149 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries. In order for the CAP to achieve these objectives, a well-funded budget is required.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support shouldmust be targeted to genuineligible farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework,of ‘eligible farmer’ setting out broad criteria would allow Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuineligible farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in regisset critersia. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) BolsterSupporting and improving environmental careprotection and climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate- related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and forestry. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greater ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackle environmental degradation and climate change should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas while conserving natural resources. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote sustainable production with specific and valuable characteristics, such as High Nature Value farming systems, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrient management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The use of a nutrient management plan should take account of the size and intensity of the farm. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farmall ensure that farmers have access to advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and, the management of risks and safety on farms. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up- to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated and complementary with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States should set aside a certain percentage of their direct payments allocation for the eco-schemes. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000, High Nature Value Areas and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally-led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as High Nature Value farming, agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and, integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans, including agroforestry; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuineligible farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grasslandpastures') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forageas naturally (self- seeded) or through cultivationed (sown) forage. It may includes grasses and other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuineligible farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support isto ensure that those engaging in meaningful agricultural activity and providing public goods receive support. Support shall not be granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such aseligible farmers, based on criteria such as farm activity, income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. Member States may exclude from this definition individuals or companies linked to or operated by large scale processors of agricultural produce. (This change from 'genuine farmer' to 'eligible farmer' will apply throughout the text)
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolstersupport and improve environmental careprotection and climate action and to contribute to the environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as, including water, soil and air;
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes and support High Nature Value farming systems;
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry, including agroforestry;
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries. In order for the CAP to achieve these objectives, a well-funded budget is required.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions and traditional practices. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support shouldmust be targeted to genuineligible farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework,of ‘eligible farmer’ setting out broad criteria would allow Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuineligible farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in regisset critersia. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry including agroforestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) BolsterSupporting and improving environmental careprotection and climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate- related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and forestry. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greater ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackle environmental degradation and climate change should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas while conserving natural resources. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote sustainable production with specific and valuable characteristics, such as High Nature Value farming systems, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 648 #
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrient management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The use of a nutrient management plan should take account of the size and intensity of the farm. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farmall ensure that farmers have access to advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and, the management of risks and safety on farms. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up- to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish and provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. The list should consist of measures other than those covered under Article 65 or complementary measures, which are of a higher level of requirement.
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000, High Nature Value Areas and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally-led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as High Nature Value farming, agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and, integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 809 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including High Nature Value farming areas. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest resiliencemitigate pest damage by promoting Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans, including agroforestry; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information onoutline how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation and rebuilding soil fertility and structure, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration;
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan, in the interest of beneficiaries.
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The timely approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission is a crucial step in order to guarantee that the policy is implemented by Member States according to the common objectives. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Commission should provide the Member States with appropriate guidance in presenting coherent and ambitious intervention logics.
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
(72) In a context where Member States will have much more flexibility and subsidiarity on the design of interventions, networks are a key tool to drive and steer policy and to ensure sufficient attention and capacity in the Member States. A single network should ensure better coordination between networking activities at the Union and at the national and regional levels. The European and national CAP network replace the current European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) and EIP for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’ networks and the National Rural Networks, in the form of a platform providing for more exchange of knowledge in order to capture the results and added value of the policy at European level, particularly the Horizon Europe policy. In the same perspective of improvement of the exchange of knowledge and innovation, an EIP for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’ is set up, implementing the interactive innovation model in accordance with the methodology outlined in this Regulation.
Amendment 1061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different fromgo beyond and complement commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support a combination of management commitments in the form of locally-led schemes, collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'targets' means pre-agreed values to be achieved atover the enperiod of the periodCAP Strategic Plan in relation to the result indicators included under a specific objective;
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) 'smart villages' are communities in rural areas that develop smart solutions to deal with challenges in their local context. They build on existing local strengths and opportunities to engage in a process of sustainable development of their territories. They rely on a participatory approach to develop and implement their strategies to improve their economic, social and environmental conditions, in particular by promoting innovation and mobilizing solutions offered by digital technologies. Smart villages benefit from cooperation and alliances with other communities and actors in rural and urban areas. The initiation and the implementation of smart village strategies may build on existing initiatives and can be funded by a variety of public and private sources;
Amendment 1116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'milestones' means intermediate targets to be achieved by Member States at a given point during time duringhe period of the CAP Strategic Plan periodto ensure timely progress in relation to the indicators included under a specific objective.
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuineligible farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, in addition to the provision of public goods and eco-system services from the agricultural area, including cotton and short rotation coppice, and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries;
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and, permanent grassland and agroforestry systems. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and, 'permanent grassland' and agroforestry systems shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) 'permanent crops' shall be non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland and permanent pasture that occupy the land for five years or more, which yield repeated harvests, including agroforestry systems, nurseries and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grasslandpastures') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forageas naturally (self- seeded) or through cultivationed (sown) forage. It may includes grasses and other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 1192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Agroforestry systems: land use systems in which trees are grown on the same land as where agricultural practices are carried out;
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuineligible farmers'* shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support isthose engaging in meaningful agricultural activity and providing public goods receive support. Support shall not be granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such aseligible farmers, based on criteria such as farm activity, income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers. Member States may exclude from this definition individuals or companies linked to or operated by large scale processors of agricultural produce. (* This modification will apply throughout the text by replacing the term 'genuine farmer' with 'eligible farmer')
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iii a) professional qualification in agricultural studies;
Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new)
(iii b) Member States shall take account of collaborative arrangements when applying Article 4.
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. At least 10% of the amounts set out in Annex VII shall be reserved to support voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment (eco-schemes) under Article 28.
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolstersupport and improve environmental careprotection and climate action and to contribute to the environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union;
Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptakeensuring that farmers have access to research and knowledge transfer services, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas. The goals of these objectives shall be encouraged and promoted by the Commission.
Amendment 1355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable family farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security;
Amendment 1411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as, including water, soil and air;
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes and support High Nature Value farming systems;
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry, including agroforestry;
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives in their Strategic Plan, Member States shall ensure the reduction of administrative burdens on beneficiaries through simplification and performance of the CAP support.
Amendment 1533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Support viable family farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 5
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 5
Foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such asincluding water, soil and air
Amendment 1580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes and support High Nature Value farming systems;
Amendment 1583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
I.20 Enhanced provision of ecosystem services: share of UAAagriculture land covered with landscape features and semi-natural vegetation.
Amendment 1590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Maintenance of High Nature Value farmland: extent of HNV farmland.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
R.27 Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration, including HNV farmland.
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
R.29 Preserving landscape features: Share of agriculture land under commitments for managing landscape features, including hedgerows and other semi-natural vegetation.
Amendment 1612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
R.29a Supporting HNV farming: extent of HNV farmland receiving support payments for maintenance of HNV farming practices.
Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1685 #
Amendment 1689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Main objective of the standard
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Main objective of the standard
Sustainable management of nutrients as appropriate to the size and intensity of the farm
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Tillage management reducing loss of soil organic matter, the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration
Amendment 1726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Main objective of the standard
Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion; increase and preserve carbon rich stock.
Amendment 1726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation, and take account of traditional farming practices. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
Amendment 1729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s) with the exception of grazing in situ forage crops and supplementary feeding supporting year round grazing systems.
Amendment 1733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the farm advice given is impartial and thatfarmers have access to impartial and objective farm advisory services in which advisors have no conflict of interest.
Amendment 1736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of soils in winter whilst allowing for traditional practices.
Amendment 1737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States shall ensure that farm advisory services are equipped to provide advice on both production and the provision of public goods.
Amendment 1743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) all requirements, conditions and management commitments applying to farmers and other beneficiaries set in the CAP Strategic Plan, including requirements and standards under conditionality, eco-schemes, environmental, climate and other management commitments under Article 65 and conditions for support schemes as well as information on financial instruments and business plans established under the CAP Strategic Plan;
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards
Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productivbiodiverse features or areas, water features, ponds and streams.
Amendment 1763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity
Amendment 1768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 1770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) safety standards on farms and farmer wellbeing;
Amendment 1778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
(f b) farmers forming producer organisations and other farmer groups;
Amendment 1782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
(f c) land mobility and succession planning services;
Amendment 1785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) livestock and crop production systems;
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
(f e) the use of best agroforestry practices on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reducelimit the amount of direct payments to be granted to an eligible farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingto EUR 680 000 as follows:.
Amendment 1856 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1889 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shallmay subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year:
Amendment 1950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Member States shall, in specific cases, take account of instances in which one eligible farmer receives support on behalf of one or more eligible farmers and the basic income support for sustainability is shared between them;
Amendment 1986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall primarily be used to contribute to the financing ofbe prioritised to finance the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payments.
Amendment 2125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first time, as head of the holding and with appropriate training or acquired necessary knowledge and skills as defined by the Member States for young farmers.
Amendment 2292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish and provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment (‘eco- schemes’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. The list should consist of measures other than those covered under Article 65 or complementary measures which are of a higher level of requirement.
Amendment 2359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designedagricultural practices and systems shall aim to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate- related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) and may be consistent with the objectives of Article 6(1)(b).
Amendment 2468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest resiliencemitigate pest damage by promoting Integrated Pest Management (IPM);
Amendment 2877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) technical assistance to beekeepers and beekeepers' organisations including a specific focus on education and training for beginners;
Amendment 2881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) actions to enhance forage areas for pollinators;
Amendment 2927 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 6
Article 49 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall notify the Commission annually of the number of beehives and/or bee colonies in their territory.
Amendment 2931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the obligation of Member States to notify the Commission annually of the number of beehives and/or bee colonies in their territory laid down in Article 49(6);
Amendment 2935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a definition of a beehive and methods for calculating the number of beehives and bee colonies;
Amendment 3135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation and rebuilding soil fertility and structure, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration;
Amendment 3325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), including the appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils.
Amendment 3354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different fromgo beyond and complement commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
Amendment 3381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support a combination of management commitments in the form of locally-led schemes, collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on asustainable forestry management plan or equivalent instruments, including the planting of native tree species.
Amendment 3565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) afforestation including agroforestry and non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes; relating to crops, animals and plans that cover losses caused by adverse weather phenomena, by outbreaks of animal or plant disease, by parasite infestations, by an environmental incident or by a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds, including the admini with a view to payment of financial compensation to farmers for losses resulting from adverse weather phenomena, from outbreaks of animal or plant disease, from parasite infestrative cost of setting upons, from an environmental incident or from a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
Amendment 3710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to an income stabilisation tool taking the form of a mutual fund and providing: (i) compensation for farmers of all sectors in the event of a sharp fall in their income; (ii) compensation for farmers of a specific sector in the event of a sharp fall in their income.
Amendment 3721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and, mutual funds and income stabilisation tools;
Amendment 3737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 20% of the average annual production or income 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.:
Amendment 3747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) losses in excess of at least 20 % of the average annual production or income of the farmer concerned in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average of production based on the preceding 10- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. ‘Income’, for the purposes of the previous subparagraph, shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs.
Amendment 3749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point c (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point c (new)
(c) costs and losses suffered by the farmer relating to measures taken to combat animal diseases and plant pests;
Amendment 3750 #
(d) losses suffered by farmers engaged in organic farming as a result of external pollution for which they are not responsible.
Amendment 3790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 7
Article 71 – paragraph 7
7. In the case of cooperation in the context of farm succession and with the aim of supporting intergenerational renewal, Member States may grant support only to farmers having reached the retirement age as set under national legislation.
Amendment 3797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, forestry including agroforestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, forestry and, rural business and smart villages knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions pursuant to Articles 65, 66, 67, 68, 71 and 72 addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4055 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
At least 65 percent of the amounts laid down in Annex VII must be earmarked for basic income support for sustainability.
Amendment 4139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. At least 10% of the amounts set out in Annex VII shall be reserved to support voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment (eco-schemes) under Article 28.
Amendment 4329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for the specific objective of supporting viable family farm income and resilience set out in point (a) of Article 6(1), an assessment of needs in relation to risk management;
Amendment 4359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) an overview of the economic architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan which describes the complementarity and baseline conditions between the conditionality and the different interventions addressing agricultural economic development and the rural areas set out in Article 6(1)(a) and (b) and Article 6(1)(g), (h) and (i), respectively;
Amendment 4362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the environment and climate architectures of the CAP Strategic Plan iset out in points (a) and (a)(a) are meant to contribute to already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI;
Amendment 4365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in relation to the specific objective 'attract young farmers and, facilitate their intergenerational renewal and support business development' set out in point (g) of Article 6(1), an overview of the CAP Strategic Plan relevant interventions and specific conditions such as those specified in Articles 22(4), 27, 69 and 71(7) shall be presented. Member States shall in particular refer to Article 86(5) when presenting the financial plan in relation to the types of interventions referred to in Articles 27 and 69. The overview shall also explain the interplay with national instruments with a view of improving the consistency between Union and national actions in this area;
Amendment 4421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) an overview of how the CAP Strategic Plan will contribute to the cross- cutting general objective related to fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation and encouraging and promoting their uptake set out in the second subparagraph of Article 5, notably through:
Amendment 4521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The European Commission shall ensure that the approval and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans by Member States shall not cause any delays in payments to farmers and other beneficiaries.
Amendment 4585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) a functional mediation and appeals system is established.
Amendment 4950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Support viable family farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food security
Amendment 5000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 5
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 5
Foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such asincluding water, soil and air
Amendment 5025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes and support High Nature Value farming systems
Amendment 5027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
Enhanced provision of ecosystem services: share of UAAagriculture land covered with landscape features and semi-natural vegetation
Amendment 5029 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
Maintence of High Nature Value farmland: extent of HNV farmland
Amendment 5038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration, including HNV farmland
Amendment 5049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
R.29 Preserving landscape features: Share of agriculture land under commitments for managing landscape features, including hedgerows and other semi-natural vegetation
Amendment 5050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29 a (new)
R.29a Supporting HNV farming: extent of HNV farmland receiving support payments for maintenance of HNV farming practices
Amendment 5105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2
Annex III – GAEC 2
Amendment 5133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Main objective of the standard
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Main objective of the standard
Sustainable management of nutrients as appropriate to the size and intensity of the farm