139 Amendments of Matt CARTHY related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear given greater responsibilitautonomy as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of some common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions and traditional practices. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, Member States should take action to achieve all objectives, in line with the impact assessment, t. These specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environment.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Gender equality is a core objective of the EU and its Member States, and should be incorporated into the CAP and Member States' Strategic Plans in a way that promotes rural development and the socio-economic conditions of women living there;
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, agro- forestry, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In the context of greater market- orientation of the CAP, as outlined by the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, mMarket exposure, climate change and associated frequency and severity of extreme weather events, as well asglobalised agricultural commodity markets, free trade agreements, and sanitary and phytosanitary crises, mayhave all lead to riskepisodes of price volatility and increasing pressures on incomes. Thus, although farmers are ultimately responsible for designing their on-farm strategies, a robust framework should be set up to ensure appropriate risk management and protection of farm incomes. To this aim, Member States and farmers may be able to draw on a Union-level platform on risk management for capacity-building in order to provide farmers with adequate financial instruments fortools for income savings in good years to cope with bad years, investments and access to working capital, training, knowledge transfer and advice.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in broadband and connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio- economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promotingpromoting public investment, social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, nThe CAP currently contributes to the reduction of poverty and the creation of better jobs for farmers across the EU and should continue to do so. New rural value chains such as renewable energy, cooperative movements, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guaranteeEU funding can play a crucial role for ensurin providing access to financinge and for bolstering the growth capacsustainability of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationalsthose coming from outside the locality, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’consumer and environmental demands.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. Member States shall ensure an adequate level of support for the achievement of these obligations and standards. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are appliedin place only to be applied following a yellow card system in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should setdesignate farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should be offered free of charge as part of specific schemes, and help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour should be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area-based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away fromIn order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area-based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. Member States should achieve full convergence by 2023 in order to end historical values.
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Income support through the CAP is a major contributor to the stability and sustainability of many small and family farms across Europe, and although expectations on farmers have increased, monetary benefits have not. The CAP's overall share of the EU is decreasing, while market crises in the sector and a falling number of active famers continue to threaten the survival of the sector. The family farm model should be protected as a General Objective of the CAP and through the Member State Strategic Plans, giving proper place to the vital role this model has in contributing to the social fabric of rural life, and the provision of a way of life for many rural dwellers. Family farms contribute to sustainable food production, the preservation of natural resources, diversification needs and ad ensuring food security. The first farmers to suffer under the immense pressures of globalisation will be those that pursue the small family farm model. Such a situation would be an obvious failure to meet the objectives of the CAP and would undermine the argument for support of the CAP in future. Therefore the CAP Strategic Plans should pursue through their specific objectives keeping the protection of this farming model.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) When providing decoupled direct support based on the system of payment entitlements, Member States should continue to manage a national reserve or reserves per group of territories. Such reserves should be used, as a matter of priority, for young farmers and farmers commencing their agricultural activity. Rules on theits use and transfers of payment entitlements are also necessary in order to guarantee a smooth functioning of the system.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment and contribute to territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round somesimplified payment for small farmers.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment and contribute to territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round someum payment for small farmers.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitivenesssustainability of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmers with an additional income support after the initial setting up. Low incomes across the farming sector must also be tackled to improve viability of the occupation for new entrants.
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also includeshould be regarded as ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; measures to encourage the plantation of native species ensuring biodiversity in forests; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy.
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter alia, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvementsaving of energy and water, agro-forestry practices and, the supply and saving of energy and waterprevention of animal sickness and disease, and the movement towards more sustainable agricultural practices. In order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instrumentse for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the InvestEU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instrumenta combination of grants and other public funding streams should be encouraged. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriatmust ensure farmers have a number of options available to them to avoid resorting to financial instruments. In a situation where tfargets, beneficiaries andmers use financial instruments, they must be given preferential conditions, and other possiblebe afforded greater leeway in eligibility rules.
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instrumentprogrammes for young farmers and new entrants, incentives for farm partnership models, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 23% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAFRD, Member States should be encouraged to establish low cost national insurance schemes. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses.
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; development of agro- forestry systems; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) To enhance the Union added value and to preserve a functioningpreserve equal opportunities and conditions between farmers operating in different parts of the agricultural internal market, as well as to pursue the above-mentioned general and specific objectives, Member States should not take decisions according to this Regulation in isolation but in the framework of a structured process that should materialise in a CAP Strategic Plan. Union top-downdraw up CAP Strategic Plan through a structured process. Union-level framework rules should lay down the specific EU- wide objectives of the CAP, the main types of interventions, the performance framework and the governance structure. Such a distribution of tasks is aimed at ensuring full correspondence between financial resources invested and results achieved.
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure that the setting of targets by Member States and that the design of interventions is appropriate and maximises the contribution to the objectives of the CAP, as well as to ensure schemes meet the needs of farmers, it is necessary to base the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plans on a prior national analysis of the local contexts and an assessment of needs in relation to the objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 994 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) the existing knowledge base, in terms of the quantity and quality of available information varies for the purpose of monitoring the specific objectives set in Article 6 of this directive, in particular the knowledge base of biodiversity. The Commission should therefore identify areas where knowledge gaps exist and provide a common response to knowledge-related and monitoring obstacles related to article 6.
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Considering the importance of the general objective of modernising the agricultural sector in a way that promotes sustainable agriculture and incomes for farmers, and in view of its crosscutting nature, it is appropriate that Member States include in their CAP Strategic Plan a dedicated description of the contribution that such a Plan will make to this objective.
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification for farmers and producers should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) Considering that it is not appropriate forthe Commission does not have the Ccommissionpetence to approve or amend information which can be considered as background, or historical, or which is under the responsibility of the Member States, some information should be provided as Annexes to the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, ion particular onboth Member States and farmers. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
Amendment 1031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) A national Managing Authority should be responsible for the management and implementation of each CAP Strategic Plan. Its duties should be specified in this Regulation. The Managing Authority should be able to delegate part of its duties while retaining responsibility for the efficiency and correctness of management. Member States should ensure that in the Management and Implementation of CAP Strategic Plans, the financial interests of the Union are protected, in accordance with [Regulation (EU, Euratom) X] of the European Parliament and the Council [the new Financial Regulation] and Regulation (EU) X of the European Parliament and the Council [the new Horizontal Regulation].
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
(80) Farmers are increasingly facing risks of income volatility, partly because of increased market exposure, pmartly because of extreme weather eventsket concentration in the food processing sector, extreme weather events brought about by climate change, and frequent sanitary and phytosanitary crises affecting the Union livestock and agronomic assets. To alleviate the effects of income volatility by encouraging farmers to make savings in good years to cope with bad years, national tax measures whereby the income tax base applied to farmers is calculated on the basis of a multiannual period should be exempted from the application of the State aid rules.
Amendment 1069 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the fixing of reference areas for the support for oilseeds, rules for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and related notifications, the calculation of the reduction where the eligible area of cotton exceeds the base area, the Union financial assistance for distillation of by-products of wine-making, the annual breakdown by Member State of the total amount of Union support for types of interventions for rural development, rules on the presentation of the elements to be included in the CAP Strategic Plan, rules on the procedure and time limits for the approval of CAP Strategic Plans and the submission and approval of requests for amendment of CAP Strategic Plans, uniform conditions for the application of the information and publicity requirements relating to the possibilities offered by the CAP Strategic Plans, rules relating to the performance, monitoring and evaluation framework, rules for the presentation of the content of the annual performance report, rules on the information to be sent by the Member States for the performance assessment by the Commission and rules on the data needs and synergies between potential data sources, and arrangements to ensure a consistent approach for determining the attribution of the performance bonus to Member Statesfor the return of the funds linked to Member State good performance. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.22 _________________ 22 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementingdelegated acts where, in duly justified cases relating to solving specific problems while ensuring the continuity of the direct payments system in the case of extraordinary circumstances, imperative grounds of urgency so require. Moreover, in order to solve urgent problems occurring in one or more Member States while ensuring the continuity of the direct payments system, the Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases, extraordinary circumstances affect the granting of support and jeopardise the effective implementation of the payments under the support schemes listed in this Regulation.
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) coordination and governance as well as monitoring, reporting and, evaluation and appeals procedures.
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 'agricultural activity' shall be defined in a way that it includes both the production of agricultural productgoods listed in Annex I to the TFEU, in addition to the production of public goods and eco system services, including cotton and short rotation coppice, and maintenance of the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation, without preparatory action going beyond usual agricultural methods and machineries;
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and, permanent grassland and agro-forestry. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second year or land habitats on which the vegetation is legally protected and agricultural activity restricted.
Amendment 1240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company objec, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers and taking into consideration the important role played farmers on mountain and other marginal land. Member States shall establish a negative list of natural or legal persons, or a group of natural or legal persons, who shall not benefit aund/or inclusion in registerser this Regulation. The definition must preserve the family farm model of the European Union.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) the conditions for being 'head of the holding' or a member of a farm partnership, nationally defined;
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) to ensure the survival of the small, family farm model and protect farming incomes;
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and tackle rural depopulation.
Amendment 1348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and, eradicate rural poverty, land abandonment and create resilience across the Union to enhance food security;
Amendment 1381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisationthe contribution research, technology and digitalisation can make towards sustainable models of farming;
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) foster sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air, whilst reducing chemical dependency where possible;
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of and restoration of biodiversity, including agrobiodiversity, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young and new farmers, and facilitate business development and job creation in rural areas;
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, the participation of women in the rural economy and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy, agro-forestry and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives, Member States shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP supporta reduction of the administrative burden for farmers.
Amendment 1631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define in consultation with stakeholders, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, traditional farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establishnsure a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III is in place, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 1712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing free services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
Amendment 1715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall ensure a high quality of farm advisory services throughout their territories, including in remote regions and on offshore islands.
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The farm advisory services shall cover economic, environmental and social dimensions and deliver up to date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation in addition. They shall be cognisant of traditional farming practices and foster and incorporate these where appropriate. They shall be integrated within the interrelated services of farm advisors, researchers, farmer organisations and other relevant stakeholders that form the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).
Amendment 1744 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) information related to results- based monitoring, including on the measurement of actions to achieve objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and administrative requirements expected of farmers to provide proof of actions taken;
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) best practice agro-forestry methods on both agricultural and forest lands;
Amendment 1838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reduce theintroduce an upper limit to cap the maximum amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceedingat EUR 60 000 as follows:
Amendment 1852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 1060 000.
Amendment 1913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) The stated upper limited cap referred to in paragraph 1 may be exceeded up to and until EUR 70 000 in order to take account of payments arising from the participation in a Pillar I Eco Scheme.
Amendment 1921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1945 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1964 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1988 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The estimated product of the reduction of payments shall primarily be used to contribute to the financing of the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability and thereafter of other interventions belonging to decoupled direct payments.
Amendment 1990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take effective and proportionate measures to avoid the creation of artificial conditions to circumvent the upper limit.
Amendment 2057 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2080 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, by claim year 20261 at the latest, set a maximum level for the value of payment entitlements for the Member State or for each group of territories defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where the value of payment entitlements as determined in accordance with paragraph 1 is not uniform within a Member State or within a group of territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2), Member States shall ensure a convergence of the value of payment entitlements towards a uniform unit value by claim year 20263 at the latest.
Amendment 2094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, Member States shall ensure that, for claim year 20262 at the latest, all payment entitlements have a value of at least 75% of the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 20263 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall finance the increases in the value of payment entitlements needed to comply with paragraphs 4 and 5 by using any possible product resulting from the application of paragraph 3, and, where necessary, by reducing the difference between the unit value of payment entitlements determined in accordance with paragraph 1 and the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 20263 as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to apply the reduction to all or part of the payment entitlements with a value determined in accordance with paragraph 1 exceeding the average planned unit amount for the basic income support for claim year 20261, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan transmitted in accordance with Article 106 (1) for the Member State or for the territories as defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. The reductions referred to in paragraph 6 shall be based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Without prejudice to the minimum set in accordance with paragraph 5, such criteria may include the fixing of a maximum decrease that may not be lower than 30%.
Amendment 2116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that payment entitlements to a payment, including in the case of actual or anticipated inheritance, be activated only in the Member State or within the group of territories defined in accordance with Article 18(2) where they were allocated.
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall use their reserve as a matter of priority to allocate payment entitlements to the following farmers:
Amendment 2135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall allocate payment entitlements to, or increase the value of the existing payment entitlements of genuine farmers who are entitled by virtue of a definitive court ruling or by virtue of a definitive administrative act of the competent authority of a Member State. Member States shall ensure that those genuine farmers receive the number and value of payment entitlements established in that ruling or act at a date to be fixed by the Member State.
Amendment 2140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 8
Article 22 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall fix the value of new payment entitlements allocated from the reserve at the national average value of payment entitlements in the year of allocation or at the average value of payment entitlements for each group of territories defined in accordance with Article 18(2) in the year of allocation.
Amendment 2141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 9
Article 22 – paragraph 9
9. Member States may decide to increase the value of the existing payment entitlements up to the national average value in the year of allocation or up to the average value for each group of territories defined in accordance with Article 18(2).
Amendment 2145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
Article 24
Amendment 2154 #
Amendment 2166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Member States may grant payments to small farmers as deby way of a simplifined by Member States by wayscheme for small farmers requesting support of a rmound sumts up to EUR 1 000 , replacing direct payments under this Section and Section 3 of this Chapter. Member States shall design the corresponding intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for the farmers.
Amendment 2228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The amount per hectare planned for a given claim year shall not exceed the national average amount of direct payments per hectare for that claim yearMember States must ensure beneficiaries can claim the higher support rate, of the redistributive payment, for at least the first 15 hectares declared.
Amendment 2261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 23% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment (‘eco- schemes’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. Beneficiaries of basic income support shall, as a condition, participate in at least 1 eco scheme under the first pillar of the CAP, in order to be eligible for basic income support. These schemes shall be entry-level.
Amendment 2311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Areas designated pursuant to Directives 92/43/ EEC and 2009/147/EC shall automatically be regarded as eligible for the scheme.
Amendment 2620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) short supply chains, planning of production, adjusting production to demand, particularly in terms of quality and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments and stabilising producer prices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful to the environment, suitable use of natural resources in particular water and soil;
Amendment 2902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators.
Amendment 3137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, including the enhancement of soil carbon sequestration capabilities;
Amendment 3278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young and new farmers and rural business start-up;
Amendment 3284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) risk prevention, mitigation and management tools;
Amendment 3317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States mayshall make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.
Amendment 3457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments for area-specific disadvantages imposed by requirements resulting from the implementation of Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC or Directive 2000/60/EC under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. These payments mayshall be granted to farmers, forest holders and other land managers in respect of areas with disadvantages referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 3480 #
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 and are deemed not in direct contradiction to the European Union achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals . Support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation or land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments of land within the context of agri-environmental projects tied to the local development strategy or land purchased by young farmers in accordance with the rules set down by Member States;
Amendment 3544 #
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 to fund further intensification of activities in contravention with the stated environmental objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 3566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) afforestation, agro-forestry and non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following fires, floods and other natural disasters or catastrophic events and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment.
Amendment 3712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to measures which increase farm resilience, including but not limited to, crop diversification strategies and agroforestry systems;
Amendment 3745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 2015% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.
Amendment 3756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6
Article 70 – paragraph 6
6. Member Sates shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 780% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, and, specific measures to support women in rural areas, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions. Beneficiaries will be selected applying effective economic, social and environmental criteria.
Amendment 4287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Non-Governmental Organisations and other relevant bodies representing civil society and where relevant bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, gender equality and non-discrimination.
Amendment 4293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall fully involve those partners in the preparation of the CAP Strategic Plans, in particular in relation to those elements concerning the environment, social inclusion and tackling poverty in rural areas.
Amendment 4322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Annex VI on the impact assessment on socio-economic factors.
Amendment 4328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for the specific objective of supporting viable farm income and resilience set out in point (a) of Article 6(1), an assessment of needs in relation to risk management; , including the promotion of diversification;
Amendment 4331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of all rural areas, vulnerable geographical areas, such as peripheral areas, offshore islands and the outermost regions;
Amendment 4442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 103 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Annex VI Annex V to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (e) Article 95(2) shall contain the following: (a) an analysis of urban versus rural average incomes within the Member State; (b) an analysis of the value of CAP funds to rural incomes and social conditions; (c) the threats of rural abandonment to the socio-economic situation of rural communities.
Amendment 4450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 1
Amendment 4481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, revise the proposed plan. Following a dialogue between the Member State and the Commission, revisions may be proposed where appropriate.
Amendment 4613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Member State shall decide the composition of the Monitoring Committee and shall ensure a balanced representation of the relevant public authorities and intermediate bodies and of representatives of the partners referred to in Article 94(3). Farming representative bodies shall be given a right to seek membership of the Committee.
Amendment 4627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators for monitoring;
Amendment 4656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a national Common Agricultural Policy Network (national CAP network) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers representatives of producer organisations and other innovation actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 4725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 – paragraph 1
Article 120 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts on the content of the performance framework. Such acts shall include the list of context indicators, other indicators needed for the appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the policy, the methods for the calculation of indicators and the necessary provisions to guarantee accuracy and reliability of the data collected by Member States. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 1398(2).
Amendment 4818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – title
Article 123 – title
Amendment 4823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1
Article 123 – paragraph 1
1. A performance bonus may be attributed to Member States in the year 2026 to reward satisfactory performancecentage of funds will be withheld, in the year 2026, from the Member State allocation to encourage the meeting of targets in relation to the environmental and climate targets provided that the Member State concerned has met the condition, as set out in Article 124(1).
Amendment 4827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The performance bonus shacentage withheld will be equal to 5% of the amount per Member State for financial year 2027 as set out in Annex IX.
Amendment 4830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Resources transferred between the EAGF and the EAFRD under Articles 15 and 90 are excluded for the purpose of calculating the performance bonussum to be withheld.
Amendment 4850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1
Article 124 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the performance review of the year 2026, the performance bonufunds withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025.
Amendment 4855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 3
Article 124 – paragraph 3
3. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are achieved, the amount of the performance bonufunds shall be granted by the Commission to the Member States concerned and considered to be definitely allocated to financial year 2027 on the basis of the decision referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 4858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 4
Article 124 – paragraph 4
4. Where the target values referred to in paragraph 1 are not achieved, the commitments for financial year 2027, relating to the amount of the performance bonus offunds withheld from the Member States concerned, shall not be granted by the Commission.
Amendment 4861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 5
Article 124 – paragraph 5
5. When attributconsidering twhe performance bonuther to release the withheld funds, the Commission may take into consideration cases of force majeure and serious socio- economic crises impeding the achievement of the relevant milestones.
Amendment 4899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 3
Article 131 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall apply to support provided for an operation falling both within and outside the scope of Article 42 TFEU, save where support for working capital is provided through a financial instrument or other approved public finance programme.
Amendment 4909 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 1
Article 134 – paragraph 1
1. In order to resolve specific problems, the Commission shall adopt implementingdelegated acts which are both necessary and justifiable in an emergency. Such implementingdelegated acts may derogate from provisions of this Regulation, to the extent and for such a period as is strictly necessary. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 1398(2).
Amendment 5074 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
I.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock: sales/use in food producing animals
Amendment 5076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
I.36a Sustainable veterinary product use: Share of livestock units concerned by supported actions to limit the use of veterinary products (prevention/reduction) in order to reduce risks and impacts of these products
Amendment 5106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2
Annex III – GAEC 2
Amendment 5138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6
Annex III – GAEC 6
Tillage management reducing loss of soil organic matter, the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion and preserve carbon stock
Amendment 5143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7
Annex III – GAEC 7
No bare soil in most sensitive period(s) Protection of soils in winter, with the exception of grazing in situ forage crops and supplementary feeding supporting year round grazing systems Protection of soils in winter, whilst allowing for traditional practices
Amendment 5179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive featurebiodiverse features, water features, pond and streams or areas
Amendment 5185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4
Amendment 5202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards