50 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas, outermost regions and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub- programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas, the outermost regions, and the creation of short supply chains. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Producer grouporganisations 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 groupr the increase in size of producer organisations 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 grouporganisation becomes a viable entity, 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 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Payments to farmers in mountain areas, in outermost regions or in other areas facing natural or other specific constraints should contribute, by encouraging continued use of agricultural land to maintaining the countryside as well as to maintaining and promoting sustainable farming systems. In order to ensure the efficiency of such support payments should compensate farmers for income foregone and additional costs linked to the disadvantage of the area concerned.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union mountain areas, outermost regions and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteria.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) "less developed regions": regions whosecovered by the convergence objective under the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 and characterised by the fact that their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-27;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversificationand modernisation of farms;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) mountain areas as referred to in Article 33(2) and areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(4);
Amendment 109 #
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) the development and promotion of agricultural products with official quality marks, such as organic farming.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and, mountain areas and outermost regions, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 90%.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Support may also cover costs arising from information and promotion activities for products under the quality schemes referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 122 #
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 groupr expansion in terms of size and scale of producer organisations in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such grouporganisations to market requirements;
Amendment 124 #
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 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) scaling-up by means of recruitment, merger, or under trading agreements to promote synergies and complementarity between the activities of producer organisations, or through vertical integration;
Amendment 127 #
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 authority pursuant to Article 106 of Regulation [single CMO] and on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer grouporganisations coming under the definition of SMEs.
Amendment 128 #
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.
Amendment 129 #
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 five 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 130 #
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 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in the preceding paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may apply the concept of opportunity cost.
Amendment 141 #
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 for a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which drestroysults in a reduction of annual production of more than 3015 % as compared tof the average annual production of the farmer in. That average annual production shall be calculated by taking the figures for the preceding three- year period or a three-s or for the preceding five years average based on nd excluding the highest and lowest figures, or, in duly justified exceptional circumstances, by taking the figures for a specific year in the preceding five- year period, excluding the highest and lowest entrys. The measurement of the extent of the loss caused may be tailored to the specific characteristics of each type of product using: (a) biological indexes (quantity of biomass loss) or equivalent yield loss indexes established at farm, local, regional or national level, or (b) weather indexes (quantity of rainfall, temperature, etc.) established at local, regional or national level.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall bevestment in new irrigation installations shall be eligible if the investment considcerned ais eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impactsustainable 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.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Producer grouporganisations 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 groupr the increase in size of producer organisations 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 grouporganisation becomes a viable entity, 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 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90 % for the programmes of less developed regions, outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding under Article 66 and Article 38.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Payments to farmers in mountain areas, in the outermost regions, or in other areas facing natural or other specific constraints should contribute, by encouraging continued use of agricultural land, to maintaining the countryside as well as to maintaining and promoting sustainable farming systems. In order to ensure the efficiency of such support, payments should compensate farmers for income foregone and additional costs linked to the disadvantage of the area concerned.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure efficient use of Union funds and equal treatment for farmers across the Union, mountain areas, outermost regions, and areas facing natural or other specific constraints should be defined in accordance with objective criteria. In the case of areas facing natural constraints these should be bio-physical criteria underpinned by robust scientific evidence. Transitional arrangements should be adopted in order to facilitate the phasing -out of payments in areas that will no longer be considered as areas facing natural constraints as a result of the application of these criteria.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) “less developed regions”: regions whoseich are covered by the “Convergence” objective of the 2014-2020 MFF and have a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is less thanbelow 75% of the average GDP of the EU- 27;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversificationand modernisation of farms;
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) mountain areas areferred to in Article 33(2) and areas affected by specific natural constraints referred to in Article 33(24);
Amendment 511 #
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) development and promotion of agricultural produce with official quality indications, such as organic farming
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and, mountain areas and the outermost regions, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 90%.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Support may also cover costs arising from information and promotion activities for products under the quality schemes referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1251 #
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 grouporganisations in the agriculture and forestry sectors, or increases in their size and scale, for the purpose of:
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adapting the production and output of producers who are members of such grouporganisations to market requirements;
Amendment 1261 #
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 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) resizing by means of higher membership or an increase in the value of marketed production up to a substantial market ceiling.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) 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 1271 #
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 under Article [106 of the Single CMO Regulation] and on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer grouporganisations coming under the definition of SMEs.
Amendment 1280 #
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.
Amendment 1283 #
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 five 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 1285 #
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 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. For the purposes of calculating the payments referred to in the preceding paragraph, where there is a risk that practices beneficial for the environment and the climate might be abandoned, Member States may apply the concept of opportunity cost.
Amendment 1598 #
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 for a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30% of the average annual production of the farmer incauses a reduction in annual production of more than 15% compared with the average annual production of the farmer. The average annual production shall be calculated by taking the figures for the preceding three- year period or a three- year average based os or for the preceding five years, excluding the highest and the lowest figures, or, in duly justified exceptional circumstances, by taking the figures for any one year in the preceding five- year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. s. Measurement of the extent of the losses caused may be tailored to the specific characteristics of each type of product using (a) biological indices (quantity of biomass lost) or equivalent yield loss indices established at holding, local, regional, or national level, or (b) weather indices (rainfall, temperature, etc.) established at local, regional, or national level.
Amendment 1712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogavestment in new irrigation installations shall be eligible if the investment in question, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impacts 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 WFD.
Amendment 1961 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) 60 % for the agri-environment- climate measures referred to in Article 29. It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93
Amendment 1965 #
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 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
ANNEX I – Article 28(4)
Amendment 2094 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)