10 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2011/0282(COD)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 2530% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, and organic farming payments and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measuresspecific constraints and major natural constraints, notably as a result of arid or wet conditions or soil or terrain quality.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) promoting irrigation and access to water and increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture;
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
(a) facilitating diversification, creation and transfer of ownership of new small enterprises and job creation;
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) mountain areas and areas facing natural constraints, as referred to in Article 33(2) and (3) respectively;
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, mountain areas and areas facing natural constraints, such as those referred to in Article 32(2) and (3), the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) information on the complementaritythe mechanisms for coordination with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, through cohesion policy or by the EMFF;
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) business start-up and transfer aid for:
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At least 30 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme shall be reserved for the measures referred to in Articles 29, 30, 31 and 32.