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Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034
Document AGRI-AM-790918 · COM(2025)0560 – 2025/0241(COD)
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| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Article 3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. | |
| Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems already in place under the CAP to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in paragraph 1. Where appropriate, those control and enforcement systems may consult existing national control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health, animal welfare, social and employment legislation, and applicable labour standards. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of that Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) the non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. Member States shall make use of their control system already in place for conditionality to check compliance with the farm stewardship requirements. | |
| Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. | |
| 2. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non compliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiar concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned | |
| 3. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of that Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, part A, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to 5 % of the amount of those payments. Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied. | |
| By way of derogation, in the case of controls through the Area Monitoring System, any non-compliance should result in an adjustment of the applied area and not in a penalty. | |
| Member States shall ensure that their management and control systems allow aid applications and payment claims to be corrected after submission without affecting the applicant's entitlement to aid. Such corrections shall be permitted where the competent authority considers that the errors or omissions were made in good faith. Member States shall set up an early warning mechanism that applies to individual cases of non-compliance. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall, as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States], verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of noncompliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the non-compliance concerned under the headings severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to noncompliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [farm stewardship] where the non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of this Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred.However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the noncompliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the finding of the non-compliance was made. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the assessment and grading of the non-compliance concerned under the headings severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality, as referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall, as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States], verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. | |
| Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the non-compliance concerned under the headings severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [, farm stewardship] where the non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of this Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the finding of the non-compliance was made. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the assessment and grading of the non-compliance concerned under the headings severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality, as referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
(former NRP Art. 62(1)to(5); linguistic corrections added; deletion of "social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards")
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article 3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation; | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks; | |
| 2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned; | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. When implementing the administrative penalty resulting from the violation of the statutory management requirements listed in Annex I, Part B of the CAP Regulation, Member States shall consult the relevant national social partners representing management and labour in the agricultural sector. Member States shall fully respect the autonomy of these partners, as well as their right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 35(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of the NRP Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Article 3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. Member States may make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of that Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance occurred. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 1 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 7 % of the amount of those payments. Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b)The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. | |
| (c) The non-compliance is a minor non-compliance as defined by the Member State. |
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| Article3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System (former NRP Art. 62(1)to(5)) | |
| 1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3. The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation XX [, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new) (2) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), (4a) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) of that Regulation to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 % of the amount of those payments. Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure; | |
| (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. |
Former NRP Article 61(1) to (5), agreed to be transferred. Amendments compared to the transferred text: paragraph 1 - deletion of the words "Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article."; paragraph 5(b): deletion of the words “or exceptional circumstances".
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| Article 3a | |
| Control System conditionality and common fisheries policy | |
| 1. Member States shall verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the conditionality referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. Member States shall make use of their control system already in place to check compliance with the conditionality requirements. | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non-compliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the conditionality referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 4, point (21), point (a) [framework definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 4(15) [definitions - holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. | |
| However, if the non-compliance concerns forest areas, the penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be applied where no support is claimed for the area concerned. | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 who do not comply, at any time in the calendar year concerned, with the requirements of the farm stewardship. | |
| The penalties shall consist of the reduction or exclusion of the total amount of the payments under measures listed in Article 35(1), points (a) to (f), and (o) and (p) to the extent they concern support for local agricultural products, of this Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications that the beneficiary has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. The penalties shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred. However, where it is not possible to determine the calendar year in which the non-compliance occurred, the reductions or exclusions shall be calculated on the basis of the payments granted or to be granted in the calendar year of the finding of the non-compliance. | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to 5 % of the amount of those payments. Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied. | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) The non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) The non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority. | |
| 5a. By way of derogation, in the case of controls through the Area Monitoring System, any non-compliance should result in an adjustment of the applied area and not in a penalty. | |
| 5b. In their management and control systems, Member States should include the possibility for aid applications and payment claims to be corrected after their submission without an effect on the right to receive aid, provided that the elements or omissions to be corrected were made in good faith as recognised by the competent authority, and that the correction is made either before the applicant is informed of being selected for an on-the-spot check or before the competent authority has taken its decision in respect of the application. | |
| 5c. Member States shall set up an early warning mechanism that applies to individual cases of non-compliance. |
The Commission proposal includes a requirement to decentralise the control of cross-compliance (paying agencies with long-standing experience in the CAP would no longer be responsible for checking compliance and instead would become the responsibility of authorities responsible for the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare and general issues). This is unacceptable as it would lead to an increase in the number of control authorities, administrative complexity and, as a result, uncertainty for beneficiaries regarding the number of controls at farm level. The current centralised control system should be maintained for reasons of simplicity and homogeneity.
The system of payment reduction should remain proportionate, legally clear and take into account the nature and severity of non-compliance.
With the introduction of satellite controls, intentional non-compliance is almost impossible. There should be a maximum 5% reduction for negligent non-compliance (3% in the case of the first instance of non-compliance). In cases where non-compliance is insignificant, it should be possible that no penalty is applied. Any payment reduction should be based on the relevant holding / unit of production rather than all holdings over which a natural or legal person has control.
In the interest of proportionality of the sanctioning system, there must be a system across the EU that allows an applicant to amend their CAP application without penalty ('early warning'/'right to make a mistake'). This helps to address unintentional errors and supports a proportionate sanctioning system.
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| Article3a | |
| Farm Stewardship Control System | |
| Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, or 20 hectares for holdings located entirely or predominantly in mountain areas designated pursuant to Article […], the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article. | |
| Agricultural parcels whose area, boundaries and land-use category have been verified, validated or officially certified by the competent administrative authority shall be deemed recognised for all interventions under this Regulation. No additional administrative controls, field inspections, measurements or verifications concerning area, boundaries or land-use category shall be required for such parcels. All competent authorities and paying agencies shall make use of the certified information and shall not request the same information again from beneficiaries. Certified parcel data shall not be modified, reduced or reclassified solely on the basis of automated monitoring systems, remote sensing technologies, artificial intelligence tools or algorithm-based assessments. Where discrepancies arise between officially certified parcel data and information generated through automated monitoring systems, the officially certified data shall prevail unless a subsequent on-the-spot inspection carried out by the competent authority establishes a different situation. Results of on-the-spot inspections shall take precedence over findings generated by automated monitoring systems, remote sensing technologies or artificial intelligence tools. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check, on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| Where non-compliance is minor, unintentional and does not result in serious damage to public interests, Member States shall apply a warning and correction mechanism before imposing administrative penalties. Beneficiaries shall be given the possibility to correct the irregularity within a reasonable deadline before any reduction or exclusion of support is applied. | |
| 2.Member States shall make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation and applicable labour standards to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. | |
| 3.The managing authority or paying agency shall be notified where relevant at least once a year of cases of non-compliance where enforceable decisions in that respect have been made under the applicable control and enforcement systems referred to in paragraph 2. That notification shall include an assessment and grading of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance concerned. | |
| Where compliance with a requirement under this Regulation has already been verified by a competent public authority under Union, national or regional law, the same requirement shall not be subject to additional controls by the paying agency or managing authority. The result of such verification shall be accepted for the purposes of CAP controls, unless there is objective evidence of fraud, material error or a substantial change in circumstances. Artificial intelligence and remote-sensing systems can support controls but should not override officially certified data or on-the-spot inspections. |
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| Article 3a | |
| Farm stewardship control system | |
| 1. Member States shall, as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 [Responsibilities of Member States], verify beneficiaries’ compliance with the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. | |
| Member States shall make use of their control system already in place for conditionality to check compliance with the farm stewardship requirements. Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 20j(new) [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from the controls and penalties under this Article. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check or control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. | |
| This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. The administrative penalties shall only apply to culpable negligent or intentional non-compliance with the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned and where one or both of the following conditions are met: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is related to the agricultural activity of the beneficiary, as defined by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 1b (new), paragraph (2) [definition of agricultural activity]; | |
| (b) the non-compliance concerns the holding as defined in Article 1a (new), paragraph (4a) [definition of holding] or other areas managed by the beneficiary situated within the territory of the same Member State. |
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| Article 3a | |
| Article 3a (new) - Farm stewardship Control System | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary may be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. |
Amendments compared to the transferred text: 62(5) subparagraph 3, in last sentence "shall" replaced by "may".
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| Article3a | |
| Farm Stewardship Control System | |
| [...] | |
| 4. The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to culpable non-compliance committed either negligently or intentionally with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship] where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: |
The system of payment reduction should remain proportionate, legally clear and take into account the nature and severity of non-compliance.This Article is transferred from NRP (art 62), while adding the words "culpable" and "committed either negligently or intentionally"
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| Article3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| (4) The administrative penalties referred to in paragraph 5 shall only apply to intentional or negligent non-compliance with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of Regulation XX [CAP, farm stewardship], where that non-compliance is the result of an act or omission attributable to the beneficiary concerned, and where one or both of the following conditions are met: |
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| Article 3a | |
| Article 3a(new)(former NRP Art. 62(1)to(5)) Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 5. Member States shall set up a system of administrative penalties applying to beneficiaries referred to in paragraph 4 which is proportionate, transparent and based on the severity, intentionality and repetition of the infringement, giving priority to corrective measures and advisory actions in cases of minor or firt time non-compliance. |
To ensure that farm stewardship is a proportionate, flexible and practical manner, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity and reducting unnecessary administrative burdens for farmers. The amendments stregthen Member States` ability to adapt environmental and social requirements to national and regional conditions, avoid duplication with existing legislation, and provide appropiate simplifications for small and medium-sized farms without compromising the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy. The amendments reinforce the principales of subsidiarity, proportionality and simplification by allowing Member States to tailor protective practices to national and regional conditions while reducing unnecesary administrative burdens and duplication of controls. They ensure that environmental objectives are achived without imposing additional obligations beyound existing legislation, safeguard farmers` competitiveness and productivity and recognise equivalent environmental certification schemes where deliver comparable outcomes. The amendments strengthen subsidiarity by giving Member States greater flexibility to respond to exceptional circumstances affecting agricultural production and to adapt implementation to national conditions. It aim to ensure that the farm stewardship control system is based on proportionality, simplification and legal certainty.
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| Article 3a | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| Where the area eligible for the support referred to in the first subparagraph, as declared in the geo-spatial application referred to in Article 70 [IACS], does not exceed 10 hectares, the beneficiaries shall be exempted from controls and penalties under this Article except for the requirements set out in Annex I, Part B |
It is important to maintain and ensure compliance with social conditionality for all farms, including those under 10 hectares, which represent the majority of European farms, because Social Conditionality (SC) is an ethical standard that must be respected regardless of farm size.
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| Article3a | |
| Member States shall set up an early warning mechanism applying to individual cases of non-compliance, allowing the beneficiary to remedy the non-compliance or to amend the aid application within a set deadline without the application of an administrative penalty. |
Addition to former NRP Article 62, agreed to be transferred. This provision corresponds to a new paragraph 5a of Article 3a of the CAP Regulation as set out in the working document incorporating the transfers. An applicant who makes an honest mistake should first be given the chance to put it right. An early warning system already exists under the current CAP and has proven its worth; its continuation distinguishes error from abuse and is a core element of a proportionate enforcement system and of the simplification agenda for the CAP post-2027.
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| Article3b | |
| Exemptions in cases of force majeure and exceptional circumstances | |
| 1. For the purposes of the CAP, force majeure and exceptional circumstances may, in particular, be recognised in the following cases: (a) a severe natural disaster or severe meteorological event gravely affecting the holding; (b) the accidental destruction of livestock buildings on the holding; (c) an epizootic, a plant disease outbreak or the presence of a plant pest affecting part or all of the beneficiary’s livestock or crops;(d) expropriation of all or a large part of the holding if that expropriation could not have been anticipated on the day of lodging the application; (e) the death of the beneficiary; (f) long-term professional incapacity of the beneficiary. | |
| 2. Where a severe natural disaster or severe meteorological event as referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), gravely affects a well-determined area, the Member State concerned may consider that whole area to be gravely affected by that disaster or event. |
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| Article 3b | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| 1. Member States shall as part of the controls referred to in Article 58 of the NRP Regulation [Responsibilities of Member States] verify the compliance of beneficiaries with the requirements of the farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation. | |
| Where a beneficiary has been selected for an on-the-spot check on an aid application or on a payment claim, Member States shall, to the extent possible and taking account of the associated risks, not select that beneficiary for a subsequent check and control sample for that year, except when the circumstances require more than one on-the-spot check in order to ensure the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union. This provision shall not reduce the level of checks. | |
| 2. (...) | |
| (Article 3a(new) (former NRP Art. 62(1)to(5))) |
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| Article3b | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of repeated negligent non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to a maximum of 5 % of the amount of those payments. In duly substantiated cases of intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be proportionate to the nature, gravity, extent and duration of the non-compliance and may exceed 5 %. Reductions shall be applied at the level of the holding or production unit where the non-compliance occurred. |
Former NRP Article 62(5), agreed to be transferred. Amendments compared to the transferred text: "intentional non-compliance, the reduction shall be at least 15 %" replaced by a proportionate regime distinguishing repeated negligent non-compliance (maximum 5 %) from duly substantiated intentional non-compliance (proportionate, may exceed 5 %); addition of the final sentence confining reductions to the holding or production unit concerned. This provision corresponds to Article 3a(5), fourth subparagraph, of the CAP Regulation as set out in the working document incorporating the transfers.
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| Article3b | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| (5) parapraph 4 | |
| The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be limited to 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In cases of intentional or negligent non-compliance, that percentage may be increased to a maximum of 5 % of the amount of the payments. Where the non-compliance is of a minor nature, no administrative penalty shall be imposed. |
(former NRP Art 6(5)) added: 'limited to', 'or negligent', 'that percentage may be increased to a maximun of 5%', 'Where the non-compliance is of a minor nature, no administrative penalty shall be imposed'
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| Article3b | |
| Farm Stewardship Control System | |
| [...] | |
| Paragraph 5(4). The expenditure which has been reduced as a result of the application of a penalty shall be considered legal and regular. The reduction shall, as a general rule, be 3 % of the total amount of the payments. In the case of negligent or intentional non-compliance, the reduction may be increased to 5 % of the amount of those payments. Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied. |
With the introduction of satellite controls, intentional non-compliance is virtually impossible. There should be a maximum 5% reduction for negligent non-compliance (3% in the case of the first instance of non-compliance).Article 62.5 transferred from NRP with changes "negligent or" and "may be increased to 5%" and "Where the non-compliance is insignificant, no administrative penalty shall be applied".
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| Article 3b | |
| Article 3a(new) - Farm stewardship Control Systems | |
| 2. Member States may make use of their control and enforcement systems in the areas of climate and environment, public health, plant health and animal welfare, social and employment legislation, applicable labour standards, to ensure that beneficiaries of the support comply with the requirements set out in the first paragraph. |
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| Article 3b | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| For the calculation of those penalties, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence or reoccurrence and intentionality of the non-compliance determined, in line with the assessment referred to in paragraph 3. |
DELETION: "A penalty imposed pursuant to the national legislation implementing the legal acts listed in Annex I, parts A and B, to this Regulation XX for the same act or omission of a farmer or other beneficiary shall be taken into account in the calculation of penalties referred to in the first subparagraph. "
Article 3a.5 - Farm Stewardship Control System (formerly Article 62.5 of the Single Fund Regulation) requires that, when calculating the penalty for a specific violation, national penalties for that same violation must also be taken into account. This is a vague provision, unclear as to whether it should be taken into account as a mitigating or aggravating factor, and each country may interpret it differently.
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| Article3c | |
| Member States shall provide that no administrative penalty shall be imposed if: | |
| (a) the non-compliance is due to force majeure or exceptional circumstances; | |
| (b) the non-compliance is due to an order from a public authority; | |
| (c) the non-compliance is of minor significance, having regard to its severity, extent and permanence. |
Former NRP Article 62(5), agreed to be transferred. Amendment compared to the transferred text: addition of point (c). This provision corresponds to Article 3a(5), fifth subparagraph, of the CAP Regulation as set out in the working document incorporating the transfers. In line with the principle of proportionality, findings of minor significance should not automatically trigger financial sanctions; adding this ground to the existing list of exemptions keeps the enforcement system coherent.
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| Article3c | |
| Farm Stewardship Control System | |
| Paragraph 5a (new). Member States shall set up an early warning mechanism that applies to individual cases of non-compliance. |
Addition to former NRP Art. 62. We believe that there must be an EU-wide system providing for the possibility for the applicant to change their CAP application without penalty (“early warning”/“right to error”). This helps address unintentional mistakes and supports a proportionate sanction system.
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| Article3c | |
| Farm stewardship Control System | |
| (5) new | |
| Member States shall establish an early warning mechanism for individual cases of non-compliance. |
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| Environment and climate priority areas | Environment, climate and animal health and welfare priority areas |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Environment and climate priority areas | Environment, and climate and animal welfare priority areas |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| Environment and climate priority areas | Environment, biodiversity and climate priority areas |
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| Environment and climate priority areas | Environment, climate and animal welfare priority areas |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall develop mitigation and adaption strategies and shall provide adequate support to farmers and other beneficiaries to address the challenges identified at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas, a minimum of 40% of CAP expenditure shall be ringfenced to achieve these objectives: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas, whilst preserving the productive capacity of agricultural land and taking due account of the economic viability and competitiveness of agricultural holdings: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries including by providing economic incentives in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas contributing to sustainable food systems operating within planetary boundaries: |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support, including by providing economic incentives, to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas contributing to sustainable food systems: |
It is essential that climate and environment actions are adequately financially incentivised and supported.
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems as well as for other solutions, including collective/cooperative approaches. |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States may provide voluntary incentive-based support to farmers and other beneficiaries in one or more of the following environmental and climate priority areas according to national needs and priorities: |
Member States should retain sufficient flexibility to design environmental interventions according to their specific agricultural structures, climatic conditions and national priorities. Voluntary and incentive-based approaches are more effective in ensuring farmers' engagement and ownership.
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support and make available economic incentives to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental, climate and animal welfare priority areas: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support and economic incentives to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental, climate and animal welfare priority areas: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and may provide supporty to other beneficiaries based on the following environmental and climate priority areas determined by the Member State: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide economic incentives to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental, climate and animal health and welfare priority areas: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and may provide support to other beneficiaries in the following environmental and climate priority areas determined by the Member States: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | With a focus on the food-production function of the farm, Member States shall grant support to farmers in one or more of the following priority areas: |
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries for relevant environmental and climate priority areas selected by Member States: |
It is necessary to ensure flexibility for Member States in selecting priority environmental and climate areas to be supported under the future CAP—the decision on which areas should receive support will depend, among other things, on national needs and challenges, EC recommendations, and the availability of funds. Therefore, the Member State should have flexibility in this regard and the ability to limit the number of areas (by selecting the appropriate ones) to which support will be directed. Support should apply to priority areas identified in Article 4, selected by Member States, rather than all priorities.
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| Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following environmental and climate priority areas: | Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries for relevant environmental and climate priority areas selected by Member States: |
Member States should retain sufficient flexibility to identify the relevant environmental and climate priorities to be supported under the future CAP, taking into account national needs and challenges, Commission recommendations and available funding. Support should therefore be directed to the relevant priority areas selected by Member States under Article 4, rather than applying automatically to all priorities.
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including support for sustainable irrigation, modernisation of water infrastructure, water reuse, storage, digitalisation and water efficiency through a European Water Infrastructure Plan financed through the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Competitiveness Fund; |
In areas with a water deficit, water is not an optional investment, but a basic condition for maintaining agricultural production, food security and rural life. The CAP should explicitly recognise the need to finance sustainable irrigation, reuse, storage, digitalisation and water efficiency.
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation through encouraging a just transition to more sustainable farming practices including through maintaining soil fertility by recycling nutrients on farm, creating habitats for pollinators and beneficial insects; and land use practices such as agroforestry systems, the use of leguminous crops, and crop rotations; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including the development of retention infrastructure, drought monitoring systems and actions enhancing the water-retention capacity of farms; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, with particular attention to Mediterranean climate zones, fire-prone areas and territories with specific climate vulnerabilities; |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including protection of water quality and sustainable use of water resources; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including measures for sustainable water resources management; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including through efficient irrigation and fertigation systems; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience including addressing water scarcity and hydrological stress ; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience, including secondary irrigation infrastructure; |
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| (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience; | (a) climate change adaptation and water resilience and sustainable water management; |
The amendments aim to ensure that environmental and climate objectives are pursued in a balanced manner alongside food security, farm competitiveness and economic sustainability. They reinforce the principles of subsidiarity and technological neutrality by allowing Member States to design interventions that reflect national and regional circumstances while delivering effective envurinmental outcomes.
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| (aa) sustainable water use, to protect against depleting water table levels, agricultural pollution, eutrophication and contaminated runoff, including by the use cover cropping, and conservation tillage to increase soil moisture retention and also by improving soil structure and organic content for longer-lasting water availability in the soil. |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production, in small and medium-sized, non-industrial agricultural facilities relying exclusively on agricultural by-products and residues, provided that the production concerned upholds the primary purpose of agricultural land, which is to produce food, and provided that it does not undermine that food-production function or animal welfare, and does not intensify livestock production by encouraging increased livestock density or indoor confinement; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals and sustainable on-farm renewable energy production, including sustainable short supply-chain or community biogas production, without food-energy trade-offs so prioritising feedstocks from food waste, animal waste and byproducts, and complying with the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) and the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and not undermining animal welfare; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including the transition to agro-ecological and low input practices, diversification of protein production for human food and locally sourced feed, carbon removals and proven sustainable on-farm renewable energy production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and promoting energy efficiency of farming operations in conjunction on-farm renewable energy production that respects both the cascade principle and the proximality principle; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation such as, for example, carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas, such as biomethane, and agrivoltaic energy production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas and building-integrated photovoltaic installation or agrivoltaics production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals, carbon sequestration in agricultural soils and technology-neutral on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals ancillary to ongoing agricultural production and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; ” |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production both for on-farm and off-farm use; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals, decreased use of fossile fuels and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; |
Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Michael McNamara, Barry Cowen, Jérémy Decerle, Ciaran Mullooly, Asger Christensen
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production and valorisation of co-products, including biogas production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production for on-farm and off-farm use; |
There are at the moment wide range of possibilities under the energy and environmental State aid rules to support the production of biogas. Those do not limit the use only for on farm use. The legal text of the CAP-Regulation should reflect this in order to align and simplify the rules on biogas production.
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) carbon removals and on-farm sustainable energy production, including biogas production; |
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| (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy production, including biogas production; | (b) climate change mitigation including carbon removals and on-farm renewable energy use, including biogas production; |
Dario Nardella, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (ba) recovery and valorisation of agricultural by-products contributing to the sustainable bioeconomy, notably through their use as feedstock for biofuel production; |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| (ba) valorisation of by-products in agricultural streams and sustainable bioeconomy; |
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| (c) soil health; | (c) soil health, including strategies to protect soil against erosion, surface runoff, leaching and sedimentation, and to reduce the effects of salinization and nitrogen deposition on soils; also strategies aimed at building and maintaining soil structure, building and maintenance of soil organic matter, including through crop rotation and the use of leguminous crops; |
It is important to reduced the effects of factors actively degrading the soil, while at the same time encouraging strategies to rebuild healthy soils.
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| (c) soil health; | (c) soil health through continuous soil cover, multi-species cover crops, minimized soil disturbance, the application of organic matter (such as compost and manure), crop rotation or diversification, and the use of managed grazing systems, where these practices contribute to the restoration of soil organic matter, biology, or biodiversity; |
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| (c) soil health; | (c) restoration and protection of soil health, including the preservation of the soil biome, the phasing-out of synthetic fertilisers and the strict protection of farmland against land-grabbing and land-take; |
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| (c) soil health; | (c) soil health, with a focus on protein crop production and intermediate crops; |
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| (c) soil health; | (c) soil health, including crop rotation and intercropping with nitrogen-fixing crops; |
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| (c) soil health; | (c) soil health including related analyses that support optimizing yields; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) maintaining nurturing and enhancing biodiversity, through measures such as the correct management of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides including by use of nature based solutions and by ensuring natural habitats and biodiversity corridors are maintained on all agricultural landscapes; |
Maintaining high levels of bio-diversity in agriculture reduces the need for herbicides and pesticides by disrupting pest life cycles and enhancing natural pest regulation.
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides or protection of wildlife during agricultural operations, including measures to prevent mortality of young mammals and ground-nesting birds during mowing and harvesting operations ; |
Grassland management can unintentionally affect wildlife, particularly during mowing periods. This amendment clarifies that voluntary measures reducing wildlife mortality may be supported under biodiversity interventions, such as wildlife-friendly mowing practices, the use of thermal imaging and drone technologies to detect animals before mowing, the creation of refuge areas, or cooperation with local conservation and hunting organisations. It provides additional flexibility for Member States.
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) restoring and enhancing biodiversity and nature, such as conservation of habitats, seeds or species, landscape features, habitat connectivity, substitution and reduction of risk and use of conventional chemical pesticides and synthetic or mineral/inorganic fertilizers; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation and restoration of biodiversity, such as conservation of endemic habitats or species, restoration of the characteristics of the countryside, including hedgerows, strict protection of pollinators and an approach aimed at phasing out the use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) restoration and preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species including via result-based measures or collaborative landscape-scale approaches, proforestation, conservation of landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, the sustainable use of plant protection products based on integrated pest management and scientific evidence. reduction of use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation and restoration of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features and transition towards phasing out the use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of the negative impact from the use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) restoration of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of the negative impact of the use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of optimised use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, sustainable use of pesticides; |
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features; |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (d) preservation of biodiversity, such as conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; | (d) enhancement of biodiversity, conservation of habitats or species, landscape features, reduction of use of pesticides; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) development of organic farming through the provision of adequate supports and the development of markets including short supply chains and dedicated producer groups; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) development of organic farming in keeping with the EU’s objective of bringing 25 % of all agricultural land under organic farming by 2030; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) development of organic farming and other sustainable farming systems contributing to comparable environmental outcomes; |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) support for the development of organic farming and agroecological practices ; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) development of sustainable farming systems, including organic farming; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) development of organic farming and agro-ecological practices; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) support for and development of organic farming; |
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| (e) development of organic farming; | (e) support of organic farming; |
„Development“ can be easily misinterpreted as an increase of organic area / organic farms. Austria has already reached a very high level of organic farms, which can make it practically impossible to further increase the share of organic area / number of organic farms any further. We therefore propose the word „support“, as it emphasizes the relevance of maintaining support for the already existing organic farms.
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| (ea) transition to agroecological systems, agroforestry and close-to-nature forestry; |
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| (ea) development of agroecology |
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| (eb) diversification of production, including crop rotation with leguminous crops, intercropping and polycropping; |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including the transition towards animal welfare standards aligned with scientific evidence, lower stocking densities, providing outdoor access, robust breeds, and the phasing-out of routine confinement; |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare in line with One Health and including transition towards the Five Domains model, and towards animal welfare standards aligned with scientific evidence. |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including a dedicated strategy on combating AMR and a long term focus on reducing antibiotic use in farmed animals; |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including a transition to animal welfare standards based on scientific evidence. |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, while safeguarding the competitiveness and economic sustainability of livestock production. |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including the transition to extensive livestock models. |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including through the development of mobile or fixed slaughterhouses. |
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| (f) animal health and welfare. | (f) animal health and welfare, including reduced use of antibiotics; |
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| (fa) protection of water quality and sustainable use of water resources. |
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| (fa) reduced use of antimicrobials in livestock farming; |
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| (fa) local and territorial food systems promoting short supply chains |
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| (fa) development of protein crop cultivation for food production; |
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| (fa) effective use of and reduction of risks from pesticides; |
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| (fa) air pollution control |
This support measure can contribute significantly to climate and air pollution control, for example through low-emission slurry application, which reduces ammonia emissions.
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| (fa) (g) air pollution control |
This enables the continuation of measures that contribute significantly to climate protection, such as low-emission slurry application, which reduces ammonia emissions.
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| (fb) effective use of fertilizers and sustainable nutrient management, including circular use of manure or other waste; |
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| (fc) diversification of crops, including the introduction and maintenance of protein crops in rotations and in intercropping systems. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
The Commission’s proposal is not sufficiently detailed on this point. Promoting a general shift towards extension of livestock farming without taking account of the socio-economic and production backdrop could, on the one hand, undermine the EU’s production potential and, on the other, adversely affect those farms that have, to date, invested most heavily in innovation intended to improve environmental performance.
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
Nitrate pollution must be addressed through targeted, incentive-based and practice-oriented measures that reflect regional conditions and existing livestock systems. A general presumption that livestock farming in nitrate-affected areas should be extensified or replaced by other activities is too simplistic. It risks weakening balanced livestock production, regional value chains and food security, instead of supporting practical solutions for better nutrient management.
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Ton Diepeveen, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Barbara Bonte, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
Support for emission reduction is necessary, but the current approach is strongly biased towards extensification. The choice of the solution must explicitly remain with the Member State, with innovation, technical measures, and targeted management also being fully deployed.
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
The proposal is unclear as to how it might be applied. Furthermore, promoting the shift towards extensive farming without taking account of the socio-economic and production context risks, on the one hand, undermining the EU’s production potential and, on the other, adversely affecting those farms that have, to date, invested most heavily in innovation aimed at improving environmental performance.
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | deleted |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States shall provide support to farmers for: |
| (a) sustainable nutrient management, that lowers the application of chemical fertilizer or livestock manure via extensification of livestock systems at a maximum stocking density of 2 LSU/ha in accordance with Article 1a (definitions), including transitioning away from cages and close confinement systems; or | |
| (b) diversification to other agricultural activities or for other measures adapted to regional conditions, including production systems based on permanent grasslands and high nature value farms; or | |
| (c) extensification of irrigated production systems to a rain-fed system where possible. | |
| Support from Member States shall respond to any hinderance to farm viability resulting from these challenges ; Member States shall ensure sufficient support is available to especially farmers in areas affected by water pollution and soil health issues related to nitrate surpluses. |
The CAP and Member State interventions should align with the climate and environment spending target for the NRPF (43%). Furthermore, it was a clear ask from the Strategic Dialogue to substantially increase the allocation to environment and climate actions in in the upcoming CAP period.
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus or presence of indicators for antimicrobial resistance evolution or transmission, or with areas with significant water abstraction and hydrological alteration pressures which pose risk to ecological flow, shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. Participation in such support shall be voluntary for farmers. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with agricultural areas affected by or at a significant risk of water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers to apply more sustainable management practices in their livestock systems and other solutions, including cooperative approaches, as well as support for the extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by or at significant risk of water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for transitioning to more sustainable managemente practices, including extensification of livestock systems, diversification to other agricultural activities as well as collective or cooperative approaches. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities or other effective measures adapted to national and regional circumstances that achieve equivalent environmental results. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers, such as support for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities or other actions that contribute to mitigating the causes of pollution or restore the water bodies. . |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems and lowering stocking densities, including transitioning away from cages and close confinement systems, and for diversification to other sustainable agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities, or for other actions that contribute to mitigating the causes of pollution or restoring water bodies. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems, including the transition to systems other than cages and close confinement systems, or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities or other actions that contribute to mitigating the causes of pollution or restoring water bodies. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities or other actions that contribute to mitigating the causes of pollution or restore the water bodies. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities, as well as for other solutions, including collective/collaborative approaches. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems, including a move away from cages and closed rearing systems, or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for measures including the extensification of livestock systems, diversification to other agricultural activities, or other mitigation measures to improve water quality. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States shall provide support to farmers for the efficient management of inputs, including innovative techniques. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by or at risk of water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for increased mitigation measures to improve water quality, including collective/cooperative approaches. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
It is also proposed to replace “shall” with “may” in the second subparagraph, in order to provide Member States with greater flexibility regarding support for areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus.
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
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| Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus shall provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. | Member States with areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus may provide support to farmers for extensification of livestock systems or for diversification to other agricultural activities. |
It is necessary to give Member States more flexibility by replacing “shall” by “may” in the second subparagraph concerning obligation to grant support for the areas affected by water pollution due to nitrate surplus.
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| Member States with one or more river basin districts where groundwater bodies fail to achieve good quantitative status due to anthropogenic pressures, including saltwater intrusion or significant damage to groundwater-dependent terrestrial ecosystems, shall provide support to farmers in these districts for extensification of irrigated production system to a rain-fed system or for diversification to other agricultural or non-agricultural activities. Participation in such support shall be voluntary for farmers. |
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| (a) strengthening the water resilience of European agriculture, including by improving access to water resources, adapting production systems to deal with droughts, modernising irrigation infrastructure and stepping up water storage capacity where necessary to ensure continuity of agricultural production. |
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| Member States may also support biosecurity measures, including the financing or co-financing of mandatory veterinary measures, laboratory testing, and other measures preventing and controlling infectious animal diseases, as measures which help to increase the biological security of farms and to contain economic losses. |
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| Member States shall recognise the environmental contribution of permanent grassland, carbon-efficient grazing livestock systems, hedgerows and traditional farming landscapes when designing interventions. |
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| (b) preservation of livestock farming as a strategic sector; |
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| Support in the priority areas referred to in point 1 may also include actions aimed at enhancing water retention, the construction and modernisation of retention infrastructure, improving water resource management, the development of meteorological and drought monitoring systems, the performance of soil surveys and the provision of nutrient management advice, as factors that increase the resilience of farms to the effects of climate change and support the sustainable management of natural resources. |
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| 1a. When activating the agricultural reserve or exceptional emergency measures, the Commission shall take into account the increased vulnerability of the Union’s outermost regions to extreme weather events, such as cyclones and droughts, and disruptions to global supply chains. Specific and accelerated triggering criteria and increased compensation rates for the outermost regions shall be adopted by means of implementing acts. |
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| 1a. Support provided under the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 shall not have as its object or effect a structural reduction of the Union’s agricultural production capacity or of the availability of supplies within the meaning of Article 39(1)(d) TFEU. Member States shall give priority to measures based on technical progress that decouple environmental pressure from production volume. |
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| 1a. When implementing the priority areas referred to in this paragraph, Member States shall take into account the role that livestock farming plays in food sovereignty, landscape preservation, the optimisation of permanent grassland and the maintenance of economic activity in rural areas. |
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| 1b. The interventions provided for in this article shall also help strengthen the Union’s food sovereignty by ensuring that the European agricultural sector has the capacity to produce, in a sustainable manner, the food necessary to meet the needs of its population. |
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| 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. | 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13, with sufficient flexibility for Member States to determine the most appropriate interventions according to their agricultural, environmental and socio-economic conditions. |
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| 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. | 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. Support shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives and legally binding targets established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1991. |
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| 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. | 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 ring-fenced support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. |
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| 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 13. | 2. For each of the priority areas referred to in paragraph 1 support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 9, 10 or 13. |
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| 2a. Member States shall establish, under their NRP plans, a public agricultural climate insurance fund to ensure effective coverage against climate hazards for farms certified as organic in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848, as well as farms engaging in agroecology demonstrating a verifiable reduction in the use of synthetic fertilisers, plant protection products and fossil fuels, and farms practising extensive farming. The fund shall be financed by a proportion of the savings stemming from the degressive and capped support referred to in Article 6(3) and (4), as well as by a mandatory contribution from Member States calculated as a proportion of their national income support envelope. Farms eligible for the fund shall benefit from higher coverage rates and lower premiums than those applicable to conventional, high-input farms. In their NRP plans, the Member States shall lay down objective and verifiable criteria on which that scale can be established, on the basis of indicators demonstrating the farm’s environmental impact. |
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| Article 4a | |
| Animal health and welfare | |
| 1. Member States shall provide support to farmers and other beneficiaries at least in each of the following animal health and welfare priority areas: | |
| (a) improvements to optimise housing conditions, including increased space allowances, access to natural light, ventilation and appropriate resting areas, according to the specific biological and behavioural needs of each species; | |
| (b) reduction of stocking densities and improvement of herd and flock management practices to promote animal health, reduce stress and associated health costs and promote stable social structures; | |
| (c) access to outdoor areas or pasture; | |
| (d) improved animal health through preventive husbandry, including balanced and species-appropriate nutrition, access to clean water, hygiene, vaccination, disease prevention, and reduction of antibiotics through non-therapeutic means; | |
| (e) humane handling and transport, including minimisation of stress during loading, transport, and unloading. | |
| For each of the priority areas referred to in this Article support shall be provided under the conditions laid down in Articles 10a (new) and 13. | |
| Member States’ allocation of support to animal health and welfare shall be at least the equivalent level of the current programming period. |
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| Article 5 | deleted |
| Types of support | |
| 1. The following CAP interventions are set out: | |
| (a) degressive area-based income support; | |
| (b) coupled income support; | |
| (c) crop specific payment for cotton; | |
| (d) payment for natural and other area specific constraints; | |
| (e) support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements; | |
| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | |
| (g) payment for small farmers; | |
| (h) support for risk management tools; | |
| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | |
| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | |
| (k) support for farm relief services; | |
| (l) LEADER; | |
| (m) support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; | |
| (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | |
| (o) interventions in outermost regions; | |
| (p) interventions in smaller Aegean islands; | |
| (q) EU school scheme referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council11 ; | |
| (r) interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; | |
| (s) crisis payments for farmers. | |
| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | |
| 3. Production of hemp varieties with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content exceeding 0,3% shall not be eligible for support under this Regulation. | |
| 11 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj). |
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| Types of support | Types of support 1. Types of intervention in the form of direct payments (a) degressive area-based income support; (b) coupled income support; (c) crop specific payment for cotton; (d) support for small farmers; (e) complementary income support for young farmers; (f) efficiency scheme; (g) complementary redistributive income support for sustainability; (h) interventions in outermost regions referred to in Article 46; (i) interventions in smaller Aegean islands referred to in Article 42; (j) EU school scheme referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (k) Support for interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title X of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 13a; (l) crisis payments for farmers. 2. Types of intervention for rural development (a) payment for natural and other area specific constraints (b) support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements (c) agri-environmental and climate actions (d) support for risk management tools (e) support for investments for farmers and forest holders (f) support for the setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural businesses and start-ups and development of small farmers (g) Support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas 3. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. 4. Production of hemp varieties with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content exceeding 0,3% shall not be eligible for support under this Regulation. |
| 13a 13) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj ). |
The list of types of intervention should be amended in order to reflect the proposed changes to the architecture, terminology and financing logic of the CAP. The revised wording aims to ensure that the intervention categories are coherent, legally clear and consistent with the return to a two-pillar structure.The complementary income support for young farmers should also be maintained in a form corresponding to the current CAP. Generational renewal remains one of the key structural challenges of European agriculture. Continuity of the existing young farmer payment is important because Member States.
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| Types of support | Types of support and financing arrangements |
To ensure that the CAP is implemented as effectively as possible with regard to the decision-making process and to enhance its autonomy, provisions concerning the financial aspects of the CAP should be incorporated into this Regulation .
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| Types of support | Types of support and funding methods |
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| Types of support | Types of support and funding |
In order to ensure the CAP is implemented as effectively as possible, including with regard to the decision-making process, the provisions relating to financial matters should be incorporated into this Regulation. These amendments will allow for greater autonomy within the CAP, particularly in view of any future amendments to the Plan, thereby ensuring a more streamlined process.
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| 1. The following CAP interventions are set out: | 1. Types of intervention in the form of direct payments: |
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| 1. The following CAP interventions are set out: | 1. The following types of CAP interventions are set out: |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
Reject mandatory capping and degressivity, therefore the proposal to adapt the name of the area-based income support intervention.
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (a) degressive area-based income support; | (a) area-based income support; |
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| (aa) redistributive support targeting the first hectares; |
Redistributive support targeting the first hectares should be explicitly listed as a separate type of CAP support. It remains an important and well-established instrument to strengthen family farms and small and medium-sized holdings, while preserving area-based income support for all active farmers.
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| (aa) complementary income support for young farmers; |
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| (aa) Complementary redistributive income support; |
The redistributive payments or "front loaded payment" is an effective tool in the current reform for supporting farmer's on smaller holdings, this option should be available in the new reform.
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| (aa) redistributive payment; |
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| (aa) redistributive payment; |
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| (b) coupled income support; | deleted |
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| (ba) support for safeguarding livestock production, including through measures improving biosecurity and preventing the spread of animal diseases. |
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| (ba) aid to jointly improve the economic and productive efficiency of agricultural holdings; |
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| (ba) support to improve the economic and environmental performance of agriculture (efficiency schemes); |
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| (c) crop specific payment for cotton; | (c) crop specific payment for cotton, flax and hemp; |
Stanislav Stoyanov, Ilia Lazarov, Elena Yoncheva, Ivaylo Valchev, Kristian Vigenin, Petar Volgin, Andrey Novakov, Andrey Kovatchev, Eva Maydell, Tsvetelina Penkova, Emil Radev, Taner Kabilov, Nikola Minchev, Radan Kanev, Ilhan Kyuchyuk
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| (ca) (c) Crop-specific payment for oil-bearing rose |
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| (d) payment for natural and other area specific constraints; | deleted |
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| (e) support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements; | deleted |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | deleted |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | deleted |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) agri-environmental and climate actions, as defined in Article 4 [Environment and climate priority areas] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]; |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) agri-environmental, climate and animal health and welfare actions; |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) agri-environmental, forest-environment and climate actions ; |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) support for agri-environmental and climate actions; |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) support agri-environmental and climate actions; |
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| (f) agri-environmental and climate actions; | (f) support for agri-environmental and climate actions; |
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| (fa) support for measurable results in soil health, including increases in soil organic matter, improved water infiltration capacity, reduced soil erosion or verified carbon sequestration; |
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| (fa) income support for farmers combining the production of crops and livestock (mixed farming). |
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| (fb) investment support to reduce methane emissions from livestock and to develop the production of agricultural biogas and biomethane. |
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| (g) payment for small farmers; | (g) payment for small and medium-sized agricultural holdings |
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| (g) payment for small farmers; | (g) payment for small and organic farmers; |
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| (ga) support for measures to enhance water retention, boost the resilience of farms to the effects of climate change and step up the development of water infrastructure; |
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| (ga) complementary income support for young farmers; |
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| (gb) efficiency scheme; |
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| (gc) support for biosecurity measures and the prevention and control of infectious animal diseases; |
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| (gc) complementary redistributive income support for sustainability; |
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| (ge) support for measures to stabilise agricultural markets; |
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| (gg) support for short food supply chains, local processing and direct sales; |
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| (gi) support for soil surveys and nutrient planning |
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| (h) support for risk management tools; | deleted |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | deleted |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, cooperatives and beneficiaries operating in the forestry sector and investments in processing and irrigation infrastructure for other beneficiaries; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers and beneficiaries working in the forestry sector and investments in processing and irrigation infrastructure for other beneficiaries; |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, forest holders and cooperatives to enhance competitiveness, sustainability and resilience; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, food processors and forest holders, and for the resilience of rural areas; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, forest holders and producer organisations, including cooperatives; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders, and collective pastoral organisations; |
Collective pastoral investments (summer pastures, access trails, water supply systems, communal fences, and fire prevention equipment) can only be carried out by collective bodies that do not fall under the strict definition of “farmer” or “forest holder.”
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Vilis Krištopans
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments to enhance resilience, sustainability and competitiveness |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders and their cooperatives; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, forest holders and their cooperatives; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, forest holders and cooperatives; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers, forest holders and cooperatives; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for sustainable investments for farmers and forest holders; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers; |
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| (i) support for investments for farmers and forest holders; | (i) support for investments for farmers; |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl
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| (ia) support for investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural products; |
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| (ia) investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural production |
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| (ia) support in processing and storage capacities; |
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| (ia) support for investments in irrigation |
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| (ib) investments in secondary irrigation infrastructure; |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | deleted |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural businesses and start-ups, diversification of farm household income and for business development and the development of small farms; |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business, start-ups, farm household income diversification and business development of small farms; |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small and medium-sized agricultural holdings |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms and young farmers' holdings; |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up and the succession of women, young farmers, new farmers, for the launch of rural businesses, including start-ups, and the development of small farmers; |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of or take over by young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; |
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| (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; | (j) support for setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, women farmers, rural business and start-ups and development of small farms; |
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| (ja) support for promoting cooperative farming and other forms of collective organisation of agricultural producers, including those contributing to territorial value creation and Union quality schemes. |
Collective organisation is a key factor in improving farmers' bargaining power, creating added value and strengthening rural economies. While cooperatives represent one model of collective action, other organisational forms, including those underpinning Union quality schemes such as geographical indications, also play an essential role in achieving the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy. The wording should therefore remain sufficiently broad to encompass the diversity of collective governance models across Member States.
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| (ja) support for active farmers and groups of farmers participating in EU quality schemes, organic farming certification schemes and national food quality schemes; |
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| (ja) investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural production; |
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| (ja) support for young farmers (including a starter pack for young farmers); |
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| (jb) investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural production; |
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| (jc) support for promoting cooperative farming; |
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| (k) support for farm relief services; | deleted |
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| (ka) support for promoting safe access to water, water management – including integrated and digitalised water management – and water resilience, including the modernisation of irrigation systems; |
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| (ka) Support for the provision of social services including the provision of psychological support and care; |
Stress and psychological issues are prevalent in farming, this reality must be recognized and addressed.
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| (ka) support for investments in businesses that process or market agricultural products; |
Rural areas must be developed in a synergistic way between sectors, including by fostering the development of local supply chains and incorporating local processing activities.
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| (ka) k bis (NEW) support for investment in businesses that process or market agricultural products; |
The development of rural areas must take place in a way that fosters synergy between sectors, whilst also promoting the development of local supply chains, including local processing activities.
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Barbara Bonte, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
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| (ka) support for investments in the processing and marketing of agricultural products. |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Barbara Bonte, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
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| (kb) support for the transfer of an agricultural holding to a young farmer. |
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| (kb) K ter (NEW) support for the transfer of the farm to a young farmer |
Generational renewal in agriculture is notoriously hampered by significant and now structural barriers to entry, such as access to land and credit. With regard to the first point, another factor is the reluctance of farmers – who are often older – to transfer their businesses. This is a complex issue that touches on both the social and economic aspects of the generational transition process. It seems appropriate to introduce a measure to encourage the transfer of businesses to young farmers, whilst also providing some form of support to the transferor.
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| (kb) support for the transfer of the farm to a young farmer |
Generational renewal in farming is famously hampered by significant and now structural barriers to entry, such as access to land and credit. One component is the reluctance of farmers, who are often older, to transfer their businesses. This is a complex problem that touches on social and economic aspects of the generational renewal process. It therefore seems appropriate to introduce a measure to encourage transfers of farms to young farmers, while also providing some form of support for the transferor.
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| (l) LEADER; | deleted |
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| (l) LEADER; | (l) investment in rural communities; |
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| (l) LEADER; | (l) support for LEADER; |
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| (la) Support for Investments in Rural Development |
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| (m) support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas; | deleted |
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| (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | deleted |
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| (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives, including LEADER; |
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| (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives, including LEADER; |
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| (n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives; | (n) support for territorial and local cooperation initiatives; |
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| (na) support for investments in rural development, such as investments in basic services, small-scale rural infrastructures, land consolidation and reallocation and village renewal in rural areas; |
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| (na) support for investments for rural development, such as investments in basic services, small-scale rural infrastructures, land consolidation and reallocation and village renewal in rural areas; |
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| (o) interventions in outermost regions; | (o) interventions in outermost regions, including support tailored to local agricultural sectors and to the additional costs associated with the remoteness, insularity and small size of the territory; |
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| (o) interventions in outermost regions; | (o) interventions in outermost regions to supplement but not replace the measures provided for under Regulation (EU) No 228/2013; |
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| (o) interventions in outermost regions; | (o) additional interventions in outermost regions, supplementary to the measures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 228/2013; |
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| (oa) support for investments for flood or coastal protection preventive actions and non-productive investments relating to the specific objectives set out in Article 3(1), point (d) (v), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; |
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| (oa) support for investments in irrigation; |
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| (ob) support for investments in irrigation; |
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| (qa) support for establishing and scaling protein crops, especially legumes, on new and existing farms, including storage, local processing, marketing and the circular valorisation of co-products, with priority for human food and locally sourced feed; |
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| (r) interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; | (r) interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; crisis payments for farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events, catastrophic events and damage caused by wild animals. |
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| (r) interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; | (r) sectorial interventions in sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; |
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| (ra) interventions aimed at supporting strategic agricultural supply chains, such as the protein supply chain, which contribute to the Union’s food self-sufficiency and sovereignty, in particular by maintaining production capacity, making supply chains more resilient and reducing dependence on imports; |
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| (s) crisis payments for farmers. | (s) crisis payments for farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events and damages caused by wild animals. |
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| (s) crisis payments for farmers. | (s) crisis payments for farmers in the wake of natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events. |
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| (sa) investments in food processing and marketing, developing the link between farming, food and territory |
The processing and marketing sectors are the main recipients of agricultural products at the local level. A larger number of local processing plants gives farmers the ability to choose the recipient of their products and a real opportunity to negotiate prices (increasing the farmer's share in the value chain). Ensuring a fair income for farmers is a key element of the future CAP and the sector's resilience. For farmers to benefit from the proposed SME support, it must be linked to the obligation to enter into supply contracts directly with farmers.Processing is a crucial link in the stabilizing food supply chain and guaranteeing its resilience and food security. Building resilience cannot be limited to supporting only the first phase – agricultural production. Support for the food processing industry is also essential, especially during periods of production surpluses or uncontrolled inflows of agricultural products from third countries.To achieve resilience and long-term competitiveness of the agricultural sector, a strong food processing industry with high processing capacity is essential.
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| (sa) support for the processing and marketing of agricultural products, including short supply chains. |
It is proposed to supplement the list of CAP interventions by adding support for the processing and marketing of agricultural products within the value chain. This area is important for strengthening EU food security, supply chain resilience and export potential.
Local processing, especially by SMEs and farmers, supports rural development, adds value to agricultural production and contributes to shorter, more responsive supply chains. Such support would bring economic, social and environmental benefits, particularly for rural areas and local markets.
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| (sa) support for farm succession and early retirement; |
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| (sa) support for setting-up legiminous crop production |
Stanislav Stoyanov, Ilia Lazarov, Tsvetelina Penkova, Emil Radev, Taner Kabilov, Andrey Novakov, Andrey Kovatchev, Eva Maydell, Radan Kanev, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nikola Minchev, Elena Yoncheva, Petar Volgin, Ivaylo Valchev, Kristian Vigenin
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| (sa) Transitional national aid intervention |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Charles Goerens, Benoit Cassart, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| (sa) support for setting-up protein crops production |
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| (sa) Interventions to support mountain agriculture; |
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| (sb) Interventions to support active defense investments with particular reference to irrigation water management. |
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| (sb) transitional national aid |
It is necessary to add the possibility to continue Transitional national aid (TNA). TNA should be continued as an instrument to support and stabilize agricultural incomes. Under such an instrument, the tobacco sector is supported in some Member States.This sector belongs to a group of niche sectors that are important for socio-economic, environmental reasons and well-established in the traditions of some regions. They contribute to the preservation of crop diversity, which is also very important with a nationwide tendency to simplify their structure.
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| (sc) support for setting up agricultural production cooperatives, farmers' cooperatives and producer organisations; |
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| (sc) support for the processing and marketing of agricultural products, including short supply chains |
It is necessary to supplement list of the CAP interventions by adding intervention providing support for the agricultural product processing and marketing sector within the value chain. This area is crucial in ensuring the European Union's food security, the stability of supply chains, and export opportunities. Local processing, particularly the SME sector, plays a key role in utilizing agricultural raw materials produced in rural areas. Direct involvement of farmers in further stages of the food chain is also essential for supply chain development. Support for small-scale processing brings a number of economic, social, and environmental benefits. In the case of short supply chains, producers are able to respond better and more quickly to consumer needs, offering products of known origin, in appropriate quantities, often at lower prices. Therefore, the agricultural product processing and marketing sector, as closely linked to agriculture, must remain a separate element of CAP support.
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| 1a. Types of intervention for rural development | |
| (a) payment for natural and other area specific constraints | |
| (b) support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements | |
| (c) agri-environmental and climate actions | |
| (d) support for risk management tools | |
| (e) support for investments for farmers and forest holders | |
| (f) support for the setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural businesses and start-ups and development of small farmers | |
| (g) Support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas |
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| 1a. Without prejudice to compliance with Article 20(4) of Regulation 202X/XXXX (NRP Regulation), the minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (d) to (k), shall not be less than 30% of the total estimated costs of each intervention. Where the amount of the national contribution referred to in Articles 15, 42 and 69 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2125 is higher than 30%, the Member State shall maintain that amount as the minimum level of national contribution established for the 2021-2027 period. |
While preserving the flexibility of Member States to determine their co-financing rates, this amendment would allow the current contribution rate to be taken into account, thereby maintaining the overall level of support at Member State level unchanged.
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| 1a. The interventions in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. All other interventions shall be applicable to those regions under conditions that take into account their specific characteristics and guarantee effective and appropriate support, and shall not be subject to the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ laid down in Article 33(2)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. |
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| 1a. Subject to compliance with Article 20(4) of the NRP Regulation, the minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 points (d), (e), (f), (g) and (k) shall be no less than 30% of the total estimated costs of each intervention. Where the amount of the national contribution referred to in Articles 15, 42 and 69 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2125 exceeds 30 %, the Member State shall maintain that amount as the minimum level of national contribution set for the period 2021-2027. |
The proposed amendment makes it possible to take into account the current contribution rate applied to the CAP, and at the same time, maintains the freedom for Member States to provide co-financing, thereby leaving support at Member State level unchanged.
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| 1a. The additional EUR 45 000 000 000 billion proposed by the European Commission for agriculture in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 shall be fully integrated into the ring-fenced minimum envelope of the Common Agricultural Policy. This amount shall be allocated exclusively to the CAP interventions referred to in paragraph 1. |
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| 1a. (T) a voluntary union milk supply reduction scheme shall be introduced as a permanent market management insturment and shall be activated where the average union milk price falls below a pre defined threhold, with compensation provided to participating producers for voluntary reductions in milk production |
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| 1a. Member states may grant support under this Article to farmers, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations for the processing and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| 1a. The financial allocation of the interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (f), shall amount to at least 30% for the financial envelope allocated for CAP interventions referred to in Article 10(2), point (a) (ii) [Budget]. |
In light of increasing environmental and climate challenges, the CAP budget in the next MFF should include a dedicated ringfencing for agri-environmental and climate actions (AECA), which is absent from the Commission proposal but exists in the current CAP.
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Stefano Bonaccini, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti, Heléne Fritzon
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| 1a. Member States shall ensure access to financial instruments supporting business development for the interventions in favour of young farmers referred to in Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 of this Regulation. |
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| 1a. 1bis The measures referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to the outermost regions listed in Title IV of Regulation 202X/XXXX (NRP Regulation). |
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| 1a. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to outermost regions referred to in Title VI of the NRP Regulation. |
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| 1a. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to the outermost regions referred to in Title VI of the NRP Regulation. |
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| 1a. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to the outermost regions referred to in Title IV of the NRPP Regulation. |
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| 1a. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not apply to the outermost regions referred to in Title IV. |
Support for small farmers is a genuine simplification measure and is particularly well suited to the specific structure of agriculture in the outermost regions, which are characterised by a high number of small farms. Many of these farms are not covered by supports in the outermost regions (referred to Article 46, 47 and 48 of COM 2025/565 regulation) and do not benefit from CAP income support measures.
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| 1b. The maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1 point (i) [investments for farmers] and (kb) shall be 75 % of the total eligible costs of each intervention. However, the maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (i), targeting young farmers shall be 100 % of the eligible public expenditure. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate for interventions related to investments under paragraph 1, points (i) and (kb), for the restoration of production capacity following exceptional events to 100 %. |
The purpose of this amendment is to provide maximum support rates for investments by young farmers and for the restoration of production potential following exceptional events.
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| 1b. All measures implemented under Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 shall be fully financed by the Union in accordance with Article 10(2)(a)(iia) (new) of Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP]. |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Csaba Dömötör, Vilis Krištopans
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| 1b. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k) and (r) shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a) (ii) [Budget]. |
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| 1b. 1 ter The measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (k) and (r) are income support measures to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10 [budget], paragraph 2(a)(ii). |
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| 1c. The financial allocation to coupled income support interventions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (b) shall be limited to a maximum of 20 % of the Union contribution set out by the Member State in the CAP plan for CAP income support interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (c), (f), (g) and point (ba) if applied by the Member State. This percentage may be increased by a maximum of five percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding 20 % is allocated to protein crops, farmers who combine arable farming and livestock rearing, or agricultural areas at risk of abandonment of agricultural production, in particular in the eastern border regions as defined in the plans. For the purposes of this article, eastern border regions means Union NUTS2 regions bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus or the Ukraine, by land or sea, not covering the entire territory of the Member State in question. |
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| 1c. 1ter Subject to compliance with Article 20 [national contribution to estimated costs], paragraph 4 of Regulation 202X/XXXX (NRP Regulation), the minimum national contribution to the measures referred to in paragraph 1, points (d) to (k), shall not be less than 30 per cent of the total estimated costs of each measure. Where the amount of the national contribution referred to in Articles 15, 42 and 69 of EU Regulation 2021/2125 (the current CAP Regulation) exceeds 30 per cent, the Member State shall retain that amount as the minimum level of national contribution established for the period 2021–2027. |
Whilst maintaining the freedom for Member States to provide co-financing, the proposed amendment allows for the current contribution rate applied to the CAP to be taken into account, thereby keeping the level of support at Member State level unchanged.
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| 1c. The minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (d) to (f) and (h) to (n), of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall be maintained at current levels. |
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| 1d. 1 quinques. The maximum support rate applicable to the measures referred to in paragraph 1(i) [investments in favour of farmers] and (k) is 75 per cent of the total eligible costs of each measure. However, the maximum support rate applicable to the measures referred to in paragraph 1(i) intended for young farmers shall be 100 % of the eligible public expenditure. Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States may decide to increase the maximum support rate to 100 % for measures relating to investments under paragraph 1(i) and (k)ter for the restoration of production capacity following exceptional events. |
The amendment aims to ensure the maximum support rates for investments by young farmers and in cases where production potential is restored following exceptional events.
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| 1d. The financial allocation for the actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (ba), up to 25 % of the Union contribution set out by the Member State in the CAP plan for the CAP income support measures referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c) and (g). |
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| 1e. 1 sexies The financial allocation for coupled income support measures referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be limited to a maximum of 20 per cent of the Union contribution set by the Member State in the CAP plan for income support measures under the CAP referred to in paragraph 1(a), (c), (f), (g) and (ba), where applied by the Member State. This percentage may be increased by a maximum of five percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding 20 % is allocated to protein crops, farmers combining arable production with livestock farming, or agricultural areas at risk of agricultural abandonment, in particular in the eastern border regions, as defined in the plans. For the purposes of this Article, ‘eastern border regions’ means NUTS 2 regions of the Union bordering, by land or sea, the Russian Federation, Belarus or Ukraine, which do not cover the entire territory of the Member State concerned. |
Added to the basis for calculating resources for the coupled scheme, the amount earmarked for efficiency programmes, should the Member State decide to implement them.
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| 1e. The financial allocation for the actions referred to in points (l) and (m) of paragraph 1 and in Article 20 of this Regulation shall amount to at least 2 % of the Union contribution determined by the Member State referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and 10(1)(c). In any case, the support referred to in point (l) shall not exceed 0.5 % of the Union contribution set by the Member State referred to in Article 10(1)(a) (i) and 10(1)(c). |
The funding allocations for measures outside the pre-allocation should be determined by taking into account a minimum percentage of the resources earmarked for regional development within the single fund.
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| 1f. The financial allocation for investments made by businesses processing or marketing the agricultural products referred to in paragraph 1(ka) of this Regulation shall be defined as a minimum percentage of the Union ceiling set by the Member State referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and 10(1)(c). |
The financial allocations for measures outside the pre-allocation should be determined by taking into account a minimum allocation percentage.
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| 1f. 1 septies Financial allocation for the measures referred to in paragraph 1(ba) shall amount to up to 25 per cent of the Union contribution set by the Member State in the CAP plan for income support measures under the CAP referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (g). |
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| 1g. 1 octies Financial allocation for the measures referred to in paragraph 1(l) and (m) and in Article 20 of this Regulation shall amount to at least 2 per cent of the Union contribution determined by the Member State as referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and (c). In any event, the support referred to in point (l) shall not exceed 0.5% of the Union contribution determined by the Member State as referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and (c). |
The financial allocations for measures outside the pre-allocation should be determined by taking into account a minimum percentage of the resources earmarked for regional development within the Single Fund.
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| 1g. The financial envelope for support for the transfer of the holding to a young farmer referred to in paragraph 1(k)(b) shall be defined as a minimum percentage of the Union ceiling established by the Member State referred to in Article 10(1)(a) (i) and 10(1)(a)(c). |
To ensure generational renewal in the agricultural sector, the cohesive development of local areas and the socio-economic vitality of rural areas, the financial resources for the measure referred to in this article must be determined by way of derogation from the pre-allocated ceilings under the CAP. A small proportion of these resources should be ring-fenced and allocated as part of the programming of the single fund for regional development.
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| 1h. 1 novies Financial allocation for investments carried out by undertakings that process or market agricultural products as referred to in paragraph 1(k)a) of this Regulation is defined as a minimum percentage of the Union ceiling set by the Member State as referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and (c). |
The financial allocations for measures outside the pre-allocation should be determined by taking into account a minimum percentage of the resources earmarked for regional development within the Single Fund.
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| 1h. Member States shall ensure that, in the context of the measures to support young farmers referred to in Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 of this Regulation, those farmers have access to financial instruments to help them with their businesses. |
This amendment aims to foster more flexibility in the granting of support measures to young farmers.
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| 1i. 1 decies Financial allocation for support for the transfer of the farm to a young farmer, as referred to in paragraph 1(k)ter, is defined as a minimum percentage of the Union ceiling set by the Member State, as referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(i) and (c). |
In order to ensure generational renewal in the agricultural sector, the cohesive development of local areas and the socio-economic vitality of rural areas, the financial resources for the measure referred to in this article are determined by way of derogation from the pre-allocated ceilings under the CAP. A minimum percentage of these resources is earmarked and allocated within the framework of the programming of the Single Fund for Regional Development.
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| 1j. 1 undecies Member States shall ensure that, in the case of measures in favour of young farmers referred to in Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 of this Regulation, young farmers have access to financial instruments to support their businesses. |
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
| The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (f) shall not be required to comply with the minimum national contribution presented above. |
The European Commission proposes a 30% national contribution to the following interventions: payment for natural and other area specific constraints; support for disadvantages resulting from certain mandatory requirements; agri-environmental and climate actions; support for small farmers; support for risk management tools; support for investments for farmers and forest holders; support for the setting-up of young farmers, new farmers, rural businesses and start-ups and development of small farmers; support for farm relief services.
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (f) shall not be required to comply with the minimum national contribution referred to above. |
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, point (f) shall not be required to comply with the minimum national contribution. |
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k) shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
Sectoral interventions should not be financed from national CAP-allocations, but either directly the NRPP or general budget at EU-level, or from unallocated budget in the NRPP.Under sectoral interventions of the current Common Agricultural Policy (2023-2027), support for producer organizations (POs), Associations of producer organizations (APOs), and transnational producer organizations (TPOs) is currently arranged on a project-by-project basis, funded directly from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF). Funding these projects directly from an EU fund serves a specific purpose: producers are incentivized to work together in POs, APOs, or TPOs, regardless of the national allocated CAP funding of the Member State they are located in. Additionally, it is justified that these sectoral interventions are financed from outside the national allocations, since many POs and their members that participate are active in multiple Member States. To ensure that sectoral interventions can continue to be adequately financed under the MFF post 2027 on a non-discriminatory basis regardless of the Member State the PO, APO or TPO is based in, the sectoral interventions should therefore continue to be financed directly from the EU-budget and not sourced from national allocations.
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP]. |
Producer cooperation in the fruit and vegetables and other organized sectors is currently supported on a project basis directly from the Union budget. Absorbing this support into the national envelopes would disadvantage precisely those Member States where farmers and growers have organized themselves most strongly, since the distribution key for the national allocations does not reflect sectoral expenditure under the current programming period.
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), (m) and (r), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
Funds for knowledge exchange and innovation support shall be included in ringfencing for income support interventions in order to avoid competition with other support instruments within the NDP, along with adequate funds. This would facilitate planning and implementation of instruments supporting innovation and knowledge exchange.
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k) and (m), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
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| 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. | 2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (ja), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
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| 2a. The minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (d) to (k) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall not be less than 30 % of the total estimated cost of each intervention. The maximum national contribution to those interventions shall not exceed 40 % of the total estimated cost of each intervention. | |
| The maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in Article 5(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall, as a general rule, be 75 % of the total eligible cost of each intervention. However, the maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in paragraph 1(i) targeting young farmers shall be 85 % of the eligible public expenditure. By way of derogation, the maximum support rate may be increased to 100 % for certain investments, including non-productive investments. |
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@misc{epw-text-agri-am-790918,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 1081 - 1415 - Draft report Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-13},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AGRI-AM-790918}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AGRI-AM-790918},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId AGRI-AM-790918. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}