7 Amendments of Peter JAHR related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the publication of DG AGRI’s 2015 activity report, which clearly shows the contribution made by the common agricultural policy to the competitiveness of European farming, the agri-food sector and the strengthening of rural areas; calls, therefore, for the CAP to be placed on a sound financial footing in the future too, so that it can continue to work towards the objectives enshrined in the Treaties while also making its own contribution to conserving the environment and coping with climate change;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges that a clearer distinction be made between different types of error, since some errors detected in relation to direct payments in particular do not have any negative financial implications, for example incorrect declarations of area resulting from overuse, and these errors can be classified in four categories: 1. errors with no negative financial implications, 2. negligence (where compensation can be claimed for the financial damage), 3. gross negligence, 4. corruption (a criminal offence);
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges the increasing level of suspension and interruption of payments by the Commission, which ensures that corrective actions are systematically carried out in cases where deficiencies are identified;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls, in relation to national payment agencies in the Member States that have fallen short of expectations in the past three years, for EU officials who are already in post rather than nationals of the Member State concerned to be responsible in those payment agencies;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Draws attention to the multi- annuality of the agricultural policy management system and emphasises that the final evaluation of irregularities related to the implementation of the directive will be possible only at the end of the programming period;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Welcomes the new rules for the planning period 2014-2020, including measures such as the designation of audit and certifying authorities, the accreditation of audit authorities, financial analysis and the recognition of accounts, financial corrections and net financial corrections, proportional control, ex ante conditionalities that aim to further contribute to the reduction of the level of error; welcomes also the definition of serious deficiencies and the anticipated increased level of corrections for repeated deficiencies;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that 2015 is the first year being audited in which greening measures were fully mandatory, which led to an anticipated increase in the error rate;