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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendments (378)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, ,national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden, in particular to the final beneficiaries. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity, while ensuring the commonality of the CAP is not undermined, makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed, provide forage area for pollinators, or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As regards the areas used for the production of hemp, in order to preserve public health and to ensure the coherence with other bodies of legislation, the use of hemp seeds varieties with tetrahydrocannabinol content below 0.25% should be part of the definition of eligible hectare.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmersfarmers who carry out an agricultural activity on the agricultural areas of their holding . In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine a "farmer’ displaying the essential elements and a clear definition of a "farmer" for the purposes of establishing eligibility for support should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such eligible for support; as the policy direction in Rural Development has iencome tests, labour inputs uraged farmers to diversity their activities beyond the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It gate this should also not result in precluding support to pluri- active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non- agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal which is of critical importance, a framework definition for ‘young farmer’ 'with the essential broad elements should be set out at Union level, which must not be restrictive in order to facilitate new entrants into agriculture and reflect the realities on the ground in the Member States.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, agroforestry, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments that are credible, equitable, and fair keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, strengthening the farmers position in the food chain, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to 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 enhanced 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 for each of the 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, 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 envirThese GAEC's should then become the benchmark and the predefined standard for designing and implementing the "eco schemes" to ensure that quantifiable climate change and adaption measures are embedded in conmventional and climate delivery of the GAEC frameworkgriculture. 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. 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 19 #
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 priority for the complementary 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.
Amendment 20 #
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. 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 valuesto full convergence by 2026.
Amendment 21 #
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 voluntathat are mandatory for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. 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 aligned withe mandatory requirementenvironment objectives 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 includeshould be regarded as ‘entry-level schemes’ which mayshould be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the Invest EU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouragedmade available, while respecting the norms of prudent lending and discouraging unsustainable borrowing. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) coordination and governance as well as monitoring, reporting and evaluation and an appeals procedure.
Amendment 24 #
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 productgoods listed in Annex I to the TFEU in addition to the production of public goods and eco system services from the agricultural area, including cotton 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;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and, permanent grassland and agro forestry systems. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' and "agroforestry systems" shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including agroforestry systems, nurseries and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 27 #
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 shrubs and/or trees whichThe framework definition of ‘permanent grassland 'should be set in away that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed, forage area for pollinators whether used for actual production or not;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Agroforestry systems; land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land;
Amendment 29 #
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 5%;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support from pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registerset out in the framework definition at EU level.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) the appropriate training and/or skills requiredand knowledge already acquired, subject to a skills audit.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performanceequality to final beneficiaries, simplification and a reduction of the administrative burden in the delivery of the CAP support.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In recognition of New Delivery Model Member States shall establish a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising the required expertise and stake holder representation.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, and also to authorise exemptions to compliance to conditionality, rules shall be established in cases of exceptional circumstances outside of beneficiaries control as well as incidences of "force majeure", the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients in member states where this tool is being introduced.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) the use of best agroforestry practices on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reducelimit the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingto EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 51 #
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 payments.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide under direct payments support for voluntathe mandatory schemes for the climate and the environmental sustainability actions ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans, these schemes shall be entry level schemes which shall be conditional for taking up more ambitious Rural Development commitments which shall be voluntary.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall 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, areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall automatically be regarded as eligible for the scheme.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish thea list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environmentthat will enhance its climate mitigation and adaption potential and increase its environmental sustainability, Member States shall ensure that these practices are in compliance with WTO agreements on agriculture, annex 2 (5) (6).
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1), in order to ensure qualitative and quantitative outcomes to meet these objectives these practices shall be linked to specific actions designed to achieve, the already established prescribed standards set out in GAEC 1 to GAEC 10 of annex III.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden in particular to the final beneficiaries. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity while ensuring that the commonality of the CAP is not undermined should makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
Amendment 60 #
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: are consistent with and aligned to the commitments prescribed in point 4 of this Article and go beyond the other the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for the "eco-schemes" shall take the form of an annual25% of direct payments paid as annual uniform flat rate payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) payments additional to the basic income support as set out in Subsection 2 of this Section; or
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definition of agricultural activity in their CAP Strategic Plans whilst operating within an EU-wide framework definition.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research and experimental production, in particular focused on water savharvesting, energy generation and saving, ecological packaging, waste reduction, pest resilience, reduction of risks and impacts of pesticides use, promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and boosting the use of fruit and vegetable varieties adapted to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions and traditional practices. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed, provide forage area for pollinators, or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Agroforestry and integrated production systems;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest resilience by promoting the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) actions to increase sustainability and efficiency of transport by promoting short supply chains, and of storage of products of the fruit and vegetables sector;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 (new)
1) actions to enhance forage areas for pollinators;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive and methods for calculating the number of beehives considered to be the equivalent of a livestock unit;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, of animal welfare standards, pest resilient and environmentally sound cultivation practices including the incorporation of clovers and other nitrogen fixing crops, production techniques and production methods, environmentally sound use and management of by-products and waste while respecting the "proximity principle", sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As regards the areas used for the production of hemp, in order to preserve public health and to ensure the coherence with other bodies of legislation, the use of hemp seeds varieties with tetrahydrocannabinol content below 0.25% should be part of the definition of eligible hectare.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) crisis prevention andproactive risk mitigation and prevention strategies coupled with risk management, aimed at avoiding and dealing with crises in the markets within one or more sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b) and (c). Article 6(1).
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation and rebuilding soil fertility and structure, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration capabilities;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmersfarmers who carry out an agricultural activity on the agricultural areas of their holding. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine a "farmer’ displaying the essential elements and a clear definition of a "farmer" for the purposes of establishing eligibility for support should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such eligible for support; as the policy direction in Rural Development has iencome tests, labour inputs uraged farmers to diversity their activities beyond the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It gate this should also not result in precluding support to pluri- active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non- agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climate and other management commitmentscouraging environmental sustainability, climate mitigation and adaption measures including appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils together with other management commitments beneficial to the environment;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements including the implementation of Directives 92/43/ECC and 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Risk mitigation, prevention and risk management tools;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climateto incentivise environmentally sustainable practices, climate mitigation and adaption measures and other management commitments beneficial to the environment under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal which is of critical importance, a framework definition for ‘young farmer’ 'with the essential broad elements should be set out at Union level., which must not be restrictive in order to facilitate new entrants into agriculture and reflect the realities on the ground in the Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States mayshall make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different fromgo beyond but are complementary and build upon commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
Amendment 80 #
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 supportadvance payments to incentivise uptake in innovative measures, support may be granted as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 81 #
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, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems , and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view to supporting farmers in disadvantaged and peripheral areas, ensuring balanced territorial development, and tof contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. based on the severity of the multiple constraints identified by the biophysical criteria;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Where member states identify in their CAP Strategic plans varying levels of constraint they may decide to differentiate the amount of support per hectare granted to beneficiaries; the compensation shall be proportional to the severity of the constraints identified. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned. Member States shall ensure that the relevant calculations are adequate, accurate and established in advance on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Article 66 – paragraph 4
4. Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in paragraph 3 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other area-specific constraints, in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other area-specific constraints, the method of calculation used shall transparent adequate and verifiable.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC or Directive 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), while protecting its commonality, as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable developmentbalanced territorial development, that is environmentally sustainable, in line with the impact assessment, these specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. These payments mayshall be granted to farmers, forest holders and other land managers in respect of areas with disadvantages referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Member States mayshall only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the area-specific disadvantages in the area concerned.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) in respect of constraints arising from Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of this Title of this Regulation as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) in respect of constraints arising from Directive 2000/60/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant statutory management requirements, with the exception of SMR 2 as referred to in Annex III, and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) establishment of agroforestry systems, afforestation 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 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans, in addition risk mitigation strategies should be supported and encouraged which increase farm resilience and reduce exposure to income instability.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) financial contributions to measures which increase farm resilience, including but not limited to, crop diversification strategies and agroforestry systems;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, agroforestry, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to notshall, in addition, apply selection criteria for investment interventions clearly targeting environmental purposes or realised in connection with restoration activities.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i – point 1 (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i – point 1 (new)
1) shall ensure that a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising of the required expertise and stakeholder representation is established to provide legal certainty for beneficiaries:
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. Based on the performance review of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. The Commission shall within two months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. When attributing the performance bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments that are credible, equitable, and fair keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, strengthening the farmers’ position in the food chain, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure, international trade agreements, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk mitigation and management. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to 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 enhanced 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 for each of the 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, 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 frameworkThese GAECs should then become the benchmark and the predefined standard for designing and implementing the "eco schemes" to ensure that quantifiable climate change and adaption measures are embedded in conventional agriculture. 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. 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 141 #
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 priority for the complementary 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.;
Amendment 147 #
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. 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.to full convergence by 2026
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment, particularly so in disadvantaged and peripheral areas, and contribute to balanced territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round someum payment for small farmers.
Amendment 161 #
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 voluntathat are mandatory for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. 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 aligned withe mandatory requirementenvironment objectives 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 includeshould be regarded as ‘entry-level schemes’ which mayshould be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyondare aligned to the relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added value on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the Invest EU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouragedmade available, while respecting the norms of prudent lending and discouraging unsustainable borrowing. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding, restrictive criteria on the definition of a "young farmer" which excludes them from support schemes, low market returns, access to land, high input prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In the process of development of their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States should analyse their specific situation and needs, set targets that are realistic, linked to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP and design the interventions which will allow reaching these targets while providing certainty for the final beneficiaries, while being adapted to the national and specific regional contexts, including the outermost regions pursuant to Article 349 TFEU. Such process should promote more subsidiarity within a common Union framework, while compliance with the general principles of Union law and the objectives of the CAP should be ensured. It is therefore appropriate to set rules on the structure and content of the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure that the setting of targets by Member States and that the design of interventions is appropriate, achievable and realistic, and maximises the contribution to the objectives of the CAP, it is necessary to base the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plans on a prior analysis of the local contexts and an assessment of needs in relation to the objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Considering the importance of the general objectives, of increasing environmental resilience, improving the primary producers’ position in the food chain and modernising the agricultural sector, and in view of its crosscutting nature, it is appropriate that Member States include in their CAP Strategic Plan a dedicated description of the contribution that such a Plan will make to thisese objectives.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) coordination and governance as well as monitoring, reporting and, evaluation and an appeals procedure.
Amendment 263 #
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 productgoods listed in Annex I to the TFEU in addition to the production of public goods and ecosystem services from the agricultural area, including cotton 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;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and, permanent grassland and agroforestry systems. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and ' ‘permanent grassland' and ‘agroforestry systems’ shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including agroforestry systems, nurseries and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 277 #
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 shrubs and/or trees whichThe framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in away that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed;, forage area for pollinators whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) ‘agroforestry systems’ shall be land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land;
Amendment 299 #
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 5%;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support from pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labet ourt inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. the framework definition at EU level;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that mayshould be set at Member State level to reflect the demographic situation that exists within the state but should not exceed 405 years;
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) the appropriate training and/or skills required.and knowledge already acquired, subject to a skills audit;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, a viable income for those working the land and balanced territorial development;
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitivenessenvironmental sustainability, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the valuefood chain both upstream and downstream;
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preservtore habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new entrants to farming and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-agro forestry, bio- economy, the circular economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 425 #
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 food and health, including safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable food, minimising food waste, as well as improving animal welfare.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performanceequality to final beneficiaries, simplification and a reduction of the administrative burden in the delivery of the CAP support.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that interventions are set out on the basis of equality to final beneficiaries, objective and non-discriminatory criteria, are compatible with the internal market and do not distort competition.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-d oriventated, to boost modernisation and sustainability with a focus on balanced territorial development, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden, in particular to the final beneficiaries. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity, while ensuring the commonality of the CAP is not undermined, makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The rules on the administrative penalties to be included in the CAP Strategic Plan shall respect the requirements set out in Chapter IV of Title IV of Regulation (EU) [HzR]. In recognition of "New Delivery Model" Member States shall establish a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising the required expertise and stakeholder representation;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The legal acts referred to in Annex III concerning the statutory management requirements shall apply in the version that is applicable and, in the case of Directives, as implemented by the Member States., Member States shall ensure that such implementations are in compliance WTO agreements on agriculture, Annex II (5) (6);
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definition of agricultural activity in their CAP Strategic Plans. whilst operating within an EU wide framework definition;
Amendment 496 #
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 in consultation with stakeholders, 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, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, traditional and evolving farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions and traditional practices. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed, provide forage area for pollinators, or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas.
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In order to protect the commonality of the CAP and to ensure a level playing field respect of the main objectives laid down in Annex III Member States may not prescribe standards additional to those laid down in that Annex against those main objectives. HoweverIn addition, Member States shall not define minimum standards for main objectives other than the main objectives laid down in Annex III.
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As regards the areas used for the production of hemp, in order to preserve public health and to ensure the coherence with other bodies of legislation, the use of hemp seeds varieties with tetrahydrocannabinol content below 0.25% should be part of the definition of eligible hectare.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shallmay use the Tool if existing structures are not already in place.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmersfarmers who carry out an agricultural activity on the agricultural areas of their holding . In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine a "farmer’ displaying the essential elements and a clear definition of a "farmer" for the purposes of establishing eligibility for support should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such eligible for support; as the policy direction in Rural Development has iencome tests, labour inputs uraged farmers to diversity their activities beyond the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It gate this should also not result in precluding support to pluri- active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non- agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, and also to authorise exemptions to compliance to conditionality, rules shall be established in cases of exceptional circumstances outside of beneficiaries control as well as incidences of "force majeure", the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients. in Member States where this tool is being introduced;
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal which is of critical importance, a framework definition for ‘young farmer’ 'with the essential broad elements should be set out at Union level. , which must not be restrictive in order to facilitate new entrants into agriculture and reflect the realities on the ground in the Member States
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation. In addition they shall they be cognisant of traditional farming practices and foster and incorporate these where appropriate. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), while protecting its commonality, as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable developmentbalanced territorial, development, that is environmentally sustainable, in line with the impact assessment, these specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the farm advice given is independent, impartial and that advisors have no conflict of interest or are linked with other actors in the food chain.
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) innovation support in particular for preparing and for implementing Operational Group projects of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 114; such support shall expended at a ratio of 80% to farmer/beneficiaries20% to service providers;
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(g) the use of best agroforestry practices on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, agroforestry, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the schemes for the climate and the environmentmitigation and environmental sustainability actions.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments that are credible, equitable, and fair keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, strengthening the farmers position in the food chain, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reducelimit the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingto EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, market exposure, international trade agreements, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary crises, may lead to risks of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk mitigation and management. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments for investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas, particularly peripheral areas, in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as, short supply chains, innovative food products, renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, affordable safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including environmentally sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 623 #
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 payments.
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall set an area threshold and only grant decoupled direct payments to genuine farmers whose eligible area of the holding for which decoupled direct payments are claimed goes beyond this area threshold.
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 19 to 24, the basic income support shall be granted for each eligible hectare declared by a genuine farmer.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to 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 enhanced 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 for each of the 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, 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 frameworkThese GAEC's should then become the benchmark and the predefined standard for designing and implementing the "eco schemes" to ensure that quantifiable climate change and adaption measures are embedded in conventional agriculture. 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. 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 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that payment entitlements from the reserve be only allocated to genuine farmers.
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) young farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first timefit the age and training criteria prescribed by the Member State, have newly set up a holding for the first time or, although currently engaged in an agricultural activity, have not been in receipt of installation aid or young farmers support in previous CAP reforms;
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first time, as head of the holding and with appropriate training or acquired necessary skills and knowledge as defined by the Member States for young farmers.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall allocate payment entitlements to, or increase the value of the existing payment entitlements of genuine farmers who are entitled by virtue of a definitive court ruling or by virtue of a definitive administrative act of the competent authority of a Member State. Member States shall ensure that those genuine farmers receive the number and value of payment entitlements established in that ruling or act at a date to be fixed by the Member State.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may lay down additional rules for the use of the reserve over and above the uses prescribed in paragraphs 4 and 5 and the cases that would trigger its replenishment by a linear reduction of the value of all payment entitlements.
Amendment 680 #
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 priority for the complementary 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.;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas' set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first timefit the age and training criteria prescribed by the Member State, have newly set up for the first time or have not been in receipt of installation aid or young farmers support in previous CAP reforms and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Schemes for the climate and the environmentmitigation and environmental sustainability actions
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 704 #
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. 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.to full convergence by 2026
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide under direct payments support for voluntaa mandatory schemes for the climate and the environmental sustainability actions ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans., these schemes shall be entry level schemes which shall be conditional for taking up more ambitious Rural Development commitments which shall be voluntary;
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall 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. Areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall automatically be regarded as eligible for the scheme;
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment, particularly so in disadvantaged and peripheral areas, and contribute to balanced territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round someum payment for small farmers.
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish thea list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. that will enhance its climate mitigation and adaption potential and increase its environmental sustainability. Member States shall ensure that these practices are in compliance with WTO agreements on agriculture, Annex 2 (5) (6);
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1)., in order to ensure qualitative and quantitative outcomes to meet these objectives these practices shall be linked to specific actions designed to achieve, the already established prescribed standards set out in GAEC 1 to GAEC 10 of Annex III
Amendment 754 #
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 voluntathat are mandatory for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. 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 aligned withe mandatory requirementenvironment objectives 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 includeshould be regarded as ‘entry-level schemes’ which mayshould be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) go beyondare consistent with and aligned to the commitments prescribed in point 4 of this Article go beyond the other the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;
Amendment 774 #
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 vulnerable and are important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. 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 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for the "eco-schemes" shall take the form of an annual25% of direct payments paid as an annual uniform flat rate payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant coupled income support to genuine farmers under the conditions set out in this Subsection and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyondare aligned to the relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 823 #
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, and 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.. The coupled support outlined above may only be granted to target vulnerable regions within a Member State;
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40 a) For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter alia, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, establishment of agro- forestry practices and the supply and savinginstallation of energy and water saving syatems. In order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the InvestEU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouragedmade available, while respecting the norms of prudent lending and discouraging unsustainable borrowing. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research and experimental production, in particular focused on water savharvesting, energy generation and saving, ecological packaging, waste reduction, pest resilience, reduction of risks and impacts of pesticides use, promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and boosting the use of fruit and vegetable varieties adapted to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding, restrictive criteria on the definition of a "young farmer" which excludes them from support schemes, low market returns, access to land, high input prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 2% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Agroforestry and integrated production systems;
Amendment 859 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) actions to conserve soilrebuild soil structure and enhance soil carbon;
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest resilience by promoting the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) actions to increase sustainability and efficiency of transport by promoting short supply chains, and of storage of products of the fruit and vegetables sector;
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans, development of agroforestry systems; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(i ) actions to enhance forage areas for pollinators;
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive and methods for calculating the number of beehives considered to be the equivalent of a livestock unit;
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a single contribution rate for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations, in addition a facility should be incorporated to allow Member States to increase their contributions to address specific circumstances while respecting the constraints of the single market. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands.
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The transfer of responsibility to Member States for assessing needs and achieving targets, while operating within a common European wide framework, goes hand in hand with an increased flexibility to set up the combination of both types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. This should be supported by some flexibility to adjust the relevant national allocations of funds. When Member States estimate that the pre- allocated envelope is too low to have room for all intended measures, a certain degree of flexibility is therefore justified, while at the same time avoiding considerable fluctuations in the level of annual direct income support versus the amounts available for multi-annual interventions under EAFRD.
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure a clear strategic nature of these CAP Strategic Plans, and to facilitate the links with other Union policies, and notably with established long- term national targets deriving from Union legislation or international agreements such as those related to the Paris Agreement, climate change, forests, biodiversity, and water, it is appropriate that there should be one single CAP Strategic Plan per Member State.
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In the process of development of their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States should analyse their specific situation and needs, set targets that are realistic, linked to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP and design the interventions which will allow reaching these targets while providing certainty for the final beneficiaries , while being adapted to the national and specific regional contexts, including the outermost regions pursuant to Article 349 TFEU. Such process should promote more subsidiarity within a common Union framework, while compliance with the general principles of Union law and the objectives of the CAP should be ensured. It is therefore appropriate to set rules on the structure and content of the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resilienceIntegrated pest Management (IPM), agroforestry, innovative practices and production techniques boosting economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, of animal welfare standards, pest resilient and environmentally sound cultivation practices including the incorporation of clovers and other nitrogen fixing crops, production techniques and production methods, environmentally sound use and management of by-products and waste while respecting the "proximity principle", sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure that the setting of targets by Member States and that the design of interventions is appropriate, achievable and realistic, and maximises the contribution to the objectives of the CAP, it is necessary to base the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plans on a prior analysis of the local contexts and an assessment of needs in relation to the objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) crisis prevention andproactive risk mitigation and prevention strategies coupled with risk management, aimed at avoiding and dealing with crises in the markets within one or more sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b) and (c). Article 6(1).
Amendment 994 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation and rebuilding soil fertility and structure, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration capabilities;
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Considering the importance of the general objectives, of increasing environmental resilience, improving the primary producers position in the food chain and modernising the agricultural sector, and in view of its crosscutting nature, it is appropriate that Member States include in their CAP Strategic Plan a dedicated description of the contribution that such a Plan will make to thisese objectives.
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification, particularly for the final beneficiaries, should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The timely approval by the Commission, and implementation by the Member State, of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission is ais crucial step in order to guarantee that the policy is implemented according to the common objectives. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Commission should provide the Member States with appropriate guidance in presenting coherent and ambitious intervention logics.
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climate and other management commitmentscouraging environmental sustainability, climate mitigation and adaption measures including appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils together with other management commitments beneficial to the environment;
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements including the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Risk mitigation, prevention and risk management tools;
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climateto incentivise environmentally sustainable practices, climate mitigation and adaption measures and other management commitments beneficial to the environment under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States mayshall make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 1083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) coordination and governance as well as monitoring, reporting and, evaluation and appeals procedure.
Amendment 1086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different fromgo beyond but are complementary to and build upon commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
Amendment 1096 #
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 supportadvance payments to incentivise uptake in innovative measures, support may be granted as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support voluntary collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 1112 #
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, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems, and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
Amendment 1121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view to supporting farmers in disadvantaged and peripheral areas, ensuring balanced territorial development, and tof contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 based on the severity of the multiple constraints identified by the biophysical criteria.
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States identify in their CAP Strategic Plans varying levels of constraint, they may decide to differentiate the amount of support per hectare granted to beneficiaries; the compensation shall be proportional to the severity of the constraints identified. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned. Member States shall ensure that the relevant calculations are adequate, accurate and established in advance on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method.
Amendment 1126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Article 66 – paragraph 4
4. Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in paragraph 3 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other area-specific constraints, in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other area-specific constraints., the method of calculation used shall be transparent adequate and verifiable;
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC or Directive 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 1131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. These payments mayshall be granted to farmers, forest holders and other land managers in respect of areas with disadvantages referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Member States mayshall only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the area-specific disadvantages in the area concerned.
Amendment 1135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) in respect of constraints arising from Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of this Title of this Regulation as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) in respect of constraints arising from Directive 2000/60/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant statutory management requirements, with the exception of SMR 2 as referred to in Annex III, and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 1140 #
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 productgoods listed in Annex I to the TFEU in addition to the production of public goods and eco system services from the agricultural area, including cotton 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;
Amendment 1141 #
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, 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.s, targeting planting forests native to Member States and the practice of continuous cover;
Amendment 1147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation or land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 1154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and, permanent grassland and agro forestry systems. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' and "agroforestry systems" shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) interest rate on debt, except in relation to grants given in the form of an interest rate subsidy or guarantee fee subsidy;
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including agroforestry systems, nurseries and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 1175 #
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 shrubs and/or trees whichThe framework definition of ‘permanent grassland 'should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed;, forage area for pollinators whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) establishment of agroforestry systems, afforestation 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 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Agroforestry systems: land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land
Amendment 1205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1209 #
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 0,25 %;
Amendment 1211 #
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 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. , in addition risk mitigation strategies that increase farm resilience and reduce exposure to income instability should be supported and encouraged;
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(c ) financial contributions to measures which increase farm resilience, including but not limited to, crop diversification strategies and agroforestry systems;
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, agroforestry, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support from pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.et out in the framework definition at EU level;
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to notshall, in addition, apply selection criteria for investment interventions clearly targeting environmental purposes or realised in connection with restoration activities.
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that mayshould be set at member state level to reflect the demographic situation that exists within the state but should not exceed 405 years;
Amendment 1258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 4
Article 83 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex IX to review the annual breakdown by Member State to take account of the relevant developments, including the transfers referred to in Articles 15 and 90, to make technical adjustments without changing the overall allocations, or to take account of any other change provided for by a legislative act after the adoption of this Regulation.
Amendment 1264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding from funds transferred to the EAFRD in accordance with Articles 15 and 90 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) the appropriate training and/or skills required.and knowledge already acquired, subject to a skills audit;
Amendment 1303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, a viable income for those working the land and balanced territorial development;
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitivenessenvironmental sustainability, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chainfood chain both upstream and down stream;
Amendment 1426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preservtore habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers, new entrants to farming and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-agro forestry, bio- economy, the circular economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) there is an appropriate secure electronic system to record, maintain, manage and report statistical information on the plan and its implementation required for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation and, in particular, information required to monitor progress towards the defined objectives and targets;, in addition they shall ensure that a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising of the required expertise and stakeholder representation is established to provide legal certainty for beneficiaries:
Amendment 1463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) are informed of their obligations resulting from the aid granted, and maintain either a separate accounting system or an adequate accounting code for all transactions relating to an operation;
Amendment 1474 #
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 food and health, including safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable food, minimising food waste, as well as improving animal welfare.
Amendment 1498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performanceequality to final beneficiaries, simplification and a reduction of the administrative burden in the delivery of the CAP support.
Amendment 1506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Commission shall within two Where the target values referred to Where the target values referred to When attributing the performance The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that interventions are set out on the basis of equality to final beneficiaries objective and non-discriminatory criteria, are compatible with the internal market and do not distort competition.
Amendment 1565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In recognition of New Delivery Model Member States shall establish a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising the required expertise and stakeholder representation;
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The legal acts referred to in Annex III concerning the statutory management requirements shall apply in the version that is applicable and, in the case of Directives, as implemented by the Member States., Member States shall ensure that such implementations are in compliance WTO agreements on agriculture, annex 2 (5) (6);
Amendment 1627 #
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 in consultation with stakeholders, 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, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, traditional and evolving farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In order to protect the commonality of the CAP and to ensure a level playing field respect of the main objectives laid down in Annex III Member States may not prescribe standards additional to those laid down in that Annex against those main objectives. HoweverIn addition, Member States shall not define minimum standards for main objectives other than the main objectives laid down in Annex III.
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shallmay use the Tool. if existing structures are not already in place;
Amendment 1688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 1691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Main objective of the standard
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, and also to authorise exemptions to compliance to conditionality, rules shall be established in cases of exceptional circumstances outside of beneficiaries control as well as incidences of "force majeure", the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients. in member states where this tool is being introduced;
Amendment 1711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Use of Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients2 for farming systems with more than 40kgs of N/HA ______________________ 2 The Tool shall provide at least for the following elements and functionalities: a) Elements • Relevant farm information based on LPIS and IACS; • Information from the soil sampling, on an appropriate spatial and temporal scale; • Information on relevant management practices, crop history, and yield goals; • Indications regarding legal limits and requirements relevant to farm nutrients management; • A complete nutrient budget. b) Functionalities • Automatic integration of data from various sources (LPIS and IACS, farmer- generated data, soil analyses etc.) as far as possible, to avoid data input duplication for farmers; • Two-way communication between PA/MAs and farmers allowed; • Modularity and possibility to support further sustainability objectives (e.g. emissions management, water management) • Respect of EU data inter- operability, openness and re-use principles; • Guarantees for data security and privacy in line with best current standards.
Amendment 1718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Tillage management reducing the loss of soil organic matter and the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation. In addition they shall they be cognisant of traditional farming practices and foster and incorporate these where appropriate They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
Amendment 1724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III –GAEC 6 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III –GAEC 6 – Main objective of the standard
Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion and to preserve carbon stock
Amendment 1735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s) with the exception of grazing in situ forage crops and supplementary feeding supporting year round grazing systems
Amendment 1737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of soils in winter whilst allowing for traditional practices
Amendment 1751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 3 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 3 – Requirements and standards
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): Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4(1), (2) and (4) Article 9 (1) (a)
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 4 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 4 – Requirements and standards
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7): Article 2 (3), and Article 6(1) and (2)
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) innovation support in particular for preparing and for implementing Operational Group projects of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 114, such support shall expended at a ratio of 80% to farmer/beneficiaries 20% to service providers;
Amendment 1758 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards
Minimum share of agricultural area Retention of landscape features Ban on cutting hedges and trees devoted to non-productive features or devoted to biodiverse features or areas areas including ponds and streams Retention of landscape features Ban on cutting hedges and trees during during the bird breeding and rearing the bird breeding and rearing season season As an option, measures for avoiding invasive plant species
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and areas to improve on-farm biodiversity
Amendment 1769 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) agro ecological processes and interventions in agriculture, forestry and rural areas
Amendment 1770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 1771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) the use of best agroforestry practices on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 1813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the schemes for the climate and the environmentmitigation and environmental sustainability actions.
Amendment 1849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reducelimit the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingto EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 1858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1984 #
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 payments.
Amendment 1993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall set an minium area threshold and only grant decoupled direct payments to genuine farmers whose eligible area of the holding for which decoupled direct payments are claimed goes beyond this area threshold.
Amendment 2025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When setting the minium area threshold, Member States shall aim at ensuring that decoupled direct payments may only be granted to genuine farmers if:
Amendment 2045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Articles 19 to 24, the basic income support shall be granted for each eligible hectare declared by a genuine farmer.
Amendment 2096 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 2026 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first time, as head of the holding and with appropriate training or acquired necessary skills and knowledge as defined by the Member States for young farmers.
Amendment 2134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall allocate payment entitlements to, or increase the value of the existing payment entitlements of genuine farmers who are entitled by virtue of a definitive court ruling or by virtue of a definitive administrative act of the competent authority of a Member State. Member States shall ensure that those genuine farmers receive the number and value of payment entitlements established in that ruling or act at a date to be fixed by the Member State.
Amendment 2139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may lay down additional rules for the use of the reserve over and above the uses prescribed in paras 4&5 and the cases that would trigger its replenishment by a linear reduction of the value of all payment entitlements.
Amendment 2281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Amendment 2284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
28 Schemes for the climate and the environmentmitigation and environmental sustainability actions;
Amendment 2289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide under direct payments support for voluntaa mandatory schemes for the climate and the environmental sustainability actions (‘eco- schemes’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans., these schemes shall be entry level schemes which shall be conditional for taking up more ambitious Rural Development commitments which shall be voluntary;
Amendment 2312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall 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., areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall automatically be regarded as eligible for the scheme;
Amendment 2334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish thea list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.that will enhance its climate mitigation and adaption potential and increase its environmental sustainability, Member States shall ensure that these practices are in compliance with WTO agreements on agriculture, annex 2 (5) (6);
Amendment 2357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1)., in order to ensure qualitative and quantitative outcomes to meet these objectives these practices shall be linked to specific actions designed to achieve, the already established prescribed standards set out in GAEC 1 to GAEC 10 of annex III
Amendment 2387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) go beyondare consistent with and aligned to the commitments prescribed in point 4 of this Article go beyond the other the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;
Amendment 2394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 2435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for the “eco-schemes” shall take the form of an annual25% of direct payments paid as annual uniform flat rate payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 2447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 2479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant coupled income support to genuine farmers under the conditions set out in this Subsection and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2526 #
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.the coupled support outlined may be granted to target vulnerable regions only within a member state;
Amendment 2671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets, in particular focused on water savharvesting, energy generation and saving, ecological packaging and waste reduction;
Amendment 2678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) research and experimental production, in particular focused on water savharvesting, energy generation and saving, ecological packaging, waste reduction, pest resilience, reduction of risks and impacts of pesticides use, promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), preventing damage caused by adverse climatic events and boosting the use of fruit and vegetable varieties adapted to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 2692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Agroforestry and integrated production systems;
Amendment 2696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) actions to conserve soilrebuild soil structure and enhance soil carbon;
Amendment 2701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest resilience by promoting the concept of Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
Amendment 2707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) actions to increase sustainability and efficiency of transport by promoting short supply chains, and of storage of products of the fruit and vegetables sector;
Amendment 2906 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) actions to enhance forage areas for pollinators;
Amendment 2933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive and methods for calculating the number of beehives considered to be the equivalent of a livestock unit;
Amendment 3111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resilienceIntegrated pest Management (IPM), agroforestry, innovative practices and production techniques boosting economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, of animal welfare standards, pest resilient and environmentally sound cultivation practices including the incorporation of clovers and other nitrogen fixing crops, production techniques and production methods, environmentally sound use and management of by-products and waste while respecting the "proximity principle", sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) crisis prevention andproactive risk mitigation and prevention strategies coupled with risk management, aimed at avoiding and dealing with crises in the markets within one or more sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b) and (c). Article 6(1).
Amendment 3133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation and rebuilding soil fertility and structure, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration capabilities;
Amendment 3257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental, climate and other management commitmentscouraging environmental sustainability, climate mitigation and adaption measures including appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils together with other management commitments beneficial to the environment;
Amendment 3265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements including the implementation of Directives 92/43/ECC and 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 3283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) risk mitigation, prevention and risk management tools;
Amendment 3302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Article 65 – title
Environmental, climate mitigation, adaption and other management commitments
Amendment 3305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climateto incentivise environmentally sustainable practices, climate mitigation and adaption measures and other management commitments beneficial to the environment under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States mayshall make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.
Amendment 3338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 3351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different fromgo beyond but are complementary and build upon commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
Amendment 3371 #
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 supportadvance payments to incentivise uptake in innovative measures, support may be granted as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support voluntary collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3409 #
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, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems , and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
Amendment 3428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view to supporting farmers in disadvantaged and peripheral areas, ensuring balanced territorial development, and tof contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. based on the severity of the multiple constraints identified by the biophysical criteria;
Amendment 3443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Where member states identify in their CAP Strategic plans varying levels of constraint they may decide to differentiate the amount of support per hectare granted to beneficiaries; the compensation shall be proportional to the severity of the constraints identified. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned. Member States shall ensure that the relevant calculations are adequate, accurate and established in advance on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method.
Amendment 3447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 4
Article 66 – paragraph 4
4. Additional costs and income foregone as referred to in paragraph 3 shall be calculated in respect of natural or other area-specific constraints, in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other area-specific constraints., the method of calculation used shall transparent adequate and verifiable;
Amendment 3459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC or Directive 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. These payments mayshall be granted to farmers, forest holders and other land managers in respect of areas with disadvantages referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 3471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Member States mayshall only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the area-specific disadvantages in the area concerned.
Amendment 3473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) in respect of constraints arising from Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter 1 of this Title of this Regulation as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation;
Amendment 3474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) in respect of constraints arising from Directive 2000/60/EC, in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyondcomplying with requirements of the relevant statutory management requirements, with the exception of SMR 2 as referred to in Annex III, and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title as well as the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 3484 #
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, 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.s, targeting planting forests native to Member States and the practice of continuous cover;
Amendment 3494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation or land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 3510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) interest rate on debt, except in relation to grants given in the form of an interest rate subsidy or guarantee fee subsidy;
Amendment 3546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 3564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) establishment of agroforestry systems, afforestation 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 3678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3682 #
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 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., in addition risk mitigation strategies should be supported and encouraged which increase farm resilience and reduce exposure to income instability;
Amendment 3712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to measures which increase farm resilience, including but not limited to, crop diversification strategies and agroforestry systems;
Amendment 3799 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, agroforestry, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 3848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to notshall, in addition, apply selection criteria for investment interventions clearly targeting environmental purposes or realised in connection with restoration activities.
Amendment 3913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 2
Article 83 – paragraph 2
2. 0,25% of the resources referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to finance the activities of technical assistance on the initiative of the Commission referred to in Article 7 of the Regulation (EU) [HzR], including the European network for the Common Agricultural Policy referred to in Article 113(2) of this Regulation and the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability referred to in Article 114 of this Regulation. Those activities may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
Amendment 3914 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 4
Article 83 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex IX to review the annual breakdown by Member State to take account of the relevant developments, including the transfers referred to in Articles 15 and 90, to make technical adjustments without changing the overall allocations, or to take account of any other change provided for by a legislative act after the adoption of this Regulation.
Amendment 3986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding from funds transferred to the EAFRD in accordance with Articles 15 and 90 of this Regulation.
Amendment 4044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 4575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) are informed of their obligations resulting from the aid granted, and maintain either a separate accounting system or an adequate accounting code for all transactions relating to an operation;
Amendment 4586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point 1 b (new)
(1b) a functionally independent mediation and appeals body comprising of the required expertise and stakeholder representation is established to provide legal certainty for beneficiaries.
Amendment 4643 #
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.;
Amendment 4652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113
Article 113
Amendment 4668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 3
Article 114 – paragraph 3
3. The EIP shall contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out to in Article 6(1). by a ratio of 80% funding for farmers 20% funding for service providers;
Amendment 4814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 4841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124
Article 124
Attribution of the performance bonus 1. of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025. 2. The Commission shall within two months of the receipt of the annual performance report in the year 2026 adopt an implementing act without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139 to decide for each Member State whether the respective CAP Strategic Plans have achieved the target values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. 3. in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonus shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2. 4. in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027 relating to the amount of the performance bonus of the Member States concerned shall not be granted by the Commission. 5. bonus, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio-economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones. 6. implementing acts laying down the detailed arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).rticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review Where the target values referred to Where the target values referred to When attributing the performance The Commission shall adopt
Amendment 5107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2
Annex III – GAEC 2
Amendment 5131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Use of Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients for farming systems with more than 40kgs of N/HA
Amendment 5137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6
Annex III – GAEC 6
Tillage management reducing the loss of soil organic matter and the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion and to preserve carbon stock
Amendment 5144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7
Annex III – GAEC 7
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s) Protection of soils in winterwith the exception of grazing in situ forage crops and supplementary feeding supporting year round grazing systems Protection of soils in winter whilst allowing for traditional practices
Amendment 5169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 3
Annex III – SMR 3
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): Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4(1), (2) and (4) Article 9(1) (a)
Amendment 5170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 4
Annex III – SMR 4
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7): Article 2(3), Article 6(1) and (2)
Amendment 5180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to biodiverse non-productive features or areas including ponds and streams
Amendment 5182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity
Amendment 5184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4
Amendment 5195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards