2 Amendments of Marian-Jean MARINESCU related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 1704 #
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 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impactimplemented within areas for which river basin management plans in the sense of Directive 2000/60/EC and relevant programmes of measures are in place and in conformity with their environmental objectives, shall be eligible expenditure. For investments resulting in the extension of the irrigated area an independent environmental analysis shall be also required.
Amendment 1725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6
Article 46 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the conditions under which other costs connected with leasing contracts, second hand equipment and simple replacement investments may be considered as eligible expenditure. as well as minimum safety standards of water efficiency in the case of investments in existing irrigation systems or investment extending the irrigated area