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AM_Com_LegReport

European Parliament

2014-2019

{AGRI}Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

2018/0216(COD)

{10/12/2018}10.12.2018

AMENDMENTS

3256 - 3635

Draft report

Esther Herranz García

(PE627.760v02-00)

Establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

Proposal for a regulation

(COM(2018)0392 – C8-0248/2018 – 2018/0216(COD))

AM_Com_LegReport

Amendment3256

Eric Andrieu, Karine Gloanec Maurin


Title 3 – chapter 3 – section 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Section 7 a

Aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables as well as milk and milk products in educational establishments

Article 63 a

Target group

The aid scheme intended to improve the distribution of agricultural products and improving children’s eating habits is aimed at children who regularly attend nurseries, pre-schools or primary or secondary-level educational establishments which are administered or recognised by the competent authorities of Member States.

Article 63 b

Aid for the supply of school fruit and vegetables and of school milk, accompanying educational measures and related costs

1. Union aid shall be granted in respect of children in the educational establishments referred to in Article 22:

(a) for the supply and distribution of eligible products referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article;

(b) for accompanying educational measures; and

(c) to cover certain related costs linked to equipment, publicity, monitoring and evaluation, and, insofar as those costs are not covered by point (a) of this subparagraph, logistics and distribution. The Council shall, in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU, lay down limits for the proportion of Union aid covering measures and costs referred to in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph.

2. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “school fruit and vegetables” means the products referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3 and point (a) of paragraph 4;

(b) “school milk” means the products referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3 and point (b) of paragraph 4, as well as the products referred to in Annex V.

3. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established pursuant to paragraph 1 (“the school scheme”) and requesting the corresponding Union aid shall, taking into account national circumstances, prioritise the distribution of products of either or both of the following groups:

(a) fruit and vegetables and fresh products of the banana sector;

(b) drinking milk and lactose-free versions thereof.

4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3, in order to promote the consumption of specific products and/or to respond to particular nutritional needs of children in their territory, Member States may provide for the distribution of products of either or both of the following groups:

(a) processed fruit and vegetable products, in addition to the products referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3;

(b) cheese, curd, yoghurt and other fermented or acidified milk products without added flavouring, fruit, nuts or cocoa, in addition to the products referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3.

5. In cases where Member States consider it necessary for the attainment of the objectives of the school scheme and the goals stated in the strategies referred to in paragraph 8, they may supplement the distribution of products referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 with products listed in Annex V.

In such cases, the Union aid shall be paid only for the milk component of the distributed product. That milk component shall not be lower than 90 % by weight for products of Category I of Annex V and 75 % by weight for products of Category II of Annex V.

The level of Union aid for the milk component shall be fixed by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU.

6. Products distributed under the school scheme shall not contain any of the following:

(a) added sugars;

(b) added salt;

(c) added fat;

(d) added sweeteners;

(e) added artificial flavour enhancers (E 620 to E 650) as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this paragraph, any Member State may, after obtaining the appropriate authorisation from its national authorities responsible for health and nutrition in accordance with its national procedures, decide that eligible products referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 may contain limited quantities of added sugar, added salt and/or added fat.

7. In addition to products referred to in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article, Member States may provide for the inclusion of other agricultural products under the accompanying educational measures, in particular those listed in points (g) and (v) of Article 1(2).

8. As a condition for its participation in the school scheme, a Member State shall draw up, prior to its participation in the school scheme, and subsequently every six years, at national or regional level, a strategy for the implementation of the scheme. The strategy may be amended by the national or regional authority responsible for developing it, particularly in light of monitoring and evaluation, as well as the results achieved. The strategy shall contain at least the definition of the needs to be addressed, a classification of the needs in order of priority, specification of the target group, the desired results and, if they are available, the quantified objectives to be achieved in relation to the initial situation. It shall also identify the most appropriate tools and actions for achieving these objectives.

The strategy may contain specific elements relating to the implementation of the school scheme, including those intended to simplify its management.

9. Member States shall determine in their strategies the list of all the products to be supplied under the school scheme either through regular distribution or under accompanying educational measures. Without prejudice to paragraph 6, they shall also ensure the appropriate involvement of their national authorities responsible for health and nutrition in drawing up that list, or the appropriate authorisation by those authorities of that list, in accordance with national procedures.

10. Member States shall, in order to make the school scheme effective, also provide for accompanying educational measures, which may include, inter alia, measures and activities aimed at reconnecting children with agriculture through activities, such as farm visits, and the distribution of a wider variety of agricultural products as referred to in paragraph 7. Those measures may also be designed to educate children about related issues, such as healthy eating habits, local food chains, organic farming, sustainable production or combating food waste.

11. Member States shall choose the products to be featured in distribution or to be included in accompanying educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which shall include one or more of the following: considerations relating to health and the environment, seasonality, variety and availability of local or regional products, prioritising products originating from the Union as much as possible. Member States may particularly promote local or regional purchases, organic products, short supply chains or benefits for the environment and, where appropriate, products recognised under the quality systems established by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

Member States may consider, in their strategies, prioritising sustainability and fair-trade considerations.

Article 63 c

Financing provisions

1. Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of this Article, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 250 million per school year.

The aid shall not exceed this overall limit: a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 150 million per school year; b) for school milk: EUR 100 million per school year.

2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to each Member State taking into account the following:

(a) the number of six- to ten-year-old children in the Member State concerned;

(b) the degree of development of the regions within the Member State concerned so as to ensure that higher aid is allocated to less developed regions and to the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013; and

(c) for school milk, in addition to the criteria referred to in points (a) and (b), the historical use of the Union aid for the supply of milk and milk products to children.

The allocations for the Member States concerned shall ensure that higher aid is allocated to the outermost regions listed in Article 349 TFEU in order to take into account the specific situation of those regions in the sourcing of products and to promote such sourcing between outermost regions that are in geographical proximity to each other.

The allocations for school milk resulting from the application of the criteria laid down in this paragraph shall ensure that all Member States are entitled to receive at least a minimum amount of Union aid per child in the age group referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph. That amount shall not be lower than the average use of Union aid per child across all Member States under the school milk scheme which applied prior to 1 August 2017.

The Council shall, in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU, adopt measures relating to fixing indicative and definitive allocations and reassigning Union aid for school fruit and vegetables and school milk.

3. Member States wishing to participate in the school scheme shall submit every year their request for Union aid, specifying the amount requested for the school fruit and vegetables and the amount requested for the school milk that they wish to distribute.

4. Without exceeding the overall limit of EUR 250 million laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20 % of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.

That percentage may be increased up to 25 % for the Member States with outermost regions listed in Article 349 TFEU and in other duly justified cases, such as where a Member State needs to address a specific market situation in the sector covered by the school scheme, its particular concerns regarding low consumption of either one of the groups of products, or other societal changes.

Transfers may be made either:

(a) prior to the fixing of definitive allocations for the following school year, between the Member State’s indicative allocations;

(b) or after the start of school year, between the Member State’s definitive allocations, where such allocations have been set for the Member State in question.

The transfers referred to in point (a) of the third subparagraph may not be made from the indicative allocation for the group of products for which the Member State concerned requests an amount exceeding its indicative allocation. Member States shall notify to the Commission the amount of any transfers between indicative allocations.

5. The school scheme shall be without prejudice to any separate national school schemes which are compatible with Union law. Union aid provided for in Article 23 may be used to extend the scope or effectiveness of any existing national school schemes or school distribution schemes providing school fruit and vegetables and school milk but shall not replace funding for those existing national schemes, except for free distribution of meals to children in educational establishments. If a Member State decides to extend the scope of an existing national school scheme or to make it more effective by requesting Union aid, it shall indicate in the strategy referred to in Article 23(8) how this will be achieved.

6. Member States may, in addition to Union aid, grant national aid for the financing of the school scheme.

Member States may finance that aid by means of a levy on the sector concerned or by means of any other contribution from the private sector.

7. The Union may also finance, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, information, publicity, monitoring and evaluation measures relating to the school scheme, including measures to raise public awareness of the scheme’s objectives, and related networking measures aimed at exchanging experience and best practices in order to facilitate the implementation and management of the scheme.

The Commission may develop, in accordance with Article 24(4) of this Regulation, a common identifier or graphic elements to enhance the visibility of the school scheme.

8. Member States participating in the school scheme shall publicise, at school premises or other relevant places, their involvement in the scheme and the fact that it is subsidised by the Union. Member States may use any suitable publicity tools, which may include posters, dedicated websites, informative graphic material, and information and awareness-raising campaigns. Member States shall ensure the added value and the visibility of the Union school scheme in relation to the provision of other meals in educational establishments.

Article 63 d

Delegated powers

1. In order to promote the healthy eating habits of children and to ensure that the aid under the school scheme is aimed at children in the target group referred to in Article 22, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 concerning rules on:

(a) the additional criteria related to the eligibility of the target group referred to in Article 22;

(b) the approval and selection of aid applicants by Member States;

(c) the drawing up of the national or regional strategies and on the accompanying educational measures.

2. In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds and to facilitate the implementation of the school scheme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 concerning:

(a) the identification of costs and measures that are eligible for Union aid;

(b) the obligation for Member States to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their school scheme.

3. In order to take account of scientific developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 in order to supplement the list of artificial flavour enhancers referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph of Article 23(6).

In order to ensure that products distributed in accordance with Article 23(3), (4) and (5) meet the objectives of the school scheme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 in order to define the maximum levels for added sugar, added salt and added fat which may be allowed by Member States under the second subparagraph of Article 23(6) and which are technically necessary to prepare or manufacture processed products.

4. In order to promote awareness of the school scheme and to increase the visibility of Union aid, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 requiring the Member States participating in the school scheme to clearly publicise the fact that they are receiving Union support to implement the scheme, including in relation to:

(a) if appropriate, the establishment of specific criteria regarding the presentation, composition, size and design of the common identifier or graphic elements;

(b) the specific criteria related to the use of publicity tools.

5. In order to ensure the added value and the visibility of the school scheme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 in respect of the rules concerning the distribution of products in relation to the provision of other meals in educational establishments.

6. Taking into account the need to ensure that the Union aid is reflected in the price at which the products are available under the school scheme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 requiring Member States to explain in their strategies how this will be achieved.

Article 63 e

Implementing powers in accordance with the examination procedure

The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the measures necessary for the application of this Section, including those concerning:

(a) the information to be contained in Member States’ strategies;

(b) the aid applications and payments, including the simplification of procedures resulting from the common framework for the school scheme;

(c) the methods of publicising, and networking measures in respect of, the school scheme;

(d) the submission, format and content of annual requests for aid, monitoring and evaluation reports by Member States participating in the school scheme;

(e) the application of Article 23a(4), including on the deadlines for the transfers and on the submission, format and content of transfer notifications.

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 229(2).

Or. {FR}fr

Justification

For consistency with other sectoral interventions integrated into the Regulation on Strategic Plans, integration of CMO school schemes into the general strategy for Member State intervention, and therefore into the ‘Strategic Plans’ Regulation, is proposed.

Amendment3257

Luke Ming Flanagan

{GUE/NGL}on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a


Amendment

(a)environmental, climate and other management commitments;

(a)encouraging environmental sustainability, climate mitigation and adaption measures including appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils together with other management commitments beneficial to the environment;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

It is important that environmental protection is encouraged and measures to achieve this are adequately supported

Amendment3258

Annie Schreijer-Pierik




Amendment


(a)environmental, climate and other management commitments, including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3259

Peter Jahr, Albert Deß, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke




Amendment


(a)regulations for agriculture, the climate, the environment, and other management commitments;

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3260

Marijana Petir




Amendment


(a)environmental, climate and other management commitments, including forestry;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

Forestry measures are mentioned as a type of interventions in the Recital 39. The Article 64(a) refers only to “other management commitments”, it should be clearly stated that forestry measures are one of the interventions types for the rural development. Thus their inclusion in an unequivocal manner is required.

Amendment3261

Estefanía Torres Martínez




Amendment

a)environmental, climate and other management commitments;

a)environmental and climate commitments

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3262

Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)


Amendment

(aa)organic farming

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3263

Paolo De Castro


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)


Amendment

(aa)organic farming;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3264

Nuno Melo


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – b a (new)


Amendment

(ba)compensation shall be paid to any farmers who suffer attacks from predators, along with compensation for farmers whose crops are destroyed by wild boar;

Or. {PT}pt

Amendment3265

Luke Ming Flanagan



Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c


Amendment

(c)Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements;

(c)Area-specific disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements including the implementation of Directives 92/43/ECC and 2009/147/EC;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

It is important to recognize the onerous commitments in complying the birds & habitats directives.

Amendment3266

Marco Zullo, Rosa D’Amato, Ignazio Corrao


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)


Amendment

(ca)the economic viability of projects of development or replantations on the basis of an economic evaluation;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3267

Maria Noichl, Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, Momchil Nekov, Marc Tarabella


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point d


Amendment

(d)investments;

(d)investments into farm resilience and diversification and into measures to diversify the rural economy, to support non-agricultural activities and to improve the framework conditions for locations of small and medium-sized business and basic services for the rural population;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3268

Peter Jahr, Ulrike Müller, Norbert Lins, Albert Deß




Amendment

(d)investments;

(d)investments; including measures to diversify the rural economy, support investments in non-agricultural activities and to improve site conditions for small and medium enterprises;

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3269





Amendment

d)investments;

d)investments in farm resilience and diversification;

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3270

Peter Jahr, Ulrike Müller, Norbert Lins, Albert Deß


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e


Amendment

(e)installation of young farmers and rural business start-up;

(e)installation of young farmers and both agricultural and non-agricultural rural business start-up;

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3271





Amendment

e)installation of young farmers and rural business start-up;

e)installation of young farmers, new farmers, women farmers and rural business start-up;

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3272





Amendment

e)installation of young farmers and rural business start-up;

e)installation of young farmers, support for new farmers, and rural business start-up;

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3273

Elsi Katainen, Ulrike Müller, Pavel Telička, Petri Sarvamaa, Merja Kyllönen




Amendment


(e)installation of young farmers, rural business start-up and business development;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

In addition to start-up activities, the development of existing businesses should also be allowed in the CAP Strategic Plan. It is not sufficient to support only the business start-up phase in rural areas, but it should also be possible to support development (including the development of products and services) in microenterprises and small enterprises already present in rural areas. This target group is crucial for the viability of the rural areas.

Amendment3274

Daniel Buda, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Laurenţiu Rebega, Daciana Octavia Sârbu




Amendment


(e)installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up;

Or. {RO}ro

Amendment3275

Jan Huitema, Fredrick Federley, Elsi Katainen, Ulrike Müller, Hilde Vautmans, Morten Løkkegaard, Pavel Telička




Amendment


(e)installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3276

Bronis Ropė, Martin Häusling, Maria Heubuch

{Verts/ALE}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group




Amendment


(e)installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up;

(This amendment applies throughout the text.)

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3277

Maria Noichl, Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Marc Tarabella




Amendment


(e)installation of young farmers, rural business start-ups and women;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3278

Matt Carthy




Amendment


(e)installation of young and new farmers and rural business start-up;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3279

Marijana Petir


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


Amendment

(ea)thematic subprogrammes for the empowerment of women in rural areas;

Or. {HR}hr

Amendment3280

Maria Gabriela Zoană




Amendment

(ea)thematic sub-programme for women in rural areas;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3281

Daniel Buda, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Daciana Octavia Sârbu




Amendment

( a)reconversion of agricultural production

Or. {RO}ro

Amendment3282

Jørn Dohrmann


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f


Amendment

(f)risk management tools;

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Justification

Member states should be allowed to choose whether risk management tools are relevant in the national context.

Amendment3283

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


(f)risk mitigation, prevention and risk management tools;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

Risk mitigation and prevention can cost the farmer less should be on a par with risk management

Amendment3284

Matt Carthy




Amendment


(f)risk prevention, mitigation and management tools;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3285





Amendment

f)risk management tools

f)climate and sanitary risk management tools

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3286



Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g


Amendment

g)cooperation;

g) LEADER community-led local development strategies and interterritorial cooperation for social, economic and environmental innovation.

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3287

Paolo De Castro


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g


Amendment

(g)cooperation;

(g)cooperation and quality schemes;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3288

Paolo De Castro


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h


Amendment

(h)knowledge exchange and information.

(h)knowledge exchange and information;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3289

Ivan Jakovčić


Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)


Amendment

(ha)thematic sub-programme for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3290

Paolo De Castro




Amendment

(ha)thematic sub-programme for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3291

Paolo De Castro




Amendment

(ha)protecting and preventing damage to agriculture by wildlife.

Or. {IT}it

Amendment3292





Amendment

(ha)Tackling depopulation and revitalising the socio-economic fabric

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3293





Amendment

(ha)protecting agriculture from damage by wildlife.

Or. {IT}it

Amendment3294

Clara Eugenia Aguilera García




Amendment

(ha)thematic sub-programmes in favour of rural women.

Or. {ES}es

Justification

It is necessary to implement a thematic sub-programme for rural women, but with a higher level of co-financing, with the aim of contributing to achieving the objective of improving their participation in the economy of rural areas

Amendment3295

Franc Bogovič, Tibor Szanyi




Amendment

(ha)development of the Smart Villages Strategy.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3296

Manolis Kefalogiannis




Amendment

(ha)thematic sub-programmes in favour of rural women.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3297



Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)


Amendment

(hb)Installation of women in the agricultural sector and rural business start-up

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3298

Marijana Petir


Article 64 – paragraph 1 a (new)


Amendment

Member States may, in their Strategic Plans, provide for additional criteria for the types of intervention referred to in subparagraphs (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of paragraph 1 of this Article, with a view to strengthening the position of women in rural areas in order to achieve the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {HR}hr

Amendment3299

Maria Gabriela Zoană




Amendment

Member States may develop these interventions in a gender-mainstreaming approach and may be able to add gender-sensitive indicators to monitor and evaluate these interventions.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3300





Amendment

The maximum amounts to be granted to each Member State will be set out in Annex ‘X’, ‘amounts and percentages of aid’

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3301

Peter Jahr, Albert Deß, Norbert Lins, Jens Gieseke


Article 65 – title


Amendment

Environmental, climate and other management commitments

Regulations for agriculture, the climate, the environment, and other management obligations

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3302

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


Environmental, climate mitigation, adaption and other management commitments

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3303

Martin Häusling, Maria Heubuch





Amendment

65Environmental, climate and other management commitments

65Environmental, climate and sustainability commitments

Or. {EN}en

(This change applies throughout the text.)

Amendment3304





Amendment


Environmental and climate management commitments

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3305

Luke Ming Flanagan



Article 65 – paragraph 1


Amendment

1.Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

1.Member States may grant payments to incentivise environmentally sustainable practices, climate mitigation and adaption measures and other management commitments beneficial to the environment under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

It is necessary to incentivise practices that have a cost implication for the farmer in implementing them.

Amendment3306





Amendment


1.Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments, such as measures concerning water quality and water quantity, under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3307





Amendment


1.Member States may grant payments for environmental (including preventing natural risks), climate and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {FR}fr

Amendment3308

Jan Huitema, Fredrick Federley, Elsi Katainen, Ulrike Müller, Hilde Vautmans, Morten Løkkegaard, Pavel Telička




Amendment


1.Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate, animal health and welfare and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3309

Marijana Petir




Amendment


1.Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments, including forestry, under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3310





Amendment


1.Member States may grant payments for environmental and climate commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3311

Peter Jahr, Norbert Lins, Albert Deß




Amendment

1a.Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.

Member states shall choose from a table of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, which the European Commission shall provide them with.

The EU table for agri-environmental and climate obligations which is introduced must consider the differences in climate and geography between the Member States and be applied universally in order to attain appropriate environmental and climate benefits.

The Member States shall pay for environmental and climate services provided in accordance with Article 64(a). The provision of environmental and climate services under this Article shall be 100 % EU financed;

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3312





Amendment

2.Member States shall include agri-environment-climate commitments in their CAP Strategic Plans.

2.Member States shall include agri-environment-climate commitments in their CAP Strategic Plans, in a way that is coherent with interventions set out in Article 28. These should be accompanied by an additional budget to that reserved for cross-cutting measures in the first pillar (eco-schemes).

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3313

Karine Gloanec Maurin, Eric Andrieu




Amendment

2.Member States shall include agri-environment-climate commitments in their CAP Strategic Plans.

2.Member States shall include agri-environment-climate commitments as well as organic farming commitments, according to ambitious European objectives in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. {FR}fr

Amendment3314

Maria Noichl, Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, Paul Brannen, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Momchil Nekov, Marc Tarabella




Amendment

2a.To ensure the effectiveness of those schemes, Member States must provide funding for each scheme to establish independent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of each scheme based on a robust sampling methodology. The results of this monitoring shall be made public by the public authority.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3315

Michel Dantin, Esther Herranz García, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Gabriel Mato




Amendment

3.Member States may make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.

3.Member States may make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs. This aid shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.

Or. {FR}fr

Justification

The aim of this amendment is to introduce a reference to Annex IX b recently proposed to provide a commonality for the rules and maximum amounts covered by the AECMs, as well as ensuring equal treatment for farmers.

Amendment3316

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


3.Member States shall make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3317

Matt Carthy




Amendment



Or. {EN}en

Amendment3318

Maria Noichl




Amendment



Or. {EN}en

Amendment3319





Amendment



Or. {FR}fr

Amendment3320





Amendment

(3a)In duly justified cases for operations concerning environmental conservation, support may be granted at a flat-rate or as a basic payment per unit for commitments to renounce commercial use of areas, calculated on the basis of additional costs incurred and income foregone.

Or. {ES}es

Justification

It is proposed that the wording of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 be respected

Amendment3321

Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Pavel Poc




Amendment

3a.Member States shall incentivise the setting up of local markets and short supply chains considering their limited carbon footprint.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3322

Maria Noichl, Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Paul Brannen, Marc Tarabella




Amendment

4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers, group of farmers and other land-managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) (d), (e), and (f). Priority should be given to schemes which are specifically targeted towards addressing local environmental conditions and needs, and contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the legislation listed in Annex XI.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3323

Paolo De Castro




Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and which represent a novelty compared to commonly used agronomic practices..

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3324





Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1) and which represent a novelty compared to commonly used agronomic practices.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3325

Mairead McGuinness




Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), including the appropriate protection of wetlands and organic soils.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3326

Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Stanisław Ożóg




Amendment


4.Member States shall grant payments to farmers, other beneficiaries, groups of farmers as well as groups of farmers and other beneficiaries, who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the appropriate objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {PL}pl

Amendment3327

Beata Gosiewska




Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers, other beneficiaries, groups of farmers as well as groups of farmers and other beneficiaries, who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {PL}pl

Amendment3328

Maria Heubuch, Martin Häusling





Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives (d), (e), (f), and (i) set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3329

Jan Huitema, Fredrick Federley, Elsi Katainen, Ulrike Müller, Morten Løkkegaard, Pavel Telička




Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and groups of farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3330





Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers or groups of farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {EN}en

Justification

The proposal builds on the assumption that support is always given to individual farmers. The current CAP permits support to groups of farmers who collectively commit to environmental and climate objectives (Art. 28 of Regulation 1305/2013), a possibility that is already being applied in Member States. The continued legality of farmers’ collectives in the future CAP should be laid down unambiguously in the Strategic Planning Regulation.

Amendment3331

Tom Vandenkendelaere




Amendment


4.Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving at least one of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).

Or. {NL}nl

Amendment3332

Jan Huitema, Fredrick Federley, Elsi Katainen, Morten Løkkegaard, Pavel Telička


Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part


Amendment

5.Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which:

5.Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

In order to simplify the rules and clarify the relation between AECMs and eco-schemes Member States should ensure that environmental and climate commitments are not double financed.

Amendment3333





Amendment

(a)go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Justification


Amendment3334





Amendment

(a)go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental condition established under Section 2 of Chapter I of this Title;

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3335



Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b


Amendment

(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Justification


Amendment3336





Amendment


deleted

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3337






Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, decentralised facilities for small scale processing, storage and marketing of regional leguminous crop varieties grown in rotation, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3338

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3339

Albert Deß




Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, the prevention of antimicrobial resistance, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3340

Maria Gabriela Zoană, Pavel Poc




Amendment


(b)go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

Environmental, climate and other environmental commitments include different types of interventions, but there are no relevant requirements for the use of fertilizers and plant protection products, animal welfare. In view of the simplification requirement of the CAP, it is not appropriate to burden the farmers and managing authorities with redundant bureaucratic requirements.

Amendment3341

Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Pavel Poc




Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the relevant use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3342

Momchil Nekov, Pavel Poc




Amendment


(b)go beyond the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3343

Ivan Jakovčić, Pavel Telička




Amendment


(b)go beyond the relevant requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant requirements established by national and Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3344

Tom Vandenkendelaere




Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by Union law;

Or. {NL}nl

Amendment3345

Bas Belder




Amendment


(b)go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by Union law;

Or. {EN}en

Justification

Amendment aims to maintain level playing field. Farmers in different MS should be able to receive payment for carrying out the same commitment.

Amendment3346





Amendment

(c)go beyond the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1);

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3347





Amendment

(c)go beyond the conditions established for the maintenance of the agricultural area in accordance with point (a) of Article 4(1);

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Justification


Amendment3348





Amendment

(d)are different from commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

deleted

Or. {EN}en

Justification


Amendment3349

Paolo De Castro




Amendment


deleted

Or. {IT}it

Amendment3350





Amendment


(d)are different from but complementary to the conditionality stipulated in Section 2 and commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

Or. {FR}fr

Justification

The three tools making up the new architecture for conditionality, agro-environment measures and the new eco-scheme programme should have different, but complementary, roles in the transformation of agricultural production systems for greater sustainability. Their adaptation should be improved to help farmers achieve their agro-ecological transitions.

Amendment3351

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


(d)go beyond but are complementary and build upon commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3352






Amendment


(d)are different from, or complementary to, commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

There should be an incentive for complementary measures if they increase the total area or connectivity.

Amendment3353





Amendment


(d)do not provide double funding for commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

The Commission’s proposal unnecessarily complicates the rules for environmental, climate and other management commitments. Rather than categorically excluding payments for such commitments as long as the enhanced conditionality applies, and requiring a “difference” from the eco-schemes under Article 28, the requirement should simply be that environmental, climate and other management commitments do not provide double funding as regards eco-schemes.

Amendment3354

Mairead McGuinness




Amendment


(d)go beyond and complement commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3355





Amendment


(d)shall not result in the duplication of funding with the payments granted under Article 28.

Or. {FR}fr

Amendment3356



Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)


Amendment

(da)go beyond the minimum requirements for the protection of public health against the use of dangerous substances at any trophic level of the food system

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3357

Maria Noichl


Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)


Amendment

(da)are used to prevent and mitigate attacks on livestock by predator species.

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3358



Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d b (new)


Amendment

(db)go beyond the minimum requirements established in the Directive 2009/128/EC

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3359

Paolo De Castro




Amendment

5a.go beyond the minimum requirements for the protection of public health against the use of dangerous substances at any trophic level of the food system

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3360

Paolo De Castro


Article 65 – paragraph 5 b (new)


Amendment

5b.go beyond the minimum requirements established in the Directive 2009/128/EC

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3361





Amendment

6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made:(a) where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. The payments may also be included in a fixed amount linked to taking risks resulting in the underwriting of certain measures,(b) Member States may grant support as a flat rate or as a one- off payment per unit.Payments shall be granted annually and shall be paid per hectare or another unit according to the nature of the underwritten commitment (particularly per linear metre, per holding, per topographic feature, per animal, or per beehive).

Or. {FR}fr

Justification

Member States should be able to compensate farmers for taking risks linked to adopting practices that are beneficial for the environment and the climate. Therefore, the amount of AECMs should not be limited to the additional costs and losses incurred and to the transaction costs.

Amendment3362

Michel Dantin, Angélique Delahaye




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made:(a) where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. The payments may also be included in a fixed amount linked to taking risks resulting in the underwriting of certain measures, particularly including results obligations and/or involving significant practical changes,,(b) in duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {FR}fr

Amendment3363

Jan Huitema, Fredrick Federley, Morten Løkkegaard




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3364

Jørn Dohrmann




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually. If the support is granted as a flat rate or as a one-off payment per unit the compensation to the farmer can consist of a payment corresponding to the permanent reduction inland value due to the commitment made by the farmer.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

In wetland projects and other projects where farm-land is permanently taken out of production the most administrative simple way to compensate the farmer is by giving a one-off compensation for the commitment. As the commitment is typically of a permanent character which reduces the value of land. It should be possible to calculate the compensation as the reduction in land value.

Amendment3365





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made, which shall be increased with a proportionate top-up for offering an effective incentive for participation of beneficiaries and covering applicable transaction costs. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

The WTO leaves ample discretion to allow a proportionate margin on top of the costs incurred and income foregone, so as to increase the attractiveness of eco-schemes and environmental and climate management commitments. This amendment should provide legal certainty that an effective top-up shall be provided and is of benefit for the farmers and the environment and climate.

Amendment3366

Maria Heubuch, Bronis Ropė, Martin Häusling





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries at least covering costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to participate in environmental, climate and other management commitments. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Justification

In order to achieve the Union’s climate and environmental goals, more farmers should be incentivised to participate in environmental, climate and other management commitments. Therefore, Member States shall not only compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone, but also provide a financial incentive for participating in these programs.

Amendment3367





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made or payments shall be made to reward beneficiaries based on the value of their contribution to the objectives (d), (e), (f) and (i) of article 6.1. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3368





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and especially the risks taken by farmers who engage in projects for transitioning and changing their production model. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {FR}fr

Justification

The three tools making up the new architecture for conditionality, agro-environment measures and the new eco-scheme programme should have different, but complementary, roles in the transformation of agricultural production systems for greater sustainability. Their adaptation should be improved to help farmers achieve their agro-ecological transitions based on the innovations they carry out on the ground.

Amendment3369

Peter Jahr, Albert Deß, Jens Gieseke




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and include an incentive component. Payments, including any incentive component, may be scaled on the basis of objective criteria. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {DE}de

Justification

It has become clear that an incentive component is indicated for particular measures or in particular regions in order to promote acceptance of particular measures and to cover the businesses’ risks.

The introduction of an incentive component would also apply for one-year measures under Article 28, since reference is made to Article 65 in paragraph 6(b) of that Article.

Amendment3370

Albert Deß, Ulrike Müller




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs or provide a contribution towards income support. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments, excluding one-off payments, shall be granted annually per hectare of area.

Or. {DE}de

Amendment3371

Luke Ming Flanagan





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant advance payments to incentivise uptake in innovative measures, support may be granted as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3372





Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. They may also establish an incentive to cover transaction costs towards systems that are more resilient and adapted to climate change. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {ES}es

Amendment3373

Othmar Karas, Herbert Dorfmann




Amendment


6.Member States shall set payments to beneficiaries with consideration given to the targets set and based on additional costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Payments shall be granted annually and may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit.

Or. {DE}de

Justification

Based on the rapporteur’s wording. Partial compensation ought to be possible. It ought to be possible to take incentive components into account when setting premia. However, the word ‘incentive’ should be avoided in order to ensure WTO compatibility. When justifying that targets have been met, both incentives and partial payments can be taken into consideration.

Amendment3374

Maria Noichl, Tibor Szanyi, Karin Kadenbach, Karine Gloanec Maurin, Momchil Nekov, Marc Tarabella




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs and provide an additional incentive component. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3375

Elsi Katainen, Pavel Telička, Petri Sarvamaa




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries either in form of incentive based payments or for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.

Or. {EN}en

Amendment3376

Beata Gosiewska




Amendment


6.Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments

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