55 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2011/0280(COD)
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage as regards permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under 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 continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. SIt is essential that such a move should entail the expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the scheme.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory "greening" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practisces should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and, ecological focus areas and other measures set out in Article 29 of this Regulation. The compulsory nature of those practisces should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in "Natura 2000" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, farmers who participate in specified agro- environmental programmes as an aspect of rural development or in a national certification scheme of recognised environmental value, as well as farmers at least 50% of whose eligible hectarage is permanent grassland, should benefit from the "greening" component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the "greening" component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activityIn order to address the challenge of inter-generational renewal in the agriculturale sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, where only 7% of the population is aged under 35 years of age, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘agricultural area’ means any area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland and pasture or permanent crops;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) "permanent crops" means non- rotational crops other than permanent grassland that occupy the land for five years or longer and yield repeated harvests, including nurseries, traditional orchards and short rotation coppice;
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) “traditional orchards” means land on which fruit trees grow that is of environmental and cultural importance;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing the frameworkcriteria within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No dDirect payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) their primary business objective is to carry out an agricultural activity in accordance with Article 4(1 c). The entitlement to direct payments shall not apply to the following organisations: transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sports grounds, campsite operators, mining companies, public limited companies and large combines whose principal business activity is not the practice of an agricultural activity.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) whose agricultural activities form a significant part of their overall economic activities; or
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments and shall be subject to co-financing.
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on 31 December 2013, and the Member States must urgently reallocate the payment entitlements.
Amendment 1252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentMembers States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1. Farmers who fulfil the criteria of "green by definition", in accordance with Article 29(4), shall qualify ipso facto for this payment. Member States shall select four measures from the following list and farmers shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) two of the nationally or regionally selected agricultural measures:
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers between 5 and 20 hectares, and three different crops grown in rotation where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland, pasture or permanent crops on their holding; and
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to havemaintain ecological focus areas on their agricultural area.rable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year; or alternatively, to apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover;
Amendment 1345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) on-farm nutrient management plan;
Amendment 1352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) to plant a certain proportion of their arable land in the winter season;
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) winter soil cover;
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) to use grassland for livestock;
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling;
Amendment 1367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(c c) to incorporate grassland, flower and dividing strips in arable fields, particularly if these can be introduced to create energy in biomass and biogas facilities or to help combat soil erosion, particularly on slopes;
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(c d) to implement soil protection management plans;
Amendment 1371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(c d) biodiversity action plan;
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c e (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c e (new)
(c e) to implement energy or climate protection management plans;
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 f (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. wildlife food strips, for example where arable land meets a forest edge;
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives.
Amendment 1417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter if they fall within the following categories: - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, or - beneficiaries of certain agri- environment-climate payments pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR], or - beneficiaries of a national or regional certification system with ecological value, or - farmers with a minimum of 50 % of permanent grassland on their eligible areas.
Amendment 1446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production- farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming, or - who are beneficiaries of certain agri- environment-climate payments in accordance with Article 1129 of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007[...] [RDR], or - who are beneficiaries of a national or regional certification system with ecological value, or - who have a minimum of 50 % of permanent grassland on their eligible areas.
Amendment 1473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1), the amount of which shall be calculated annually by dividing the amount resulting from the application of Article 33(1) by the total number of eligible hectares declared in the Member Spayable to individual farmers as a fixed percentatge concerned according to Article 26 top of their basic payment.
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3between 5 and 20 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threetwo different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and tWhere the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares and not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of three different crops in rotation. The main onecrop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land area.
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purpose of this Article, a "crop" shall mean any culture listed under Annex Va.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips, grassland strips, flower strips, dividing strips, wildlife food strips, riparian strips, areas under leguminous crops and afforested areas as referred to in aArticle 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The following shall be eligible for designation as ecological focus area: - grassland strips, flower strips and dividing strips in fields, particularly where these can be used for energy production in biomass and biogas installations or to counteract soil erosion, particularly on sloping sites; - wildlife food strips, for example on fields at forest edges, - riparian strips; - areas under leguminous crops;
Amendment 1754 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In accordance with Article 32(1) in conjunction with Article 25(2), a farmer may lease back from the local authority a high nature value agricultural area which has entered public ownership as a result of land consolidation or similar procedures and designate it as ecological focus area within the meaning of Article 32(1) provided that it meets the criteria of Article 32(1).
Amendment 1777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. By derogation from Article 1, the Member States may decide to have the ecological focus area referred to in Article 1 prepared by a group of farmers within a precisely determined area, provided they can show that they are using a precisely determined area of adjacent land. In that case, at least half of the ecological focus area (1.5% of the total defined area) shall be situated in the eligible hectare area of each farmer. The remaining 1.5% may be anywhere within this precisely defined eligible hectare area used jointly by the group of farmers. Where this option is exercised, the farmers shall bear joint responsibility for preparing the required percentage of ecological focus area in accordance with Article 1 on their farm and within the precisely defined area.
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Amendment 1812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b Winter soil cover 1. Farmers with more than 20 hectares of arable land eligible for support under Article 25(2), shall maintain temporary cover during winter, in accordance with the following conditions: -the farmer must be able to identify the map number, method of cultivation and green area sown; Non-living mulch and/or residue cover could be considered for the purposes of this Article. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the requirements set out in this Article and the time period when the temporary cover shall be applied.
Amendment 1816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c Minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling 1. Farmers shall maintain 20% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), under minimum tillage or low disturbance no-tillage and direct drilling. The farmer will be required to keep detailed records including the crop sown, land map number and incorporation method used. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d Biodiversity action plan 1. Farmers shall implement a biodiversity action plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). The plan shall identify species on the holding and species in decline with targeted habitat provision for those species in decline. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to qualify as a young farmers in the first pillar, young farmers shall meet objective and non-discriminatory criteria set by Member States, in accordance with Article 2(1) (u) of Regulation (EU) No [..] [RDR].
Amendment 2291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a List of crops as referred to in Article 30: spring common wheat or meslin seed or spelt winter common wheat or meslin seed or spelt durum wheat spring rye winter rye spring barley winter barley spring oats winter oats maize rice grain sorghum buckwheat or millet or canary seed cassava or arrowroot or salep or Jerusalem artichokes or sweet potatoes winter oilseed rape(canola) spring oilseed rape(canola) sunflower soya beans groundnuts linseed other oilseeds or oleaginous fruit lucerne or sainfoin or clover or vetches or honey lotus or chickling pea & birdsfoot peas or chickpeas or beans or lentils or other leguminous vegetables potatoes sugar beet sugar cane sweet corn hops flax hemp tobacco tomatoes onions or shallots or garlic or leeks or other alliaceous vegetables cabbages or cauliflowers or kohlrabi or kale or similar edible brassicas lettuce chicory carrots or turnips or salad beetroot, or salsify or celeriac or radishes or similar edible roots cucumbers or gherkins leguminous vegetables avocados melon or pawpaws saffron thyme or basil or melissa or mint or oregano or rosemary or sage locust beans cotton Italian ryegrass Cover crop mixes for agronomic purposes