38 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN 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 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 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 510 000 of direct payments for the previous year.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish appropriate objective and non- discriminatory criteria to ensure that no direct payments are granted to a natural or legal person: (a) whose agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of its overall economic activities; or (b) whose principal business or company objects do not consist of exercising an agricultural activity. Entities such as transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sport grounds, campsite operators and mining companies may not, a priori, be regarded as active farmers or be the beneficiaries of any direct payments whatsoever unless they can prove that they are not covered by the criteria set out in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b). After having duly notified the Commission, the Member States may decide to add other types of entity to those listed in the second subparagraph. The paragraph shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.
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 926 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall divide the national ceiling referred to in Article 19(1) between the regions in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Division among regions and the Member States shall follow the same criteria. 1/3 of the gap will be covered in 2014 in the case of regions with a direct payment level of less than 90 % of the national average.
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 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down inshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they meet any one of the following "green by definition" criteria: - farmers in agri-environment schemes, in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regards [...] [RDR]; or, - organic farmers, in accorgdanic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapterce with Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR]; or, - farmers whose holding is certified under national environmental certification schemes that are approved by the Commission to have at least an equivalent environmental impact of the core greening criteria; or - farmers with more than 70% of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland.
Amendment 1423 #
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 when they come 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 agri-environment- climate payments established pursuant to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR], or – beneficiaries of payments for measures/actions provided for in the environmental guidelines applicable to sustainable operational programmes under the single CMO. The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or are covered by agri- environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR] or by measures/actions provided for in the environmental guidelines applicable to sustainable operational programmes under the single CMO.
Amendment 1433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Production by organic farming in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 1436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The first subparagraph applies only to those units of a farm which satisfy the requirements set out in subsections (a), (b), (c) or (d).
Amendment 1442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Applicants for agri-environmental measures in accordance with Article 29 of the proposal for a regulation on rural development (COM(2011)0627/3);
Amendment 1444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)
Farms located in mountain areas, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;
Amendment 1445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)
Production in line with the guidelines on cultivation for integrated production.
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 1494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down further conditions relating to the commitments and certification schemes referred to in paragraph 4a, in order to make sure that they are equivalent in terms of the climate-related and environmental benefits they offer.
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these; or
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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 1698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall maintain 3 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and pasture, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).field margins, hedgerows, internal watercourses, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, short rotation coppice, temporary grassland and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). The inclusion of such features as ecological focus areas does not preclude these measures being aided under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR];
Amendment 1749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers may apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover as an alternative to maintaining ecological focus areas. By way of derogation, Member States may apply the 3% calculation on a regional basis, rather than at farm level.
Amendment 1853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national or, when applying Article 20, at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1)level.
Amendment 1888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States mayshall apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at regnational level under the conditions laid down in this paragraph.
Amendment 1892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in Article 34, Member States – or, in the event of the application of Article 20, regions – may decide, by 1 August 2013, to use up to 5 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1971 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall calculate each year the amount of the payment referred to in paragraph 1 by multiplying a figure corresponding to 25 % of the national average value of the payment entitlements held by the farmer by the number of entitlements he has activated in accordance with Article 26(1).
Amendment 2011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Coupled support may be granted in respect of the products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty (TEU and TFEU), with the exception of fisheries products.
Amendment 2014 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 2250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a level equal to the amount to which the farmer would be entitled in respect of the number of hectares declared for 2014.
Amendment 2257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 51 000 and not be higher than EUR 12 000. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 51 000 or higher than EUR 12 000, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.