3 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2008/0103(CNS)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Experience drawn from the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 shows that certain elements of the support mechanism need to be adjusted. In particular the decoupling of direct support should be extendedstrongly extended with the aim of full decoupling, which should be taken into consideration on a case by case basis, and the functioning of the Single Payment Scheme should be simplified. It should also be noted that Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 has been substantially amended since its entry into force. In the light of these developments and in the interest of clarity it should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 1 2 OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by (insert reference to wine). OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by (insert reference to wine). established the principle that farmers who do not comply with certain requirements in the areas of public, animal and plant health, environment and animal welfare shall be subject to reductions of or the exclusion from direct support. This «cross- compliance» system forms an integral part of Community support under direct payments and should therefore be maintained. However, experience has shown that a number of the requirements under the scope of cross compliance are not sufficiently relevant to the farming activity or the farm land or concern national authorities rather than farmers. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the scope of cross complianceAt the same time water scarcity and climate change call for a new approach concerning all agricultural practices linked to social and environmental needs. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the scope of cross compliance while simplifying the procedure and avoiding further bureaucratic burden.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Protection and management of water in the context of the agricultural activity has increasingly become a problem in certain areas. It is therefore appropriate to also reinforce the existing Community framework for good agricultural and environmental condition with the aim to protect water against pollution and run-off and to manage the use of water through better agronomic and water management systems.