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ASSOCIATION DE LA TRANSFORMATION LATIERE

ATLA

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Response to Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste

24 Apr 2023

Lassociation de la transformation laitière ATLA représente les entreprises privées et coopératives de la transformation laitière française. Nous remercions la Commission Européenne pour cette opportunité de participer aux discussions sur cette proposition législative. Nous soutenons la volonté dharmoniser les règles concernant les emballages et déchets demballages au sein de lUnion européenne, réduisant ainsi les risques de distorsion entre Etats membres et de stratégies nationales divergentes, pénalisant les opérateurs implantés dans plusieurs pays de lUE. La filière laitière est engagée depuis plusieurs années dans une démarche de durabilité à plusieurs égards, et lamélioration constante des emballages et de leur traitement en fin de vie est un sujet dimportance croissante pour nos entreprises. Nous souhaitons également rappeler que la sécurité sanitaire des produits laitiers est un enjeu majeur de notre secteur, non négociable, et la sécurité des consommateurs ainsi que la qualité des produits proposés est constamment au cœur des préoccupations des entreprises que nous représentons. Notre matière première, le lait, étant un produit fragile, microbiologiquement sensible. Vous trouverez ci-attachée notre contribution complète à cette consultation.
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Response to Carbon Removal Certification

22 Mar 2023

ATLA supports the initiative aimed at establishing common EU standards for carbon removals. Such a business model could be beneficial to speed up carbon removals in agriculture. Carbon sinks such as dairy pasturelands are, amongst others, crucial in the transition towards a carbon neutral EU by 2050, and such contribution should be recognised. We support the development of a certification of carbon removals that supports voluntary market solutions in which the sector of origin of the carbon credits (such as the agri-food sector) is clearly recognised, to acknowledge the efforts of food operators in contributing to the climate objectives. Regarding the framework for the carbon removals certification, we ask the EU institutions to consider the following key points: - Any proposed system should be practically manageable by farmers. - Unnecessary administrative burdens should be avoided. - It is important to reward maintenance of high soil carbon levels and avoid reduction of soil carbon levels. It should be recognized that many dairy farms have already sequestered large volumes of carbon in soils, using grass in crop rotations and manure as fertilizer. - Both carbon removals and GHG reductions should be in the scope, and all types of GHGs should be included. - Existing national and private initiatives should be considered, when developing an EU system. - Coherence with other existing and future policy frameworks, such as the green claims initiative, should be ensured. - Co-benefits of carbon farming practices, such as biodiversity protection, should result in higher rewards for operators. - Additionality of carbon storage should be proven. - Negative side effects on other GHG sources on farm and on other environmental components should be avoided. - Food safety, security, quality, variety and nutritional value should not be compromised. - The list of examples of carbon farming practices should be extended to include all farming practices and animal sectors that have a positive climate impact and ensure high standards of animal welfare. - CAP financing can be used to run an EU climate credit market. - Carbon removals is presented as a new source of income for farming, but it can also add costs to farming practice and food production. It is important that the economic viability of farming and processing activities is not negatively impacted. Potential risks or loss of production should be covered by carbon credits revenues or by public or private funding. Regarding the intended use of certificates generated through carbon removals at farm level, we ask the Commission to consider the following points: - Farmers should be able to be financed by whoever wants, on or off their value chain. - The certification system must allow and facilitate the role of agrifood businesses in financing on their value chain, without being restrictive. - Financing by an actor outside of the agribusiness sector and the claim it may make on this financing should not prevent the accounting of this emission reduction from the "scope 3" of the actors involved. External financing actually contributes to improving the balance sheet of these industries/distributors. - If the operator purchasing the credit is from outside the food value chain, such removals are not included in the scope 3 of the corporate reporting about the buyers climate objectives. Nevertheless, they could be part of other communication and marketing strategies about climate fundings and investments. In this way, such emissions removals could be accounted in scope 3 of the operators from the food chain (where the credit is produced), while at the same time giving the possibility to external operators to fund climate action in the agricultural sector. These points related to carbon accounting and claiming are covered by other specific frameworks at EU level (Green claims) and international level (GHG Protocol and SBTi). This proposal should be aligned with these other approaches.
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Response to Setting of nutrient profiles

2 Feb 2021

The French Dairy processors’ association (ATLA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the European Commission’s Roadmap Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) on the Proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. The French dairy companies have always been committed to ensure accurate, useful and credible information to the EU consumers. A full re-opening of the FIC Regulation is neither required nor desirable as the FIC Regulation is generally fit-for-purpose, while a partial revision and/or implementation of specific technical provisions may be considered. Please find enclosed our detailed comments on on FOPNL, nutrient profiles, origin labelling and date marking.
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Response to Establishing a legal limit for the industrial trans fats content in foods

31 Oct 2018

The French Dairy Processor Association (ATLA) supports the attached statement drafted by the European Dairy Association: EDA welcomes the Draft Commission Regulation as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer. The European Dairy sector particularly appreciates the recognition of the specific situation of natural TFAs given that ruminant trans fats sources, such as dairy, generally contribute in a limited way to high total daily intakes. Ruminant trans fats are naturally present in foods in fixed, small proportions of ruminant fat and cannot be reduced in the fat and cannot therefore totally be avoided. Furthermore, with regards to the possible negative impact of such a limitation on the consumption of milk and dairy products, we are grateful the Commission acknowledged the important role milk and dairy products play in a balanced and healthy diet. Lower consumption of milk and dairy foods could have a negative impact on public health, including a reduced intake of essential nutrients such as high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals, e.g. calcium. Any measures or legislation in the context of limitation of natural TFAs would be therefore unhelpful and should be discouraged as negatively affecting consumption of dairy products and public health. Naturally occurring, rTFAs should be therefore always exempted from any legislative measure to limit TFA (including labelling).
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Response to Commission Implementing Regulation on the provision of voluntary indication of origin or place of provenance of foods

31 Jan 2018

The Association of French Dairy Processors, representing both industrial and cooperative french dairy manufacturers, welcomes the new version of the draft Implementing Regulation on the provision of voluntary indication of origin or place of provenance of foods, and thanks the Commission for the opportunity to submit input on this important piece of the food regulation. Our comments are detailed in the document enclosed, regarding : 1. Transition period : Our members support to have a longer transition period of 2 years to allow implementation of the labelling changes required by the new Regulation. 2. Presentation of the information : font size and place of the information, especially regarding the coherence with the requirements laid by the French National decree on origin labelling of the milk 3. Trademarks and brand names that we believe should be excluded from the scope of the regulation 4. Geographical indications (PDO, PGI, TSG) that we believe should be excluded from the scope of the regulation 5. Mandatory origin labelling and recital 4
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