37 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers, with strong emphasis on targeted payments for the environment, climate and animal welfare as well as for boosting competitiveness. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. In justified cases, beneficiaries in forestry may also be compensated for the nature values they commit to protect. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'targets' means pre-agreed values to be achieved at the end of the period in relation to the result and impact indicators included under a specific objective;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more, and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support from the EAGF and EAFRD shall aim to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas, shall avoid undermining the Union’s environmental and climate objectives and shall contribute to achieving the following general objectives:
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The objectives and support measures shall be coherent with and complementary to the environmental and climate legislation as set out in Annex XI.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the climate and the environment, including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services;
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall endeavour to ensure simplification for farmers for the system of conditionality pursuant to paragraph 1. Member States may remove GAECs as set out in Annex III from the system of conditionality under the condition that those removed GAECs will be effectuated through equivalent measures in eco-schemes pursuant to Article 28 or environmental and climate commitments pursuant to Article 65.
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III and coherent with and complementary to the legislation as set out in Annex XI, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including water, biodiversity, soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers, or groups of farmers and other land managers, who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall provide the necessary guidance, in coordination with the European and National Common Agricultural Policy Networks as set out in Article 113, to facilitate the exchange of best practices, to improve the knowledge base and solutions for meeting the specific environmental- and climate- related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1). Special attention shall be given to the potential replication of measures and schemes tailored to specific local, regional or national and/or environmental contexts or constraints.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 65 . Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and business development;
Amendment 1063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers, or groups of farmers and other land managers, and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 1072 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers or groups of farmers and other land managers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Taking into account the long-term nature of forestry, longer commitment periods and a longer extension period after the initial period may be used for the commitments made to achieve or maintain defined environmental benefits in forests.
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) purchase of animals, annual plants and their planting other than for the purpose of restoring agricultural or forestry potential following natural disaster and catastrophic events or replacement of livestock lost due to attacks by large carnivores;
Amendment 1187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following natural disasters or catastrophic events and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment, such as protective measures against attacks by large carnivores.
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the climate change objectives using a simple and common methodology. The Commission shall regularly report on the progress towards mainstreaming climate action, including the amount of expenditure. The findings shall be presented in the annual year review as set out in Article 122.
Amendment 1351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Based on the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and an assessment of needs referred to in Article 96, Member State shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plans an intervention strategy as referred to in Article 97 in which quantitative targets and milestones shall be set to achieve the specific objectives set out to in Article 6. The targets shall be defined using a common set of result and impact indicators set out in Annex I.
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall explain in their CAP Strategic Plans, on the basis of availthe most recent and reliable information, how they intend to achieve the greater overall contribution set out to in paragraph 1. That explanation shall be based on relevant information such as the elements referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 95(1) and in point (b) of Article 95(2).
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) environmental, economic and social partners;
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) summary of current and target values for impact indicators;
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on clear and objective criteria, including the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their potential achievement of and effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), coherence and compliance with legislation set out in Annex XI, the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluation.
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission shall communicate the evaluations of the CAP Strategic Plans, accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 2
Article 114 – paragraph 2
2. The aim of the EIP shall be to stimulate innovation and improve the exchange of knowledge. Innovation in this regard should contribute to the development of competiveness, environmental performance and sustainability, in particular for the development of sustainable farming practices in the areas of climate, water, soil, biodiversity and waste.
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 2
Article 122 – paragraph 2
2. The annual review meeting shall aim at examining the performance of each plan, including progress made towards achieving established targets and overarching Union environmental and climate objectives, any issues affecting performance and past or future actions to be taken to address them.
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall communicate summaries of the annual review meetings along with its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 1516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 2
Article 127 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall carry out an interimd make public an evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and Union added value of the EAGF and the EAFRD by the end of the third year following the start of implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans taking into account the indicators set out in Annex I. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article [128] of the [New Financial Regulation]. This shall be complemented by an external and independent evaluation report that covers the effectiveness, efficiency, implementation, complementarity, results and impacts of the EAGF and the EAFRD.
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 3
Article 127 – paragraph 3
3. TBy the end of the period covered by this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out and make publicly available an ex post evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and Union added value of the EAGF and the EAFRD. This shall be complemented by an external and independent ex post evaluation report that covers the effectiveness, efficiency, implementation, complementarity, results and impacts of the EAGF and the EAFRD.