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Amendments (119)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The CAP must take into account the principle of equality between women and men within the territory of the European Union, with a particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas. This Regulation should help to ensure that the work that women do is more visible, better appreciated and taken into account within the specific objectives to be proposed by the Member States in their strategic plans.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) It is essential for the future of Europe and the planet that the EU urgently phases out agricultural support for farmers who do not pursue environmentally and climatically sustainable operations.
Amendment 83 #
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), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international commitments, 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. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, tMember States should be required to take action to achieve all specific objectives simultaneously. 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 88 #
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), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international undertakings, 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. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, these specific objectives should translate the general objectives ofMember States should strive to achieve all of these specific objectives for the CAP intofor more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The CAP has been unable to reduce the agricultural sector's dependence on pesticides. Therefore, specific policy instruments are needed to change farmers' use of pesticides, such as national tax measures, cross-compliance between integrated plant health, as defined in Directive 2009/128 / EC, and the CAP or direct subsidies. Scientific studies have established that today's intensive use of pesticides contributes to the gradual decline of biodiversity in Europe and this is extremely worrying, particularly the loss of winged insects. Therefore, the transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides, including low-risk methods and products, should be promoted in European agriculture.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 - point 1
Recital 16 - point 1
As many rural 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, increased integration of women into the rural economy 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 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 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to meet the environmental objectives of the CAP but also societal requirements in terms of increased food safety, the use of fertilising products with very low levels of heavy metals shall be promoted.
Amendment 124 #
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 and pesticides 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 framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrients and pesticides 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 nutrients and pesticides 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 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate and animal welfare ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including animal welfare, environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Female participation in rural areas in social, economic and environmental terms, is an important sustainable development pillar in rural areas and should be promoted, encouraged and supported by Member States in their strategic plans. In order to reduce the gender employment gap and to increase female employment, it is necessary for Member States’ Strategic Plans to promote the development of policies aimed at achieving a work-life balance.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to be able to choose the best environmental solution, farmers should be fully informed about the level of potentially dangerous heavy metals such as cadmium and arsenic present in fertilising products. Farmers should be encouraged to use the fertilising products with low level of contaminants in order to protect the soil and human health.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. Support should be conditional on the respect of strict sustainability criteria, including on animal welfare, and animal health. 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 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or, environmental or reasons that affect animal welfare 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 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture, agroforestry and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources and biodiversity. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre- established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instrumentand investments should be adequate and based on sustainable forest management plans or equivalent instruments that should enhance achieving biodiversity targets and maximise forests’ potential of delivering effective carbon sequestration from the atmosphere as well as providing renewable biomass that can substitute fossil materials and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of active forests, including the afforestation of landas young and growing trees sequester more carbon from the atmosphere than old trees and/or the afforestation of land, fires and other disaster prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration, including from mines, and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) In order to promote the principle of equality between women and men, Member States may, in their CAP Strategic Plans, set out specific conditions for financial instruments related to improving the situation of rural women and their business opportunities. They should therefore prioritise women in their CAP Strategic Plans, in order, inter alia, to ensure better access to farmland and credit, thus contributing to a greater representation of rural women among farm holders and entrepreneurs.
Amendment 199 #
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 that maximise forests’ potential of delivering effective carbon sequestration from the atmosphere as well as providing renewable biomass that can substitute fossil materials and encourage knowledge and information sharing about European forest ecosystems; 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 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRDThe EJFLU should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment, harm human or animal health or which cannot comply with existing animal welfare regulations. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment, endanger human or animal health or are unable to meet animal welfare requirements. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52a) In order to improve animal health and animal welfare in accordance with best available scientific knowledge and societal demands, Member States should reserve at least 5% of the total EAFRD contribution to their Strategic Plan for measures supporting practices exceeding standards in the existing Union legislation on animal welfare.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'stocking density' means the total weight of animals which are present in a house at the same time per square metre of useable area.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric ofor both women and men in rural areas.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The achievement of the general objectives shall be pursued through simultaneously achieving the fulfilment of the following specific objectives:
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitylong-term food and nutrition security while limiting overproduction;
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation, improve the economic viability of farms on the local, national and international markets and short supply chains and value added products such as organic products;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyincluding soil carbon sequestration in line with relevant international agreements and by maximising forests’ potential in this regard as well as providing renewable forest biomass that can substitute fossil materials;
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air; and greatly reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, while promoting alternative methods and low-risk products.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and airenvironmental conservation, preservation and sustainable management of natural resources such as water, soil, air and forests, whilst seriously reducing chemical dependency;
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversityhalting the decline of biodiversity, in particular pollinators, promote the application of sustainable forest management practices, lessen the dependency on pesticides, enhance ecosystem services, preserve and preservtore habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhancereversing the decline of biodiversity, including diversity in agriculture, strengthening ecosystem services and preserveing habitats and landscapes;.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, greater participation of women in economic activities, and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, decent jobs, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EUadapt agriculture to societal challenges and demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food wasta reduction of food waste and antibiotics use, as well as enhanced animal welfare.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) improve animal welfare in line with Article 13 TFEU, the best available scientific research on animal welfare and in accordance with society's requirements.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) improve animal welfare in line with Treaty provisions, best available scientific knowledge, and societal demands.
Amendment 516 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients and Plant Protection Products referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) In the cases referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b), Member States may grant priority to women in order to achieve the objective referred to in point (h) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including animal welfare, environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 696 #
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 environment and animal welfare
Amendment 698 #
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 environment and animal welfare
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 719 #
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 and the welfare of farm animals.
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and, the environment and the wellbeing of farmed animals.
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and, the environment. and the welfare of farm animals
Amendment 754 #
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-, climate-related and clanimatl welfare-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 756 #
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-, climate and farm animal- related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. Support should be conditional to the respect of strict sustainability criteria, including on animal welfare and animal health. 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 779 #
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 requirementsand voluntary requirements, including labelling provisions, established by national and Union law;
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Where the coupled income support concerns bovine animals or sheep and goats, Member States shall define as eligibility conditions for the support the requirements to identify and register the animals in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 or Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200433 respectively. However, without prejudice to other applicable eligibility conditions, bovine animals or sheep and goats shall be considered as eligible for support as long as the identification and registration requirements are met by a certain date in the claim year concerned to be fixed by the Member States. __________________ 32 __________________ 32 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1). 33 Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8).
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the coupled income support concerns livestock productions, only methods of production that go beyond the minimum national and Union standards for animal welfare and animal health shall be considered as eligible for support.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the linked income support concerns livestock production, only production methods that go beyond the minimum national requirements and the Union's animal welfare and animal health requirements shall be considered eligible
Amendment 852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticides dependency;
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production., promote, develop and implement production methods that respect the environment, environmentally friendly cultivation methods and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources, in particular the protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticide dependency;
Amendment 874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans for each specific objective set out in Article 6(1) one or more ofutilize the following types of interventions in the apiculture sector:
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) measures to support young or new beekeepers;
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including bee losses or productivity drops that it may incur for participant beekeepers;
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators.
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve competitiveness of Union wine producers including contributing to improvement of sustainable production systemreduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector; by applying production methods that respect the environment, environmentally friendly cultivation methods and reproduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sectortechniques, sustainable use of natural resources, in particular for the protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticide dependence; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) to (f) and (h) to (i) of Article 6 (1);
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment, endanger human or animal health, or are unable to meet animal welfare requirements. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number of exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
Amendment 952 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52 a (new)
Recital 52 a (new)
(52 a) In order to improve animal health and animal welfare in accordance with best available scientific knowledge and societal demands, Member States should reserve at least 5% of the total EAFRD contribution to their Strategic Plan for measures supporting practices exceeding standards in the existing Union legislation on animal welfare.
Amendment 975 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Member States shall pursue one or more of the following objectives in the other sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39:
Amendment 991 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As regards the objectives referred to in points (a) to (g) of Article 59 Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more ofutilize the following types of intervention:
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon and reduction of contaminants in fertilising products increasing soil pollution and risks to human health;
Amendment 1080 #
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 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) goes beyond the minimum animal welfare requirements and other mandatory requirements laid down in EU law,
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) 'stocking density' means the total live weight of animals which are present in a house at the same time per square metre of useable area;
Amendment 1170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments in infrastructures which are not consistent with recommendations to support good animal health and animal welfare, and the principles laid down in Council Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, in particular the provision of housing, food, water and care appropriate to the physiological and ethological needs of the animals, in accordance with established experience and best available scientific knowledge.
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments in infrastructure that do not comply with recommendations for good animal welfare, and principles contained in Council Directive 98/58/EC on the protection of animals in agriculture.
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
d) investments in access to farm and forest land, and land consolidation.
Amendment 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for agricultural, 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 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States mayand the EU shall cover costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 1269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental-, climate and clanimatl welfare-related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental-, climate- and animal welfare-related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f), and (ia) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 5% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific animal welfare-related objective set out in point (ia) of Article 6(1), excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Article 86 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may decide in their CAP Strategic Plan to use a certain share of the EAFRD allocation to leverage support and upscale integrated Strategic Nature Projects as defined under the [LIFE Regulation] and to finance actions in respect of transnational learning mobility of people in the field agricultural and rural development with a focus on young farmers, in accordance with the [Erasmus Regulation], and women in rural areas.
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – title
Article 92 – title
Increased ambitions with regard to environmental-, climate and clanimatl welfare-related objectives
Amendment 1360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare-related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific environmental-, climate and clanimatl welfare- related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States shall publish their CAP strategy plans and related annexes, both as drafts and after approval, in order to ensure the possibility of an informed public debate.
Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of areas where baseline information is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives.
Amendment 1470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) improve animal welfare in line with Treaty provisions, best available scientific knowledge and societal demands.
Amendment 1520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 2
Article 129 – paragraph 2
2. Data needed for the context and impact indicators shall primarily come from established data sources, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. Where data for these indicators are not available or not complete, the gaps shall be addressed in the context of the European Statistical Program established under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 , the legal framework governing the Farm Accountancy Data Network or through formal agreements with other data providers such as the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency. Where data for certain indicators is not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the results of research and pilot projects, while considering also EU-wide data collections, such as the LUCAS survey. __________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programs of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes and to monitor compliance, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
Amendment 1586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
1.20a Pollinators index
Amendment 1615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21 a (new)
1.21a Attracting women farmers
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 a (new)
R.30a Increasing the proportion of women who receive support under the CAP.
Amendment 1621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 b (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30 b (new)
R.30b Young women in rural areas, increasing the proportion of young women* who receive support for the establishment of agricultural holdings or businesses under the CAP. _____________________ * The age limit must be the same as that indicated in the definition of a young farmer.
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
1.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock farming: sales/use of food producing animals
Amendment 1638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27
I.27 Sustainable pesticide use: Reduce risks and impactsd dependence on use of pesticides**
Amendment 1645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27 b (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27 b (new)
1.27b Sustainable use of biocides: reduce dependence on biocides
Amendment 1652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
R.36a Sustainable use of veterinary products: proportion of livestock affected by support measures to limit the use of veterinary products (prevention/reduction) to reduce the risks and adverse effects of these products
Amendment 1655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37
R.37 Sustainable pesticide use: Share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impactsreduced dependence on the use of pesticides
Amendment 1663 #
R.37a Sustainable use of biocides: proportion of agricultural land: proportion of agricultural land affected by specific supportive measures leading to reduction of biocide dependence
Amendment 1667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9 a (new)
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9 a (new)
Improve animal welfare in line with Article 13 of the Treaty, best available research and knowledge and community requirements.
Amendment 1790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 a (new) – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 16 a (new) – Requirements and standards
Council Regulation 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing
Amendment 1791 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 b (new) – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 16 b (new) – Requirements and standards
Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production
Amendment 1792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 c (new) – Requirements and standards
Annex III – SMR 16 c (new) – Requirements and standards
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens
Amendment 2282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 2 – subsection 4 – title
Amendment 2285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare
Amendment 2291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and, the environment and animal welfare (‘eco- schemes’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and, the environment and the wellbeing of farmed animals.
Amendment 2365 #
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-, climate- and clanimatl welfare-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 2544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Where the coupled income support concerns bovine animals or sheep and goats, Member States shall define as part of the eligibility conditions for the support the requirements to identify and register the animals in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 or Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200433 respectively. However, without prejudice to other applicable eligibility conditions, bovine animals or sheep and goats shall be considered as eligible for support as long as the identification and registration requirements are met by a certain date in the claim year concerned to be fixed by the Member States.
Amendment 2551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the coupled income support concerns livestock productions, only methods of production that go beyond the minimum national and Union standards for animal welfare and animal health shall be considered as eligible for support.
Amendment 3538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments in infrastructures which are not consistent with recommendations to support good animal health and animal welfare, and the principles laid down in Council Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, in particular the provision of housing, food, water and care appropriate to the physiological and ethological needs of the animals, in accordance with established experience and best available scientific knowledge.
Amendment 4009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental-, climate- and clanimatl welfare-related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 5% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific animal welfare-related objective set out in point (ia) of Article 6(1), excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare-related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fia) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
Amendment 5087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 a (new)
I.28a Decrease of non-compliance rate, per animal welfare SMR
Amendment 5088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 b (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 b (new)
I.28b Evolution of stocking density rate, per species
Amendment 5091 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9 a (new)
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9 a (new)
Improve animal welfare in line with Treaty provisions, best available scientific knowledge and societal demands
Amendment 5241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 a (new)
Annex III – SMR 16 a (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (when animals are slaughtered in the farm): Articles 3 to 9
Amendment 5242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 b (new)
Annex III – SMR 16 b (new)
Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (‘Broiler Directive’): Article 3
Amendment 5243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 16 c (new)
Annex III – SMR 16 c (new)
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens: Articles 3 and 4