57 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 September 2013 entitled “A new EU Forest Strategy: for forests and forest based sector”,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming acknowledges that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is the most integrated policy in the EU and is enabling the EU farming and forestry sectors to respond to citizens’ demands regarding not only food security, safety, quality and sustainability, but also environmental care, climate change action, ecosystem service and high animal welfare standards;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union’s overarching objective of multifunctional agriculture, driven by family farms and forestry, remains key to delivering the positive externalities and public goods that European citizens demand;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensures genuine simplification for beneficiaries, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmor farmers and forest owners, without adding new constraints on Member States on its implementation and thus a new layer of complexity as well as ensuring flexibility for farmers;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extensionand sustainable forest practice, and to promote a multi-actor approach where the farmers are at its centre, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services and by knowledge exchange and training services;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food and forestry sector must be incentivised to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture and forestry, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000 the role of young people and women in rural development;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the EU Forestry strategy stressed that CAP plays a crucial role in enhancing the contribution of forestry to reaching its objectives;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas circular economy and bio-economy will contribute to new business models benefiting to farmers and foresters whilst fostering rural areas;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas any changes to the current CAP must be introduced in such a way as to ensure stability for the sector and security of planning for farmers and the forest owners by means of adequate transition periods and measures;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the EU Forest Strategy promotes a coherent, holistic view of forest management, covers the multiple benefits of forests, integrates internal and external forest-policy issues, and addresses the whole forest value-chain;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as penjoy flexibility on the basis of a common set of objectives and indicators agreed at EU level, covering both pillarts of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensurethe CAP, and within a common framework of basic EU requirements ensuring a level-playing field and, in particular, an EuropeanU approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing fieldfor the support under pillar I;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Commission of the need to fully respect the distribution of powers within each Member State, often set out in their constitutions, particularnotably in terms of respecting the legal competences of the EU’s rRegions when implementing policies;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds that especially for the EAFRD, regions, as managing authorities, can provide a local administration to finance concrete projects directed towards the field;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the proposal of the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls also on the Commission to provide Member States with more flexibility in the framework of the agricultural State aid rules to encourage farmers to setup voluntary precautionary savings in a view to better cope with the upsurge in climate-driven and health risks as well as economic crises;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods, supplied by farmers and forest owners on the basis of common uniform objectives and criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, whichunder which Pillar I in particular is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions;
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the currentfuture CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of a strong budget allocated to the second pillar (RD policy) in the overall CAP budget;
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be diegressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States; in order to take account of effects of scale on operating costs.
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Moreover, takes the view that decisions on capping should rest with the Member States;
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the replacement of the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced bywith an EU-wide uniform and transparent method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent based on concrete EU results-orientated objectives and targets to 2030 for the delivery of public goods;
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that this would enable the administratively-complex system of payment entitlements to be replaced, resulting in a considerable reduction in red tape;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national/regional strategyic plan must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top- ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of newadequate and targeted financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations to the next generation;
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, including the provision and protection of arable land in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and multifunctional and sustainable forestry and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 909 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses, in the context of rural development, the need to recognise the important role of multifunctional, actively and sustainably managed forests in reaching various CAP objectives and in tackling EU challenges related to climate, environment, and to social and economic sustainability;
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to support and promote forest owners associations, cooperatives and producer groups over the long term with respect to their crucial role regarding the implementation of the objectives of the future CAP;
Amendment 952 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to introduce under Pillar I requirements which are mandatory for as many farms as possible, whilst under Pillar II provision should be made for flexible environmental programmes tailored to local circumstances which must account for a minimum share, to be determined, of total CAP funding in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 972 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for farmers to compensated for the income losses they suffer as a result of these environmental programmes and for incentives to be created for investment in environmental protection, biodiversity and resource-efficiency;
Amendment 984 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget to AEMs, including organic agriculture, and sustainable forestry measures to support for biodiversity and genetic diversity in animals and plant species, including to better adapt to changing climatic conditions;
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in the agriculture by supporting training and agriculturalal and forestry sector by supporting a strong advisory system, better adapted to beneficiaries’ needs and extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering targeted training, the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States with a general focus on new technologies and digitalization;
Amendment 1045 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls upon Member States to allocate the required human resources to assist farmers in making best use of funds available to them to assist them in their agricultural work and to ensure a fair and expeditious processing of all applications made by the farming community for assistance in terms of European programmes to promote agriculture;
Amendment 1052 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights the overarching and pressing need to simplify and reduce the administrative burden of EU agricultural Policy;
Amendment 1073 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Amendment 1088 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current common market organisation (CMO) framework, including the individual sector plans (wine, and fruit and vegetables) and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness based on the principle of maintaining a fair playing level field of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
Amendment 1096 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current single common market organisation (SCMO) framework, includingespecially the marketing standards, the production management systems, the individual sector plans (wine, andpiculture, fruit and vegetables and other relevant sectors) and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
Amendment 1097 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing operational programmes along the lines of the market organisation for fruit and vegetables for other sectors as well;
Amendment 1105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that such specific tools should remain in the first pillar and that sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and their specificities should be kept;
Amendment 1110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to confirm and improve the positive and “market oriented” experience of the Fruit and Vegetables scheme by maintaining the current EU requirements of the financial support to Operational Programs based on the value of the production (VMP) marketed by each Producer Organization (PO’s);
Amendment 1115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the attractiveness of the European Risk Management Toolbox (insurance, income stabilisation tools and mutual funds) included in the CAP has been strengthened by the Omnibus regulation;
Amendment 1119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Stresses that this can offer an opportunity in particular for producer organisations which represent dairy farmers in mountain regions and outlying areas of the Union and process and market high-quality products and, therefore, a means of maintaining milk production in these hard-to-farm areas;
Amendment 1123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexiblethe development and the use of such risk management and stabiliszation tools while ensuring broad access and compatibility with existing national schemes;
Amendment 1163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation in a way that ensures that farmers receive fair and equitable compensation for their produce, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses that, based on the provisions obtained in the Omnibus regulation to rebalance the bargaining power within the food supply chain, farmers should be further incentivised to organise and use such new collective possibilities provided by farmers’ organisations;
Amendment 1194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses that the future CAP should also foster the development of economic organisations of the agricultural sector, both vertical and horizontal cooperation,, and continue to strengthen transparency in the markets and crisis prevention tools;
Amendment 1195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Considers that, based on the lessons drawn on the functioning of the diverse EU Market observatories (Milk, Meat, Sugar & Crops), such tools should be extended to the sectors that are not already covered and further developed to offer reliable data and forecasts to the market operators in order to deliver early warning in case of market disturbances;
Amendment 1196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Stresses that the historical market management tools of the CAP (public intervention and private storage) no longer have sufficient efficiency in a global economy context;
Amendment 1198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – drawing on the lessons learnt during the last market crises particularly in the dairy sector – activethe complementary use of innovative market and crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage, and if appropriate reduce, supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations, farmers’ associations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrumentworkable and independent EU fund for agricultural crisis exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective prevention actions and responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease- related issues and food safety; Insists that this renewed EU fund for agricultural crisis should be used to complement the post-Omnibus European Risk Management Toolbox in case of severe crisis;
Amendment 1248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforcneed to be tackled, safeguard mechanismsuch as respect of EU sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards, to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to review the current safeguard mechanisms available within the SCMO, which should play a preventive role for sensitive sectors based on reference volume and prices thresholds allowing the safeguard mechanisms to be triggered automatically when such thresholds are reached;
Amendment 1281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and, marketing and promotion activities on internal and third- country markets for those sectors that benefit of specific policy instruments within the CAP;
Amendment 1314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the general objectives, measures and financial allocations, and determine the level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States as well as Regions to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;