10 Amendments of Thomas ULMER related to 2011/2051(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas European agriculture can meet the challenges of the further market orientation in the context of international competition, particularly by means of innovation and high-quality production,
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas effective measures should be taken to maximise added value in the food chain by means of quality production and to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of profits in the food chain,
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and of farmers (employmentcompetitiveness of agriculture, employment, value added, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, innovation and education),
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situationtarting points in the individual Member States arin 2013 will be very disparate, requiringso that special measures per region may be required;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for Member States to have the option of allocating appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for the optional measures under Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;
Amendment 989 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on optional support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules conforming to WTO rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimumeliminate any distortion of competition and tradein the internal market; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal;
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that manipulative speculation in agricultural commodities should be combated; advocates a worldwide notification system for agricultural stocks; observes that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commoditiesrecognises however the importance of a functioning futures market in agricultural commodities; advocates therefore the adoption of worldwide measures to improve market transparency in respect of commodities and derivatives and calls for international measures to be envisaged with a view to combating effectively the undesired consequences of speculation;
Amendment 1048 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Advocates a worldwide notification system for agricultural stocks; points out that, at international level, consideration should be given to the importance of maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities;
Amendment 1064 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and anti-climate change measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to improving the competitiveness of European farmers and assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for greater flexibility to allow the Member States and regions, in shaping their development plans for rural areas, to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time;