33 Amendments of Peter LIESE related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, market-oriented, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.
Amendment 62 #
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 thea certain level of flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, high nature value farming, Natura 2000 farming and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 278 #
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') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed; Member States may decide that land which can be grazed, where grasses and other herbaceous forage are not predominant or are absent, be considered permanent grassland.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be definedMember States may provide in their CAP Strategic Plans a definition of a ‘genuine farmer’, 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. TheSuch definition, where available, shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. In Member States that define in their CAP Strategic Plan ‘genuine farmer’ in accordance with the first subparagraph, Articles 15a, 17(3), 21(1), 22(5), 24(1), 28(2), 29(1), 34, 66(2), 67(2) and 70(2) shall apply to farmers that comply with this.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering sustainable development and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) fostercontribute to the protection and the improvement of the quality of air, water and soil, and foster a more sustainable developmentuse and and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection and improvement of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve and restore habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas and especially in mountainous areas or other areas that are constrained naturally or for other specific reasons, including bio-economy and sustainable agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned in line with established local practices and the specific environmental-related objectives set out in point (f) of Article 6(1), including soil, water and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In this context, it should be noted that at least 5 % of all direct payments according to Article 14 shall be redistributed and linked to areas defined in Article 4(1)(b)(iii).
Amendment 674 #
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. Member States shall ensure a redistribution of at least 15 % of the direct payments for the respective Member State granted according to Article 14. Member States shall set limits for the number of these payment claims or hectares. However, these must be at least 1.5 times the average farm size for the respective Member State.
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, with a focus on the provision of public goods.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1)and the socio-economic specific objective laid down in point (i) of Article 6(1), prioritising with regard to objective (f) high nature value farming and Natura 2000 farming.
Amendment 1057 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall include agri- environment-climate commitments in their CAP Strategic Plans with 50 % of commitments ring-fenced for objective (f) set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial and targeted to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and establish an incentive. 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 1280 #
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, (f), (h) and (i) of Article 6(1) or points (a)(vi) and (d) of Article 60(1) of this Regulation, exincluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 3050 % 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 1301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 105% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – title
Article 87 – title
Tracking environmental and climate expenditure
Amendment 1321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the environmental and climate change objectives using a simple, appropriate and common methodology.
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall explain in their CAP Strategic Plans, on the basis of available information, the environmental and climate objectives they aim to achieve in the period 2021-2027, on the basis of targets for the relevant impact indicators set out in Annex I, and how they intend to achieve the greater overall contribution set out to in paragraph 1. That explanation shall be based on relevant information such as the elements referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 95(1) and in point (b) of Article 95(2).
Amendment 1389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) economic, environmental and social partners;
Amendment 1399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall involve those partners in the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Article 100 – paragraph 1
1. The target plan referred to in point (e) of Article 95(1) shall consist of a recapitulative table showing the targets as referred to in point (a) of Article 97(1), indicating the break-down in abiennuial milestones.
Amendment 1494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February of each subsequentvery other year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an a biennuial performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous two financial years. 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 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.15 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.15 a (new)
R.15a Reducing emissions from fertiliser use: Share of agricultural land under management commitments to reduce GHG emissions from fertiliser use.
Amendment 1591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a High nature value farming: Percentage of Utilised Agricultural Area farmed to generate high nature value (HNV).
Amendment 1611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
R.29a Fostering high nature value farming: Percentage of farmland under management commitments to generate high nature value.
Amendment 1693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 3 a (new) - Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 3 a (new) - Requirements and standards
GAEC 3a: Maximum stocking density.
Amendment 1694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 3 a (new) - Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 3 a (new) - Main objective of the standard
no exceedance of a limit of 0.7 livestock units per hectare on agricultural land.