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90 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2011/0282(COD)

Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new areas of activity, new agriculture- or forestry-related businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities and social agriculture is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non- agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small farmagriculture- and forestry-related businesses which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The development of local infrastructure and local basic services in rural areas, including leisure and culture, the renewal of villages and activities aimed at the restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes is an essential element of any effort to realise the growth potential and promote the sustainability ofand resource-efficiency of and a circular regional economy in rural areas. Support should therefore be granted to operations with this aim, including the access to Information and Communication Technologies and the development of fast and ultra-fast broadband. In line with these objectives, development of services and infrastructure leading to social inclusion and reversing trends of social and economic decline and depopulation of rural areas should be encouraged. In order to achieve the maximum effectiveness for such support, covered operations should be implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities and their basic services, where such plans exist, elaborated by one or more rural communes. In order to ensure coherence with the Unions climate objectives the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 managas a matter of priority encourage farmers 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’ principl. Outputs from recognised agri- environment measures should count towards the fulfilment of greening commitments in the context of the direct payments scheme. 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 havebe required to spend a minimum of 25% 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, organic farming and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures. Farm managers should be eligible for this measure as a matter of priority.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Within the overall framework of the CAP, support for rural development, including activities across the whole of the food sector and in forestry, shall contribute to achieving the following objectives:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture; and forestry,
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) a balanced territorial and regional economic development of rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The achievement of the objectives of rural development, which contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, shall be pursued through the following six Union priorities for rural development, which the Member State regards as most appropriate and which translate the relevant Thematic Objectives of the CSF:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving competitiveness, including improving the efficiency and increasing the added value of the manufacturing sector;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may submit either a single programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, a set of regional programmes or a set of national and regional programmes. If a Member State opts for a set of national and regional programmes, each measure or type of operation shall be programmed at national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States with regional programmes may also submit for approval, in addition to a national framework containing common elements for all these programmes, a national programme without a separate budgetary allocation which may not exceed 25% of the resources allocated to each Member State.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) short supply chains. and regional economic channels
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the development and promotion of agricultural products, including organic products, bearing official quality labels.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a description of the strategy which includes the targets setting for each of, the focus areas of the Union priorities for rural development which the Member State regards as most appropriate and which are included in the programme, on the basis of common indicators referred to in Article 76, to be defined as part of the monitoring and evaluation system referred to in Article 74, and a selection of measures, based on a sound intervention logic of the programme, including an assessment of the expected contribution of the measures chosen to achieve the targets.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the assessment of the ex ante conditionalities and, where required, the actions referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and the milestones established for the purpose of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012];deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a specific analysis of the situation in terms of SWOT and identification of the needs that have to be addressed by the sub-programme;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a separate specific indicator plan, with planned outputs and planned expenditure, broken down between public and private.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to the ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Each rural development measure shall be programmed to contribute specifically to the achievement of one or more Union priorities for rural development. An indicative list of measures of particular relevance to the Union priorities is set out in Annex V.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas engaged in the agricultural and forestry sectors benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience, resource- and energy- efficiency, process optimisation and innovation of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. Advice to agriculture- and forestry- related SMEs may cover issues linked to the economic and environmental performance of the enterprise.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall, also through producer groups and agri-food companies, cover new participation by farmers in:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Payments shall be made annually on presentation of the necessary documentation. However, the producer shall make a single application covering a five- year period.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 799 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this paragraph, 'fixed costs' means the costs incurred for entering a supported quality scheme and the annual contribution for participating in that scheme, including, where necessary, expenditure on checks required to verify compliance with the specifications of the scheme. The costs of the checks incurred by new producer groups which have submitted an application for recognition of a quality label shall be admissible from the commencement of the transitional period, that is to say while the documents are being forwarded by the Member State to the Commission.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, conservation, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 856 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) contribute to the promotion of ‘green growth’, the safeguarding of jobs at all stages of the production chain and the development of new areas of activity for farms, for example in the tourism and social spheres,
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligible.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areaswhich have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas, including tourism.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 981 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Support under paragraph 1(a)(iii) shall be granted to farms which meet the criteria laid down in Title II, Chapter 1, Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 and small farms as defined by Member States.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 985 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises which have links to agriculture and forestry in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall define upper and lower thresholds for allowing agricultural holdings access to support under paragraphs 1(a)(i) and 1(a)(iii) respectively. The lower threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be significantly higher than the upper threshold for support under paragraph 1(a)(iii). Support shall be limitedgiven to holdings coming under the definitions of active farmer and micro- and small- enterprises.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and their basic services, of services of agricultural and forestry value and of protection and management plans relating to NATURA 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy; particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments by public bodies in recreational infrastructure, small-scale tourist infrastructure linked to agriculture and forestry, regional marketing, tourist information and sign-posting of touristic sites;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted only to private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten years.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. "Agro-forestry systems" shall mean land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with extensive agriculture on the same land. The maximum number of trees to be planted or preserved per hectare shall be determined by the Member States taking account of local pedo-climatic conditions, forestry species and the need to ensure agricultural use of the land.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under Article 35(1)(c) shall be granted only to private, semi public and public forest owners, municipalities, state forests and their associations and shall cover the costs for:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Forest areas classified as high, medium to highor low forest fire risk according to the forest protection plan established by the Member States shall be eligible for support relating to forest fire prevention.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted only to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted only to private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Agri-environment-climate payments shall be granted to farmers, groups of farmers or groups of farmers and other land-managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more agri- environment-climate commitments on agricultural land or land suitable for agriculture or who have invested in measures to adapt to climate change. Where duly justified to achieve environmental objectives, agri- environment-climate payments may be granted to other land-managers or groups of other land-managgroups of farmers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%. Funding from the EAFRD may be used for measures which come under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DZ/2012.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs and costs as an incentive component to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012. The payments shall be duly differentiated, taking into account: – the situation and development objectives peculiar to a region; – the severity of any permanent natural handicap affecting farming activities; – the type of production and, where appropriate, the economic structure of the holding.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Payments shall be fixed between the minimum and maximum amount laid down in Annex I. Compensatory allowances higher than the maximum amount may be granted provided that the average amount of all compensatory payments granted at the programming level concerned does not exceed the maximum amount.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest exclusively to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter-branch organisations; , producer groups and cooperatives;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) the development and/or marketing of tourism services relating to rural tourism.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) development of ‘social agriculture’ projects (following the example of Green Care).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers or farmers’ associations or organisations, to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Support under paragraph 1(a) above shall be granted directly to farmers, or to the farmers’ associations recognised by the Member State, where these have entered into collective insurance agreements on behalf of their members;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, for economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or an environmental incident;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in for the formpayment of insurance premiums and/or of financial contributions to mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 points (b) and (c), ‘mutual fund’ shall mean a scheme accredited by the Member State in accordance with its national law for affiliated farmers to insure themselves, whereby compensation payments are made to affiliated farmers affected by economic losses caused by adverse climatic events, the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or an environmental incident or experiencing a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis or to the insurance premiums for policies taken out by the mutual fund at market cost. As an alternative to those amounts, the financial contributions may be used towards the capital stock, up to a maximum level of 65% of the contributions paid by the farmers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments to farmers by the mutual fund to farmeror arising from the insurance contract taken out at market prices shall compensate for not more than 70 % of the income lost.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in the event of crisis and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules, and of the insurance contracts.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The financial contributions referred to in Article 37(1)(c) may only relate to the amounts paid by the mutual fund to farmers as financial compensation to farmersor as a share of the cost of the insurance policies that may be taken out by farmers individually, or by groups of farmers collectively. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis or to the insurance premiums for policies taken out by the mutual fund at market prices. As an alternative to those amounts, the financial contributions may be used as capital stock for mutual funds, up to a maximum level of 65% of the contributions paid by the farmers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. A sum of EUR 30 million shall be withdrawn from the allocation referred to in paragraph 1 and used to finance the prize for innovative, local cooperation referred to in Article 56.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) increase the involvement of agricultural, forestry and other rural stakeholders in the implementation of rural development;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. An EIP network shall be put in place to support the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability referred to in Article 61, in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of operational groups, in rural areas, producer groups, agricultural advisory services and researchers
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provide a help desk function and provide information to key actors, particularly primary producers, their suppliers and those they supply, concerning the EIP;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) animate discussions at the level of the programme inand at implementation level with a view tof encouraging the setting up of local operational groups;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) collect, consolidate and disseminate good practiceresearch findings and new technologies relevant to innovation;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) organise conferences and workshops and disseminate information in the field of the EIP.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
The funds referred to in Article 51(2) shall be used for financing the award of a prize to cooperation projects involving at least two entities locatedrural regions in different Member States that realise an innovative, local conceptpursue and implement an innovative EU partnership. The partnership must exist for a period of at least one year.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. The call for proposals shall be open to both local action groups and individual entitregional representative bodies cooperating for the purpose of the specific projectinnovative EU partnership.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The rural development programmes shall establish once, prior to the start of the programme period, a single EAFRD contribution rate applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The national contribution to the eligible public expenditure may be replaced and/or supplemented by private contributions. This shall not apply in respect of measures under Articles 16, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35 and 36, Chapter IV of Title III, Title IV or Articles 61, 62 and 63.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be reserved for operations which provide a significant contribution to innovation relevant to agricultural productivity and sustainability, including climate mitigation or adaptation.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2005 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all the rural development measures they intend to implement are verifiable and controllable. To this end the Managing Authority and the paying agency of each rural development programme shall provide an ex ante assessment of the verifiability and controllability of the measures to be included in the rural development programme. The Managing Authority and paying agency shall also undertake the assessment of verifiability and controllability of measures during the implementation of the rural development programme. Ex ante assessment and assessment during the implementation period shall take into account the results of controls in the previous and current programming period. Where the assessment reveals that the requirements of verifiability and controllability are not met, the measures concerned shall be adjusted accordingly.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarteyearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation about output indicators and financial indicators;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2012 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2037 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 2023, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – title
Additional national financing and aid that does not fall within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Payments made by the Member States in relation to operations falling within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty and intended to provide additional financing for rural development for which Union support is granted, and payments made by the Member States in relation to operations which do not fall within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty, shall be notified by Member States and approved by the Commission in accordance with this Regulation as part of the programming referred to in Article 7. When assessing these payments, the Commission shall apply, by way of analogy, the criteria established for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty. The Member State concerned shall not put its proposed additional financing for rural development into effect until it has been approved.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2088 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 32(3)
Art. 32(3) Payments to areas facing 25 Minimum per ha per year natural or other specific 250(*) Maximum per ha per year constraints 300(*) Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 46(2) Text amended Art. 32(3) Payments to areas facing 25 Minimum per ha per year natural or other specific 250(*) Maximum per ha per year constraints 450(*) Maximum per ha per year in mountain areas as defined in Article 46(2)
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2092 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
Art. 38(5) Crop, animal and plant 65 % Of the insurance premium due insurance Text amended Art. 38(5) Crop, animal and plant 80 % Of the insurance premium due insurance
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2096 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 39(5)
Art. Art. Mutual fund for animal and 65 % Of the eligible costs 39(5) plant diseases and environmental incidents Text amended Art. Art. Mutual fund for animal and 80 % Of the eligible costs 39(5) plant diseases and environmental incidents
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2098 #
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 40(5)
Art. 40(5) Income stabilisation tool 65 % Of the eligible costs Text amended Art. Art. Income stabilisation tool 80 % Of the eligible costs 40(5)
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI