43 Amendments of Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS related to 2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance topursue 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 applipursued by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, 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 environmentin the economic, environmental and social spheres, with a particular focus on depopulated areas, and take into account relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 715 #
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 some payment for small farmer. However, with a view to further reducing the administrative burden, Member States must be authorised to automatically include certain farmers, initially, within the simplified scheme, offering them the possibility of withdrawing from it by a specific deadline. In line with the principle of proportionality, the Member States must be given the possibility of establishing for small farmers that participate in the simplified scheme a reduced system of cross-compliance checks.
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Given that the vast majority of wine-sector businesses are small and medium sized, a derogation to the maximum duration of the measure concerning promotion in third countries for operations whose beneficiaries are PDO/PGI management bodies should be introduced, as all wine-producing holdings benefit from the measure and many of them are small and medium-sized businesses that do not have the means to promote themselves in third-country markets on their own for any length of time. In this context, the fact that it is impossible to carry out long-lasting campaigns with the same activities or groups puts small and medium-sized wineries at a disadvantage compared with large wineries.
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including island regions. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 872 #
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. 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. However, the compatibility of EARDF- financed interventions with national risk management systems must be ensured.
Amendment 881 #
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 and the promotion 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; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, including the producer groups recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlegeneral contribution rate for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 and the specific disadvantages for the rest of the island regions, a higher EAFRD contribution rate should be set for those regions.
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 a (new)
Recital 92 a (new)
(92a) The European Union’s island regions face specific difficulties in carrying out agricultural activities and developing rural areas. An assessment of the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy should be carried out in those regions and the idea of extending the measures laid down in Regulation (EU) no 229/2013 to all the island regions in the EU should be explored.
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; ii) the appropriate training and/or skills. The definition of ‘new farmer’ shall exclude those meeting the definition in point (e).
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Another cross-cutting objective shall be to promote relations between the various actors in the food-value chain, strengthening contractual relations and incorporating tools to improve market transparency, such as price observatories, devising standards for the analysis of production costs and setting up early- warning systems to prevent crisis situations in markets.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Nevertheless, Member States may establish exemptions from administrative penalties during periods in which there are no suitable alternatives to the use of certain plant or animal health products which are prohibited or subject to restrictions.
Amendment 2040 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In specific situations, where, owing to the nature of the farming system, farmers do not have land but have been granted aid in the form of the basic payment at the entry into force of this regulation, basic income support shall be an amount per holding.
Amendment 2066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may establish mechanisms that limit the national area eligible.
Amendment 2175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may establish for small farmers participating in this scheme a simplified system for the cross-compliance checks laid down in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
Amendment 2212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take account in the criteria for distribution of this support of the natural and specific constraints some regions, including island ones, are faced with in developing their farming.
Amendment 2537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The list of products mentioned in the first paragraph may be extended in island and other areas with specific natural disadvantages to take account of the latter.
Amendment 2539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States may add other production sectors to those listed in the first paragraph, provided that this is shown to be justified following a needs analysis.
Amendment 2593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as well as protein crops, potatoes, rabbits, cotton and Equidae.
Amendment 2855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) producer organisation operating in an island region.
Amendment 2921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4
Article 49 – paragraph 4
4. The Union financial assistance to the interventions referred to in paragraph 2 shall be maximum 750% of the expenditure, except for the outermost regions, where the ceiling shall be 85%. The remaining part of the expenditure shall be borne by the Member States.
Amendment 3009 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point v a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point v a (new)
(va) actions to diversify and consolidate markets;
Amendment 3020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of objectives and the types of intervention in the wine sector. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall define interventions. Member States may lay down specific provisions for the information and promotion actions by the management bodies of the protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, on behalf of all the enterprises concerned, particularly with regard to the maximum length of the actions.
Amendment 3037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions and in island regions other than those referred to in points (c) and (d);
Amendment 3091 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) In the case of island regions the above percentages shall be increased by 10 percentage points.
Amendment 3418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 3436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, including the island regions.
Amendment 3441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the support at the level of the members of those legal persons or groups where national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of a head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status, provided that they have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
Amendment 3521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than goodefined in the relevant river basin management plan; under Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC,
Amendment 3651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) any farmers who sell their holding to another farmer, with the establishment of a free competition rule to prioritise smaller sales in the event that restrictions need to be applied for budgetary reasons.
Amendment 3680 #
1a. The sectors set out in Article 30 shall take priority as regards benefiting from market risk management tools; where necessary, priority may be given to any perishable goods that do not receive coupled income support.
Amendment 3761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Any Member States that introduce national risk management schemes or already have such schemes before the entry into force of this Regulation may use the instruments set out in this Article to cover any risk types not covered by those schemes.
Amendment 3766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for cooperation under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans to prepare and to implement Operational Group projects of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 114 and LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR], and to promote quality schemes, producer organisations or producer groups, including the producer groups recognised by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, or other forms of cooperation.
Amendment 3795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71a Thematic sub-programmes for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Member States may establish a thematic sub-programme for the quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 that achieves the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3834 #
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 and new farmers, rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, specific measures in favour of rural women, 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.
Amendment 3885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commis(Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 3921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 70% of85% the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, along with the other island regions;
Amendment 3924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The financial envelope for the EAFRD shall include an additional specific amount in those rural areas with low population levels.
Amendment 4033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The firstsecond subparagraph does not apply to the outermost regions.
Amendment 4136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Article 86 – paragraph 7
Amendment 4299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) a list of regionalised interventions, if relevant;
Amendment 4332 #
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 vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions and island regions;
Amendment 4936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141 a (new)