89 Amendments of Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is necessary to establish certain rules for programming and revising rural development programmes. A lightersimplified procedure should be provided for revisions not affecting the strategy of the programmes or the respective Union financial contributions.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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 in the agricultural and forestry sectors 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.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that bodies providing knowledge transfer services are able to provide services of a quality and nature that isare in line with the purposes of the rural development policy, to ensure a better targeting of funds and to ensure that farm exchange schemes and farm visits are clearly demarcated in relation to similar actions under other Union schemes, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer, should be laid down, as should eligible costs and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm visits.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to improve the economic and environmental performance of agricultural holdings and rural enterprises, improve the efficiency of the agricultural products marketing and processing sector, provide infrastructure needed for the development of agriculture and support non- remunerative investments necessary to achieve environmental aims, support should be provided to physical investments contributing to these aims. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different areas of intervention. In the interest of simplification but also of allowing beneficiaries to design and realise integrated projects with increased added value, a single measure should cover all types of physical investments. Member States should define, and set out the reasons for, a threshold for agricultural holdings eligible for aid for investments related to supporting farm viability based on the results of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (“SWOT”) analysis as means to better target the aid.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Producer groups help farmers to face jointly the challenges posed by increased competition and consolidation of downstream markets in relation to the marketing of their products including in local markets. The setting -up of producer groupsand resizing of producer organisations, through mergers, increases in membership, or differentiation, should therefore be encouraged. In order to ensure the best use of limited financial resources only producer grouporganisations that qualify as SMEs should benefit from support. In order to ensure that the producer grouporganisations becomes a viable entityies, a business plan should be submitted as a condition for the recognition of a producer grouporganisation by Member States. To avoid providing operating aid and maintain the incentive role of support, its maximum duration should be limited to five years.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society’s increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the “polluter pays” principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and, as an indication, have to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, and organic farming andmeasures, Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments, the measure concerning payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints, and measures related to production practices and systems which, on the basis of evidence to be furnished by Member States, can be shown to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Member States should take all the necessary steps and put in place adequate provisions to ensure that their rural development measures are verifiable and controllable. To this end the Managing Authority and Paying Agency should provide an ex ante assessment and undertake to assess measures throughout the implementation of the programme, taking into account the proportionality principle as far as small grants are concerned. Measures not respecting this condition should be adjusted.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) “agriculture”: the controlled use of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms primarily in order to produce foodstuffs, along with fibres, biofuels, and other products used to support life, and hence including forestry and stockbreeding;
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) “production system”: a complex of land and inputs managed as a whole;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EAFRD shall contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy by promoting sustainable rural development throughout the Union in a complementary manner to the other instruments of the common agricultural policy (hereinafter “CAP”), to cohesion policy and to the common fisheries policy. It shall contribute to a more territorially and environmentally balanced, climate- friendly and resilient and innovative Union agricultural sector, forests included, which should perform the essential role of producing the necessary quantity of good food within the Union, at all times, for the Union’s peoples.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) modernisation and/or improvement of agricultural activity in general.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) concentration of supply through funding producer organisations.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Support may also cover short-term farm and forest management exchange and farm and forest visit.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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 economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas and direct linked with the agricultural or forestry sectors.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of replacement of farmers and active forest owners shall also be eligible.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under this measure may be included in the broader context of the proposal for a single framework regulation with common rules for the common strategic framework funds (Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]).
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs, the minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer services and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm and forest visits.
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic performance, particularly in terms of processing and marketing, and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Support under this measure may be included in the broader context of the proposal for a single framework regulation with common rules for the common strategic framework funds (Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]).
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall cover new participation by farmers or producer organisations in:
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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 fiseven years.
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 A 1. Support under Article 20(c) (i) shall be used to partially cover the costs and loss of income to farmers incurred by their application of environmental protection, public, animal and plant health, animal welfare and occupational safety standards. These standards must be introduced in national legislation implementing Community law and impose new obligations or restrictions to farming practice which have a significant impact on typical farm operating costs and concern a significant number of farmers. 2. The support shall be granted annually as a flat-rate, temporary and degressive aid for a maximum period of 5 years, starting on the date on which the standard becomes obligatory under Community law. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in the Annex.
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the overall performance of the agricultural holding and of cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012);
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
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, in particular collective land and water management systems; or
Amendment 877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. and cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012); 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 eligible.
Amendment 905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Promotion of green growth on farms 1. Support under this measure shall be granted to support investments or cover additional costs incurred by farmers or groups of farmers carrying out operations to: (a) increase resource efficiency (including efficient use of nutrients and plant-health products and efficient water management and waste treatment) (b) reduce CO2 emissions (c) improve carbon sequestration in the soil 2. The Member States should make efforts to provide farmers agreeing to carry out activities under this measure with the necessary knowhow and information with which to implement them, including a commitment concerning the provision of expert advice. 3. Support shall be limited to the maxima laid down in Annex I.
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) young farmers forming a cooperative;
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in profit-generating non- agricultural activities;
Amendment 947 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) annualone-off payments for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter "the small farmers scheme") who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) payment of a retirement bonus for farmers who decide to cease their agricultural activity in order to transfer their farm to a young farmer. This bonus may amount to 50 % of the start-up aid to young farmers, under the provisions of paragraph 1(a)(i), and shall be linked to the amount of work used on the holding transferred, with the maximum value for holdings using at least the equivalent of one agricultural work unit per year.
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 A (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 A (new)
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ia) shall be granted to cooperatives in which a majority of members are young farmers.
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, and to small and medium- scale agricultural enterprises, cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of article 106 of regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012).
Amendment 983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted in rural areas to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, cooperatives and producer organisations recognised under the terms of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012) and to farmers or members of the farm household.
Amendment 1080 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The recipients of the support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be agricultural or forest holdings or organisations thereof or, alternatively, shall have a proven direct link to the agricultural or forestry sector.
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Support under this measure may be implemented by means of the LEADER approach.
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in line with sustainable forest management as defined by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe of 1993 (hereinafter “sustainable forest management”), as well as affording effective means of preventing fires and other natural disasters.
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten yearto be laid down by Member States.
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three yearto be laid down by Member States.
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Given that the large existing agro- forestry systems should be preserved, support may be granted for their improvement, thus serving to establish them as sustainable systems of outstanding natural and environmental value.
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) national, regional, local, and small -scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards;
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of preventive actions concerning pests and diseases, the risk of a relevantmajor disaster occurrence and/or serious economic and environmental damage must be supported 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, allowing for the possibility of updating.
Amendment 1206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The support referred to in paragraph 1(d) shall, by way of exception, cover forest decay problems caused by environmental factors such as climate change or pollution and complex health problems resulting from the interaction of pathogens.
Amendment 1225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support shall be granted subject to quantified proof of the benefit brought about by the assets without market value created by the investment.
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. IAll investments related to the improvement of the economic value of forests shall band of their productive potential shall be eligible. They shall be made at the level of the forest holding and may include investments for soil- and resource -friendly harvesting machinery and practices.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. Support shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex Iof 60% for less developed regions and 40% for other regions.
Amendment 1250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting -up of producer groups and resizing within existing producer organisations, through mergers or scaling-up, in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) resizing through an increase in membership or in the value of production marketed in other value chains;
Amendment 1260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) scaling-up by means of recruitment or merger, under trading agreements to promote synergies and bring the activities of producer organisations into complementary relationships, or through vertical integration;
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) other activities that may be carried out by producer grouporganisations, such as development of business and marketing skills and organisation and facilitation of innovation processes.
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer grouporganisations which are officially recognised by the Member States’ competent authorityies on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEs.
Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall verify that the objectives of the business plan have been reached within five years after recognition of the producer groupsupport was granted under this Article. After the first year, annual support shall be based on verification of performance measured by simple quantitative indicators of progress towards goals set in preceding years.
Amendment 1284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The support shall be paigranted as a flat -rate aid in annual instalments for the first fiveten years following the date on which the producer group was recognised on the basis of its business plansupport was granted under this Article. It shall be calculated on the basis of the value of the group’s annual marketed production. Member States shall pay the last instalment only after having verified the correct implementation of the business plan.
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In the first year Member States may pay support to the producer grouporganisation calculated on the basis of the average annual value of the marketed production of its members over the three years before they entered the grouporganisation. In the case of producer groups in the forestry sector, support shall be calculated on the basis of the average marketed production of the members of the group over the last five years before the recognition, excluding the highest and the lowest value.
Amendment 1288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At the end of the ten-year period the producer organisation must fulfil the requirements for recognition under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012).
Amendment 1307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
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, and 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.
Amendment 1322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Commitments under this measure, covering a time-span to be laid down in the programme, shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain the environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period.
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment- climate commitments. WhereFor the purposes of group commitments, are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. flat-rate amount shall be granted for every participating farmer in order to cover the additional cost of adaptation in the first year. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in this paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may calculate the support on the basis of the opportunity cost entailed in abandonment of the activities.
Amendment 1350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, and relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments entailed in the conversion to organic farming. Payments to maintain organic farming practices shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for the additional costs and income forgone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall seek to provide and assist farmers with the knowledge and information necessary in order to implement the commitments made.
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Support to farmers, linked to Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC shall only be granted in relation to disadvantages resulting from requirements that go beyond the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Article 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. For the purposes of calculating the payment referred to in this paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may calculate the support on the basis of the opportunity cost entailed in abandonment of the activities.
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the new delimitation of the areas referred to in paragraph 3 or, if this has not been completed, the delimitation used in the 2007-2013 period.
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Co-operation under paragraph 1 shall relate in particular to the following areas involving farmers, foresters, agro-food and forestry sector enterprises, or their organisations:
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation;
Amendment 1559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), for economic losses caused by the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or an environmental incident;
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of contributions to loss-of-income insurance instruments and financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income or to cooperatives or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012) which have incurred economic losses.
Amendment 1599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 3015% of the average annual production of the 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. Losses may be measured according to each type of product by using biological indices (based for example on the quantity of biomass lost) or equivalent yield loss indices established at holding or aggregate level.
Amendment 1611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules. Member States may combine insurance and mutual fund schemes.
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012). 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, their cooperatives, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No (CMO/2012), in case of crisis.
Amendment 1620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
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. The support may also be granted when the average value of a cooperative or producer organisation’s marketed production is 20% higher than the three- year average value of marketed production, based on the preceding five- year period, excluding the highest and the 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 any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund or under insurance schemes to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost or the average value of marketed production in the case of cooperatives or producer organisations.
Amendment 1647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers, cooperatives, and producer organisations in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules.
Amendment 1654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
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 as financial compensation to farmers, cooperatives, and producer organisations. 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.
Amendment 1657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Investment in new irrigation installations shall be eligible if the investment in question is shown to be sustainable and in accordance with the Water Framework Directive. Investment related to the modernisation of existing systems shall be eligible if it is proven to improve water use within the parameters laid down in the national efficient water use plans drawn up under the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
Amendment 1741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts referred to in paragraph 1, after deduction of the amount referred to in paragraph 2 is given in Annex [XX]. The transfers referred to in article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall also be taken into account.
Amendment 1966 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding under Articles 66 and 38.
Amendment 1987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Member States may, if they so wish, decide to replace the national contribution to the eligible public expenditure with private contributions.
Amendment 1999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Expenditure shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution only where incurred for operations decided upon by the Managing Authority of the programme in question or under its responsibility, in accordance with selection criteria referred to in Article 49, except for proposals presented during the transition period between the two programmes, to avoid any hiatus likely to obstruct investment.
Amendment 2007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall ensure a clear separation between control and payment operations, in order to prevent any overlapping of control and payment functions within the same procedure.
Amendment 2027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Article 78 – paragraph 1
Beneficiaries of support under rural development measures and local action groups shall undertake to provide to the Managing Authority and/or to appointed evaluators or other bodies delegated to perform functions on its behalf, all the information necessary to permit monitoring and evaluation of the programme, in particular in relation to meeting specified objectives and priorities, ensuring that the legally defined rights to confidentiality and protection of personal data are respected.
Amendment 2079 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 20(6)
ANNEX I – Article 20(6)
Amendment 2087 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
Amendment 2095 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)