 2 to the Commission every three years. These summaries shall include qualitative and quantitative data on the stocks of agricultural products that are subsequently distributed to the community and used to combat food waste, as referred to in Article 222c(3)(da), and shall outline the impact of these measures at a regional and local level. |
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| 1. For the purposes of this Article, “reserves” means stocks held by public or private operators designated for military or civil protection use in emergencies or crises, including humanitarian interventions or stocks kept available to ensure food security during major supply disruptions. | 1. For the purposes of this Article, ‘reserves’ means stocks held by public or private operators for the purposes of civil protection, territorial resilience and providing assistance to local populations in emergencies or crises, including humanitarian interventions or stocks kept available to ensure food security during major supply disruptions. |
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| (d) operations related to the establishment, maintenance and release of reserves shall be subject to regular monitoring by the competent authorities of the Member States. | (d) operations related to the establishment, maintenance and release of reserves shall be subject to regular monitoring by the competent authorities of the Member States. The reserves shall be managed on the basis of territorial proximity and on a rotational basis whereby, should no emergency occur, stocks that are soon to expire are re-purposed as food assistance for vulnerable sections of the local population. Regional authorities shall be involved in coordinating this process. |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector, requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties, rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-02-12},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/REGI-PA-782254}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/REGI-PA-782254},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId REGI-PA-782254. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}