7 Amendments of Jill EVANS related to 2008/0103(CNS)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 - paragraph 2
Article 47 - paragraph 2
2. Member States shall define the regions according to objective and non.- discriminatory criteria such as their institutional or administrative structure and/or the regional agricultural potential, and/or the structural handicaps that deprived regions suffer. Member States with less than three million eligible hectares may be considered as one single region.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 - paragraph 1
Article 54 - paragraph 1
Member States may retain up to 50% of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to the sheep and goat payments listed in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers. Member States or their devolved sub-national governments with competent powers shall focus these payments on deprived regions and special breeds.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 - paragraph 1 - point (c)
Article 68 - paragraph 1 - point (c)
(c) in areas subject to restructuring and/or development programs in order to avoid abandoning of land and/or in order to address specific disadvantages for farmers in those areas; and to raise farming potential in deprived regions with severe and permanent structural handicaps,
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 - paragraph 3
Article 90 - paragraph 3
3. The ewe premium and the goat premium shall be granted in the form of an annual payment per eligible animal per calendar year and per farmer within the limits of individual ceilings. The minimum number of animals in respect of which an application for a premium is lodged shall be determined by the Member State or its devolved sub-national government with competent powers. This minimum shall not be less than 10 or greater than 50.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 - paragraph 1
Article 91 - paragraph 1
1. A supplementary premium shall be paid to farmers in areas where sheep and goat production constitutes a traditional activity or, contributes significantly to the rural economy. Member State, or is located in a deprived region. Member States or their devolved sub-national governments with competent powers shall define these areas. In any event the supplementary premium shall only be granted to a farmer whose holding has at least 50% of its area used for agriculture situated in less- favoured areas defined pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 - paragraph 3
Article 95 - paragraph 3
3. Member States may allocate premium rights to farmers, within the limits of their national reserves. When making the allocation they shall give precedence in particular to newcomers, young farmers, farmers in deprived areas or other priority farmers.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 - paragraph 3
Article 103 - paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall use their national reserves for allocating, within the limits of those reserves, premium rights in particular to newcomers, young farmers, farmers in deprived areas and other priority farmers.