28 Amendments of Piernicola PEDICINI related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 'permaculture' shall be defined as an interdisciplinary science which consciously designs and maintains agricultural systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. They are reflective of nature's patterns and long term systems of management. Paramount to those systems are the enhancement of biodiversity, a balanced water and nutrient cycling, and the increase of soil fertility and organic content.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) 'carbon enhancing practices' shall be defined as farming practices aimed at measurably increasing soil organic matter by fostering the development of richer organic content, including crop rotation, intercropping, cover crops, mulching and organic farming practices. Integrated systems are leveraged to build soils and the cascading benefits.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) ‘maximum stocking density’ shall be the maximum weight of livestock animals allowed per hectare of agricultural area. The limit of 170 kg of nitrogen per year and hectare foreseen by Directive 91/676/EEC shall not be exceeded.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security and the transition to a pesticide-free agriculture;
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energyparticularly by reducing the GHG emissions of the livestock sectors including through the increase of organic carbon in the soil;
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficientand the suitable management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, prioritising farming systems over individual farming practices that deliver multiple benefits such as enhanced management of permanent pastures, organic farming and permaculture;
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;reverse the loss of farmland biodiversity in line with EU biodiversity targets and legislation ( Habitats and Birds Directives).
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare produced through organic farming methods, with prioritisation of non-chemical alternatives to pesticides, food waste, organic farming, as well as animal welfare, ensuring a prompt and strictest implementation of the One Health principle and specifically the EU rules on metaphylactic and prophylactic use of antibiotics in animal farming.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. make pesticide free agriculture a top priority, starting by avoiding routine and preventive treatments with pesticides.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on any beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67from the CAP who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providinge the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients and water use referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool to minimise, with a view to eliminating, the leakage of nutrients at farm level. The Commission may support the Member States with the design of that Tool and with data storage and processing services requirements.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices which are the most beneficial for the climate and the environment, including organic farming, permaculture, carbon enhancing practices, measures aimed at decreasing the number of farm animals, reduction in pesticides use, and increase of landscape features. Member States shall provide a justification describing how these practices are beneficial, in line with the legislative provisions listed in Annex XI.
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The schemes mentioned in paragraph 1 shall become mandatory for farmers when this is required to ensure compliance with the legislative acts listed in Annex XI.
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f, (f) and the socio-economic objective in point (i) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Coupled income support shall take the form of an annual payment per hectare or animal. Coupled income support cannot be provided to holdings exceeding the 'maximum stocking density' defined in Article 4 (c) of this Regulation.
Amendment 974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Member States shall, in line with the list of ineligible investments and categories of expenditures mentioned in Article 68(3), pursue one or more of the following objectives in the other sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39:
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As regards the objectives referred to in points (a) to (g) of Article 59, and without prejudice to the ineligible investments listed in Article 68(3), Member States shall choose in their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of intervention:
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets;, research and experimental production, as well as other actions, including actions for aimed at:
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ix
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ix
(ix) reducing risks and impacts of, with the aim of eliminating, pesticide use;
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) training including coaching and exchange of best practices, in particular on organic farming, permaculture design courses, and carbon enhancing practices;
Amendment 1065 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, managementenvironmental and climate commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) (d),(e), and (f).
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs, and provide an income incentive. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat- rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6, provided that they do not affect the environment. Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 1169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments leading to an increase in the number of animals and/or the stocking density of the holding benefiting from the investments.
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 1273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total and EAGF and EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IV, and Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) fFor the specific objective of supporting viable farm income and resilience set outenvironmental and climate objectives referred to in points (ad), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), anthe assessment of needs in relation to risk management;shall comply with the national environmental and climate plans emanating from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI.