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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) To ensure legal certainty in the transition it should be provided that expenditure undertaken pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 under area and animal related measures and measures for the setting up of young farmers and for investment should be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the new programming period ~~when there are still payments to be made~~. In the interest of sound financial management and effective programme implementation, such expenditure should be clearly identified in the rural development programmes and throughout the management and control systems of the Member States. In order to avoid unnecessary complexity in the financial management of rural development programmes in the new programming period, it should be provided that the co-financing rates of the new programming period shall apply to transitional expenditure.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) In view of the serious difficulties that a number of Member States still face with respect to their financial stability, and in order to limit the resulting negative effects during the transition from the current to the forthcoming programming period, by allowing for maximum utilisation of the EAFRD funds available, the duration of the derogation increasing the maximum EAFRD contribution rates provided for in Article 70(4c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 should be extended until the final date of eligibility of expenditure for the 2007-2013 programming period, on 31 December 2015.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Petri SARVAMAA, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Finland has been authorized to pay national support to certain agricultural sectors in southern Finland in accordance with Article 141 of its Accession Treaty. Taking into account the timing of the CAP reform and due to the fact that the economic situation of agriculture in southern Finland is difficult and therefore the producers are still in need of specific support, it is appropriate to provide for integration measures according to which Finland may, in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty, be authorised by the Commission to make national payments for certain production sectors in southern Finland. These payments should be gradually decreased between the years 2014 to 2020.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

(1) By way of derogation from Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], for the measures of Article 3620(a)(i~~) to (v~~i) and (b)(i~~v) and (v)~~), (iii), (iv) and (v), and Articles 36, 52 and 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, Member States may continue to undertake new legal commitments to beneficiaries in 2014 pursuant to the rural development programmes adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 even after the financial resources of the 2007-2013 programming period have been used up, until the adoption of the respective rural development programme for the 2014- 2020 programming period. The expenditure incurred on the basis of these commitments shall be eligible in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

(1) By way of derogation from Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], for the measures of Article ~~36(a)(i) to~~20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (~~b)(i~~v), and ~~(v)~~Articles 36, 52 and 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, Member States may continue to undertake new legal commitments to beneficiaries in 2014 pursuant to the rural development programmes adopted on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 even after the financial resources of the 2007-2013 programming period have been used up, until the adoption of the respective rural development programme for the 2014- 2020 programming period. The expenditure incurred on the basis of these commitments shall be eligible in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

(1) By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures of Article 3620(a)(i~~) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v)~~i) and(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v), and Articles 36, 52 and 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and of Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

(1) By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures of Article ~~36(a)(i) to~~20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (~~b)(iv)~~v) and Articles 36, 52 and ~~(v)~~63 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and of Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

b) for payments to be made after 31 December 2015 for commitments under Article 36.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Astrid LULLING, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 40 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1a (new)

By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States may decide to retain the value of payment entitlements as at 31 December 2013.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Petri SARVAMAA, Albert DESS, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point aa

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 69 – paragraph 1

aa. the following paragraphs are inserted: "1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 13% of the annual national ceiling referred to in Article 40, provided that: (a) they applied, until 31 December 2013, the single area payment scheme as laid down in Title V of this Regulation, or financed measures under Article 111 of this Regulation, or are concerned by the derogation provided for in Article 69(5), or, in the case of Malta, in Article 69(1) of this Regulation; and/or (b) they allocated, during at least one year in the period 2010-2013, more than 5% of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV, and V of this Regulation, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation, the support provided for in subpoints (i) to (iv) of point (a) and in points (b) and (e) of Article 68(1) of this Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of this Regulation 1b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1a., Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10% of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of this Regulation, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of this regulation, the support provided for in subpoints (i) to (iv) of point (a) and in points (b) and (e) of Article 68(1) of this Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of this Regulation may decide to use more than 13% of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex VIII of this Regulation upon approval by the Commission."

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Sandra KALNIETE, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 124

(7a) In Article 124, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: "1. The agricultural area of a new Member State other than Bulgaria and Romania under the single area payment scheme shall be the part of its utilised agricultural area which is maintained in good agricultural condition, whether or not in production, and, where appropriate, adjusted in accordance with the objective and non-discriminatory criteria to be set by that new Member State after approval by the Commission." For the purposes of this Title, 'utilised agricultural area' shall mean the total area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens as established by the Commission for its statistical purposes. For Bulgaria and Romania, the agricultural area under the single area payment scheme shall be the part of its utilised agricultural area which is maintained in good agricultural condition, whether or not in production, where appropriate adjusted in accordance with the objective and non-discriminatory criteria to be set by Bulgaria or Romania after approval by the Commission. 2. For the purpose of granting payments under the single area payment scheme, all agricultural parcels corresponding to the criteria provided for in paragraph 1, as well as agricultural parcels planted with short rotation coppice (CN code ex 0602 90 41), shall be eligible. However, for Bulgaria and Romania, all agricultural parcels corresponding to the criteria provided for in paragraph 1, as well as agricultural parcels planted with short rotation coppice (CN code ex 0602 90 41), shall be eligible. Except in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances, the parcels referred to in the first subparagraph shall be at the farmer's disposal on the date fixed by the Member State which shall be no later than the date fixed in that Member State for amendment of the aid application. The minimum size of eligible area per holding for which payments may be requested shall be 0,3 ha. However, any new Member State may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and after approval by the Commission, to set the minimum size at a higher level not exceeding 1 ha."

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Sandra KALNIETE, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 133b (new)

(8a) In Title V, the following Article is added:: Article 133b "Transitional national aid in 2014 1. The new Member States applying the single area payment according to Article 122 may decide to grant transitional national aid in 2014. 2. Bulgaria and Romania may grant aid under this Article only if they decide by [one month from the date of application of this Regulation] not to grant in 2014 any complementary national direct payments under Article 132. 3. The aid may be granted to farmers in sectors in respect of which transitional national aid according to Article 133a, or in the case of Bulgaria and Romania complementary national direct payments according to Article 132, were granted in 2013. 4. The conditions for granting the aid shall be identical to those authorised for the granting of payments pursuant to Articles 132 or 133a in respect of 2013, with exception of the reductions due to the application of Article 132(2) in conjunction with Articles 7 and 10 of this Regulation. 5. The total amount of aid that may be granted to farmers in any of the sectors referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited to 80% of the sector specific financial envelopes in respect of 2013 as authorised by the Commission according to Article 133a(5), or for Bulgaria and Romania as authorised according to Article 132(7). For Cyprus, the sector specific financial envelopes are set out in Annex XVIIa of this Regulation. 6. New Member States shall notify the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the Commission at the latest by 31 March 2014. The notification of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following: (a) the financial envelope for each sector; (b) the maximum rate of transitional national aid where appropriate. 7. The new Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and within the limits authorised by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 5, on the amounts of transitional national aid to be granted."

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5a (new)

Regulation (EC) Nr. 1968/2005
Article 70 – paragraph 4c

Article 5a Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1968/2005 Regulation (EC) No 1968/2005 is amended as follows: 1. Article 70 – paragraph 4c (a) In the first subparagraph the introductory part is replaced by the following: By way of derogation from the ceilings set out in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, the EAFRD contribution may be increased up to a maximum of 95 % of eligible public expenditure in the regions eligible under the Convergence Objective and the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean Islands, and 85 % of eligible public expenditure in other regions. These rates shall apply to the eligible expenditure newly declared in each certified declaration of expenditure, where after [OPOCE please insert date of entry into force of this Regulation] a Member State complies with one of the following conditions: ‘ (b) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘A Member State wishing to make use of the derogation provided in the first subparagraph shall submit a request to the Commission to modify its rural development programme accordingly. The derogation shall apply from the approval, by the Commission, of the modification of the programme.’

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Petri SARVAMAA, Riikka PAKARINEN, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph -1 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZ]
Article 114

The following Article 114a is inserted: "Article 114a Derogation from Regulation (EU) No 966/2012 By way of derogation from Article 59(5) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012 and Article 9(1) of this Regulation, the certification body's opinion for the years 2014 and 2015 does not need to confirm the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions."

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Petri SARVAMAA, Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7

Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZ]
Article 115

1. This Rregulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2014~~, except as follows~~. 2. However, the following provisions shall apply: (a) Articles 7, 8 ~~and 9 shall apply~~, 16, 24a and 25, from 16 October 2013; (b) Articles 9, 18, 42~~, 43~~ and 45 ~~shall apply from 16 October 2013 as regards expenditure incurred from 16 October 2013 (c) Title III, Chapter II of Title V and Title VI shall apply from 1 January 2015. "~~for expenditure incurred from 16 October 2013 without prejudice to Article 114a; (c) Article 54, Title III, Title IV and Title V from 1 January 2015, except as regards Title V sCMO Regulation, which shall apply from 1 January 2014; (ca) Article 110 for payments made as from financial year 2016 onwards and Articles 110a - 110d for payments made as from financial year 2015 onwards.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Petri SARVAMAA, Albert DESS, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph -1 (new)

Regulation (EU) No [...][sCMO],
Article 149

(-1) In Article 149 of Regulation (EU) No [...][sCMO], point 149a is added: 149a. National payments for certain sectors in Finland Subject to an authorization by the Commission, Finland may in the years 2014-2020 make regressive national payments to the sectors referred to in the Commission Decision C(2008)696 final. The Commission shall make the decision authorizing these payments as well as setting the more detailed conditions for granting the aid without using the Committee procedure referred to in [Article 162].

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Albert DESS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

Protection and management of water: - Establishment of buffer strips along water courses (1) Protect water against pollution and run-off, - Where use of water for irrigation is and manage the use of water subject to authorisation, compliance with authorisation procedures - ~~The measures laid down in the Appendix~~Protection of ground water against pollution: prohibition of direct discharge into groundwater and measures to prevent indirect pollution of groundwater through discharge on the ground and percolation through the soil of dangerous substances, as listed in the Annex to the Directive 80/68/EEC.

2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI

Activities of Albert DESS related to 2013/0117(COD)

Plenary speeches (2)

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