25 Amendments of Salvatore CARONNA related to 2011/0280(COD)
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity and for women in farming;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “agricultural area” means any area taken up by arable land, pasture and permanent grassland and/or permanent crops;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "pasture and permanent grassland" means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage to grow forage grasses naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided thator features of importance for the grclasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominantification of the land as pasture;
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. For each Member State and each year, the national ceiling comprising the total value of all allocated entitlements, of the national reserve and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37, 37a and 39 shall be as set out in Annex II.
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set, for each Member State, the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37, 37a and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 1323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland and pasture on their holding; and
Amendment 1331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to use specific agronomic practices for permanent crops;
Amendment 1448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the unitareas of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007covered by the actions or requirements specified therein.
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 1600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
Pasture and permanent grassland
Amendment 1620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland and pasture the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as “reference areas under permanent grassland and pasture”.
Amendment 1637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under pasture and permanent grassland and pasture shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into pasture and permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.
Amendment 1653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland and pasture. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 1678 #
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 pasture and permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of pasture and permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into pasture and permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under pasture and permanent grassland and pasture in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Permanent crops 1. Farmers with permanent crops as defined in Article 4(g) shall use specific agronomic practices laid down by Member States. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to lay down the criteria for establishing the specific agronomic practices referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the eligible agricultural area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 75 % 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 stripreferred to in Article 4(h) (permanent grassland and pasture) and Article 4(g) (permanent crops), is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features such as hedges or stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen- fixing crops, short rotation coppice, poplar plantations and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 4 – title
Title 3 – chapter 4 – title
Payments for young farmers and women in farming
Amendment 1935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers and to women engaged in farming and contributing to the rural economy who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
Amendment 2003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37a General risk management provisions 1. Member States may cover: (a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers or groups of farmers, to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation; (b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, for economic losses caused by the outbreak of an animal or plant disease, an environmental incident or adverse climatic events, including droughts; (c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds or insurance, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income. 2. For the purposes 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 the outbreak of an animal or plant disease, an environmental incident or adverse climatic events, or experiencing a severe drop in their income. 3. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this aid with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. Direct income support received under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (hereinafter "EGF") shall also be taken into consideration when estimating the income levels of farmers. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the minimum and maximum duration of the commercial loans to mutual funds referred to in Articles 37c(3)(b) and 37d(4). 5. The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a mid-term review concerning the implementation of the risk management measure and propose, if necessary, appropriate legislative proposals for improvement.
Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 b (new)
Article 37 b (new)
Article 37b Crop, animal, and plant insurance Article 37b 1. Support under Article 37a(1)(a) shall be granted only for insurance contracts which cover loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or for a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which results in a reduction of annual production of more than 30 % as compared to the average annual production of the farmer. That average annual production shall be calculated by taking the figures for the preceding three years or for the preceding five years and excluding the highest and lowest figures, or, in duly justified exceptional circumstances, by taking the figures for a specific year in the preceding five years. The measurement of the extent of the loss caused may be tailored to the specific characteristics of each type of product using (a) biological indexes (quantity of biomass loss) or equivalent yield loss indexes established at farm, local, regional or national level, or (b) weather indexes (quantity of rainfall, temperature, etc.) established at local, regional or national level. 2. The occurrence of an adverse climatic event or the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or pest infestation must be formally recognised as such by the competent authority of the Member State concerned. Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted. 3. Insurance payments shall compensate for not more than the total cost of replacing the losses referred to in Article 37a(1)(a) and shall not require or specify the type or quantity of future production. Member States may limit the amount of the premium that is eligible for support by applying appropriate ceilings.
Amendment 2005 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 c (new)
Article 37 c (new)
Amendment 2006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 d (new)
Article 37 d (new)
Amendment 2007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 e (new)
Article 37 e (new)
Article 37e Financial provisions 1. In order to finance the payment referred to in Article 37a, Member States may decide, by 1 August 2013, to use up to 7 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II. The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph. Member States may, by 1 August 2015 and 1 August 2017, review their decisions with effect from the subsequent year. They shall notify the revised percentage by 1 August of the year prior that in which the revised percentage is to apply. 2. According to the percentage of the national ceiling to be used by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, fix the corresponding ceiling for that payment on a yearly basis. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 2057 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Coupled support may only be granted to sectors or to regions of a Member State where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors undergo certain difficulties and are particularly important for economic and/or social and/or environmental reasonsand products referred to in Annex I to the Treaty.