Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 a (new)
Article 110a Assessment of impact on developing countries 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food production capacity and long term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments, paying special attention to the impact on local and smallholder producers. The assessment shall also build on evidence submitted by governments, farmers' organisations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in developing countries which are trading partners of the Union. 2. The Commission shall define, by means of implementing acts, the scope of and the procedure for the impact assessment, taking into account relevant international initiatives, in particular by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, the FAO, and the Committee on Food Security. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 112(3). 3. The Commission shall submit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the Union's policy response.