9 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2014/2234(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas reforms of the common agricultural policy has grown significantly in complexity in recent years without any reduction in the existing bureaucracyreform have increased the complexity and bureaucracy for competent authorities and farmers ;
Amendment 11 #
B. whereas the cost of controls is currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level, and are probably still rising, particularlymay increase with the introduction of ‘greening’, as could error rates;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the burden of controls is in proportion to the complexity of the CAP; calls, therefore, for complexity to be reduced in order to cut error rates, reduce the cost to the taxpayer, improve the efficiency of delivery of CAP payments and at the same time ensure that the budget is correctly spent;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. SupportsCalls on Commissioner Hogan’s initiative of simplifying the CAP, as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges to rapidly analyse the simplification proposals submitted by Member States, MEPs, farm organisations and others and implement those which would lead to real reductions in bureaucracy and complexity, without delay: points out that amendments be mademay be required to the basic legislative act relating to disproportionate penalties and fines on farmers for errors;
Amendment 69 #
4. Advocates an single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditors in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Favours an integrated approach to controls, whereby all the controls required on a given farm are carried out at the same time, so that the number of testingonsite visits is kept lower and the concomitant cost and burden for administrations and agriculturefarmers is reduced;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have beenare extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for controls tocalls for reinforced advice on be stepped up practices in Member States where the error rate is high orand for stepping up controls where error rates are increasing;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for it to be made possible to reducea reduction in the sample size for on-the-spot checks to 3% for all direct payments, as otherwise potential savings in the cost of controls will be lost;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. FavourSupports the increased use of e- Government technology by the Member States in order to forestall errors in the application process, mindful of the difficulties this may pose for some farmers who lack technology expertise and some regions where broadband capacity is poor.