43 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) equipment or infrastructure to prevent forest fires, for woodland areas classified as being at medium to high risk of fire; the support provided for this purpose shall be granted in accordance with Article 25. In order to be eligible for support for this purpose, Member States shall be required to earmark cofinancing for equipment or infrastructure to prevent forest fires in the said areas;
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters, including pest and disease outbreaks, catastrophic events and climate related threats;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c)b)a shall be granted to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and/or their associations and shall cover the costs for:
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the establishment of proteceventive infrastructure. In the case of firebreaks support may also cover aid contributing to maintenance cost (tracks, water points, ditches, firebreaks) constituting a network to protect an area of woodland in accordance with local or regional forest fire prevention plans. No support shall be granted for agricultural e-related activities, particularly in areas covered by agri- environment commitments;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; the support shall be granted to these activities only insofar as they are compatible with local or regional forest fire prevention plans;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – points c and d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – points c and d
(c) establishing and improving forest fire, pest and diseases monitoring facilities and communication equipment; (d) restoring forest potential damaged from fires and other natural disasters includingacilities for forecasting and monitoring risks of forest fires, pests, and diseases, as well as catastrophic events and climate change related events.nd communication equipment in woodland areas;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) and (d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalitieprivate and public forest owners aund their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budgeter the terms provided for in this article.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Investments shall be aimed 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.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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 the average of the five-year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. No support under paragraph 2(a) 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.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers and foresters who are insured, to premiums for crop, animal and plant, plant and forest stand insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, fires and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation; or costs of reforestation;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – title
Article 38 – title
Crop, animal, and plant and forest insurance
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the case of forestry, only insurance premiums for cover against damage caused by adverse climatic events and fires shall be eligible for support under Article 37(1)(a).
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Support may also cover short-term farm or forest management exchange and farm or forest visits.
Amendment 843 #
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 and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management; or
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply to non- productive investments referred to in paragraphs 1 (c) and (d).
Amendment 1130 #
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 years.
Amendment 1150 #
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 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 for a maximum period of threfive years.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. "‘Agro-forestry systems"’ shall mean land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with extensive agriculture on or alongside the same land. The maxinimum numbers of trees to be planted per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic and environmental conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure sustainable agricultural use of the land.
Amendment 1164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Article 25 – title
Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters and catastrophic eventof forest fire risks
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 22(1)(c) shall be granted to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and/or their associations and shall cover the costs for:
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the establishmentintroduction of proteceventive infrastructure. In the case of firebreaks support may also cover aid contributing to maintenance costequipment and systems (tracks, water points, ditches, firebreaks) constituting a network to protect an area of woodland in accordance with local or regional forest fire prevention plans. No support shall be granted for agricultural e-related activities, particularly in areas covered by agri- environment commitments;
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) local, small scale prevention activities against fire or other natural hazards; the support shall be granted to these activities only insofar as they are compatible with local or regional forest fire prevention plans;
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) establishing and improving foracilitiest fire, pest and diseases monitoring facilitiesor forecasting and monitoring risks of forest fires, pests and diseases, and communication equipment in woodland areas;
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) prevention and restoration of damage to forests caused by wildlife
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Article 26 – title
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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.
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. No support under paragraph 2(a) shall be granted for loss of income resulting from a 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.
Amendment 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. Investments related to the use of wood as a raw material or energy source shall be limitedare relevant to all working operations prior to industrial processconcerned with improving forestry potential and with processing and marketing.
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest owners and holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest- environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
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;
Amendment 1853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a resource efficient, productive, low emission, climate friendly and resilient agricultural and forestry sector, working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming and forestry depends;
Amendment 1882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Article 61 – paragraph 3
3. The EAFRD shall contribute to the aims of the EIP for agriculturalthe productivity and sustainability of agriculture and forestry through support, in accordance with Article 36, of the EIP operational groups referred to in Article 62 and the EIP Network referred to in Article 53.