Activities of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2014/2234(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on protecting the European Union’s financial interests: towards performance-based controls of the Common Agricultural Policy PDF (162 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the CAP have to be fulfilled, while the mutual understanding and trust between all EU institutions, national and regional bodies have to be ensured for the effective implementation of the CAP;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the cost of controls and providing advice to stakeholders and farmers may be currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level; emphasizes the need to minimize the cost of controls and their bureaucracy burden;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas performance based controls may become a useful methodology, while stability and an enabling approach are needed on the part of administrative bodies in order to build trust with final beneficiaries; recalls however that a onesize- fits-all system cannot be imposed on the diverse types and scale of agricultural holdings in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Shares the opinion expressed by the European Court of Auditors that ‘the arrangements for the common agricultural policy spending for the period 2014-2020 continue to be complex'1 ; recalls nonetheless that the complexity of the CAP is due to the diversity of farming in Europe, moreover that the aim of reducing the error rate must not be pursued to the detriment of the attainment of the objectives of the CAP, and that simplification must not result in a dismantling of the instruments that have been adopted; __________________ 1 Opinion No 1/2012 of the European Court of Auditors on certain proposals for regulations relating to the common agricultural policy for the period 2014- 2020.
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rate and for instruments to be established which will make it possible to distinguish between error and fraud ;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the Commission's initiative of simplifying the CAP with immediate examination of measures which can be implemented quickly , as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges that at the mid-term review, proposals for amendments to the basic legislative act be brought forward for consideration for the reform for the next funding period;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to amend the guidelines for certification bodies in order to verify more closely the compilation of statistical reports;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the governmental/regional bodies dealing with the new CAP implementation communicate and work together effectively to the benefit of farmers implementing the policy on the ground.