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79 Amendments of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2011/0282(COD)

Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, food chain organisation, short supply chains and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector, rewarding farmers and forest holders for the service they provide and the public interest which they serve. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Union's priorities for rural development should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle and the principle that whoever contributes to improvements should be rewarded. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter "SMEs") in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs – provided that they can be directly linked to farming, food production or forestry with a positive economic impact on farming and forestry – to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and agricultural and agro- food SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouragedagricultural and agro- food SMEs should be encouraged in order derive positive benefit from them. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […] should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […], requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice mayust also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Farmers are exposed today to increasing economic and environmental risks as a consequence of climate change and increased price volatility. In this context, effective management of risks has an increased importance for farmers. For this reason a risk management measure should be set up to assist farmers in addressing the most common risks faced by them. This measure should therefore support farmers to cover the premiums they pay for crop, animal and plant insurance as well as the setting up of mutual funds and the compensation paid by such funds to farmers for losses suffered as a result of the outbreak of animal or plant diseases, adverse climatic events or environmental incidents. It should also cover an income stabilisation tool in the form of a mutual fund or assistance in covering the costs of insurance policies taken out by the mutual fund to support farmers facing a severe drop in their income. In order to ensure that there is equal treatment among farmers across the Union, that competition is not distorted and that the international obligations of the Union are respected, specific conditions should be provided for the granting of support under these measures. In order to ensure the efficient use of EAFRD budgetary resources the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the minimum and maximum duration of commercial loans to mutual funds.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) “adverse climatic event”: weather conditions, such as frost, storms and, cyclonic winds, hail, ice, heavy rain or severe drought, which can be assimilated to a natural disaster;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) "short supply chain": a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, who have direct relations with consumers or are committed to co- operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, committed to co-operation, local economic development, using a local development strategy, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point x b (new)
(xb) “agricultural service-providers”: agromechanical entrepreneurs who provide, and are qualified to provide, professional agricultural services in rural areas and who, for hire or reward, perform work relating to field crops, livestock farming or management of woodland and green areas belonging to public authorities, where the use of large and technically advanced equipment and machinery is required.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) a balanced territorial development of rural areas based on achieving growth in the agricultural and forestry sectors through business development.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) facilitating the restructuring of farms with major structural problems with a view to increasing their economic size and market orientation.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring and modernisation of farms facing major structural and infrastructure problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
(a a) Secure and improve the income in some areas by favouring the access at the water ´s resource and irrigation;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) increasing efficiency in water and energy use in agriculture and food processing;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas, while reducing poverty and the flow of people leaving farming and rural areas, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may submit either a single programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, a set of regional programmes or a set of national and regional programmes. If a Member State opts for a set of national and regional programmes, each measure or type of operation shall be programmed at national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) EU quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs and quality schemes recognised by Member States as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) irrigators in Mediterranean area;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the development and promotion of agricultural products, including organic products, bearing official European quality labels.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to tThe ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for EAFRD programmes if they are relevant and applicable to the specific objectives pursued in accordance with those programmes’ priorities.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers and other. Such support shall also be for the benefit of economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas provided that their activities are directly connected with the agricultural, agro-food and forestry sector and have obvious beneficial effects on that sector.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and agricultural and agro-food SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;. The advice provided for SMEs should be geared towards securing positive economic benefits for the agricultural and agro- food sector.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary of support provided in paragraph 1(a) and (c) shall be the providerfarmer, silviculturist ofr advice or traininggricultural or agri-food SME. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to the authority or body selected to set up the farm management, farm relief, farm advisory or forestry advisory service.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover as a minimum one of the following elements:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the sustainable development of the economic activities of agricultural holdings in line with all measures recommended in the rural development programmes, including farm modernisation, competitiveness building, sectoral integration, innovation and market orientation;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall, also through producer groups and agricultural and agri-food companies, cover new participation by farmers in:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments shall be made annually on presentation of the necessary documentation. However, the producer shall make a single application covering a five-year period.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a 1. Support under Article 20(c)(i) shall offset some of the costs in terms of lost profits to farmers required to implement environmental protection, public health, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety standards. These standards must have been recently introduced under national legislation for the implementation of EU law and impose fresh obligations or requirements in respect of farm practices with a significant impact on operating costs and affecting a significant number of farmers. 2. Support shall be granted in the form of uniform temporary and degressive payments on an annual basis for a maximum period of five years from the date on which the provision becomes compulsory under EU law. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount set out in the annex.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 supply and water management, giving preference to joint management systems for land use, water supply and irrigation; or
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleindividual or combined agricultural holdings and agricultural service providers.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted exclusively to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructur, including combined holdings. Support under paragraphs 1(b), (c) and (d) shall as a rule be granted to agricultural holdings, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleincluding combined holdings. Regarding beneficiaries other than farmers, the Member State authorities shall make the granting of support conditional on quantitative and other verifications of the benefits to the holdings generated by the investment requiring support.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in preventive actions aimed at reducing the consequences of probable natural disasters, adverse ambient conditions and catastrophic events;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 909 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments for the restoration of agricultural land and production potential damaged by natural disasters, adverse ambient conditions and catastrophic events.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) non-agricultural activities and provision of agricultural services in rural areas;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, provided that they relate to projects generating economic benefits for the agricultural sector, and to farmers or members of the farm household.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including information, dissemination, leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Investments under paragraph 1 shall be eligible for support where the relevant operations are implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and their basic services, where such plans exist and shall by are consistent with any local development strategy, where one exists.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Both agricultural and non-agricultural land shall be eligible; however, with regard to agricultural land, provision shall be made for set-aside for a maximum period of one year between two successive plantings on the same land. Species planted shall be adapted to the environmental and climatic conditions of the area and answer to minimum environmental requirements. No support shall be granted for the planting of short rotation coppice, Christmas trees or fast growing trees for energy production. 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.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. "Agro-forestry systems" shall mean land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with extensive agriculture on the same land. The maximum number of trees to be planted per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure sustainable agricultural use of the land, demonstrable by specifications that are recognised by the Member States.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) restoring forest potential damaged or destroyed from fires and other natural disasters including pests, diseases as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of preventive actions concerning pests and diseases, the risk of a relevant disaster occurrence must be supported, as quickly as possible, by scientific evidence and acknowledged by scientific public organisations. Where relevant, the list of species of organisms harmful to plants which may cause a disaster must be provided in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. No support under this measure shall be granted for loss of income resulting from the natural disaster. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure and other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
IRepair of damage to forests caused by forest fires and other disasters and investments to improvinge the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Investments shall be aimed atin particular at: (a) restoring forest potential damaged by fires and other natural disasters, including those caused by pests, diseases and climate change, and catastrophic events; (b) the achievement of commitments undertaken for environmental aims or providing ecosystem services and/or which enhance the public amenity value of forest and wooded land in the area concerned or improve the climate change mitigation potential of ecosystems, without excluding economic benefits in the long term.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support under paragraph 2(a) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or of the average of the five- year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) and other activities that may be carried out by producer groups, such as development of business and marketing skills and organisation and facilitation ofor implementing innovation processes.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Where commitments under this measure include the implementation of greening measures in preparation for meeting other commitments under the measure, these greening measures may be compensated within the measure. In that case they may not receive support as 'non- productive investments' under Article 18(1)(d).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and agri-food chain, forestry sector and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter- branch organisations;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the development of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, agri-food and forestry sectors;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to promote short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17 (1)a and 17(1)b;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and local markets, especially for quality products as referred to in Articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, and producers of forestry products to premiums for crop, animal and pl, plant and forest stantd insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, fires and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation or costs of reforestation;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of contributions for the payment of insurance premiums and/or of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including for any form of production relating to activities connected with agriculture and any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments to farmers by the mutual fund to farmersor under insurance claims or arising from the insurance contract taken out by the fund shall compensate for not more than 70 % of the income lost.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds and of the insurance contracts, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund to farmers as financial compensation tor as a share of the cost of insurance policies that may be taken out by farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis. or to the insurance premiums for the policies taken out by the mutual fund. As an alternative to those amounts, the financial contributions may be used as capital stock for mutual funds, up to a maximum level of 65% of the contributions paid by the farmers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States tshat adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases wherell establish minimum requirements for water use efficiency and environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impacperformance of irrigation equipment.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of agricultural investments, the purchase of agricultural production rights, payment entitlements, animals, annual plants and their planting shall not be eligible for investment support. However, in case of restoration of agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and adverse climatic events in accordance with Article 19(1)(b), expenditure for the purchase of animals may be eligible expenditure.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. A sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation referred to in Article 56.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the European network for rural development network. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1769 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the EIP network. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56 Prize for innovative, local cooperation in rural areas The funds referred to in Article 51(2) shall be used for financing the award of a prize to cooperation projects involving at least two entities located in different Member States that realise an innovative, local concept.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57 Call for proposals 1. Starting at the latest in 2015 and every year thereafter the Commission shall launch a call for proposals in view of awarding the prize referred to in Article 56. The last call for proposals shall be launched no later than in 2019. 2. The call for proposals shall indicate a theme for the proposals which shall be related to one of the Union priorities for rural development. The theme shall also be appropriate for implementation through cooperation at transnational level. 3. The call for proposals shall be open to both local action groups and individual entities cooperating for the purpose of the specific project.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58 Selection procedure 1. Applications for the prize shall be submitted by applicants in all Member States to the respective national rural network, which will be responsible for pre-selecting applications. 2. National rural networks shall set up, from within their members, a pre- selection board of independent experts in order to pre-select applications. Pre- selection of applications shall be done on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. Each National Rural Network shall pre-select no more than 10 applications and shall transmit them to the Commission. 3. The Commission shall be responsible for the selection of fifty winning projects among the applications pre-selected in all the Member States. The Commission shall set up an ad hoc steering group composed of independent experts. This steering group shall prepare the selection of the winning applications on the basis of the exclusion, selection and award criteria defined in the call for proposals. 4. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, decide on the list of projects to which the prize is awarded.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59 Financial Prize – conditions and payment 1. In order for projects to be eligible for the prize, the time required for their completion shall not exceed two years from the date of adoption of the implementing act awarding the prize. The time frame of realisation of the project shall be defined in the application. 2. The prize shall be granted in the form of a lump sum payment. The amount of the payment shall be determined by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, in line with criteria defined in the call for proposals and taking into account the estimated cost of realisation of the project indicated in the application. The maximum prize per project shall not exceed 100 000 euro. 3. Member States shall pay the award to winning applicants after verifying that the project has been completed. The relevant expenditure shall be reimbursed by the Union to Member States in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter II of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Member States may decide to pay fully or partly the sum of the prize to the winning applicants before having verified the completion of the project but they shall, in this case, bear the responsibility for the expenditure until the completion of the project is verified.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
1. In order for projects to be eligible for the prize, the time required for their completion shall not exceed two years from the date of adoption of the implementing act awarding the prize. The time frame of realisation of the project shall be defined in the application.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2
2. The prize shall be granted in the form of a lump sum payment. The amount of the payment shall be determined by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, in line with criteria defined in the call for proposals and taking into account the estimated cost of realisation of the project indicated in the application. The maximum prize per project shall not exceed 100 000 euro.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall pay the award to winning applicants after verifying that the project has been completed. The relevant expenditure shall be reimbursed by the Union to Member States in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Chapter II of Title IV of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Member States may decide to pay fully or partly the sum of the prize to the winning applicants before having verified the completion of the project but they shall, in this case, bear the responsibility for the expenditure until the completion of the project is verified.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60 Rules on the procedure, timetables and setting up of the steering-group The Commission shall by means of implementing acts lay down detailed provisions on the procedure and timetables for the selection of projects and rules on the setting up of the steering group of independent experts referred to in Article 58(3). These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall by means of implementing acts lay down detailed provisions on the procedure and timetables for the selection of projects and rules on the setting up of the steering group of independent experts referred to in Article 58(3). These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. EIP operational groups shall form part of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability. They shall be set up by interested actors such as farmers, researchers, advisors and businesses involved in the agriculture and agro-food sector.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-recoverable VAT, when it is genuinely and definitively borne by the ultimate beneficiaries.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3
3. ContribWork carried outi ons in kind in the form of provision of works, goods, services, land and real estate for which no cash payment supported by invoices or documents of a ‘time and materials’ basis as part of rural development measures by the ultimate beneficiaries using the manpower, materials and equivalpment probative value has been made, may be eligible for support provided that the conditions of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] are fulfillwhich a firm has to hand shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution; in such cases, the amount of expenditure eligible for a EAFRD contribution shall be calculated on the basis of a price list for the various works performed.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2105 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 1– point 1 a (new)
- Participation in quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (articles 17(1)a and 17(1)b)
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2121 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Agricultural products quality schemes (art. 17(1)a and 17(1)b) Business start-up aid for farmers committing to quality schemes Investments in physical assets Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Co-operation Investments in non-agricultural activities Setting-up of producers groups Leader
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI