[ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) the competitiveness of agriculture, food production and forestry;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part

(1) fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, food sector, forestry, and rural areas with a focus on the following areas:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

(b) ~~facilitating generational renewal in the agricultural sector.~~support of investments leading to increasing competitiveness and support of viability of areas facing natural or other specific constraints;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point v

~~(v) appropriate action is envisaged to simplify the implementation of the programme;~~deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point j

(j) an indicator plan comprising for each of the Union priorities for priority areas or rural development included in the programme the indicators and the selected measures with planned outputs and planned expenditure, broken down between public and private;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission may approve a rural development programme before adoption of the Partnership Contract with a Member State in cases where the Commission considers that all the elements of a rural development programme conform to the provisions of this Regulation and those parts of the Partnership Contract pertaining to the EAFRD.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers and other economic actors which ~~are SMEs~~ operat~~ing~~e in rural areas.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) help farmers, forest holders and ~~SME~~enterprises in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Support under this measure shall cover new participation by farmers and food processors in:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management; or

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development ‘enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability’, shall be eligible.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to investments which concern infrastructure referred to in paragraph 1 c) and non- productive investments referred to in paragraph 1(d).

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall define upper and lower thresholds for allowing agricultural holdings access to support under paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(iii) respectively. The lower threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be significantly higher than the upper threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(iii). Support shall, however, be limited to holdings coming under the definition of micro- and small- enterprises.deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the definition of the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support under this measure.~~

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) investments in ~~new~~ forestry technologies and in processing and marketing of forest products.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Limitations on ownership of forests provided for in Articles 236 to 4027 shall not apply for the tropical or subtropical forests and for the wooded areas of the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/9333 and the French overseas departments.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private~~, semi public~~ and public forest ~~own~~holders, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for:

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993 or a complementing plan to the already existing forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to ~~natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their association~~private and public forest holders. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to private forest ~~own~~holders, municipalities and their associations, public bodies established for the purpose of vocational training and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States’ competent authority on the basis of a business plan. ~~It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEs.~~

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3

3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4

4. Member States ~~shall~~may endeavour to provide persons undertaking to carry out operations under this measure with the knowledge and information required to implement them, including by commitment-related expert advice and/or by making support under this measure conditional to relevant training.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2

2. Support shall only be granted for commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2

2. Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest owners and associations of forest owners respectively. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers or municipalities and their associations.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4

~~4. Member States shall provide for degressivity of payments above a threshold level of area per holding, to be defined in the programme.~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4

4. Member States ~~shall~~may provide for degressivity of payments above a threshold level of area per holding, to be defined in the programme.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
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 ~~loc~~territorial administrative units ~~(‘LAU 2’ level)~~.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to ~~forest holders, municipalities and their association~~private, and public forest holders who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest- environment commitments. ~~Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.~~

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the development and introduction of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and related vocational training;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, for economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or an environmental incident;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30 % of the average annual production of the crop or production of individual farm animal species of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1

For the purposes of this Regulation the Managing Authority shall define ‘rural area’ alevel in its rural development programme ~~level~~.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2

~~2. A sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation referred to in Article 56.~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2

2. A ~~sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation~~t the initiative of the Member States up to 4% of the total amount of each rural development programme may be devoted to the tasks referred to in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No [CSF/2012], as well as costs related to preparatory work for the delimitation of areas facing natural constraints referred to in Article 33(3). Costs relating to the certification body referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 shall not be eligible under this paragraph. Within the 4% limit an amount shall be reserved for establishing and operating the national rural network referred to in Article 565.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

~~At the initiative of the Member States up to 4% of the total amount of each rural development programme may be devoted to the tasks referred to in Article 52~~In case of rural development programmes covering both types of regions eligible in less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No ~~[CSF/2012], as well as costs related to preparatory work for the delimitation of areas facing natural constraints referred to in Article 33(3)~~2019/93 and in the other regions, the EAFRD contribution rate for technical assistance referred to in Article 65(3) may be determined taking into account the predominant type of regions, by their number, in the programme.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1

1. A EIP network shall be put in place to support the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability referred to in Article 61, in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of operational groups, advisory services and researchersdeleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2

2. The tasks of the EIP network shall be to: (a) provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors concerning the EIP; (b) animate discussions at the level of the programme in view of encouraging the setting up of operational groups; (c) screen and report on research results and knowledge relevant to the EIP; (d) collect, consolidate and disseminate good practice relevant to innovation; (e) organise conferences and workshops and disseminate information in the field of the EIP.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors concerning the EIP;~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) animate discussions at the level of the programme in view of encouraging the setting up of operational groups;~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) screen and report on research results and knowledge relevant to the EIP;~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) collect, consolidate and disseminate good practice relevant to innovation;~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) organise conferences and workshops and disseminate information in the field of the EIP.~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the EIP network. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1

1. A European evaluation network for rural development shall be put in place to support the evaluation of rural development programmes in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of those involved in the evaluation of rural development programmes.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2

2. The aim of the European evaluation network for rural development shall be to facilitate the exchange of expertise and good practices on evaluation methodologies, to develop evaluation methods and tools, to provide support on evaluation processes, and on data collection and management.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the European evaluation network for rural development. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) support for monitoring, in particular through collection and sharing of relevant feed-back, recommendations and analysis notably from the Monitoring Committees referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. ~~Local action groups shall also be supported by the national rural network for the monitoring and evaluation of the local development strategies;~~

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vii

(vii) networking activities for local action groups and in particular technical assistance for inter-territorial and transnational co-operation, facilitation of co-operation among local action groups and the search of partners for the measure referred to in Article 36;deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56

Article 56 Prize for innovative, local cooperation in rural areas The funds referred to in Article 51(2) shall be used for financing the award of a prize to cooperation projects involving at least two entities located in different Member States that realise an innovative, local concept.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57

Article 57 Call for proposals 1. Starting at the latest in 2015 and every year thereafter the Commission shall launch a call for proposals in view of awarding the prize referred to in Article 56. The last call for proposals shall be launched no later than in 2019. 2. The call for proposals shall indicate a theme for the proposals which shall be related to one of the Union priorities for rural development. The theme shall also be appropriate for implementation through cooperation at transnational level. 3. The call for proposals shall be open to both local action groups and individual entities cooperating for the purpose of the specific project.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58

Article 58 Selection procedure 1. Applications for the prize shall be submitted by applicants in all Member States to the respective national rural network, which shall be responsible for pre-selecting applications. 2. National rural networks shall set up, from within their members, a pre- selection board of independent experts in order to pre-select applications. Pre- selection of applications shall be done on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. Each National Rural Network shall pre-select no more than 10 applications and shall transmit them to the Commission. 3. The Commission shall be responsible for the selection of fifty winning projects among the applications pre-selected in all the Member States. The Commission shall set up an ad hoc steering group composed of independent experts. This steering group shall prepare the selection of the winning applications on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. 4. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, decide on the list of projects to which the prize is awarded.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59

Article 59 Financial Prize – conditions and payment 1. In order for projects to be eligible for the prize, the time required for their completion shall not exceed two years from the date of adoption of the implementing act awarding the prize. The time frame of realisation of the project shall be defined in the application. 2. The prize shall be granted in the form of a lump sum payment. The amount of the payment shall be determined by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, in line with criteria defined in the call for proposals and taking into account the estimated cost of realisation of the project indicated in the application. The maximum prize per project shall not exceed 100 000 euro. 3. Member States shall pay the award to winning applicants after verifying that the project has been completed. The relevant expenditure shall be reimbursed by the Union to Member States in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter II of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Member States may decide to pay fully or partly the sum of the prize to the winning applicants before having verified the completion of the project but they shall, in this case, bear the responsibility for the expenditure until the completion of the project is verified.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60

Article 60 Rules on the procedure, timetables and setting up of the steering-group The Commission shall by means of implementing acts lay down detailed provisions on the procedure and timetables for the selection of projects and rules on the setting up of the steering group of independent experts referred to in Article 58(3). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3

3. The EAFRD shall contribute to the aims of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability through support, in accordance with Article 36, of the EIP operational groups referred to in Article 62 ~~and the EIP Network referred to in Article 53~~.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 3

3. Operational groups shall disseminate the results of their project, in particular through ~~the EIP network~~ENRD.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) past performance comprising the allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the 2007– 2013 programming period.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
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], available 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.deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b – indent 1 (new)

- c) 75 % for all regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-2013 period was less than 75 % of the average of the EU-25 for the reference period but whose GDP per capita is above 75 % of the GDP average of the EU-27.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. At least 25 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme shall be reserved for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6

~~6. An expenditure co-financed by the EAFRD shall not be co-financed by way of a contribution from the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund or any other Union financial instrument.~~deleted

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7

7. ~~Public~~An expenditure ~~on aid to enterprises shall comply with the aid limits laid down in respect of State aid, unless this Regulation provides otherwise~~co-financed by the EAFRD shall not be co-financed by way of a contribution from the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund or any other Union financial instrument.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) providing the Commission, on a ~~quarte~~yearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1

1. By 3~~1 May~~0 June 2016 and by 3~~1 May~~0 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.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

Hynek FAJMON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The Commission shall carry out ex post evaluations in close cooperation with the Member States and managing authorities.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

65 Amendments of Hynek FAJMON related to 2011/0282(COD)

ParlTrack - 2011-2024