9 Amendments of Jens ROHDE related to 2011/0288(COD)
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 a (new)
Article 65 a (new)
Article 65a Withdrawals and reductions as regards payment for agricultural payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Notwithstanding Article 65, the sum of the withdrawals and reductions applied in accordance with that Article as a result of non-compliance with the obligations referred to in Title III of Chapter 2 of Regulation XXX (DP) shall not exceed the amount of the payment referred to in that chapter.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may decide not to include those agricultural parcels with landscape features or buffer strips in the identification system for agricultural parcels
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 93 – paragraph 8 a (new)
In order to ensure a simpler cross compliance system with fewer and more targeted requirements, the Commission shall no later than by the end of 2013 present a report to the Parliament and the Council accompanied be the necessary proposals to reduce the number of rules in annex II by 25 %. The remaining rules should be evaluated in relation to relevance, importance and measurability.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all agricultural area, including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Agricultural area, in which for the basic premium has not been applied for, because it has grown into a more natural state with higher level of biodiversity should only be kept in a condition as demanded by national regulation and should be exempted from the requirements of maintaining the area in good agricultural and environmental condition Areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, with Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR] are considered as maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition if the obligations in the agri- environmental agreement are fulfilled. To avoid double sanctioning, negligence of the obligations in the agri-environmental agreement cannot lead to reduction of support due to the current article (94) in the way laid out in article 99 of this regulation. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land on the basis of Annex II, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures. Member States shall not define minimum requirements which are not established in Annex II.
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. In the case of non -compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall not exceed 5 % or 2.000 EUR and, in the case of repeated non-compliance, 150 % or 4.000 EUR.
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In duly justified cases Member States may decide that no reduction shall be applied where, given its severity, extent and duration, a case of non-compliance is to be considered as minor. However, cases of non-compliance which constitute a direct risk to public or animal health shall not be considered as minor. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 3
Article 99 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of intentional non- compliance, the percentage of reduction shall in principle not be less than 20 % or 8.000 EUR and may go as far as total exclusion from one or several aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years.