21 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2008/0103(CNS)
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural land, especially land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition on the basis of the framework set upitems referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures. The second column of Annex III comprises optional standards, and Member States shall decide for themselves whether to make use of them. In addition, the measures taken shall be based on existing EU legislation and shall not entail any additional obligations.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall give priority to the farmers who receive more than EUR 15 000 of direct payments per year, and to farmers under the age of 35.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where payment is delayed as a result of a dispute with the competent authority which concludes in the farmer’s favour, the farmer shall be paid interest at the market rate.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. PNo payments shall be made in respect of an application under support schemes listed in Annex I shall not be made before the controls with regard to eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member State pursuant to Article 22, have been finalised on that application.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may use the national reserve to grant, in priority and according to objective criteria, payment entitlements to farmers who commence their agricultural activity or are younger than 35 and in such a way as to ensure equal treatment between farmers and to avoid market and competition distortions.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State having introduced the single payment scheme in accordance with Chapters 1 to 4 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2009each year at the latest, to apply the single payment scheme from 2010the next year at regional level under the conditions laid down in this section. De keuze om een omslag te maken naar een regionaal model is op deze manier zeer inflexibel en laat weinig ruimte voor discussie en onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden en noodzaak. Daarom het voorstel om jaarlijks te kunnen besluiten over de omslag naar een regionaal model.Or. nl Motivering
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts referred in Annex XI that were available for coupled support under the schemes referred under point I of Annex X shall be distributed by the Member States amongst the farmers in the sectors concerned in accordance with objective and non discriminatory criteria taking account, in particular, of support that those farmers received, directly or indirectly, under the relevant support schemes during one or more years of the period 2005 to 2008. The Member States may, however, opt for a more recent representative period on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may decide by 1 August 2009 at the latest to use from 2010 up to 10% of their national ceilings referred to in Article 41 or up to 50% of the funds from modulation obtained under Article 9(4) to grant support to farmers:
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may decide by 1 August 2009 at the latest to use from 2010annually before 1 August to use from the next calendar year up to 10% of their national ceilings referred to in Article 41 to grant support to farmers:
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint i
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint i
i) specific types of farming which are important for the protection orcontinued enhancement of the environmentsustainability in the agriculture sector, including animal welfare,
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii) for improving the marketing and competitiveness of agricultural products;
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) to address specific disadvantages affecting farmers in the dairy, beef, sheep and goatmeat and rice, rice, potato starch and fibre-flax sectors in economically vulnerable or environmentally sensitive areas,
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) in the form of contributions to crop insurance premiums in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 69,
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Support for measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) may only be granted: for coverage of the additional costs actually incurred and income foregone in order to fulfil the objective concerned.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 - point b
Article 68 – paragraph 2 - point b
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
Crop insurance Support for insurance premiums
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may grant financial contributions to premiums for crop insurance against losses caused by adverse climatic events, or for insurance against economic losses caused by the outbreak of animal or plant diseases, as referred to in Article 70(2)(b).
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The financial contribution granted per farmer shall be set atmay not exceed 60% of the insurance premium due. Member States may decide to increase the financial contribution to 70% taking account of the climatic situation, the nature and intensity of the disease outbreak or the situation of the sector concerned .
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) 'economic losses' shall mean any additional cost incurred by a farmer as a result of exceptional measures taken by the farmer with the objective to reduce supply on the market concerned, costs incurred as a result of emergency vaccination or any substantial loss of production. Costs for which compensation may be granted in accordance with other Community provisions and those resulting from the application of any other health and veterinary or phytosanitary measures shall not be considered as economic losses, except in the case of losses by farmers resulting from restrictions on the marketing of animals imposed as a result of the reintroduction of emergency vaccination as referred to in Article 11(4) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – line 4 – column 2 – indent 3
Annex III – line 4 – column 2 – indent 3