15 Amendments of George LYON related to 2009/2155(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas all legislation must be proportionate to riskthe objective and should only be introduced after a full impact assessment analysing the financial burden which legislation would impose, and including a full cost benefit analysis, has been carried out,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the CAP should seek to harmonise regulation by removing duplication; also asks the Commission, when introducing new regulation, to simultaneously seek to remove unnecessary burdens;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission to consult widely and regularly with agricultural stakeholders in order to better assess the impact of regulation on the ground, and to identify practical, simple and transparent rules for farmers;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that CAP measures should be proportionate to riskthe objective;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, with Member States and regional authorities offering more help and advice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a telephone helplinevariety of means of communication should be institutused, in all Member States to assist farmerscluding the Internet;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expects that, in line with the principles of Better Regulation, all future legislation will be accompanied by a full impact assessment with consideration for regulatory and administrative burdens, and ensuring that any new regulation is proportionate to the aims it seeks to achieve;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that, when Member States apply penalties to farmers for failure to comply with regulations, these penalties must be applied in a transparent, simple and proportionate manner which takes account of the realities on the ground;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that a telephone helpline for farmers, established by the Member States' depmore help and advice provided to fartments of agriculture,rs would help prevent infringements and give Member States the means to steadily reduce their inspection quota;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the future single payment should be based on a simplified flat rate basic support system based on uniform payments in order to make the CAP simpler, fairer and more transparentsimplification, transparency and fairness should be key priorities of the CAP reform;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that the Commission should adopt a more proportionate and ultimately a risk-based approach to the application of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the imposition of financial corrections;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Invites the Commission to come forward with proposals in which the audit and control framework for the CAP might be improved;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 quater (new)
Paragraph 20 quater (new)
20c. Recognises that, in order to cope with environmental challenges, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, farmers have an important role to play in defining the practical measures required to meet these objectives and believes that outcome agreements rather than regulation are the best mechanisms to deliver those objectives;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Asks the Commission to examine the use of outcome agreements as a simple and more efficient method for the delivery of public goods in the future;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls for an amnesty of three years on cross-compliance penalties relating to electronic identification of sheep and goats, given that this is a new and complex technology and will require some time for farmers to become accustomed to and road-test; further, calls on the Commission to conduct a thorough review of the regulation;