19 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 91 #
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, High Nature Value Farming systems, organic farming, mountain areas 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 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Forestry is an integral part of rural development and support for sustainable and climate friendly land use should encompass forest area development and sustainable management of forests. During the 2007-2013 programming period a variety of measures covered different types of support for forestry investments and management. 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 support for forestry investments and management. This measure should cover the extension and improvement of forest resources through afforestation of land and creation of agro-forestry systems combining extensive agriculture with forestry systems, restoration of forests damaged by fire or other natural disasters and relevant prevention measures, investments in new forestry technologies and in the processing and marketing of forest products aimed at improving the economic and environmental performance of forest holders and forest workers and non remunerative investments which improve ecosystem and climate resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems. Support should avoid distorting competition and be market neutral. As a result limitations should be imposed relating to the size and legal status of beneficiaries for the production of wood. These limitations should not apply to support for non-wood forest products or forest investments for environmental reasons. Preventive actions against fires should be in areas classified by Member States as medium or high fire risk. All preventive actions should be part of a forest protection plan. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the case of action for the restoration of damaged forest potential should be subject to the formal recognition by a scientific public organisation. The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and the Member States at international level, and be based on Member States‘ national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. It should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forestry Strategy16 . In order to ensure that afforestation of agricultural land is in line with the aims of environmental policy the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the definition of certain minimum environmental requirements.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) "High Nature Value Farming" (HNVF) means farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterized by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi- natural vegetation. It may also be characterized by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) High Nature Value Farming systems;
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) Organic farming;
Amendment 550 #
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, High Nature Value farming, organic farming, and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the sustainable development and economic activity of organic farming as a minimum referred to under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Limitations on ownership of forests provided for in Articles 236 to 4027 shall not apply for the tropical or subtropical forests and for the wooded areas of the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/9333 and the French overseas departments. Limitations on ownership provided for in Articles 23 to 27 shall not apply to support for environmental reasons, such as protection against erosion or extension of forest resources contributing to climate change mitigation.
Amendment 1126 #
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 other land managers 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 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the definition of the minimum environmental requirements referred to in paragraph 2, taking into account the diversity of European forests.
Amendment 1144 #
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 other land managers and shall cover the costs of establishment or conversion to an agro-forestry system and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of threfive years.
Amendment 1154 #
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 the same landand practices in which woody perennials are deliberately integrated with crops and/or animals on the same land management unit. The trees may be single, in groups or in rows inside parcels (sylvoarable agro-forestry, sylvopastoralism, grazed orchards) or on the limits between parcels (hedges, tree lines). The maximum and minimum number of trees to be planted(or cover) per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure agricultural or livestock grazing use of the land.
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodieprivate, semi-public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and their associations. In the case of state forests sSupport may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budgettate forests.
Amendment 1233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to private forest owners, municipalities and their associations, forest workers and their associations, and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest owners and associations of forest owners respectively. In duly justified cases it may also be granted, as well as to other land managers.
Amendment 1473 #
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 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 1484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Support may be provided to public and private entities, municipalities and their associations for the conservation and promotion of forest genetic resources for operations not covered under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Agri-environment-climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas Co-operation Investment in physical assets
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Organic farming: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management, and farm relief services Agri-environment-climate Animal Welfare Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Farm and business development Co-operation Investment in physical assets EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability