18 Amendments of Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers or a group of other land managers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 25 % of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, and organic farming measures, and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measurescovered by the application of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, or Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversificationencouraging investment in innovative farm technologies and facilitating their spread and uptake;
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
b) facilitating generational renewal in the agricultural sector.try into the farming sector of new, fully skilled, workers, including through generational renewal;
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
ba) improving the economic performance of all farms, increasing market participation, orientation and diversification;
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b b (new)
bb) facilitating restructuring of farms, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification.
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) annual payments for farmers participating in the voluntary small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter "the small farmers scheme") who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
Amendment 991 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted to farmers participating in the voluntary small farmers scheme, at the time of submitting their application for support, for at least one year and who commit to permanently transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer. Support shall be paid from the date of the transfer until 31 December 2020.
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Support under paragraph 1(ca) shall be granted to farmers who have practised farming for at least 10 years, are not less than 60 years old, and who commit to permanently transfer their entire holding, with the permanent transfer of all the corresponding payment entitlements, to another farmer and stop all commercial farming activity definitively.
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Support under paragraph 1(a)(i) may also be targeted at land leasing for young farmers, taking the form of a bank guarantee for land lease contracts and support for interest rates and tax exemptions.
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associationother land managers and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the loss of farming income and the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to public and private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associationother land managers and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three years.
Amendment 1209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget and other land managers.
Amendment 1334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30% or groups of other land managers, the maximum level shall be 30 % or groups of other land managers.
Amendment 1639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual 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. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund or from insurance to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost.
Amendment 1711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwardsinfrastructure and installations shall be deemed eligible expenditure when the aim is as follows: greater efficiency in the use of water and energy in agriculture; greater security regarding supply of water to agricultural produce; investments in new irrigareas of irrigated land under national installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides eterest plans or regional policy plans which contribute to rural development and territorial rebalancing. In all cases evidence must be providenced that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.