5 Amendments of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU related to 2009/2156(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to manage these less-favoured areas not only with a view to producing nutritious foodstuffs, but also as a contribution to the overall economic development ofand increased quality of life in these areas;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to study the possibility of rounding off the list of criteria with other criteria relating to: - humus reserve; - saturation and pseudosaturation; - total porosity; - soil reaction (acidity); - risk of floods, landslides and soil erosion; - level of soil degradation and degree of pollution; - livestock rearing potential; - lack of alternative activities in the area to offset natural handicaps or of a potential for such activities; - population density;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it desirable for the Commission to submit a proposal in the future for flexible rules that will also make it possible to grant aid to farmers in areas with natural handicaps that have a small surface area, located for administrative purposes in units that do not meet the criteria set;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of a sound correlation between the support granted to farmers in the less-favoured areas and the funding available for them and for the local community within the framework of rural development programmes;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Takes the view that the delimitation of areas with natural handicaps should be based on homogenous ecological areas rather than on LAU2 areas if it is to be relevant;