34 Amendments of Robert STURDY related to 2011/0280(COD)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixationing of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Member States should no longer be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in, except in very clearly defined cases and for a limited period of time. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly importantessential for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010- 2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in. However, in very exceptional and duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 105 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 105 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The possibility of coupled support should be limited to small sectors with special needs and should not be used as a general tool. In conjunction with this, all coupled payments should be phased out as soon as possible.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:by 4 percentage points for amounts exceeding EUR 300 000.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TMember states can choose to reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer under this Regulation in a given calendar year shall be reduced as follows:in the following manner:-
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 1246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Amendment 1247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Amendment 1259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basicsingle payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallmay decide to observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) at least three of the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassareas of semi natural and uncultivated land on their holding; and
Amendment 1390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the additional payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectaresexceeds the area corresponding to the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threewo crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 790 % of the arable land.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areasreas of semi natural and uncultivated land present ofn their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘'reference areas under permanent grassof semi natural and uncultivated land’.
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 2% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and semi natural and uncultivated areas, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). These areas may consist of parts of the holding, deemed to be ineligible as regards Article 25(2) provided that these areas are identified on the aid application and contribute to the delivery of environmental or beneficial objectives.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas and their equivalency values referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
Amendment 1881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 and to the application of financial discipline, pro and digressive reduction and cappingmodulation, linear reduction as referred in Article 7, and any reductions and exclusions imposed pursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], the payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted annually per eligible hectare situated in the areas to which Member States decided to grant a payment in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article and shall be paid upon activation of payment entitlements on those hectares held by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 2009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States may grant coupled support to farmers under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Coupled support may only be granted to:
Amendment 2067 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasons.
Amendment 2177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 2178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 2181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
Article 44
Amendment 2182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45
Article 45
Amendment 2184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46