138 Amendments of Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 88 #
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 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 makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives. Nevertheless, in order to ensure that such subsidiarity does not translate into a renationalisation of the CAP, this Regulation must include a strong body of European Union provisions designed to prevent the distortion of competition and ensure non-discriminatory treatment for all Community farmers throughout the territory of the European Union.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essentialcommon elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 93 #
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 sustainability’, leading to innovations that have a positive impact in the farming sector and rural areas.
Amendment 94 #
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 farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essentialcommon elements 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 as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It should also not result in precluding sSupport to pluri- active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non- agricultural activities outside their farm, should not be excluded, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas. The framework definition must, in any event, help to preserve the model of family farming that exists in the European Union and must be based on a credible agricultural activity.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance topursue 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, 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 applipursued by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, 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 environmentin the economic, environmental and social spheres, with a particular focus on depopulated areas, and take into account relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The CAP must expressly take into consideration the European Union’s equality policy, paying particular attention to the need to boost the participation of women in the development of the socio-economic fabric of rural areas. This Regulation should contribute to making women’s work more visible, and therefore it should be taken into account within the specific objectives to be addressed by Member States in their strategic plans.
Amendment 99 #
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, trade agreements with third countries, 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. Inequalities in the food chain, mainly at the expense of the primary sector, which is the weakest link, also have an adverse effect on producers’ incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk 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 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) In view of the marked ageing of the agricultural population, which threatens to accentuate rural depopulation, and given the urgent need to incentivise new farmers to join the sector, it is reasonable at the present time to permit Member States the option of increasing, from 40 to 45, the age limit as the main eligibility requirement for specific support for young farmers, provided that this is necessary pursuant to an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis).
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land, fire prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 a (new)
Recital 92 a (new)
(92a) The European Union’s island regions face specific difficulties in carrying out agricultural activities and developing rural areas. It is advisable to conduct an impact assessment of the Common Agricultural Policy in these regions, with a view to adapting the strategic plans that take into account their special features.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies to Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD for interventions specified in a CAP Strategic Plan drawn up by the Member States and approved by the Commission, covering the period from 1 January 20213 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: (i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; (ii) the appropriate training and/or skills. the definition of ‘new farmer’ shall exclude those meeting the definition in point (e).
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support from the EAGF and EAFRD shall aim to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food production and rural areas and shall contribute to achieving the following general objectives in the economic, environmental and social spheres:
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient, competitive and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, contributing to the attainment of the objectives laid down in Article 39(a), (c), (d) and (e) TFEU, with the aim of achieving security of supply in the EU ;
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas by placing special emphasis on pursuing a fair standard of living for the agricultural population, in accordance with Article 39(b) TFEU, and on tackling rural depopulation.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Another cross-cutting objective shall be to promote relations between the various actors in the food value chain, strengthening contractual relations and incorporating tools to improve market transparency, such as price observatories, devising standards for the analysis of production costs and setting up early- warning systems to prevent crisis situations in the markets.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development andthrough more efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new farmers, particularly in the most depopulated areas, and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, the participation of women in the rural economy and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 163 #
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well asquality and security, environmental sustainability and animal welfare.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuith a view to achieving the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP supportthe European Commission and Member States shall ensure that the administrative burden of the CAP support is reduced as far as possible.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall be able to add to the output indicators and result indicators laid down in Annex I by breaking them down into more detail, with the aim of adjusting them to the particular features of their national and regional strategic plans.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingwhere that amount exceeds a threshold laid down by each country, which may not be less than EUR 6100 000 as follows:. The reduction shall be at least 25 per cent of payments, and a maximum of 100 per cent.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) salary costs for labour hired via enterprises providing farming or livestock labour services for farms;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the direct support referred to in Articles 27 and 28.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the actual salary costs or the average standard salaries linked to an agricultural activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned. Member States may use indicators on standard salary costs associated with various types of farm, reference data on employment generation by farm type, as well as records containing work outsourced by farms.
Amendment 211 #
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 tobe used, as a priority, for decoupled direct payments.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may also use all or part of the product to finance types of interventions under the EAFRD as specified in Chapter IV by means of a transfer. Such transfer to the EAFRD shall be part of the CAP Strategic Plan financial tables and may be reviewed in 20235 in accordance with Article 90. It shall not be subject to the maximum limits for the transfers of funds from the EAGF to the EAFRD established under Article 90.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 at the level of the members of those legal persons or groups where national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of a head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status, provided that they have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. No advantage consisting of avoiding reductions of the payment shall be granted in favour of farmers in respect of whom it is established that they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules establishing a harmonised basis for calculation for the reduction of payments laid down in paragraph 1 to ensure a correct distribution of the funds to the entitled beneficiaries.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States having applied the basic payment scheme as laid down in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 decide not to grant the basic income support based on payment entitlements, the payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 shall expire on 31 December 20202.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall determine the unit value of payment entitlements before convergence in accordance with this Article by adjusting the value of payment entitlements proportionally to their value as established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for claim year 20202 and the related payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment provided for in Chapter III of Title III of that Regulation for claim year 20202.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may provide for complementary income support for young farmers, defined in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 4(1)(d), under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 232 #
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 timeas head of a holding and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The complementary income support for young farmers shall be granted for a maximum period of 7 years and shall take the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare; it may be calculated on a national basis or in accordance with the territories defined under Article 18(2).
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may lay down specific provisions relating to young farmers belonging to producer organisations or cooperatives with the aim of ensuring they do not lose support pursuant to this Article when joining such entities.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) investments made by young farmers;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) agricultural investments in areas with natural or other area-specific constraints.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
Installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and, new farmers and for rural business start-ups 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.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) setting up of new farmers;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) Member States may lay down specific provisions for young farmers who join producer organisations or cooperative structures with the aim of ensuring they do not lose setting-up aid. Such provisions must respect the principle of proportionality and identify the participation of the young farmer within the producer organisation or cooperative structure.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies by farmers diversifying their activities, as well as small and micro-enterprises and natural persons in rural areas.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72a Measures in favour of rural women Member States may establish a thematic subprogramme in favour of rural women within their strategic plans. Such a sub- programme shall meet the objectives referred to in Article 6(1).
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and new farmers, rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, specific measures in favour of rural women, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions. Beneficiaries will be selected on the basis of calls for proposals, applying effective economic, social and environmental criteria.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where a contribution agreement, as set out in Article [9] of the [InvestEU Regulation], has not been concluded by 31 December 20213 for an amount referred to in paragraph 1, the Member State shall submit a request for amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Article 107, to use the corresponding amount. Such an amendment shall not be counted for the purposes of Article 107(7).
Amendment 314 #
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 of all types addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) Without prejudice to the provisions of the first subparagraph, a Member State may not grant an allocation for young farmers that is lower than the average annual allocation granted for the same purpose in the 2014-2020 period.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 70% of the amounts laid down in Annex VII must be earmarked for basic income support for sustainability as referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 326 #
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 rural women.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 15% of the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV after deduction of the allocations for cotton set in Annex VI for calendar years 20213 to 2026 to the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 20224 – 2027; or
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) up to 15% of the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 20224 – 2027 to the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV for calendar years 20213 to 2026.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 3
Article 90 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may, in 20235, review their decisions referred to in paragraph 1 as part of a request for amendment of their CAP Strategic Plans, referred to in Article 107.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Article 91 – paragraph 4
Each CAP Strategic Plan shall cover the period from 1 January 20213 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan, containing the information referred to in Article 95 no later than 31 JanuaryDecember 2020]1.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to the provisions of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States may also establish regional authorities for the implementation and management of interventions financed by the EAFRD within the framework of the national strategic plans where such interventions have a regional scope. In that event, the national managing authority shall appoint a national coordination body for the EAFRD that will ensure the uniform application of European Union rules, ensuring consistency with the elements of the strategic plan laid down at national level, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 93.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 20235 and 15 February of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year. The report submitted in 20235 shall cover the financial years 20213 and 20224. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 20224.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 396 #
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. 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. 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 actsrticle 124 deleted Based on the performance review The Commission shall within two Where the target values referred to Where the target values referred to The Commission shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141a Reports No later than 31 December 2025, the European Commission will submit a report on the impact that the Common Agricultural Policy has had on the separate island regions referred to in Article 135. That report shall be accompanied by proposals to amend the strategic plans to take into account the specific features of those areas and to improve the outcomes hoped for in line with the objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance topursue 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, 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 applipursued by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, 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 environmentin the economic, environmental and social spheres, with a particular focus on depopulated areas, and take into account relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) What is more, in its environmental commitments, the CAP must promote sustainable management of water, as the Sustainable Development Goals establish, therefore it shall support integrated management of water resources, which incorporates both conventional resources (for example, desalinated water), when planning needs to be carried out and connections made to ensure a proper balance between surplus and deficit basins, and the use of new technologies to increase efficiency, reduce costs and modernise management systems, all of which will help to tackle the phenomena of desertification, flooding and climate change.
Amendment 715 #
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 and contribute to 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 some payment for small farmer. However, with a view to further reducing the administrative burden, Member States must be authorised to automatically include certain farmers, initially, within the simplified scheme, offering them the possibility of withdrawing from it by a specific deadline. In line with the principle of proportionality, the Member States must be given the possibility of establishing for small farmers that participate in the simplified scheme a reduced system of cross-compliance checks.
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Given that the vast majority of wine-sector businesses are small and medium sized, a derogation to the maximum duration of the measure concerning promotion in third countries for operations whose beneficiaries are PDO/PGI management bodies should be introduced, as all wine-producing holdings benefit from the measure and many of them are small and medium-sized businesses that do not have the means to promote themselves in third-country markets on their own for any length of time. In this context, the fact that it is impossible to carry out long-lasting campaigns with the same activities or groups puts small and medium-sized wineries at a disadvantage compared with large wineries.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAFRD. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses. However, the compatibility of EARDF- financed interventions with national risk management systems must be ensured.
Amendment 881 #
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 and the promotion 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; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, including the producer groups recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; ii) the appropriate training and/or skills. The definition of ‘new farmer’ shall exclude those meeting the definition in point (e).
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Another cross-cutting objective shall be to promote relations between the various actors in the food-value chain, strengthening contractual relations and incorporating tools to improve market transparency, such as price observatories, devising standards for the analysis of production costs and setting up early- warning systems to prevent crisis situations in markets.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Nevertheless, Member States may establish exemptions from administrative penalties during periods in which there are no suitable alternatives to the use of certain plant or animal health products which are prohibited or subject to restrictions.
Amendment 2040 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In specific situations, where, owing to the nature of the farming system, farmers do not have land but have been granted aid in the form of the basic payment at the entry into force of this regulation, basic income support shall be an amount per holding.
Amendment 2066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may establish mechanisms that limit the national area eligible.
Amendment 2175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may establish for small farmers participating in this scheme a simplified system for the cross-compliance checks laid down in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Amendment 2343 #
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 which will also help prevent natural disasters.
Amendment 2537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The list of products mentioned in the first paragraph may be extended in island and other areas with specific natural disadvantages to take account of the latter.
Amendment 2539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States may add other production sectors to those listed in the first paragraph, provided that this is shown to be justified following a needs analysis.
Amendment 2593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as well as protein crops, potatoes, rabbits, cotton and Equidae.
Amendment 2695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) actions to conserve soil, prevent desertification and enhance soil carbon;
Amendment 2704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) actions to improve use and management of water, including water saving, balancing out over-abundant and insufficient catchments, and drainage;
Amendment 2921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4
Article 49 – paragraph 4
4. The Union financial assistance to the interventions referred to in paragraph 2 shall be maximum 750% of the expenditure, except for the outermost regions, where the ceiling shall be 85%. The remaining part of the expenditure shall be borne by the Member States.
Amendment 3003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) promotion carried out in third countries, consisting of one or more of the following actions and activities, for the purposes of creating, diversifying and consolidating markets:
Amendment 3005 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
(ii) participation at events, fairs or exhibitions of international importance and the marketing actions carried out during these events;
Amendment 3009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point v a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point v a (new)
(va) actions to diversify and consolidate markets;
Amendment 3020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of objectives and the types of intervention in the wine sector. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall define interventions. Member States may lay down specific provisions for the information and promotion actions by the management bodies of the protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, on behalf of all the enterprises concerned, particularly with regard to the maximum length of the actions.
Amendment 3037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions and in island regions other than those referred to in points (c) and (d);
Amendment 3136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, includingprevention of desertification and the enhancement of soil carbon;
Amendment 3139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) improvement of the use of and management of water, including water saving, achieving a balance between surplus and deficit basins and drainage;
Amendment 3315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs. This aid shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
Amendment 3418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 3436 #
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, including the island regions.
Amendment 3441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the support at the level of the members of those legal persons or groups where national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of a head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status, provided that they have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
Amendment 3452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 5
Article 66 – paragraph 5
5. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare of area and shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
Amendment 3475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 6
Article 67 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare of area and shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
Amendment 3511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 3521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than goodefined in the relevant river basin management plan; under Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC,
Amendment 3607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68 a (new)
Amendment 3651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) any farmers who sell their holding to another farmer, with the establishment of a free competition rule to prioritise smaller sales in the event that restrictions need to be applied for budgetary reasons.
Amendment 3661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000provided for in Annex IXb and may be combined with financial instruments.
Amendment 3680 #
1a. The sectors set out in Article 30 shall take priority as regards benefiting from market risk management tools; where necessary, priority may be given to any perishable goods that do not receive coupled income support.
Amendment 3698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes; relating to crops, animals and plans that cover losses caused by adverse weather phenomena, by outbreaks of animal or plant disease, by parasite infestations, by an environmental incident or by a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds, including the admini with a view to payment of financial compensation to farmers for losses resulting from adverse weather phenomena, from outbreaks of animal or plant disease, from parasite infestrative cost of setting upons, from an environmental incident or from a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to an income stabilisation tool taking the form of a mutual fund and providing: (i) compensation for farmers of all sectors in the event of a sharp fall in their income; (ii) compensation for farmers of a specific sector in the event of a sharp fall in their income.
Amendment 3715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall limit the financial contributions mentioned in points a) and b) of this paragraph to the following elements: (a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum period of three years in a degressive manner; (b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis; (c) supplementing the annual payments into the fund; (d) the initial capital stock of the mutual fund.
Amendment 3718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall establish the following eligibility condit(Does not affect the English versions:.)
Amendment 3721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and, mutual funds and income stabilisation tools;
Amendment 3725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation, particularly use of biological, climate or economic indicators established at the level of the holding, or at local, regional or national level to calculate the farmer’s annual production or the farmer’s annual losses;
Amendment 3737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 20% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three- year average based on the preceding five- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.:
Amendment 3747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) losses in excess of at least 20 % of the average annual production or income of the farmer concerned in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average of production based on the preceding 10- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. ‘Income’, for the purposes of the previous subparagraph, shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs.
Amendment 3748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)
(b) the additional costs borne by the farmer to limit the production losses suffered by the farmers due to an event that destroys part of his average annual production, as defined by point a) above, in excess of a threshold of at least 20%;
Amendment 3749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point c (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point c (new)
(c) costs and losses suffered by the farmer relating to measures taken to combat animal diseases and plant pests;
Amendment 3750 #
(d) losses suffered by farmers engaged in organic farming as a result of external pollution for which they are not responsible.
Amendment 3761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Any Member States that introduce national risk management schemes or already have such schemes before the entry into force of this Regulation may use the instruments set out in this Article to cover any risk types not covered by those schemes.
Amendment 3766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for cooperation under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans to prepare and to implement Operational Group projects of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 114 and LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR], and to promote quality schemes, producer organisations or producer groups, including the producer groups recognised by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, or other forms of cooperation.
Amendment 3784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States may grant support intended to encourage quality schemes, producer organisations or producer groups or other forms of cooperation, in the form of a lump sum. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex IXb.
Amendment 3795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71a Thematic sub-programmes for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Member States may establish a thematic sub-programme for the quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 that achieves the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the case of setting-up of farm advisory services, Member States may grant support in the form of athe maximum fixed amount of maximum EUR 200 000laid down in Annex IXb.
Amendment 3834 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and new farmers, rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, specific measures in favour of rural women, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
Amendment 3874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission is also empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing and implementing Annex IXb on the maximum ceilings for payments under this Chapter.
Amendment 3885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commis(Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 3921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 70% of85% the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, along with the other island regions;
Amendment 3924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The financial envelope for the EAFRD shall include an additional specific amount in those rural areas with low population levels.
Amendment 4033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The firstsecond subparagraph does not apply to the outermost regions.
Amendment 4035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At least 30% of the EAFRD's total contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions pursuant to Articles 68, 70, 71 and 72 addressing the specific objectives of promoting the development of an intelligent, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, as set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 4136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Amendment 4299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) a list of regionalised interventions, if relevant;
Amendment 4332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions and island regions;
Amendment 4359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) an overview of the economic architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan which describes the complementarity and baseline conditions between the conditionality and the different interventions addressing agricultural economic development and the rural areas set out in Article 6(1)(a) and (b) and Article 6(1)(g), (h) and (i), respectively;
Amendment 4362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the environment and climate architectures of the CAP Strategic Plan iset out in points (a) and (a)(a) are meant to contribute to already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI;
Amendment 4936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141 a (new)