9 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2016/0389(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In ordert is important to avoid placing an unnecessary burden and costs on agricultural holdings and national administrations when implementing this Regulation. In this regard, thresholds that exclude non-relevant survey units from the basic entities in respect of which statistics are to be collected should be established.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States or responsible national authorities shall endeavour to simplify the collection of statistics from agricultural holdings as much as possible. The usage of digital solutions in that regard should be promoted.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Economic aspects of this Regulation need to be reviewed for the period post-2020 taking into account the new MFF and other relevant changes to EU instruments. Based on the review the Commission should propose relevant changes to this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of specifying the descriptions of characteristics listed in Annex III and the technical elements of the data to be provided, defining the information to be provided on an ad-hoc basis, as well as setting out the modalities and contents of the quality reports. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 of 16 February 2011. and take into account aspects such as cost and administrative burdens on agricultural holdings and Member States. __________________ 14 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 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to take account of emerging data needs mainly stemming from new developments in agriculture, revised legislation and changing policy priorities, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the detailed topics listed in Annex IV. In order to provide for compatibility and facilitate the use of other data sources, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the characteristics listed in Annex III. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201615 . In particular, in order to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. When exercising that power, the Commission shall take in to account aspects such as cost and administrative burdens on agricultural holdings and Member States. __________________ 15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For the years 2023 and 2026 the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerning amendments of the detailed topics listed in Annex IV. In exercising its power the Commission shall ensure that such delegated acts do not impose a significant additional burden or cost on the Member States or on the respondents and provide full justification in that regard, and that a maximum of 25%, rounded up to the nearest integer, of the detailed topics listed in Annex IV are changed for each module by delegated acts.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts for the purpose of specifying the information to be provided on an ad-hoc basis, if such information is deemed necessary, by providing:
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2) not later than 12 months before the beginning of the survey reference year. While preparing such implementing acts potential extra costs and administrative burdens on agricultural holdings and Member States shall be taken in to account.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. For the collection of the ad-hoc data specified in Article 9, the Union mayshall provide grants to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 towards covering the cost of the implementation of an ad-hoc data collection. That Union financial contribution shall not exceed 90% of the eligible costs.