Activities of Álvaro AMARO related to 2019/0254(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Transitional provisions for support from the EAFRD and EAGF in the years 2021 and 2022 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down certain transitional provisions for the support by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 229/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2021 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards their resources and application in the year 2021
Amendments (16)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is essential to implement this Regulation in practice to ensure that farmers are not placed at a disadvantage during the transition period and thus continue to receive assistance in a predictable manner with no change to the reference conditions applicable during the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) This Regulation should give the Member States sufficient time to prepare their respective national strategic plans and the administrative structures necessary for successful implementation of the new legal framework. This should not discourage Member States from presenting their respective national strategic plans in a timely manner. In addition, all national strategic plans should enter into force after the transition period and at the same time. Under no circumstances should different countries apply different rules.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to run out of funds and not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certain of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 2021 and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level ofpercentage of EAFRD environment and climate ambitionexpenditure.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to limit a significant carry-over of commitments from the current programming period for rural development to the CAP Strategic Plans, tThe duration of new multiannual commitments in relation to agri- environment-climate, organic farming and forest-environment should be limited to a period of maximum 3 years. The extension of existing commitments should be limited to one yearfive to seven years. Once the rules included in Regulation (EU) .../... [CAP Plan Regulation] take effect, the persons undertaking to carry out operations under those commitments should adapt their practices in accordance with the new rules.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) In the event that a proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and the related proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] have not been adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union by 30 September 2020, the one-year transitional period originally proposed in this Regulation ending on 31 December 2021 should, as a last resort, be extended by a year to 31 December 2022. In that case, the corresponding transitional rules and conditions applicable to the original transitional period should continue to apply during the extended transitional period and the budget allocations and applicable timeframes should be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall levelpercentage of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of onfive to threeseven years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, fromThis shall be done, provided that once the rules included in Regulation (EU) .../... [CAP Plan Regulation] take effect and that this expenditure is provided in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for [2022 - 20217], the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directlypersons undertaking to carry out operations under this Article shall adapt their practices in accordance with the new rules. Should the support to beneficiaries foallowing a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes.; below the level granted in the previous planning period, beneficiaries shall have the option to opt out of the legal commitment before its original termination. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of onfive to threeseven years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directlyThis shall be done, provided that once the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) .../... [CAP Plan Regulation] take effect and that this expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for [2022 - 2027], the persons undertaking to carry out operations under this Article shall adapt their practices in accordance with the new rules. Should the support to beneficiaries foall below the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)level granted in the previous planning period, beneficiaries shall have the option to opt out of the legal commitment before its original termination. Or. en
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– in the French overseas departments: EUR 267 5878 410 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Azores and Madeira: EUR 102 086 210 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Canary Islands: EUR 257 9768 420 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulations (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– in the French overseas departments: EUR 256 900 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
– Azores and Madeira: EUR 20 41 200 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 3
– Canary Islands: EUR 69 972 700 000, Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 229/2013
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Union shall finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV up to an amount of EUR 23 00930 000. Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0229&from=en)
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 229/2013
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The amount allocated to finance the specific supply arrangements referred to in Chapter III shall not exceed EUR 6 837 110 000. Or. pt (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0229&from=en)