21 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of support for forestry investments and management. This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products aimed at improving the economic and environmental performance of forest holders and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries. Moreover support should be limited to those activities which are also beneficial for biodiversity and climate. Forest management plans including biodiversity aspects so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry should be a precondition to all forests receiving funding under rural development programmes, in line with the requirements under the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States‘ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy16 . All support for forest measures can be made conditional on compliance to a standard for good forest practices. In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements. But afforestation shall only take place if use is made of locally-adapted indigenous tree species. Moreover, any afforestation shall not take place on permanent pasture and should not cause damage to biodiversity or the environment. All support for the use and production of bioenergy should be based on sustainability criteria. In case no legally binding sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass have been developed at EU level, Member States will include sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass in their rural development programme.
Amendment 833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supplyavings and, water management; or , and supply with respect to biodiversity and other ecosystem services;
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. For forest holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support for investments on forest land shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument including biodiversity measures so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Support for forest measures should be based on a standard for good forest practices.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. All support for the use and production of bioenergy should be based on sustainability criteria.
Amendment 1037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energyagro-tourism and renewable energy which follow sustainability criteria;
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments in new forestry technologies and in processing and marketing of forest products which are in line with EU Timber Regulation (No 995/2010) and do not harm biodiversity or other forest ecosystem services.
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument including biodiversity measures in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 199334 (hereinafter ‘sustainable forest management’). Support for forest measures should be based on a standard for Good Forestry Practices, which will be developed by each Member State.
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirementsindigenous and enhance biodiversity. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, Christmas trees or fast growing trees for energy production, invasive species, as well as any planting that would have a detrimental impact on the environment and/or biodiversity. No permit for afforestation should be granted in areas of High Nature Value, especially in rich grasslands, and there should be a limitation on afforestation in NATURA2000 Sites. In areas where afforestation is made difficult by severe pedo-climatic conditions support may be provided for planting other perennial woody species such as shrubs or bushes suitable to the local conditions.
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private, semi public and public forest owners, other land managers, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for interventions that doesn't harm biodiversity or other ecosystem services:
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards which go beyond forest roads and water tanks and can consist out of modernised traditional practices (e.g. grazing, lopping, etc.);
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) restoring, with the priority to measures that promote natural regeneration forest potential damaged from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States which will contain national evaluation of forests fires or other damages risks (by examining criteria like bioclimatic zones, habitat distribution and frequency of past incidents) and their possible treatments. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives.
Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the case of investments in new forestry technologies and in processing and marketing of forest products, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument including biodiversity measures so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Support for forest measures should be based on a standard for good forest practices.
Amendment 1244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. All support for the use and production of bioenergy should be based on sustainability criteria.
Amendment 1287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the case of producer groups in the forestry sector, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument including biodiversity measures so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy. Support for forest measures should be based on a standard for good forest practices.
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For forest holdings above a certain threshold to be determined by Member States in their rural development programmes, support under paragraph 1 shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management including biodiversity measures. Support for forest measures should be based on a standard for Good Forestry Practices, which will be developed by each Member State.
Amendment 1533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) drawing up of forest management plans or equivalent instruments, in line with sustainable forest management and including biodiversity measures so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 6
Article 36 – paragraph 6
6. In the case of cooperation in the forestry sector, except for measure in para 2(j), support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument including biodiversity measures, so as to bring about a measurable improvement in the conservation status of species and habitats that depend on or are affected by forestry, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy. In addition, support for forest measures should be based on a standard for good forest practices. Where a business plan or a forest management plan or equivalent or a development strategy is implemented, Member States may grant the aid either as a global amount covering the costs of co- operation and the costs of the projects implemented or cover only the costs of the co-operation and use funds from other measures or other Union Funds for project implementation. All support for the use and production of bioenergy should be based on sustainability criteria.