21 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, high-quality production and quality differentiation, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 1217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registerNo direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, who operate airports, railway services, waterworks, real estate services, permanent sport and recreational grounds. Where appropriate, Member States may, on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, decide to add to the list in the first subparagraph any other similar non-agricultural businesses or activities, and may subsequently decide to withdraw any such additions. A person or group of persons falling within the scope of the first or second subparagraph shall, however, be regarded as an active farmer if it provides verifiable evidence, in the form that is required by Member States, which demonstrates any of the following: (i) that the annual amount of direct payments is at least 5 % of the total receipts that it obtained from non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year for which such evidence is available; (ii) that its agricultural activities are not insignificant; (iii) that its principal business or company objectives consist of exercising an agricultural activity. Member States may decide not to apply these conditions in their definition of "genuine farmer". They shall notify the Commission of any decision to that effect in conjunction with their strategic plans.
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including through improved quality and quality differentiation and greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1444 #
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, particularly mountain regions or other regions which are disadvantaged for natural or other specific reasons, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) promote effective risk management by means of which it will be possible to compensate farmers for losses suffered due to adverse weather, outbreaks of animal or plant diseases, pest infestations or environmental incidents;
Amendment 2081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Payment claims allocated to farmers as of 2017 are deemed to be legal and regular. This paragraph shall not apply to payment entitlements allocated to farmers on the basis of factually incorrect applications, unless the farmer could not reasonably have identified the error.
Amendment 2082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In Member States which apply a reduction coefficient according to Article 24(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 for the determination of the number of payment entitlements to be allocated to a farmer, the eligible areas of permanent grassland in areas with difficult climatic conditions, in particular due to their height and other natural constraints, such as poor soil quality, steep slope and water supply, shall include mountain pastures.
Amendment 2643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) boosting products' commercial value and quality, including improving product processing and quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indic or covered by approved national or covered by a international quality schemes; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) implementation of Union and approved national or international quality schemes;
Amendment 2755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) implementation of Union and approved national or international quality schemes;
Amendment 3373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries forset payments to beneficiaries with consideration given to the targets set and based on additional costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, theyPayments shall be granted annually and may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justified cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period of no less than one year in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3404 #
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, including commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare or, in duly justified cases, per other unit such as per livestock unit, per animal, per tree or per m³.
Amendment 3530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) investments in large infrastructures not being part of local development strategies other than investments in broadband infrastructure, renewable energy, flood defence and coastal protection;
Amendment 3646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies.
Amendment 3671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the needs assessment and SWOT analysis, Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States may cover costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, access to training and advice, the creation of plans and studies and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 5099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
Maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area at national level
Amendment 5128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5
Annex III – GAEC 5
Amendment 5142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7
Annex III – GAEC 7
Amendment 5200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Ban on converting or ploughing permanent grassland in the environmentally sensitive areas in Natura 2000 sites