25 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 65 #
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, provide forage area for pollinators, or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 161 #
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 voluntathat are mandatory for farmers, which should be fully coordinated 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 aligned withe mandatory requirementenvironment objectives already prescribed by the system of conditionality. 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 includeshould be regarded as ‘entry-level schemes’ which mayshould be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 268 #
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 273 #
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 277 #
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 grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees whichThe framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in away 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;, forage area for pollinators whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) ‘agroforestry systems’ shall be land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land;
Amendment 412 #
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-agro forestry, bio- economy, the circular economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(g) the use of best agroforestry practices on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide under direct payments support for voluntaa mandatory schemes for the climate and the environmental sustainability actions ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans., these schemes shall be entry level schemes which shall be conditional for taking up more ambitious Rural Development commitments which shall be voluntary;
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall automatically be regarded as eligible for the scheme;
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish thea list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. that will enhance its climate mitigation and adaption potential and increase its environmental sustainability. Member States shall ensure that these practices are in compliance with WTO agreements on agriculture, Annex 2 (5) (6);
Amendment 745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed 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)., in order to ensure qualitative and quantitative outcomes to meet these objectives these practices shall be linked to specific actions designed to achieve, the already established prescribed standards set out in GAEC 1 to GAEC 10 of Annex III
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) go beyondare consistent with and aligned to the commitments prescribed in point 4 of this Article go beyond the other the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for the "eco-schemes" shall take the form of an annual25% of direct payments paid as an annual uniform flat rate payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Agroforestry and integrated production systems;
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(i ) actions to enhance forage areas for pollinators;
Amendment 915 #
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 considered to be the equivalent of a livestock unit;
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resilienceIntegrated pest Management (IPM), agroforestry, innovative practices and production techniques boosting economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 1112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems, and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) establishment of agroforestry systems, afforestation 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 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(c ) financial contributions to measures which increase farm resilience, including but not limited to, crop diversification strategies and agroforestry systems;
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for agricultural, agroforestry, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.