149 Amendments of Paul BRANNEN related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) While agricultural plastic products constitute a low percentage of the overall amount of plastic used and plastic waste generated, their use is concentrated geographically. Moreover, categories of agricultural plastic products have a very homogeneous composition, rendering the waste stream very valuable to the recycler. The problem of agricultural plastic waste should be addressed the CAP Strategic Plans proposal and the European Commission should, as appropriate, introduce a new GAEC standard for good agricultural and environmental condition of land on plastic waste as a new element of enhanced conditionality in the mid- term, by 2023. Under the new cross- compliance requirement, farmers would be bound to use an authorised waste management business to arrange collection and recycling of plastic, and keep evidence that plastic waste was handled correctly.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) SMRs need to be fully implemented by Member States in order to become operational at farm level and ensure equal treatment of farmers. To ensure the consistency of the rules on conditionality in enhancing the sustainability of the policy, SMRs should encompass main Union legislation on environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare which implementation at national level imply precise obligations on individual farmers, including obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC11 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 or Council Directive 91/676/EEC.13 In order to follow up on the joint statement made by the European Parliament and the Council as annexed to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council,14 the relevant provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 are included as SMRs into the scope of conditionality, as well as under Directive [Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment] and Regulation [Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC] and the list of GAEC standards is adapted accordingly. __________________ 11 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 12 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 13 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 14 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set up and put in place procedures in order to avoid conflicts of interest for farm advisory services for the purpose ofwhose objectives are improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and, social dimensions and the specific objectives of this regulation referred to in Article 6, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental, climate and clanimatl welfare ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as agro-ecological measures, the promotion of the sustainable management of nutrients, the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should set out procedures for avoiding conflicts of interest, and integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in prioritirstly for the ecomplementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour should be taken into account when applying the mechanism-schemes, and secondly be transferred to the EAFRD. Payments for the eco-schemes shall not be affected by the ceiling.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. Application of the latter principle should not financially favour irrigated land over rainfed land of the same category of agricultural area. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. Member States should use at least 20% of their annual direct payments' envelope for these schemes. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the result- based provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of thesenvironmental or climate practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry- level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties and offer new opportunities in bioeconomy through improving availability of domestic raw materials. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.fully taking into account the assessment of the feedstock availability1a and the support of the bio-economy. __________________ 1a in accordance with Annex VIII to the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation, Bioenergy Sustainability Report is to be done biennially and assessment of feedstock availability is a mandatory element
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The EAGF should not provide support to activities that would harm the environment, or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives. Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments which are foreseen in the management plans or other instruments subject to infringement procedure, should not finance investments in irrigation and drainage which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation and reforestation/restoration which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principlesforest management plans, Natura 2000 management plans, and legislation or guidelines on invasive alien species. Member States should ensure that authorities play an active role on ecology and management of forest fires in any afforestation or reforestation action and strengthen the role of soft preventive measures and land use management.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52a) Taking into account the numerous challenges in the respective fields, the CAP should allocate 50 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to the specific objectives referred to in Article 6 (1) (d),(e), (f) and to the animal welfare and food and health-related objective set out in point (i) of this Regulation. Member States should report to the Commission each year on the specific contributions out of the EAGF and EAFRD to these objectives.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes; rules on animals from animal production systems ineligible for coupled support; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83 a (new)
Recital 83 a (new)
(83a) Presence of intensive animal production systems correlates with depopulation of the respective area, and causes difficulties for traditional breeding practices, grazing or silvopastoral practices that cannot compete with the system characterized by high level of externalities. Its support would therefore go against specific types of farming which are important for social, economic and in some cases environmental reasons. In order to ensure effective application of coupled support for the animal production, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission to classify certain types of intensive animal production systems animals which are ineligible for coupled support.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘result -based payment scheme’ means a support scheme that rewards improvement, and as opposed to a management- based or a hybrid scheme is not remunerated based on income foregone and costs incurred;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, including cotton, cork and short rotation coppice, and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries, including in agroforestry, combined systems with trees;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) 'arable land' shall be land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production but lying fallow, can include combination of crops with trees and/or shrubs to form silvoarable agroforestry system, and include areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/199928 , with Article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200529 , with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or with Article 65 of this Regulation; __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80). 29 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 281 #
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, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as including silvopastoral systems with shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed; enhance soil fertility and erosion protection or have the potential to substitute fossil materials;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2
Areas used for the production of hemp shall only be eligible hectares if the varieties used have a tetrahydrocannabinol content not exceeding 0,2 %; Areas used for the cultivation of tobacco crop shall not constitute eligible hectares.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within the proposed framework, Member States may define a sub-category of silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry systems and certified systems of trees outside forests for the purpose of Article 30.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance foodlong-term food and nutrition security;
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient managementenvironmental conservation and preservation of natural resources such as water, soil and air; reaching the status foreseen in the relevant legislative instruments;
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to an improvement of the conservation status or a population trend of species, including beneficial fauna, specifically pollinator species, the conservation status of habitats, the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on foodaddress societal challenges and demands on food system sustainability and health, including safe, and nutritious and sustainable foodfood, antibiotic use, food waste, as well asnd animal welfare.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Planfor establishing quantified performance targets in respect to the specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress made towards the targets and of the CAP.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adapt the common output, result and impact indicators to take into account the experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators. The Commission shall make a full assessment on the effectiveness of the output, result and impact indicators in Annex I, and present specific solutions to strengthen the results-based approach of the CAP. The report shall be part of the impact assessment and legislative proposals for the CAP after 2027.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an effective and dissuasive system of administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67the EAGF and EAFRD who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) agro-ecological practices, including agroforestry;
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) farm practices reducing the use of antibiotics and preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance as set out in the Communication "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance”31 , Regulation (EU) No [..] on veterinary medicinal products and Regulation (EU) No [..] on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed; __________________ 31 "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)" (COM(2017) 339 final).
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall primarily be used to contribute to the financing of the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payschemes for the climate and the environments.
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio-economic or agronomic conditions. Differentiation of agronomic conditions should not be based on water provision on the same category of agricultural area and thus not effectively incentivise irrigated crops over rainfed crops.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The Commission shall guarantee the strict implementation of Union legislation at all times and in all Member States concerning animal welfare, environmental protection, climate action and food security. Consequently, the Commission shall apply systematically the appropriate sanctions and penalties in case of repeated infringements by Member States.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims towill contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhancedis to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard forin line with each of the minimum standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, annual crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrient management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient management functionalities and including water and soil management, input reductions and biodiversity measures. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) While agricultural plastic products constitute low percentage of the overall amount of plastic used and plastic waste generated, their use is concentrated geographically. Moreover, categories of agricultural plastic products have a very homogeneous composition, rendering the waste stream very valuable to the recycler. In the CAP Strategic Plans the problem of agricultural plastic waste should be addressed and the European Commission should, as appropriate, introduce a standard for good agricultural and environmental condition of land on plastic waste as a new element of enhanced conditionality in the mid-term, by 2023. Farmers would be under the new cross-compliance requirement bound to use an authorised waste management business to arrange collection and recycling of plastic, and keep evidence that plastic waste has been handled correctly.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) SMRs need to be fully implemented by Member States in order to become operational at farm level and ensure equal treatment of farmers. To ensure the consistency of the rules on conditionality in enhancing the sustainability of the policy, SMRs should encompass main Union legislation on environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare which implementation at national level imply precise obligations on individual farmers, including obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC11 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 or Council Directive 91/676/EEC.13 In order to follow up on the joint statement made by the European Parliament and the Council as annexed to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council,14 the relevant provisions of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 are included as SMRs into the scope of conditionality, as well as under Directive [Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment] and Regulation [ Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC]; and the list of GAEC standards is adapted accordingly. _________________ 11 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 12 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 13 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 14 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 15 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 16 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71).
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set up and put in place procedures for avoidance of conflicts of interest for farm advisory services for the purpose ofwhose objective is improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions and the specific objectives of this regulation referred to in Article 6, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones as well as animal welfare, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on and the sustainablreduction of the use of pesticides, as well as agro- ecological measures, the promotion of the sustainable management of nutrients, the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should set out procedures for avoidance of conflicts of interest, and integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in prioritirstly for the ecomplementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour should be taken into account when applying the mechanism- schemes, and secondly be transferred to the EAFRD. Payments for the eco-schemes shall not be touched by the ceiling.
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) The European Court of Auditors notes in its opinion No 7/2018 that the largest part of the budget would continue to be hectare based direct payments to farmers. However, this instrument is not appropriate for addressing the many environmental and societal concerns, nor is it the most efficient way of assuring a viable income for farmers. They also critisise the lack of necessary elements of an effective performance system as well as fewer and less effective checks and audits.
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. Application of the latter principle shall not financially favour irrigated land over rainfed land of the same category of agricultural area. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall 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 and to dedicate at least 20% of their allocations for direct payments to these schemes in accordance with Article 86.
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances while contributing to the overall EU effort. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions and where an organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land as well as premia for area-based livestock farming with maximum 2 livestock units per hectare is mandatory. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes forto promote all kind of agricultural practices such as, amongst others, the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farmingagro- forestry. Member States shall incorporate environmental certification schemes, such as organic farming and the promotion of extensive livestock rearing in the list of eco-schemes. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. Member States should use at least 20% of their annual direct payments' envelope for these schemes. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the result- based provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of thesenvironmental or climate practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry- level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties and offer new opportunities in bioeconomy through improving availability of domestic raw materials. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The support granted under point a) shall be granted as an incentive only for purely result-based payment schemes, not for management actions.
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.taking fully into account the assessment of the feedstock availability1a and support of bio-economy. _________________ 1a in accordance with Annex VIII to the Governance of the Energy Union Regulation, Bioenergy Sustainability Report is to be done biennially
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials, that can include trees and/or shrubs that form silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry systems, also as certified systems of trees outside forests land.
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, support shall not be awarded to intensive animal production. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with defining types of intensive animal production systems ineligible for coupled support effectively excluding from support dairy, bovine animals or sheep and goats where there is a discrepancy between the number of eligible hectares and number of animals. This provision will take into account shepherding or transhumance practices.
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5
Article 49 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their CAP Strategic Plans Member States shall seek the advice of the representatives of organisations in the beekeeping field and the respective authorities including environmental authorities.
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The EAGF should not provide support to activities that would harm the environment, or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives in line with sustainable agricultural management principles. Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 929 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation and drainage which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation and reforestation/restoration which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principlesforest management plans, NATURA 2000 management plans, and legislation or guidelines on invasive alien species. Member States should ensure active role of authorities on ecology and management of forest fires in any afforestation or reforestation action and strengthen the role of soft preventive measures and land use management..
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment, or which are not consistent with climate and environment objectives in line with sustainable agricultural management principles. . Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) For the purpose of ensuring adequate financing for certain priorities, rules on minimum financial allocations for these priorities should be set for the support under EAFRD. For the sake of ensuring a level playing field between farmers, a maximum allocation should also be set for the coupled support under direct payments. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for improving the competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality of the protein crop production in order to reduce imports from third countries.
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) In order to tackle the loss of biodiversity in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Member States shall provide biodiversity measures under Articles 28, 65 and 67 and provide appropriate funding which helps to achieve the specific objectives of Article 6 (f).
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 b (new)
Recital 52 b (new)
(52 b) Taking into account the numerous challenges in the field of environment and with regard to animal welfare, the CAP shall contribute to 50 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to the specific objectives referred to in Article 6 (1) (d),(e), (f) and (i) of this Regulation and include only those measures in Articles 28, 65, 67, 68 (4) a. Member states shall report to the Commission each year on specific contributions out of the EAGF and EAFRD to these objectives.
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes, rules on animals from animal production systems ineligible for coupled support; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83 a (new)
Recital 83 a (new)
(83 a) Presence of intensive animal production systems correlates with depopulation of the respective area, and causes difficulties for traditional breeding practices, grazing or silvopastoral practices that cannot compete with the system characterized by high level of externalities. Its support would therefore go against specific types of farming which are important for social, economic and in some cases environmental reasons. In order to ensure effective application of coupled support for the animal production, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission to classify types of intensive animal production systems animals from which are ineligible for coupled support.
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiarie, group of farmers and other land managers 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) d), e) and f).
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) result-based payment scheme- is such a support scheme that rewards improvement, and as opposed to management- based or hybrid scheme is not remunerated based on income foregone and costs incurred;
Amendment 1112 #
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 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, including for those made in agroforestry systems, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
Amendment 1140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible, including non- productive investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, including cotton, cork and short rotation coppice, and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries, including in combined systems with trees;
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Non-Productive investments can include: (i) intangible studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites, including related socio- economic aspects; (ii) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement.
Amendment 1146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) investments in renewable energy where the Bioenergy Sustainability Report, namely assessment of feedstock availability as a mandatory element of it, would indicate that the most efficient use of, in particular woody, biomass in accordance with cascading use principle could be undermined;
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) 'arable land' shall be land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production but lying fallow, can include combination of crops with trees and/or shrubs to form silvoarable agroforestry system, and include areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/199928 , with Article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/200529 , with Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 or with Article 65 of this Regulation; _________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80). 29 Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) investments in large infrastructures , in particular for livestock operations, not being part of local development strategies;
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) investments in afforestation and forest restoration which are not consistent with forest management plans, and with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles, as developed in the Pan- European Guidelines for Afforestation and Reforestation.
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In order to contribute to EU objectives, investments proposed by a management plan or other instrument implementing the EU acquis that is subject to infringement, at any stage of infringement procedure, should be automatically considered ineligible investments without them being explicitly listed. For this purpose, different Directorates General of the Commission should closely cooperate and in case of faulty provision of the funds ensure suspension of the funding, including ex-post recovery.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 1179 #
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, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as including silvopastoral systems with shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed, enhance soil fertility and erosion protection or have the potential to substitute fossil materials;
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) afforestation, creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems, and non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 1279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total EAGF and EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annexes VII and IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) and the food and health- related objective set out in point (I) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The minimum of 20% of the amount set out in Annex VII shall be reserved for schemes referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Within the proposed framework Member States may delineate sub- category of silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry system and certified systems of trees outside forest for the purpose of Article 30.
Amendment 1305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 10% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III or support for silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry systems, also as certified systems of trees outside forests.
Amendment 1381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent authorities for the environment and climate are effectivefully involved in the preparation of the Plan and are jointly responsible with regard to the environmental and climate aspects of the plan.
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent authorities for the environment and, climate and health are effectively involved in the preparation of the environmental and climate aspects of the plan.
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) economic, environmental and social partners, including scientists;
Amendment 1393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and where relevant bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, public health, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 1395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyincluding soil carbon sequestration, in line with relevant international agreements;
Amendment 1398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall involve those partners inthroughout the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 111. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient managementenvironmental conservation and preservation of natural resources such as water, soil and air; reaching the good state foreseen in the relevant legislative instruments;
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where, on the basis of information provided in accordance with points a)-e) of the first paragraph, areas will be identified where baseline information or information on context indicators is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of the current situation in relation to the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal, Member States should address such conclusion within the framework of their Strategic Plan, or through other instruments and outline the proposed measures in the Plan.
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversityimprovement of the conservation status or a population trend of species, including beneficial fauna, specifically pollinator species, conservation status of habitats, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 2
Article 96 – paragraph 2
For the specific environmental and climate objectives referred to in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), and where identified needs under objectives referred to a) b) c) g) h) of Article 6(1) could affect these objectives, the assessment shall take into account the national environmental and climate plans emanating from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
Amendment 1416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Member States shall use the most recent and most reliable data for this assessment, including up to date information about any stage of infringement procedure, and recently closed cases, related to these environmental and climate plans which effectively transpose the EU legislation. In order to contribute to EU objectives, in case of infringement, the measures proposed by the plan that is subject to infringement should not be considered by the needs assessment and should not be approved for financing.
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee, with due regard for preventing conflicts of interest, and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3) that are relevant for the implementation of all objectives under Article 6(1).
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EUaddress agriculture to societal challenges and demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food wasta reduction of food waste and antibiotics use, as well as enhanced animal welfare.
Amendment 1485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) systematically take into account the objectives of development cooperation and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, avoiding negative external impacts of the Union's policies on developing countries and their populations.
Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Planfor establishing quantified performance targets in respect to the specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress made towards the targets and of the CAP.
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 15, 23, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this 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 seven-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.
Amendment 1540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adapt the common output, result and impact indicators to take into account the experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators. The Commission shall make a full assessment on the effectiveness of the output, result and impact indicators in Annexe I, and present specific solutions to strengthen the results-based approach of the CAP. The report shall be part of the impact assessment and legislative proposals for the CAP after 2027.
Amendment 1578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Contribute to the protection of biodiversityimprovement of the conservation status or a population trend of species, including beneficial fauna, specifically pollinator species, conservation status of habitats, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes
Amendment 1594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an effective and disuassive system of administrative penalty shall be imposed on all beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67the EAGF and EAFRD who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21 a (new)
I.21a Improving population trends of insect pollinators: Pollinators Index
Amendment 1620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
R.30a Supporting pollinators populations: Share of agricultural area under pollinator-friendly management
Amendment 1622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.22 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.22 a (new)
I.22a Increasing Grassland Butterfly populations: Butterfly Index
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Soil (protection and quality) – Requirements and standards – SMR 2 a (new)
Annex III – Soil (protection and quality) – Requirements and standards – SMR 2 a (new)
SMR 2a Directive [Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment]. A proposed ban on oxo- degradable plastics (could not be used in any agricultural application)
Amendment 1747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) farm practices reducing the use of antibiotics and preventing the development of antimicrobial resistance as set out in the Communication "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance”31 , Regulation (EU) No [2018/XXX] on veterinary medicinal products and Regulation (EU) No [2018/XXX] on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed; _________________ 31 "A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)" (COM(2017) 339 final).
Amendment 1749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8 a (new) – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 8 a (new) – Requirements and standards
Ban on use of oxo-degradable plastics in agricultural films
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) findings from the use of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients as referred to in Article 12 (3);
Amendment 1773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 6 a (new) – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – SMR 6 a (new) – Main objective of the standard
Regulation [Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC Articles 107 and 108
Amendment 1776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
(f b) equal rights and opportunities for all beneficiaries, especially the promotion of gender equality in farming.
Amendment 1780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
(f c) assistance to farmers who wish to change production, in particular due to changes in consumer demand, with advice concerning the new skills and equipment required;
Amendment 1781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 13 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 13 – Requirements and standards
Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71): Article 5(2) and Article 8(1) to (5) Article 12 with regard to restrictions on the use of pesticides in protected areas defined on the basis of the Water Framework Directive and Natura 2000 legislation. Article 13(1) and (3) on handling and storage of pesticides and disposal of remnants. Article 14, uptake of the eight principles of Integrated Pest Management
Amendment 1784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) support to sustainable agricultural activities such as agro-ecological practices;
Amendment 1983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall primarily be used to contribute to the financing of the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payschemes for the climate and the environments.
Amendment 2061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to differentiate the amount of the basic income support per hectare amongst different groups of territories faced with similar socio-economic or agronomic conditions. Differentiation of agronomic conditions shall not be based on water provision on the same category of agricultural area and thus not effectively incentivise irrigated crops over rainfed crops.
Amendment 2290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall 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 and to dedicate at least 20% of their allocations for direct payments to these schemes in accordance with Article 86.
Amendment 2455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The support granted under a) shall be granted as an incentive only for purely result-based payment schemes, not for management actions.
Amendment 2515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees,non-food crops used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials, that can include trees and/or shrubs that form silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry systems, also as certified systems of trees outside forests and.
Amendment 2549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Further, without prejudice to previous paragraph, support shall not be awarded to intensive animal production. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with defining types of intensive animal production systems ineligible for coupled support effectively excluding from support dairy, bovine animals or sheep and goats where there is a discrepancy between the number of eligible hectares and number of animals. This provision will take into account shepherding or transhumance practices.
Amendment 2926 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5
Article 49 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their CAP Strategic Plans Member States shall seek the advice of the representatives of organisations in the beekeeping field and the respective authorities including environmental authorities.
Amendment 3314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To ensure the effectiveness of those schemes, Member States must provide funding for each scheme to establish independent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of each scheme based on a robust sampling methodology. The results of this monitoring shall be made public by the public authority.
Amendment 3322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiarie, group of farmers and other land-managers 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) (d), (e), and (f). Priority should be given to schemes which are specifically targeted towards addressing local environmental conditions and needs, and contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the legislation listed in Annex XI.
Amendment 3479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, or costs closely linked to the operation, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6, in particular (d), (e), (f), and which must be shown to not be damaging for the environment or support environmentally polluting activities. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Non-Productive investment can include: (i) Intangible studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages, rural landscapes and high nature value sites, including related socio- economic aspects; (ii) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities and villages in rural areas and their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to Natura 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement.
Amendment 3517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in drainage or irrigation which do not lead to net reductions of water use for irrigation in the river basin and are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including those linked to expansion of irrigation or higher risks of diffuse pollution, particularly when affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan;
Amendment 3531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) investments in large infrastructures, especially for livestock operations, not being part of local development strategies;
Amendment 3545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In order to contribute to EU objectives, in case of an open infringement procedure at any stage, investments proposed by the plan or contributing to the implementation of the plan that is subject to infringement shall be ineligible for funding.
Amendment 3550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In case of h) the selection of species to be planted, of areas and of methods to be used shall avoid the inappropriate afforestation of sensitive habitats such as peat lands and wetlands and negative effects on areas of high ecological value including areas under high natural value farming. On sites designated as Natura 2000 pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC (15) and Directive2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (16) only afforestation consistent with the management objectives of the sites concerned and agreed with the Member State’s authority in charge of implementing Natura 2000 shall be allowed. The support should not be provided for investments in afforestation by an invasive or potentially invasive species, for the planting of trees for short rotation coppicing, Christmas trees or fast growing trees for energy production. Further, for areas which are susceptible to fire, and which received support from EAFRD in 2007-2013 or 2014-2020 for prevention of natural disasters, namely fire, or for restoration action following fire, the precondition for funding will be an active involvement of authorities on ecology and management of forest fires in any restoration and afforestation action.
Amendment 3683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote farming practices that increase the resilience against natural risks and risks that are due to climate change, as well as risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual fundsa methodology for establishing that all measures to avert risk have been undertaken by the recipient prior to being considered eligible for compensation.
Amendment 3744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 230% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.
Amendment 4026 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall set an appropriate minimum amount contributing to the specific objective set out in point (f) of Article 6(1). It needs to take into account the needs that are addressed with reference to priority species and habitats within the Prioritized Action Framework as per Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC. The amount shall be used for the interventions described in Articles 28, 65, 67 and 68 point 4 (a) of this regulation and for leveraging support for Strategic Nature projects under the [LIFE Regulation] as per paragraph 7 of this article.
Amendment 4064 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The minimum of 20% of the amount set out in Annex VII shall be reserved for schemes referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 4109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 10% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III or support for silvoarable or silvopastoral agroforestry systems, also as certified systems of trees outside forests.
Amendment 4172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 420% for expenditure for natural or other area-specific constraints referred to in Article 66.
Amendment 4198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 4208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 15 percentage points provided that Member States use the corresponding increase for EAFRD financed interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climat, climate- and animal welfare-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 4226 #
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 4273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent authorities for the environment and climate are effectivefully involved in the preparation of the environmental and climate aspects of the planPlan and are jointly responsible with regards to the environmental and climate aspects of the plan, especially in the setting of environmental targets based on the result and impact indicators and Articles 28, 65, 66 and 67.
Amendment 4278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) relevant public authorities including environmental authorities;
Amendment 4282 #
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, including scientists;
Amendment 4286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and wherenon- economic interests of civil society, especially environmental NGOs, and relevant bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 4290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Each of the partners from point (b) shall be represented in an equal proportion, and a balanced representation between points (b) and (c) shall be ensured. Member States shall involve those partners inthroughout the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 111. The organisation and implementation of the partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/201438.
Amendment 4343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 2
Article 96 – paragraph 2
For the specific environmental and climate objectives referred to in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), and where identified needs under objectives referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (g) and (h) of Article 6(1) that could affect these objectives, the assessment shall take into account the national environmental and climate plans emanating from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.
Amendment 4347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 3
Member States shall use the most recent and most reliable data for this assessment, include up to date information about any stage of infringement procedure, and recently closed cases, related to these environmental and climate plans which effectively transpose the EU legislation. In order to contribute to EU objectives, in case of infringement, the measures proposed by the plan that is subject to infringement shall not be considered by the needs assessment and shall not be proposed to be financed.
Amendment 4430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) essential qualitative and quantitative information on the state of the impact indicators for the year 2019 in Annex I.
Amendment 4468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on 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 effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration and how input from competent authorities and other stakeholders, as per Article 94, was included. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, including the quality of the evidence used, 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 4500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 4611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee, with due regard for the prevention of conflicts of interest, and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3) that are relevant for the implementation of all objectives of Article 6(1).
Amendment 4913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 15, 23, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this 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 seven-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.
Amendment 5032 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Improving population trends of insect pollinators
Amendment 5033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 b (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 b (new)
I.20b Increasing Grassland Butterfly Indicator
Amendment 5052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result Indicators – R.29 a (new)
Annex I – Result Indicators – R.29 a (new)
R.29a Supporting pollinators populations: Share of agricultural area under pollinator-friendly management
Amendment 5206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III –– Main issue (new)
Annex III –– Main issue (new)
Main issue Soil protection Requirements and standard SMR -3 Directive [Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment] A proposed ban on oxo-degradable plastics (could not be used in any agricultural application)
Amendment 5228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Main issue (new) – SMR 11 a (new)
Annex III – Main issue (new) – SMR 11 a (new)
Main issue Antimicrobial resistance Requirements and standards SMR 11 a Regulation [ Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC Articles 107 and 108