15 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2011/0288(COD)
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The main elements of that integrated system and, in particular, the provisions concerning a computerised database, an identification system for agricultural parcels, aid applications or payment claims and a system for the identification and recording of payment entitlements should be maintained at an appropriate level, while taking due account of the necessity not to impose undue administrative burdens on farmers and administrative bodies.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d)the small farms as defined by the Member States, of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and of other holdings;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the minimum requirements or actions in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification, and innovation, as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
Article 44
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 48 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within one year of the first indic24 months after a control report or similar document, stationg that such an irregularity has taken place and shall record the corresponding amounts, has been approved and, where applicable, received by the paying agency or body responsible for the recovery. The corresponding amounts shall, at the time of the recovery request, be recorded in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned, and 50% by the Union budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
However, if for reasons not attributable to the Member State concerned, recovery could not take place within the time limits specified in the first subparagraph, and the amount to be recovered exceeds €1 million, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State, extend the time limits by a maximum of 50% of the initial time limits.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title V chapter 1a (new)
Title V chapter 1a (new)
Chapter 1a "Control system and administrative penalties in relation to greening"
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67 a (new)
Article 67a "Checks in relation to greening" 1. Member States shall make use, where appropriate, of the integrated system laid down in Chapter II of Title V and in particular of elements referred to in Article 69(1) points (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f). 2. Member States shall carry out on-the- spot checks to verify that beneficiaries comply with the obligations laid down in Chapter II of Title III in DPxxx. Depending on the measures within greening, Member States may decide to carry out administrative checks when it can be shown that these are as effective. 3. For the purpose of on-the-spot checks, Member States shall draw up a sampling plan of agricultural holdings and/or beneficiaries, which could be the same as the sample for on-the-spots checks required in Article 75. 4. The on-the-spot checks shall be carried out in a way that verifies compliance with all relevant greening measures on the holding. 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 on the carrying out of checks in order to verify compliance with the obligations referred to in Chapter II of Title III in DPxxx.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 b (new)
Article 67 b (new)
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 c (new)
Article 67 c (new)
Article 67c "Delegated powers" 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 laying down detailed rules concerning the establishment of a harmonised basis for calculation of the administrative penalties referred to in Article 67b, taking into account reductions due to financial discipline and the calculation and application of penalties referred to in Article 67b.
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], save, in cases of recognised breaches of national environmental legislation, and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.