98 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, safety measures and increased awareness of farm safety; food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Where justified, focus areas other than those set out in this regulation may be included in programmes in order to pursue the priorities. In some cases is may be that the ex ante evaluation and SWOT analysis of a programme do not support the need to address a given priority, for example because the priority has been addressed by other means. In such cases, it may not be necessary for programmes to address all six priorities.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is necessary to establish certain rules for programming and revising rural development programmes. The Commission should have the power to decide, by means of implementing acts on requests to amend programmes that concern a change in the programme strategy. A lighter procedure should be provided for revisions not affecting the strategy of the programmes or the respective Union financial contributions.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding. Furthermore, in the context of the growing number of farm fatalities and accidents, farm advisory services should offer advice and guidance on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to improve the economic and environmental performance of agricultural holdings, forestry and rural enterprises, improve the efficiency of the agricultural products marketing and processing sector, provide infrastructure needed for the development of agriculture and support non- remunerative investments necessary to achieve environmental aims, support should be provided to physical investments contributing to these aims. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different areas of intervention. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of physical investments. Member States should define a threshold for agricultural holdings eligible for aid for investments related to supporting farm viability based on the results of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (‘SWOT’) analysis as means to better target the aid.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non-agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012can be provided for farmers who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteriaBy 31 December 2015, the Commission should present a legislative proposal for mandatory bio- physical criteria and the corresponding threshold values to be applied for the future delimitation, as well as appropriate rules for fine-tuning and transitional arrangements.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘young farmer’: farmer who is less than 40 years of age or less at the moment of submitting the application, possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and is setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding as head of the holding;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘y'Young farmer’': farmer who is less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application, possesses adequate occupational skills and competence and is setting up for the first time in an agricultural holding as head of the holding;.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and, innovative and economically sustainable Union agricultural sector.
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) strengthening farm safety awareness and training;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversificationencouraging investment in innovative farm technologies and facilitating their diffusion and uptake;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) encouraging investment in innovative farm techniques with a view to improving the competitiveness of farms
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) facilitating generational renewal in the agricultural sector.try into the farming sector of new, fully skilled, entrants, including through generational renewal;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) facilitating generational renewaltry into the agricultural sector.farming sector of new, fully skilled, entrants, including through generational renewal;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) encouraging investment in innovative farm technologies and facilitating their diffusion and uptake
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving the economic performance of all farms, increasing market participation, orientation and diversification;
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) improving the economic performance of all farms through increasing market participation, orientation and diversification
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) restoring and, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes;
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) restoring and, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes;.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
(e a) facilitating the use of new research- based products and application methods and processes in the agri-food value chain to improve biodiversity management and resource-efficiency
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Programmes may address fewer than six priorities if justified on the basis of the SWOT and ex ante analysis. Where justified, focus areas other than those set out in Article 5 may be included in programmes in order to pursue one of the priorities. The programme shall describe the strategy and targets for any such focus areas.
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a change in the programme strategy through a major reset of quantified targets;change of more than 50% in any result indicator linked to a focus area.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) a change in the programme strategy through a major reset of quantified targets;change of more than 50% in any result indicator linked to a focus area.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a change inof the EAFRDentire Union contribution rate of one or more measuresor its annual distribution at programme level;
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide on approve requests to amend the programme in all other cases. These shall include in particular:
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Tthe Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide on approve requests to amend the programme in all other cases. These shall include in particular:;
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures;
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures;
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(ii b) a transfer of funds between measures implemented under different EAFRD contribution rates.
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(ii b) a transfer of funds between measures implemented under different EAFRD contribution rates.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall be issued by the Commission within two months of the receipt of the request.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The provider of or the participant in the training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs, the minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer services and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm visits.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers and other land managers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall. Each provision of advice may cover as a minimum one of the following elements:
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) where relevant, advice and information on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms and occupational safety standards based on Union legislation. .
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the overall environmental and economic performance of the agricultural holding;
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) relate to investments made by farmers which have been carried out in order to comply with new community legislation in the fields of environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health and animal welfare.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Support may be granted in respect of investments made by farmers in order to comply with newly introduced Union standards in the fields of environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety. These standards must be newly introduced in national legislation implementing Union law and impose new obligations or restrictions on farming practice which have a significant impact on typical farm operating costs and concern a significant number of farmers.
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) young farmers;a farmer who possesses adequate occupational skills and competences and who has set up as head of holding for the first time and fulfils additional criteria as may be defined by Member States
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) young farmers;a farmer who possesses adequate occupational skills and competences and who has set up as head of holding for the first time and fulfils additional criteria as may be defined by Member States
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in non-agricultural activities;creation and development of non-agricultural activities, including processing and marketing of products where the input or output of the production process is a product not covered by Annex 1 to the Treaty
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) annualone-off payments for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter ‘the small farmers scheme’) who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments byfor public bodiesuse in recreational infrastructure, tourist information, small scale tourist infrastructure, marketing of rural tourism services and sign-posting of touristic sites;
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments byfor public bodiesuse in recreational infrastructure, tourist information, small scale tourist infrastructure, marketing of rural tourism services and sign-posting of touristic sites;
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the preparation of management plans; or equivalent instruments, in line with sustainable forest management.
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, other land managers, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of agricultural income foregone and maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of tfifteen years.
Amendment 1117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of income foregone and maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of tfifteen years.
Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirements. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, or Christmas trees or f. Fast growing trees for energy productionmust not be harvested for energy production during the period of the agreement. In areas where afforestation is made difficult by severe pedo-climatic conditions support may be provided for planting other perennial woody species such as shrubs or bushes suitable to the local conditions.
Amendment 1148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of threfive years.
Amendment 1342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 10
Article 29 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the annual extension of the commitments after the initial period of the operation, conditions applicable to commitments to extensify or manage differently livestock farming, to limitorientate the use of fertiliszers, plant protection products or other inputs towards sustainable agriculture, to rear local breeds in danger of being lost to farming or to preserve plant genetic resources as well as concerning definition of eligible operations under paragraph 9.
Amendment 1400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
Amendment 1401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 20146 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%ending by 31 December 2019 at the latest. The sum total of the degressive payments paid to any farmer shall not exceed 200% of the payment received by that farmer in 2013.
Amendment 1415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 20146 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Aarticle 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Aarticle 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 2014 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 2017 at 20%ending by 31 December 2019 at the latest. The sum total of the degressive payments paid to any farmer shall not exceed 200% of the payment received by that farmer in 2013.
Amendment 1423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. In Member States which have not completed the delimitation referred to in Article 33(3) before 1 January 20146, paragraph 5 shall apply to farmers receiving payments in areas which were eligible for such payments during the 2007-2013 period. Following completion of the delimitation, farmers in areas that remain eligible shall receive full payments under this measure. Farmers in areas that are no longer eligible shall continue to receive payments in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 1424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 1436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 6650% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level).LAU2 level or at the level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity
Amendment 1444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level)LAU2 level or at the level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity.
Amendment 1681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Costs for the animation of the territory referred to in Aarticle 31(d) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are costs to cover actionshat occur in order to facilitate the exchange between stakeholders, to inform about and promote the local development strategy as well as project development tasks.nd to support potential beneficiaries to develop projects and prepare applications
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Costs for the animation of the territory referred to in Aarticle 31(d) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are costs to cover actionshat occur in order to facilitate the exchange between stakeholders, to inform about and promote the local development strategy as well as project development tasks.nd to support potential beneficiaries to develop projects and prepare applications
Amendment 1737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) for the preparation and implementation of an action plan containing at leastwhich may contain the following:
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1805 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1815 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1834 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a resource efficient, competitive, productive, low emission, climate friendly and resilient agricultural sector, working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming depends;
Amendment 1860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) help to sustainably increase productivity of European agriculture and deliver a steady supply of food, feed and biomaterials, both existing and new ones;
Amendment 1876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Identifying regulatory bottlenecks which create obstacles to innovation and research and development investments in line with the principles of better regulation and smart regulation as stated in Commission Communications COM(2005) 97 and COM(2010)543
Amendment 1880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) facilitating the coordination of research and innovation in the market across food chain actors (seeds, plant protection products, fertilizers, equipment, IT, distributors, storage, waste reduction, among others) in order to maximize agricultural productivity and ensure resource efficiency.
Amendment 1897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) implement innovative actions through measures financed through the rural development programmes through co- financing with other national or European programmes for innovation and through public-private partnerships.
Amendment 1912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 6
Article 64 – paragraph 6
6. For the purposes of the allocation of the performance reserve referred to in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012], aAvailable assigned revenue collected in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 for the EAFRD shall be added to the amounts referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. It shall be allocated to Member States proportionally to their share of the total amount of support from the EAFRD.
Amendment 1960 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90 % for the programmes of less developed regions, outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 1968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66
Article 66
Amendment 2011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation on output and financial indicators;
Amendment 2014 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
Amendment 2035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) shall consider and approveissue an opinion on the annual implementation reports before they are sent to the Commission.
Amendment 2039 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 2023, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Amendment 2072 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)