8 Amendments of Elsi KATAINEN related to 2021/0020(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A statistical knowledge base is necessary to design, implement, monitor, evaluate and review policies related to agriculture in the Union, in particular the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), including rural development measures, as well as Union policies relating to, among other things, the environment, pesticide and veterinary medicinal usage, climate change, land use, regions, public health and the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) High quality harmonised, transparent and reliable statistical data are important to assess the state and trends of agricultural input and output in the Union, the functioning of markets, and food security and to assess the sustainability as well as the environmental, economic and social impacts of Union and national policies, as well as for the development of new business models, digital services and modern technology. Those data include, but are not limited to, livestock and meat statistics, the production and use of eggs, and the production and use of milk and milk products. Statistics on the area, yield and production of arable crops, vegetables, various permanent crops and grasslands and commodity balances are also important. Increasingly, statistics on the sales and use of plant protection products and fertilisers are needed.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes insofar as possible. The use of digital solutions should be promoted. The methods for collection and the collection of the data shall aim to not impose extra cost or administrative burden on Members States or on farmers, especially for SME's.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure flexibility and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents, NSIs and other national authorities, Member States should be allowed to use statistical surveys, administrative records and any other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors, as well as including scientifically based and well documented methods such as imputation, estimation and modelling. The quality, and in particular the accuracy, timeliness and comparability of statistics based on these sources, should always be ensured.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts further specifying the coverage requirements referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2), and they shall not impose a significant additional burden or costs on farmers or on Member States.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 starting with the reference year [insert 2 years after entering into force of the regulation] and with a minimum of 24 years between each ad hoc data collection.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Review 1. By December 31 [insert year following 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall review this Regulation and shall submit a report on its implementation to the European Parliament and the Council. 2. During the first review referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess in particular: (a) Whether and why there are data gaps and deficiencies in the data collected limiting the ability of public authorities to assess progress towards sustainable agriculture, including data relating to the use of plant protection, biocidal and veterinary medicinal products.