54 Amendments of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2011/0280(COD)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is necessary for the Heading 2 ceiling in the next financing period to be maintained at least at the 2013 level; Adequate financial resources will be necessary in order to meet the challenges of food security, environmental protection, climate change and territorial balance in an enlarged EU, as well as to allow the CAP to contribute to the success of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Heading 2 ceiling It is necessary for the Heading 2 ceiling in the next financing period to be maintained at least at the 2013 level; Adequate financial resources will be necessary in order to meet the challenges of food security, environmental protection, climate change and territorial balance in an enlarged EU, as well as to allow the CAP to contribute to the success of the EU 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to replace it with a new text. The reform should also, as far as possible,The reform should streamline and simplify provisions.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to take into account specific new elements and to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of laying down further definitions regarding the access to support under this Regulation, establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as well as the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in the state suitable for production and the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage as regards permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009in the Union, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , and continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. Such a moveMember States should entailmodify their expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the schemeisting support systems in line with this Regulation, without necessarily abolishing their current direct payments models.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the UnThe redistribution of direct payments should comply with the basic principles of Europa 2020, while highlighting the need to use Union resources for economic growth. To that end, direct payments should be redistributed on the basis of appropriate, objective and non-discriminatory criteria such as the value of agricultural production, averagedded value, labour and purchasing power. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 201922 in a Member State or in a region should haveapproximate to or reach a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmeproductive sectors, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distributionmay retain an element of differentiation in relation to direct support in order to take account of differecnt support across the European Union during that periodtypes of land use.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitabfairly distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equalfairer distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region may have a uniform unit value following a period of convergence, however, in order to avoid disruptive financial and production consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular those with the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should continue to focus on the convergence issue, taking into account the review of the reformed CAP in 2017.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 c (new)
Recital 21 c (new)
(21c) Member States which, by 31 December 2013, operate the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, may retain their existing payment entitlements, subject to modifications to accommodate the conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activityIn order to address the challenge of inter-generational renewal in the agriculturale sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, where only 7% of the population is aged under 35 years of age, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a mandatory payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "“permanent grassland" and permanent pastures” means land used to grow grassfor forage herbaceous plants, shrubs and/or trees or any other herbaceous foragespecies suitable for grazing, naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown), and that hais not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing the frameworkcriteria within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No dDirect payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amwho carry ount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year;an agricultural activity, or maintain land in good agricultural and environmental condition, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, or
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) whose agricultural activities form a significant part of their overall economic activities; or
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) whose principal business or company objects consist of exercising an agricultural activity as defined in Article 4, paragraph1 (c). By way of example, entities such as transport companies, airports, real estate companies, companies managing sport grounds, campsite operators and mining companies shall be excluded from receipt of direct payments.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basic payment scheme shall be available to farmers if they obtain payment entitlements under this Regulation through first allocation pursuant to Article 21, from the national reserve pursuant to Article 23 or, by transfer pursuant to Article 27 or by maintaining existing payment entitlements obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements in Member States: - obtained under the single area payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on(SAPS), may continue to do so after 31 December 2013; or - operating the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 59 or Title III Chapter 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, may continue to apply these entitlements after the 31 December 2013.
Amendment 1288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 and up to 20 hectares, and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the yearthree different crops where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 50 hectares;
Amendment 1319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland, pasture or permanent crops on their holding; and
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives.
Amendment 1425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they come within the following categories: – farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 as regards organic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter, or – beneficiaries of agri-environment- climate payments established pursuant to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].
Amendment 1453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 or are covered by agri-environment- climate measures in accordance with Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and/or Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR].
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the yearup to 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least two different crops. None of those crops shall cover less than 10 % of the arable land. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 50 hectares, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 570 % of the arable land and the two main one shall not exceed 70crops together shall not cover more than 95 % of the arable land.
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: – where the arable land is mainly used for grass production or other forage, mainly left fallow, mainly cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, or a combination of these, or – where the arable land of the farmer covers up to 50 hectares and more than 80% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland and historical pastures, or by permanent crops.
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purpose of this Article, a "crop" shall mean any culture listed under Annex Va.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Permanent grassland and pasture and permanent crops
Amendment 1608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the agricultural area, excluding areas under permanent grassland, covers more than 15 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer stripland under permanent crops, terraces, landscape features such as hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the growing cycle, land under soil-improving crops such as pulses and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Amendment 1812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b (new)
Article 32 b Winter soil cover 1. Farmers with more than 20 hectares of arable land eligible for support under Article 25(2), shall maintain temporary cover during winter, in accordance with the following conditions: -the farmer must be able to identify the map number, method of cultivation and green area sown; Non-living mulch and/or residue cover could be considered for the purposes of this Article. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the requirements set out in this Article and the time period when the temporary cover shall be applied.
Amendment 1816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c (new)
Article 32 c Minimum tillage or no tillage and direct drilling 1. Farmers shall maintain 20% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), under minimum tillage or low disturbance no-tillage and direct drilling. The farmer will be required to keep detailed records including the crop sown, land map number and incorporation method used. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d (new)
Article 32 d Biodiversity action plan 1. Farmers shall implement a biodiversity action plan to areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). The plan shall identify species on the holding and species in decline with targeted habitat provision for those species in decline. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 e (new)
Article 32 e (new)
Amendment 1828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 310 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to qualify as a young farmers in the first pillar, young farmers shall meet objective and non-discriminatory criteria set by Member States, in accordance with Article 2(1) (u) of Regulation (EU) No [..] [RDR].
Amendment 1977 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
Amendment 1985 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
Amendment 2236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
Amendment 2251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a level equal to the amount to which the farmer would be entitled in respect of the number of hectares declared for the 2014 calendar year.