56 Amendments of Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI related to 2022/0196(COD)
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42., while stressing that their achievability depends on the availability of safer, effective and efficient alternatives; _________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. Member States should be allowed to justify their inability to meet the national 2030 reduction targets due to a lack of available alternatives to chemical plant protection products or due to measures taken to ensure food security and safety. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to increase the availability of alternative measures for plant protection. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to monitor progress achieved in the reduction of risks and adverse impacts to human health and the environment from the use of plant protection products it is necessary to continue using the system of harmonised risk indicators established under Directive (EU) 2009/128/EC. The Commission should however also publish a report evaluating the feasibility of developing a harmonised Union indicator for the environmental impact of plant protection measures that focuses on more aspects beyond quantity of plant protection products.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators and progress towards achieving binding Union and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuations. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 20151–2017, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy3. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. _________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Due to the short timeline of targets set under this regulation and due to the lack of impact assessments on the proposed reduction targets, farmers are facing a high level of uncertainty. In order to reduce the level of uncertainty and due to the lack of relevant statistical data for their further development, harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 should be maintained in their current form in principle. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, peptide- and protein- based products including enzymes and antibodies, RNA, hormones, dead cells and fermentation products, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
(i) any protected area under Directive 2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard zones as well as modifications of those areas following the risk assessment results for drinking water abstraction points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council81 , excluding those designated pursuant Annex IV 1 part (iv) of Directive 2000/60/EC; _________________ 81 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
(ii) sites of Community importance in the list referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas of conservation designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and special protection areas classified pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC, if the Member State considers it necessary for their protection, and any other national, regional, or local protected area reported by the Member States to the Nationally designated protected areas inventory (CDDA);
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘biological control’ means the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, peptide- and protein- based products including enzymes and antibodies, RNA, hormones, dead cells and fermentation products, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 2017 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’).3;
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 20305 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 2017 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). 3 or other relevant timeframe defined by Member State and approved by European Commission (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets and best efforts to their achievement in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 612 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to aim at achieveing by 2030 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173, of the following:
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Amendment 555 #
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 2030 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achievellow for the achievement of a reduction between the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 and the year 2030 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 50%.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 608 #
(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States with outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, may take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products when adopting national 2030 reduction targets, due to the particular climatic conditions and crops in these regions. and to the size of the respective markets. The use of plant protection products in outermost areas shall be considered as minor uses in the meaning of article 51 of regulation (CE) 1107/2009
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
10. If a Member State fails to adopt a national 2030 reduction target by … [OJ: please insert the date –612 months after the date of application of this Regulation], that target shall be deemed to be either 50%; or, where the percentage would be above 50% in accordance with paragraph 5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Within onthree months of receiving the recommendation referred to in paragraph 7, a Member State shall take one of the following actions:
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving the Union 2030 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151-20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish information for each Member State on trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151- 20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I, on the website referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system84 of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).;
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) national measures for encouraging the use of non-chemical methods and digital and precision-agriculture applications by professional users through financial incentives, in accordance with Union legislation on State aid;
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, innovation and the development and use of non-chemical pest control methods, digital and precision-agriculture applications and innovative breeding techniques to improve access to resilient varieties;
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall carry out a public consultation process prior to the adoption or modification of its national action plan in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council85. Member States shall make sure that users representatives as well as all relevant research and development bodies and extension services shall be involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of the national plan. _________________ 85 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 20151-20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d). progress regarding measures referred to in Article 8(1), point (g), (h), (ha(new)) and (i). Or. en (Point (ha(new)) corresponds to an amendment on Article 8 Paragraph 1.)
Amendment 1048 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Article 13 – title
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any preventative measure or intervention and the reason for that preventative measure or intervention, including the identification and assessment of pest level, performed with a reference to measurable criteria set out in the applicable crop-specific rules where crop- specific rules have been adopted for the relevant crop and area by the Member State in which the professional user operates.
Amendment 1187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhaustconsidered and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop-specific rules’). The crop-specific rules shall implement the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the types of low-risk plant protection products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or competent authorities to establish and maintain an electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register or registers. The competent authority shall ensure that the register provides an interface for record-keeping software used by farmers to allow for compliance with obligations under Article 14 by transferring electronic data records to avoid undue additional administrative burden.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited in Member States shall prioritise measures in sensitive areas in the implementation of reduction obligations under Article 5. They shall sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques. (This amendment corresponds to amendments deleting Paragraphs 2-8 of this Article.)ure that risk-reduction measures are taken in sensitive areas to limit the use of plant protection products to a necessary minimum, inter alia by implementing measures to incentivise the use of low risk products and low-input farming practices, including digital and precision agriculture and resilient varieties in sensitive areas as a priority. Member States shall take measures to facilitate cooperation models for land-users and other relevant stakeholders to develop regionally adapted strategies. Or. en
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) there is no technically or economically feasible lower risk alternative control technique to contain the spread of quarantine pests or invasive alien species or avoid the risk of serious damage.
Amendment 1421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Where a permit for use of a plant protection product in a sensitive area is granted, before the first day of its validity, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall make publicly available the following information:text of the permit.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall notmay be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques, if these measures are sufficient to safeguard objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 1486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may establish larger mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface waters, should this be required to safeguard objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 1699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) digital and precision farming tools and techniques, including use of data- based decision-support systems and space data and services;
Amendment 1857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 1916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
4. The baseline for reduction target 1 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20151-20173.