196 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73 a (new)
Recital 73 a (new)
(73a) The Court of Auditors, in its opinion No 7/2018 from 25.10.2018, sets out that moving towards a performance- based system requires the identification of needs based on solid evidence together with the requirement for Member States to compile reliable and comparable statistics. Clear, specific and quantified EU objectives for which achievement could be measured should be underpinned by a fully developed set of meaningful output, result and impact indicators.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75 a (new)
Recital 75 a (new)
(75a) A performance-based delivery model including performance-based assessment should not remove the need to check legality and regularity of expenditure.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of Union support for types of interventions for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 78 81196 712 million in current2018 prices in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 202738 . _________________ 38 Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2018)322 final.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 Result indicators – R.2 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 Result indicators – R.2 a new
R.2a Knowledge and advice on the sustainable use of pesticides: Number of independent advisors advising on IPM, low input systems and techniques alternative to chemical inputs
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.3 Digitising agriculturePrecision farming: Share of farmers benefitting from support to appropriate precision farming technology through CAP that leads to reduced input dependency and resource use
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 Result indicators – R.6 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 Result indicators – R.6 a new
R.6a Maintaining and increasing the number of farmers: Number of CAP beneficiaries
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.10 Better supply chain organisation: Share of farmers participating in supported Producer Groups, Producer Organisations, local markets, short supply chain circuits and quality schemes, co-operation actions for sharing equipment e.g. for the diversification of crops needed for rotation including legumes
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
I.13 Reducing soil erosion: Percentage of land in moderate and severe soil erosion on agricultural land, increased resilience flooding
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 Impact indicators – I.13 a new
Annex 1 – column 2 Impact indicators – I.13 a new
I.13a Building topsoils and increase the resilience of soils against extreme weather conditions, boosting humification: Percentage of humus in topsoils
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R. 18: lmproving soils and increase their resilience against extreme weather conditions: Share of agricultural land under management commitments beneficial for soil management, as outlined in the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Soil Sustainable Management Practices
Amendment 417 #
R.18a Soil health: Abundance and diversity of soil biota
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R. 19: iImproving air quality: Share of agricultural land under commitments to reduce ammonia emission, in accordance with National Air Pollution Control Programmes, for example National Emissions Ceilings
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R. 20: Protecting water quality: Share of agricultural land under management commitments for water quality , in accordance with Nitrates Action Programmes and notified through the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R. 22: Sustainable water use: Share of irrigated land under commitments to improve water balance, in accordance with the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.24 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.24 a new
R. 24a Closing nutrient cycles: sale/use of concentrated feed mix
Amendment 422 #
R. 24b Ecological carrying capacity of the river basin: Percentage of fodder from permanent grassland, pasture and temporary grassland on arable land with leguminous mixes used for feed/fodder
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.24 c new
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.24 c new
R. 24c Protection of soils: Share of arable land where intercropping and mixed cropping using legumes is applied; share of arable land where crop rotations including a leguminous component are applied
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
I.20 Enhanced provision of ecosystem services: Share of UAA covered with landscape features and green infrastructure, including trees
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators – I.20 a new
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators – I.20 a new
I.20a Agrobiodiversity Index, measuring varietal diversity within and among crop species
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 Impact indicators – I.20 b new
Annex 1 – column 2 Impact indicators – I.20 b new
I.20b Pollinators Index, including bees and butterflies
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.26: Protecting forest ecosystems: Share of forest land under management commitments for supporting landscape, biodiversity and ecosystem services, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.26 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.26 a new
R. 26a Boosting on farm biodiversity: Share of land in agricultural areas devoted to non-productive features (GAEC 9) which is pesticide free
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.27 Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration, covering both wild and domestic species, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.27 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.27 a new
R. 27a Supporting the sustainable use of crop biodiversity: Share of EU utilised agricultural area (UAA) where crop rotation is practiced
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.28 Supporting Natura 2000: area in Natura 2000 sites under commitments for protection, maintenance and restoration, in accordance with the Prioritized Action Frameworks
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
R.29 Preserving landscape features and green infrastructure, including trees: Share of agriculture land under commitments for managing landscape features and green infrastructure, including hedgerows and trees
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators – I.26 a new
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators – I.26 a new
I.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock: Sales/use in food producing animals
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
Annex 1 – column 2 – Impact indicators
I.27 Sustainable use of pesticides: Reduce risks and impactsuse and dependency ofn pesticides**
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.36 a new
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators – R.36 a new
R. 36a Sustainable use of veterinary products: Reduced sales of antibiotics, share of livestock units covered by supported actions to limit the use of veterinary products
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
Annex 1 – column 3 – Result indicators
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 impactsreduce use and dependency ofn pesticides
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 3 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – column 3 – Requirements and standards
Establishment of buffer strips along water courses without use of agrochemicals
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – column 4 – Main objective of the standard
Annex 1 – column 4 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of river courses and aquatic species or ecosystems against pollution, toxicity and run-off
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – column 3 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – column 3 – Requirements and standards
Use of Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrientsmonitoring all agricultural inputs and tools to monitor soil life and humification
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 39 (1 (b)), Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof,
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to thegrowing challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, rural, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamlinimprove 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 basiccommon policy parameters to respond to the identified challenges, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requireincluding rural developments, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve common EU and national 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.
Amendment 483 #
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 economic, ecological and social level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of agro-ecological production systems and the social fabric in the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definitions of agricultural activity in line with EU obligations like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate and biodiversity goals in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 539 #
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, energyboth wild and agro-biodiversity, water protection, public health, employment, renewable energy, animal welfare and environment.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of CAP Strategic plans. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation, discrimination or exclusion. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and in line with the Aarhus Convention and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and combating climate change as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, while applying the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The objectives of CAP Strategic plans should be pursued in the framework of the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social rights. In order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, it is necessary to target support towards the overarching and legally binding 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and to contribute to the SDGs and their targets set by 2030. Member States should ensure consistency, coherence and synergies with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the SDGs, taking into account local challenges.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) Bolstering environmental care and, preservation of biodiversity and genetic diversity in the agricultural system as well as climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate-related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and, forestry and rural development. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greaterhigh ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackleavoid further environmental degradation and climate change caused by unsustainable farming systems should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result. As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems and disadvantages such as lack of access to markets and decreasing return of added value to rural regions, lack of attractive employment opportunities, education, training and extension services responding to the challenges mentioned above, 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, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of resilient villages and enterprises across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, agro-ecological food systems, decentralized infrastructure for processing and marketing of farm products , the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer inclusive economical development and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and rural enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas, including also legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of the LEADER and Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Member States should refrain from adding rules that would complicate the use of the EAGF and the EAFRD for beneficiaries.
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to maintain a level playing field between and within Member States in terms of farm relevant legislation and norms or good practices for environmental, public health and sanitary and animal welfare issues, there should be no exceptions to conditionality and the rules should therefore apply to all applicable beneficiaries. In addition, the statutory management requirements are based on pre-existing and self-standing laws to be applied in full in their own right by all EU authorities and all citizens. However, in the risk analysis that is used to select a sample off arms to be subject to controls, Member States may choose to apply different weighting factors to reflect the likelihood of non- compliance, so that unnecessary farm controls can be avoided without putting the EU funds in danger of being misspent. For example: smaller farms receive a lower risk weighting due to their size, but higher animal densities receive a higher weighting for animal welfare and public health issues, or organic farming receives a lower risk weighting for environmental or climate issues
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management and chemical input reduction. 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, nutrieninput management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient and chemicals 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 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should setprovide high-quality 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 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 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) To ensure the provision of high quality advice to all farmers in the Union, the Commission should define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality and territorial coverage of the advice provided. The Commission should, prior to the entry into force of this regulation and for the purposes of quality control, accredit all farm advisory services. In cases where it concludes that a farm advisory service does not meet minimum standards, the Commission should notify the Member State concerned in writing and request it to take remedial action.
Amendment 791 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional taking into account regions which were legally formalised and currently into force or local specific needs. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000 and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally-led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs, taking into account regions which have been legally formalised and are currently in force. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment, including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services, including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000 and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally- led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation, diversification 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 842 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 877 #
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 EAGFRD. 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.
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45 a) In order to ensure effectiveness of projects initiated by the local communities, as well as the efficient use of allocated funding, Member States should establish in the financial rules that expenses for financial and administrative management of operations, implemented by the local rural communities and other similar local actors with a view to pursuing strategies referred to in Article 25(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) [XXX/XXXX] [CPR], are acknowledged as eligible for EU funding.
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) To ensure that projects initiated by local communities are effective, and that the funding allocated is used efficiently, Member States should provide in the financial rules that expenditure incurred in the financial and administrative management of operations implemented by local rural communities and other similar local stakeholders with a view to pursuing strategies referred to in Article 25(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) [CPR] should be deemed to be eligible for EU funding.
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information on how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, including the regions, which were legally formalised and currently into force, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross -cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information on how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, including regions which have been legally formalised and are currently in force, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whIt is essential to point out that in the period covered by the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative fina2021-2027 MFF, the convergence process has to be fully completed in order both to achieve fair competition among Member States and to establish the principles of equality on an EU-wide basis, and that the European Councial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocationdecision contained in the Presidency conclusions of 24-25 October 2002 has to be completely implemented.
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whIt is essential to point out that in the period covered by the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative fina2021-2027 MFF, the convergence process must be fully completed in order both to achieve fair competition among Member States and to establish the principles of equality on an EU-wide basis, and that the European Councial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocationdecision contained in the Presidency conclusions of 24-25 October 2002 has to be completely implemented.
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% ofach the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 922 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlet is necessary to establish the maximum contribution rates for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islandsThose rates should reflect the level of economic development of regions in terms of GDP per capita in relation to the EU-27 average.
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) Objective criteria should be established for categorising regions and areas at Union level for support from the EAFRD. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066[1]. Latest classifications and data should be used to ensure adequate support, in particular for addressing lagging behind regions and interregional disparities inside a Member State. [1] Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), (OJ L L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1–61
Amendment 928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) Objective criteria should be laid down at Union level with a view to categorising regions and areas for the purposes of EAFRD support. To that end, regions and areas should be determined at Union level on the basis of the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/20661a. The latest classifications and data should be used to ensure that support can serve in particular to resolve the problems of regions lagging behind and regional disparities within a Member State. _________________ 1a Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L L 322, 29.11.2016, pp. 1–61).
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number ofdouble rule that all infrastructure investments on agricultural holdings must simultaneously demonstrate positive effects on the environment, climate and biodiversity, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other. In addition, a number of more specific exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop both types of 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 948 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Program will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25at least 30 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 40 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The transfer of responsibility to Member States for assessing needs and achieving targets goes hand in hand with an increased flexibility to set up the combination of both types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. This should be supported by some flexibility to adjust the relevant national allocations of funds. When Member States estimate that the pre-allocated envelope for EAFRD is too low to have room for all intended measures, a certain degree of flexibility is therefore justified, while at the same time avoiding considerable fluctuations in the level of annual direct income support versus the amounts available for multi- annual interventions under EAFRD.
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) The existing knowledge base, in terms of the quantity and quality of available information, varies considerably for the purposes of monitoring the specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this proposal.For some specific objectives, in particular for monitoring biodiversity, the knowledge base is currently weak or even non-existent, in particular in terms of creating robust impact indicators, such as for pollinators and crop biodiversity. Specific objectives and indicators set for the Union as a whole in Article 6 and Annex 1 respectively should be based on a shared or comparable knowledge base and methodologies in all Member States. The Commission should identify areas where knowledge gaps exist and use the Union budget to provide a common response to knowledge-related and monitoring obstacles related to all Article 6 specific objectives and indicators. It should draw up a report on this issue no later than December 31, 2020 and make its findings public.
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) The strategy should also highlight complementarity both between CAP tools and with the other Uncohesion policiesy. In particular, each CAP Strategic Plan should take account of environmental and climate legislation where appropriate, and national plans emanating from this legislation should be described as part of the analysis of the current situation ('SWOT analysis'). It is appropriate to list the legislative instruments which should specifically be referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions, whereas identification of the regions in the Member States should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC)No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066.
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level, on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions, whereas regions in the Member States should be determined on the basis of the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066.
Amendment 1009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan. In order to avoid imposition of disproportionate burden, the administrative simplification task has to be a shared responsibility by the Union and the Member States, therefore the latter shall be assisted by the Commission.
Amendment 1011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to the administrative burden under shared management, simplification should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan. To prevent a disproportionate burden from being imposed, the task of administrative simplification has to be a shared responsibility of the Union and the Member States, and the latter should therefore be assisted by the Commission.
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR], including improving the quantity and quality of baseline data available for monitoring the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 and the relevance and accuracy of the corresponding indicators laid out in Annex I. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta.
Amendment 1035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR]. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta, including capacity- building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘ultimate beneficial owner’ means the legal owner of an agricultural holding;
Amendment 1100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) 'urban farming' means an agricultural activity in an urban area;
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(b c) "concentrated animal feeding operation" means a livestock holding rearing animals at a density beyond that permitted by the area and natural resources, or carrying capacity, of the holding, or in the case of cattle and ruminants, where the animals are without access to grazing or without the appropriate amount of supporting forage hectares to support pasture- or grassland- based grazing or foraging;
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'mutual fund' means a scheme accredited by the Member State in accordance with its national law for affiliated farmers to insure themselves, whereby compensation payments are made to affiliated farmers who experience economic lossesproduction losses and are able to prove that they undertook precautionary measures in advance.
Amendment 1115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) ‘policy coherence for development’ means that the Union shall, in line with article 208 TFEU, take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements, and in pursuing its domestic policy objectives, that it shall avoid negative policy measures which adversely affect the EU's development objectives;
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) ‘food security’ means the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agricultural systems;
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland. Member States may also consider landscape elements as part of the agricultural area. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland')pasture' shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to growincluding grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may. The definition shall be broad enough to cover silvopastoral and agroforestry systems and so include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which canmay be grazed or produce animal feed. The definition shall ensure coherence with achieving the objectives (d), (e) and (f) referred to in Article 6 (1);
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second yearat intervals of several years or not permanently.
Amendment 1230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuinactive farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers, part-time or semi-subsistence farmers, or organisations who engage in High Nature Value farming, who may be active on either local, regional, national or global markets. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuinactive farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers., and/or can be based on a negative list of structures that shall not be supported by CAP funds. (This change from "genuine" to "active" applies throughout the text)
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Amendment 1263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) a maximum age limit that may not exceed 405 years;
Amendment 1291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) 'new entrants' shall be defined in a way to include active farmers that are starting an agricultural activity, including as a co-operative with other farms.
Amendment 1323 #
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 and achieve a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment.
Amendment 1341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
These objectives shall be achieved while aiming at external convergence between EU Member States.
Amendment 1343 #
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 following specific objectives:
Amendment 1344 #
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 security, reversing the loss of farmers and farming structures, to ensure long term food security and food sufficiency for EU citizens;
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapesreversing the decline in biodiversity including agrobiodiversity, enhance ecosystem functioning and services especially soil, as well as preserve and enhance habitats and landscapes and achieve greater resilience;
Amendment 1428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new entrants, promote gender equality, and facilitate bsusinesstainable development of businesses in rural areas;
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young and new farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growthsocial and territorial cohesion through employment, diversification of activities and income, social inclusion and, local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestryfighting rural poverty and exclusion and improving basic services;
Amendment 1469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food, farming and health, including safe, nutritious and, sustainable food, food waste,, pesticide-free food, reduced food waste, low-input and organic agriculture as well as animal welfare.;
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The common output, result and impact indicators are set out in Annex I. Progress toward achieving the Union aims should be measured using the impact indicators.
Amendment 1567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a Promotion of equality between men and women and non-discrimination The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans, including in relation to monitoring, reporting and evaluation. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans. In particular, accessibility for persons with disabilities shall be taken into account throughout the preparation and implementation of CAP strategic plans.
Amendment 1673 #
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 Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool. Or. en (This AM applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 1696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including for improving the effectiveness of GAEC standards for meeting the objectives referred to in Annex III, establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions.
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality, independence and territorial coverage of the advice provided.
Amendment 1717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for the accreditation of farm advisory services.
Amendment 1718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliverfacilitate acquisition of skills and knowledge needed for sustainable and low input, high autonomy production, including by farmer-to- farmer learning and exchange, delivering information about the most relevant, cost effective and appropriate techniques according to up to date technological, agronomic and scientific information developed by, using where necessary and effective, links with centres of research and innovation. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
Amendment 1735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that farm advisory services seek to promote reduction of input dependencies, while taking care to be clear about financial dependencies and debt, and rather promote a high degree of autonomy for farmers.
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the requirements as defined by Member States for implementing Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 92/43/EEC, Directive 2009/147/EC, Directive 2008/50/EC, Directive (EU) 2016/2284, Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, Implementing Regulations (EU) 20163/429, Article 55 of85, 2018/783, 2018/784 and 2018/785 Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 and Directive 2009/128/EC, Directive 98/58/EC, Directive 1999/74/EC, Directive 2007/43/EC, Directive 2008/119/EC, Directive 2008/120/EC, Regulation (EC) 2008/543 and Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, while encouraging the transition to agro-ecological practices ; _________________ 30 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 1746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) agro-ecological practices that deliver the highest environmental services, contribute to climate change mitigation, increase of biodiversity, while increasing farmers’ independence;
Amendment 1768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) farm diversification and the development of decentralized food and farming supply chains.
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) implementation of the recommendations developed using data from the farm sustainability tool, as referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 1 – section 3 a (new)
Title 3 – chapter 1 – section 3 a (new)
Section 3a Organic Farming Article 13a Organic Farming 1.Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans an analysis of the organic agriculture sector, as defined under Regulation 2018/848, of its production, of the expected demand, and of its potential to fulfil CAP objectives. 2.Member States shall set up objectives to increase the share of agricultural land under organic management as well as to develop the whole organic supply chain, in view to meet the growing demand for organic products. 3. Member States shall assess the level of support needed for agricultural land managed under the organic certification and shall support organic conversion and maintenance accordingly, either through rural development measures in article 65 or through eco-schemes in article 28, or through a combination of both. Member States should ensure that allocated budgets match the expected growth in organic production.
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basic income support for sustainability;support; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 1805 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability;first hectares; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 1809 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the complementary income support for young farmers; and new entrants; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 2098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 2026 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75100% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 20264 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States may establish rules and services for reducing administrative costs, supporting small farmers to cooperate.
Amendment 2199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17. In case the farm is part of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, the redistributive income support shall not be applied at the level of the individual holding, but at the level of the ultimate beneficial owner.
Amendment 2251 #
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 time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17, under the conditions that these payments are used for sustainable production and that incomes / financial assets do not exceed the threshold set in Article 15.
Amendment 2327 #
2a. Member States shall carry out ex- ante evaluations of such schemes to calculate their potential benefits for the climate and environment. Member States shall submit such ex-ante evaluations and a description of each eco-scheme considered, including eligibility rules and the potential number of beneficiaries, to the Commission at least 6 months prior to the submission of their CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 2369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Coherence between measures shall be ensured by the Commission. Funding shall not be permitted for practices that are intended to improve the climate at the expense of the environment or of animal welfare;
Amendment 2376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Eco-schemes may be tailored to address specific regional needs for the environment and climate identified in the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 3 – subsection 1 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 3 – subsection 1 – title
Coupled income support (this amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 2522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, that go beyond minimum legal standards for animal welfare or environment, or where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, and their need is justified under the procedure outlined chapter III of title V with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i (new)
(i) administrative costs, including personal costs for concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products;
Amendment 2688 #
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 pesticide and other input dependency;
Amendment 2888 #
(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including analysis of substances potentially toxic to bees;
Amendment 2903 #
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 2938 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve competitiveness of Union wine producers includingby contributing to improvement of sustainable and diversified production systems and reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector. This includes the implementation of production methods respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, through enhancing the genetic, biological and structural diversity of vineyards, through a sustainable use of natural resources in particular the protection of water, soil and other natural resources while reducing pesticide dependency; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) to (f) and (h) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
Amendment 3366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries forat least covering costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to participate in environmental, climate and other management commitments. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) mountain and other areas which are disadvantaged in terms of altitude, slope, soil poverty, climate or other factors.
Amendment 3489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may only grant support to investments in infrastructure on agricultural holdings that simultaneously demonstrate positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other.
Amendment 3568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) non-productive investments linked to the specific animal welfare objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 3575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) investments in basic services and rural public infrastructure in rural areas;
Amendment 3576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in basic public and private services in rural areas;
Amendment 3645 #
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.
Amendment 3854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. Selection criteria may not be defined for operations that have received a Seal of Excellence certification under Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe or have been selected under Life +, provided that such operations are consistent with the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 3880 #
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approvalthe date of submission of the CAP Strategic Plan byto the Commission or from 1 January 2021, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 3894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3
Article 80 – paragraph 3
3. Expenditure shall be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if it has been incurred by a beneficiary and paid by 31 December [202930]. In addition, expenditure shall only be eligible for a contribution from the EAFRD if the relevant aid is actually paid by the paying agency by 31 December [202930].
Amendment 3915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 1
The Commission implementing act approving a CAP Strategic Plan pursuant to Article 106(6) shall set the minimum and maximum contribution from the EAFRD to the plan. The EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of eligible public expenditure.
Amendment 3916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1
Article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The CAP Strategic Plans shall establish a singlthe EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all interventions.to support of interventions in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 2 regions’) established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/2066
Amendment 3918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a
1a. Resources from the EAFRD shall be allocated among the following three categories of NUTS level 2 regions: a) less developed regions, whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘less developed regions’); b) transition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘transition regions’); c) more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘more developed regions’). The classification of regions under one of the three categories of regions shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power parities (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2007 - 2009, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period and changes effected by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066.
Amendment 3919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Resources from the EAFRD shall be allocated among the following three categories of NUTS level 2 regions: (a) less developed regions, whose GDP per capita is less than 75 % of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘less developed regions’); (b) transition regions, whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘transition regions’); (c) more developed regions, whose GDP per capita is above 100 % of the average GDP of the EU-27 (‘more developed regions’). The classification of regions under one of the three categories of regions shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (‘PPS’) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2014-2016, relates to the average GDP of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Amendment 3922 #
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 3935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 3945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
Amendment 3950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 3959 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 3970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(a) 85 % for the less developed regions; (b) 65 % for the transition regions; (c) 50 % for the more developed regions.
Amendment 3980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 805 % for management commitments referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation, for payments under Article 67 of this Regulation, for non-productive investments referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation, for support for the European Innovation Partnership under Article 71 of this Regulation and for the LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR];
Amendment 3996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 510 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR].
Amendment 4003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At least 3 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for farm advisory services referred to in Article 13 and knowledge exchange and information interventions under Article 72.
Amendment 4020 #
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- 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 4031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
At least 5% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex VII shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific food safety and animal welfare-related objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 4042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
A maximum 46% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance the actions of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States referred to in Article 112.
Amendment 4047 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The EAFRD contribution may be increased to 68% for CAP Strategic plans where the total amount of Union support for rural development is up to EUR 90 million.
Amendment 4049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
A maximum 10% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance tangible investments referred to in Article 68. Investments referred to in Article 68 (4) shall not count towards the 10% maximum.
Amendment 4051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 30% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for complementary redistributive support for first hectares as described in Article 26.
Amendment 4053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. For each Member State the minimum amount set out in Annex X shall be reserved for contributing to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and new entrants and facilitate business development' set out in point (g) of Article 6(1). On the basis of the analysis of the situation in terms of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ('the SWOT analysis') and the identification of the needs that are to be addressed, the amount shall be used for the following types of interventions:
Amendment 4196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 1520% 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 2021 to 2026 to the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027; or
Amendment 4210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 1530 percentage points provided that Member States use the corresponding increase for EAFRD financed interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 4248 #
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-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) 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 4261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Amendment 4267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall make CAP Strategic Plans and related annexes public, both at the draft stage and after their approval, in order to allow an informed public debate to take place. Member States shall consult partners on the arrangements for the publication of CAP Strategic Plans and related documentation.
Amendment 4283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and where relevantenvironmental partners and other parts of civil society, in particular those whose activities are related to the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 of this proposal, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 4288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are capable of deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
Amendment 4291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall involve those partners on equal footing in the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, notably in defining the modalities for the assessment of needs. Member States shall also involve all partners in decisions on the timetable and procedural steps involved in the preparation of the CAP Strategic Plans, ensuring that enough time is set aside for coordination and debate among the diverse actors involved. The organisation and implementation of partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
Amendment 4296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a contact point for partners to ensure that those ones can have direct access to the Commission.
Amendment 4318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Annex III on the consultation of the partners and a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority;
Amendment 4340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of the areas where a knowledge base is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of the current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives.
Amendment 4437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried outa full description of the procedures and timetable used for the consultation of partners, the criteria used for the selection of partners and their relevance in terms of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. It shall describe the outcomes of the consultation, including a summary of the observations of partners on the draft CAP Strategic Plan and of how these were taken into account in the final version submitted to the Commission.
Amendment 4438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried out. It shall also include a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority and its justification thereof.
Amendment 4493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Strategic Plans shall be made open to the public for the period of evaluation for comments and proposed changes.
Amendment 4534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests for amendments will be open to the public and go through a similar evaluation procedure as in Article 106.
Amendment 4609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The membership of the Monitoring Committee shall include representatives of the national network of Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
Amendment 4625 #
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 4629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) administrative capacity building for public authorities, civil society bodies as set out in Article 94 and beneficiaries, where relevant.
Amendment 4641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) Indicators and (in situ) monitoring procedures with respect to these.
Amendment 4642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1) and capacity building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation. The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
Amendment 4648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including for Local Action Groups and the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
Amendment 4653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a national Common Agricultural Policy Network (national CAP network) for the networking of organisationnon-governmental organisations representing among others farmers unions including small scale farmers and those catering to local markets, and environment, public health and animal welfare NGOs and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) and support inter-regional and transnational cooperation between Local Action Groups, including such Groups located in EU-candidate, Associate or Neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 4663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) support capacity-building of Local Action Groups and of those staff of Managing Authorities and Paying Agencies which handle the relationship with Local Action Groups;
Amendment 4713 #
(e) support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation, identifying areas where baseline data is missing or insufficient and for which more relevant and accurate indicators can be developed.
Amendment 4737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 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, taking into account its internal and external effects. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 4739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 FebruarMay 2023 and 15 FebruarMay 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 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
Amendment 4759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For the types of interventions which are not subject to Article 89 of this Regulation, and where the realised output and the realised expenditure ratio deviates by 5033% from the annual planned output and expenditure ratio, the Member State shall submit a justification for this deviation.
Amendment 4780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 9
Article 121 – paragraph 9
9. Where the reported value of one or more result indicators reveals a gap of more than 215% from the respective milestone for the reporting year concerned, the Commission may ask the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU) [HzR], describing the intended remedial actions and the expected timeframe.
Amendment 4801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 7 – Chapter 3 – title
Title 7 – Chapter 3 – title
INCENTIVE SYSTEM FOR GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE AND CLANIMATL WELFARE PERFORMANCE
Amendment 4805 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 4811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123
Amendment 4822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1
Article 123 – paragraph 1
1. A performance bonus may be attributed to Member States in the year 2026 to reward satisfactory performance in relation to the environmental, climate and clanimatl welfare targets provided that the Member State concerned has met the condition set out in Article 124(1).
Amendment 4840 #
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 4849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1
Article 124 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the performance review of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025.
Amendment 4884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1
Article 129 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with all the necessary information or data enabling it to perform the monitoring and evaluation of the CAP. Expenditure incurred by the paying agencies, as described in Article 35 of the Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP, shall only be financed by the Union upon the provision by the Member States of such information and data.
Amendment 4886 #
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 are not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the result of research and pilot projects while also considering 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 4890 #
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 and kept up to date and accurate, in order to provide assurance of correct spending of EU funds and delivery of results via the new delivery model. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better enable the measuring and monitoring of results and impacts of the CAP as defined in articles 5 and 6, and provide statistical data and information to allow their sound, evidence based evaluation. 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 4912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. Corinna The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 23, 28, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 4955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 d (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 d (new)
R.6d Maintaining and increasing the number of small farmers: Number of CAP beneficiaries per size categories; number of small farmers according to Eurostat definitions