61 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2011/2051(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 22 September 2010 on the European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas1,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the CAP reform of 2003 and the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy of 2008 have substantially increased the transparency and efficiency of the CAP and farmers’ own responsibility and market orientation; whereas this process must be continued and, as a counterpart, the administration of the CAP must be significantly further simplified in order to reduce the burden on farmers and administrations,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 the European Parliament upholds the concept of multifunctional, broad-based agriculture spread throughout Europe and whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013 it, particularly in areas with natural handicaps and extremely peripheral already laid the foundations for sustainable agricultures, also taking into account small farms,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas because of the specific challenges, agriculture continues to requires targeted measures which, in the also take accountext of enlargement, also take account ofpast and likely future enlargements and the specific situation in the EU-27,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmers, food production capacity and the performance of the food industry,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas at a time of rapid upheaval in agricultural markets and numerous new priorityolitical challenges (e.g. EU 2020), farmers urgently need reliability, particularly regarding the financial framework, and the European Parliament has already called for the appropriations allocated to agriculture in the 2013 budget to be maintained at least at the same level in the next financial planning period,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded, partly in the interests of social acceptance, it is necessary to limit payments to large farmers, but at the same time the impact on employment should be taken into account,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas, in order to preserve small- scale farming in Europe, it is necessary to lend special support to smaller farmers, including by simplifying bureaucratic requirements,
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain, particularly by shortening the supply chain and promoting regional economic activity by bolstering cooperative structures and direct marketing,
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems aremore liberalised, trade rules should as as rule being liberalis adjusted more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereasagreements under the auspices of the WTO and not by bilateral agreements and whereas in this context in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and the interests of farmers (employment, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, innovation and education),
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas account should be taken of the difficult conditions in areas with natural and geographical handicaps (mountain and island regions, sparsely populated areas and extremely peripheral areas), inter alia because they are mostly significant cultural landscapes and areas of high recreational value,
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas wood is the most significant sustainably produced energy carrier and makes an important contribution to the 2020 Strategy, and it will therefore remain necessary in future to promote forestry in the context of rural development, particularly in regions where forests make a major contribution to protection against risks, fighting erosion and promoting touristic attractiveness,
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P c (new)
Recital P c (new)
Pc. whereas in many places the ageing of farmers has attained disturbing proportions and it therefore seems necessary to retain existing measures in full and in addition to create new incentives for young entrepreneurs to take up farming,
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical anCalls for the retention of the decoupled sindividual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per regiongle payment model, but for the phasing-out as soon as possible of the historical system of farm-specific payments, and advocates a transition to a uniform area-based regional premium;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the need, in the context of this transition, to put an end to the unfair distribution of single farm payments within individual Member States which the historic model has brought about, on the grounds that it is at odds with the spirit of decoupling and that it has led, and continues to lead, to unacceptable market imbalances within individual Member States;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for special support in the form of an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilisemake a vital contribution to rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change and regards a significant additional payment in respect of the initial hectares cultivated by all farms as a workable approach; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change; supports the Commission proposal to introduce specific, simplified support arrangements for small farmers in an effort to safeguard small-scale family farming, in particular in less favoured areas, and reduce red tape; emphasises, in that connection, that 82% of farmers receive support of less than EUR 5000, so that reducing the bureaucratic burden on small farmers would lead to a significant reduction in the administrative costs they incur and greater acceptance of the CAP among farmers;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non-activation, mMerging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmerscancellation of payment entitlements should regionalised premiums be introduced, the halving of the frequency of checks under the IACS, the introduction of appropriate tolerance thresholds for area measurements and recoveries, a clearer definition of areas eligible for support, respect for national interpretations of the principle of proportionality in connection with departures from and breaches of the rules and the imposition of a token penalty of EUR 100 per year and per measure in connection with recoveries, or a reduce themtion in minimum payment entitlements, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, andthe abolition of handwritten cattle registries; considers that administrative systemsregistries for productive animals and the introduction of an effective, unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penalties; considers that administrative and certification systems (ISO, GLOBALGAP, organic farming associations) which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scaleamount of monitoring prescribed;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that measures to target generational renewal in the agricultural sector are needed given that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time 4.5 million will retire in the next 10 years; Recognizes that young farmers have obstacles to start up such as high investment costs, access to land and credit. The measures for young farmers contained in pillar II have proved to be insufficient in stopping rapid ageing in the agricultural sector. Thus, it is necessary to call for the possibilities of increasing the amount of direct payments for young farmers within pillar I in order to attract young people to the farming sector and support them in the first years of business, when they are the most vulnerable;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, whereCAP; endorses the Commission’s suggestion that in future as well coupled premiums should continue to be paid in certain areas (e.g. mountain regions, northern regions, etc.) in which there areis no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that coupled headage-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework even for a limited period after 2013the established, cost-intensive forms of production and products; draws attention, in particular, to the need to safeguard dairy farming in those areas even after the milk quota system has been discontinued, since without a properly functioning dairy sector land used for agricultural purposes, in particular meadows and alpine pasture, cannot be protected;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain and Nordic type regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production- based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013can be considered essential;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), and more specifically to safeguard production capacities in mountainous and similarly sparsely populated areas and northern regions, for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 30 June 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to safeguarding the existence of farms, multifunctionality, biodiversity and regional aspects (such as mountain areas), for example by means of premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land or payments to offset high transport costs in mountainous areas, and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;
Amendment 628 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; takes the view that this should be secured at present in the first pillar by the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), and in the second pillar by voluntary agri- environmental programmes; considers that both instruments have essentially proved their worth but must be strengthened in future with appropriate incentive components;
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditionsto do justice to society’s demands on the CAP, such as extra climate protection, protection of the environment and resources, and food security, these aspects must be further incorporated into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up moshaping of cross- compliance and must thus be includeld in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses as a condition for receipt of the farm payment;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means ofat although voluntary agri-environmental programmes have been included in the second- pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and areof the CAP since 1992, their acceptance varies considerably in the Member States; therefore calls for every Member State to be required to reserve at least 100 % EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration proceduresof the total farming budget for voluntary agri- environmental programmes in the second pillar, as a condition for receipt of the farm payment in the first pillar;
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 730 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsorystrengthening the CAP’s environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;
Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the second pillar and rejects a complementary payment in the first pillar on ac, while the present upper limit of €250/ha must be appreciably increased, to do justice to particularly difficult conditions and count of the additional administrative work involvedinue to safeguard the management of farms in extreme situations;
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 792 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction oftargeted approach to the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising the rules on, and procedures and documentation for, monitoring;
Amendment 803 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematic monitoring; further considers that, as an alternative, recognised monitoring and certification systems run by private bodies (such as GlobalGAP) should also be recognised;
Amendment 808 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularly for a critical review of certain hygiene, animal health and animal marking standards;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteednew requirements were introduced throughout Europe in a comparable way relevant to farming practice, and on a standard baseline;
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Believes that common market organisations play a positive and effective role in gearing farms to the market and meeting the CAP’s environmental and social goals; takes the view, accordingly, that support measures based on producer organisations, operational funds and operational programmes should be retained under the new CAP and introduced wherever they do not already exist;
Amendment 854 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Calls for the producer organisation model employed in the fruit and vegetable sector to be used in other sectors as well, once suitable adjustments have been made; Believes that such organisations could, where appropriate in place of current market intervention arrangements and using part of the funding earmarked for specific support arrangements, manage: – private storage activities; – measures to promote the consumption of products of which there is temporarily a surplus; – subsidised insurance schemes for producers (natural disaster insurance and income insurance); – the setting up of mutual funds; – measures to improve inter-branch relations and contractual arrangements; – supply planning and management measures; – measures to improve supply quality standards; – measures to improve marketing and market penetration in non-EU countries, with a view to providing new outlets for EU products and maintaining producer incomes; – credit insurance measures in non-EU countries; – free distribution of goods in schools and hostels; measures to guarantee and protect incomes when a crisis is detected in the market for a given product; – the use of crops for non-primary purposes (e.g. biomass energy, non-food products);
Amendment 898 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 943 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; endorses particularly in this connection joint action by farmers to form consortia and cooperatives; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO- compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 974 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectopartners and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes;
Amendment 988 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal;
Amendment 1022 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls on the Commission in this connection to intensify its efforts in the field of research and development for the purposes of innovation and promotion; urges therefore that future EU research and development programmes devote constant attention to agricultural and nutritional research;
Amendment 1032 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organisation ban on plantconsider maintaining planting rights in the wine sector beyond 2015 and to take account of this ing its to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendsassessment report on the reform of the wine CMO to be submitted in 2012;
Amendment 1039 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. ObservUrges that speculation in agricultural commodities should be combated; advocates a worldwide notification system for agricultural stocks; observes that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities;
Amendment 1072 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also principally benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers, and to training and farm advisory services, particularly in mountain areas;
Amendment 1074 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers; in face of the rapid ageing farming population in Europe, attractive measures for young farmers are urgent; as a supply to pillar I it is necessary to strengthen and improve existing supportive measures for young farmers in pillar II, in particular support for innovation and modernizing investments on the farm; encourages educational and training programmes to be developed for young farmers.
Amendment 1094 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Advocates, in the context of rural development, that targeted measures also be provided for the protection of mountain forest;
Amendment 1108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States or regions in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied with a view to achieving the target of reserving addition to the basic programmest least 10% of the overall agricultural budget for agreening of direct payments in the first pillar and thati-environmental programmes, a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should applymay be set for Member States and local authorities;
Amendment 1138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. AdvocateCalls ion this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appe Commission, in its redelimitation of disadvantaged areas, to take account of the comments made by the European Parliament in its resolution of 5 May 2010 on ‘Agriculture in arears to be appropriate; with natural handicaps: a special health check’;
Amendment 1174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States and regions to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time;
Amendment 1176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Regards it as necessary to extend farm advisory services beyond cross- compliance to all major areas of advisory activity (production technology, business management, tackling new challenges) and create appropriate measures within the second pillar to promote them; considers, in this connection, that the focus should be on accredited advisory services, and that the aim must be to enable all farmers in the EU to have access to competent advisory services;
Amendment 1179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Amendment 1180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 c (new)
Paragraph 51 c (new)
51 c. Supports the efforts of the Commission under the second pillar of the agricultural policy to promote cooperation among farmers, particularly in the shared use of equipment, the marketing of products, the joint organisation of work, and common efforts in livestock rearing, so as to reduce the competitive disadvantages of small farms;
Amendment 1197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the 2nd pillar to be avoided, as Member States, local authorities and farms require certainty and continuity to enable them to plan and continuity of financing;
Amendment 1217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for simplification and a review of the cross-compliance rules for the 2nd pillar, considers simplification of the current indicator system to be necessary and takes a critical view of the introduction of quantitative targetof programme planning and programme management in the 2nd pillar, particularly reducing the numbers of planning levels, simplification of cross-compliance and monitoring, reducing the indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of measures, reducing reporting requirements, and a more flexible operation of the five-year commitment period for agri- environmental measures;
Amendment 1227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Stresses that the development of food quality policy, including in terms of geographical indication (PDO/PGI/TSG), must be a priority aspect of the CAP and be deepened and strengthened so that the EU can maintain its leadership position in this area; takes the view that, in the case of these high-quality products, the use of original management, protection and promotion instruments should be allowed, enabling them to develop in a harmonious fashion and to continue to make their major contribution to the sustainable growth and competitiveness of European agriculture;
Amendment 1240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Calls for cooperatives to be exempted from the provisions of Commission Recommendation 2003/61/EC regarding the non-eligibility of undertakings exceeding specified SME thresholds for access to rural development funding and, in general, aid payments above a certain limit;
Amendment 1253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Observes that there is a need for action with regard to national tax law applicable to farms in order to distribute the tax burden more evenly over a period of yearsCalls for implementing rules to encompass financial provisions facilitating compensatory measures applicable between different regions in a given Member State;