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28 Amendments of Bas BELDER related to 2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

Those objectives shall be complemented by and interconnected with the cross-cutting objective of modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification for final beneficiaries by reducing the administrative burden, and performance of the CAP support.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) result indicators relating to the specific objectives concerned and used for the establishment of quantified milestones and targets in relation to those specific objectives in the CAP Strategic Plans and assessing progress towards the targets. The indicators relating to environment- and climate-specific objectives may cover interventions included in ~~relevant national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from the Union legislation~~the CAP Strategic Plans, as listed in Annex XI;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title ~~or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67~~ who do not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including 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 standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, t~~aking~~o the extent applicable taking duly 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.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. In respect of the main objectives laid down in Annex III Member States may ~~prescribe standards additional to those~~allow, as alternatives optional to beneficiaries, practices equivalent to the standards laid down in that Annex against those main objectives. However, Member States shall not define minimum standards for main objectives other than the main objectives laid down in Annex III.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3

3. The complementary income support for young farmers shall take the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare and shall be granted for a maximum period of 7 years counted from the first application for the complementary income support by the young farmer.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. When designing those practices Member States shall take into account where applicable the cross-cutting objective laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 5.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by ~~national and~~ Union law;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) concentration of supply and/or the placing on the market of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, including through direct marketing; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1);

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5

5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer organisations ~~or by~~, associations of producer organisations or, where applicable, interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)

Article 46a Union financial assistance may be granted to interbranch organisations where those organisations present an operational program. The total amount of Union financial assistance for interbranch organisations' operational programs approved in a Member State shall be limited to an amount equal to 2% of the Member States' allocations for direct payments set out in Annex IV.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by ~~national and~~ Union law;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions to promote forms of cooperation which involves at least two entities of which at least one is involved in agricultural production, and which contributes to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2

2. The body of the Member State responsible for drawing up the CAP Strategic Plan shall ensure that the competent public authorities for the environment and climate and sector representatives are effectively involved in the preparation of the environmental and climate aspects of the plan.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~economic and social~~farmers representatives, young farmers, economic and social and agricultural innovation partners;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) a description of the use and verification of recognition criteria for producer organisations and interbranch organisations implementing sectoral interventions as referred to in Chapter III of Title III.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the eligibility conditions, including recognition criteria where applicable;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2

2. Requests for amendment of CAP Strategic Plans shall ~~be duly justified and shall~~ in particular set out the expected impact of the changes to the plan on achieving the specific objectives referred to in Article 6(1). They shall be accompanied by the amended plan including the updated annexes as appropriate.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Each member of the Monitoring Committee shall have a vote, which may be a weighted vote, in non-binding opinions.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

(fa) simplification and reduction of administrative burden for final beneficiaries.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

EIP Operational Groups may also be established by producer organisations and/or interbranch organisations who may also contribute to its financing where applicable.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 b (new)

EIP Operational Groups may be formed by members from different Member States.

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) monitor progress made towards achieving the targets of the CAP Strategic Plans as well as simplification for final beneficiaries;

2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards

~~No bare~~Appropriate protection of soil in most sensitive period(s)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8

Crop rotation where applicable or alternative practice used

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1

- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive features or areas or retention of landscape features

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards

~~Ban on converting or ploughing~~Appropriate protection of permanent grassland in Natura 2000 sites

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI