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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-790958 · COM(2025)0560 – 2025/0241(COD)
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- 13 July 2026
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| Article 17a | |
| territorial and local cooperatives initiatives | |
| 1. Member States may establish, and provide support for cooperation in the following areas: (e) quality schemes recognised by the Union or by the Member States, and their use by farmers; (f) support producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations; (g) promote and support intergenerational cooperation, including farm succession. |
Those interventions are linked to the agricultural sector very closely and linked to the agricultural legislation. Therefore we need to keep them within the scope of this regulation.
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| – LEADER means community-led local development as referred to in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP]. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. |
| Member States shall ensure that the budget dedicated to LEADER is no less than the budget allocated during the 2021-2027 programming period. This budget shall be ring-fenced and shall not be subject to reallocation towards other interventions within the NRP Plan. The governance of LEADER local action groups shall remain a core element of LEADER implementation, with local action groups maintaining effective decision-making authority on the selection of operations. Managing Authorities shall not restrict the thematic scope of LEADER strategies beyond the requirements set out in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP]. |
Integrating the EAFRD into the NRP Plan creates a risk that the LEADER envelope will be diluted within the overall national envelope, to the detriment of the most vulnerable rural areas.
LEADER is the only CAP tool that delivers territorially-based, bottom-up governance. Its effectiveness depends directly on preserving the autonomy of LAGs and on ring-fencing the budget.
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. Support for LEADER shall be mandatory for all Member States, ensuring a minimum financial allocation that is not inferior in absolute terms to that of the 2021-2027 programming period in order to guarantee continuity, long-term stability and full territorial coverage of Local Action Groups across rural areas. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER amounting to [at least 5 %] of the total amount earmarked for rural development as set out in Article 10(2), point (ii), or Regulation (EU) […] [NRP], as referred to in Article 35(4a) of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies, in a flexible and simplified manner, ensuring efficinet use of funds, reduced administrative burdens and stronger focus on tangible results for rural communities and agricultural takeholders, under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. |
The amendments strengthen the LEADER approach by ensuring greater flexibility for Member States and local action groups while maintaining its core objective of supporting rural development. They emphasise practical, economically vaible and market-oriented pojects that generate real added value for farmers, forest holders and rural communities.
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER of [at least 5 %] of the total amount dedicated to rural development as set out in Article 10(2), point (ii), or Regulation (EU) […] [NRP], as referred to in Article 35(4a) of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans, and make sure that the approach taken to LEADER interlincs with their ambitions on cohesion-policy. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall allocate at least 5 % of CAP-related rural development expenditure to LEADER for the preparation and implementation of LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their CAP Plans. |
Taking into account the scope of the CAP Regulation, the decision to provide the CAP with an autonomous budget, the experience gained with the current CAP national strategic plans, and with a view to simplification and improved administrative management, the CAP national and regional plans should be drawn up by the Member States within the framework of this Regulation without creating any additional administrative burdens.
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall implement LEADER in their NRP Plans to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […]. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRCAP Plans. |
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| 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans. | 1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in the CAP. |
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| 1a. Member States shall ensure, through the rural goal under the National and Regional Partnership Plans, that such interventions support community-led local development in rural areas, particularly in areas affected by depopulation, natural constraints, gaps in basic services, water vulnerability or connectivity issues. They shall also contribute to economic diversification, job creation, the modernisation of rural infrastructure and the maintenance of agricultural and agri-food activity in the area. |
LEADER and community-led local development are essential tools for maintaining population, economic activity and services in rural areas.
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| 1a. Member States shall ensure that the financial allocation for LEADER in their NRP Plan is at least equal to the level allocated for the 2021-2027 programming period, in constant prices. |
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| 1a. LEADER’ means community-led local development referred to in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER in rural areas in the NPR Plans, and shall maintain at least as much support as was afforded in the previous programming period, in line with the no backsliding principle outlined in Article 2 in this regulation. |
| Member States shall allocate to LEADER at least 5 % of the total amount dedicated to rural development set out in Article 10(2) of regulation (XXX) NRPP. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. LEADER interventions shall be based on area-based local development strategies, multi-sectoral integration, innovation, networking and bottom-up participation. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans, as well as in other rural areas where LEADER can demonstrate added value for local development, innovation and economic diversification. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas and territories with specific disadvantages, including the needs of territories with natural and geographical disadvantages as referred in Article 174 of the TFEU, defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPRCAP Plans, ensuring adequate territorial coverage and continuity of community-led local development across the programming period. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans, ensuring adequate territorial coverage and continuity of community-led local development across the programming period. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural and outermost areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER in rural areas defined by the Member States in the NRP Plans. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the CAP Plans. |
Taking into account the scope of the CAP Regulation, the decision to provide the CAP with an autonomous budget, the experience gained with the current CAP national strategic plans, and with a view to simplification and improved administrative management, the CAP national and regional plans should be drawn up by the Member States within the framework of this Regulation without creating any additional administrative burdens.
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER in rural areas defined by the Member States in the NRCAP Plans. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER, at a minimum, in rural areas defined by the Member States in the NRP Plans. |
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| 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans. | 2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States. |
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| 2a. Support under LEADER shall, in particular, cover the promotion of | |
| (a) new forms of cooperation between at least two actors, including farmers, forest owners, businesses, local authorities, civil society organisations or knowledge institutions, | |
| (b) the preparation and implementation of joint local or regional development projects, | |
| (c) the costs associated with such cooperation, including preparation, coordination and implementation costs. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | deleted |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products, innovation and digitisation. |
| Member States shall provide support through LEADER to projects put into action under local development strategies, including: start-ups and the development of local businesses; capacity to create added value through processing; diversification of agricultural activities, including agro-tourism, direct sale of agricultural products, innovation and digitisation; and investments in local infrastructure and services designed to improve quality of life in rural areas. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups, including governance, capacity-building, networking and advisory activities, as well as projects involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation, as well as for projects that contribute to the activation of the local community and social cohesion, including through community centres, community sports clubs, and other local civil society initiatives. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support under LEADER for projects selected by local action groups and implemented with the participation of start-ups, as well as, for start-ups, for capacity-building with the aim of adding value through transformation, for the diversification of agricultural activities, including agritourism, for the direct sale of agricultural products, and for innovation, as well as for all projects that contribute to the activation of the local community. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support under LEADER for projects selected by local action groups and implemented with the participation of start-ups; for start-ups for capacity-building with the aim of adding value through transformation, for the diversification of farm activities, including agritourism, for the direct sale of agricultural products and for innovation; and for all projects that contribute to the revitalisation of the local community. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects with clear added value for the territory of the local action groups. Through LEADER, support may be provided to projects involving farmers, forest holders and other entities whose goal is the social, environmental, digital and economic transition of rural areas, improvement of the well-being of rural citizens and strengthening of social capital. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented under local development strategies, including startups, and the development of local businesses, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation, as well as investments in local infrastructure and services in rural areas. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented under local development strategies, including startups, and the development of local businesses, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation, as well as investments in local infrastructure and services in rural areas. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in local transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation, provided that such projects benefit local farmers, local farm households, local producer groups or local rural communities. |
The amendment aims to strengthen local value creation in rural areas. In many regions, agricultural raw materials such as cereals, milk, fruit or livestock are exported for processing, while the added value, jobs and economic benefits are created elsewhere. Supporting local dairies, small slaughterhouses, milling, processing and direct sales helps retain more value in rural communities, strengthens farmers’ position in the food chain and contributes to vibrant rural economies.
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism and biodistricts recognised by national or regional law and/or supported by national, regional or local authorities, direct sale of agricultural products, and innovation. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for bottom-up, community led local development (CLLD) projects implemented by local action groups involving rural citizens dealing with local rural development issues, inter alia, startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups, including governance, animation, capacity-building, networking and advisory activities, as well as projects involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for innovative, integrated and multisectoral projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, adding value through transformation, innovation, diversification of farm activities and practices, including agrotourism and agritourism, direct sale of agricultural products, including short-supply chain markets. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups and by other groups representing local communities, as defined by the Member States, involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. |
This Amendment introduces an addition to the framework of the LEADER measure, extending access to support not only to projects implemented by traditional Local Action Groups (LAGs), but also to other bodies operating in an integrated manner in rural areas, thereby making the measure more dynamic and inclusive.
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects selected by local action groups involving SMEs, independents and startups with value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agritourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation, and for projects bringing entrepreneurship to rural areas. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products, local plant-protein value chains, animal-welfare improvements and innovation. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of farm activities, including agrotourism, direct sale of agricultural products and innovation. | 3. Member States shall provide support through LEADER for projects implemented by local action groups involving startups, value added capacity in transformation, diversification of rural enterprises, such as farming and agro-turism. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields carried out by the local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local socioeconomic interests, addressing inter alia the strengthening of regional supply chains, to include with added value for farmers and forest holders and other rural citizens in the Local Action Groups, by promoting in particular social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital, local innovation, experimentation and community-led response to climate, environmental and socio-economic challenges, with inclusive governance and active participation of women and under-represented groups. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided by LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for rural communities, in which farmers and forest holders play a key role, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital, providing basic services and improving overall living conditions, taking the needs of women into account. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for rural communities, in which farmers and forest holders play a key role, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital, providing basic services and improving overall living conditions taking into account the needs of women. |
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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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, the working and living conditions of rural citizens, strengthening social capital, reducing poverty and fostering employment creation, paying particular attention to the needs of young people and women. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for the territory of the LAGs and rural communities, in which farmers and forest holders play a key role, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders and other rural citizens, as well as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of the quality of life of rural citizens, strengthening social capital, and cultural and youth initiatives. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, building more robust local and territorial food economies, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for rural citizens, farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of quality of life, strengthening social capital, cultural and youth initiatives. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital with the participation of young people and women. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers, rural communities and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, animal welfare, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for rural citizens, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of quality of life, strengthening social capital, cultural and youth initiatives. |
In the current paragraph 4, the scope of LEADER implementation should be supplemented, which will enable the continuation of the currently implemented areas and allow for the wide application of the instrument.This would also be consistent with the EC's narrative that LEADER beneficiaries can be various entities, without being limited to agriculture and forestry.
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers or forest holders, which may include, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic transformation of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. | 4. Support provided from LEADER shall be focused on rural development fields with added value for farmers and forest holders, such as social, environmental, digital and economic development of rural areas, improvement of well-being of rural citizens, strengthening social capital. |
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| (1) 5. Member State shall ensure that LEADER implementation remains proportionate, avoiding unnecessary administrative complexity for local action groups and beneficiaries, in particular small rural stakeholders. |
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| 4a. Member States shall ensure that LEADER strategies can be accessed by municipalities, cooperatives, small and medium-sized enterprises, local associations, civil society organisations, young people, women, social partners and other local individuals and organisations, including in outermost regions, islands, low-density areas and remote rural areas. |
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| Article 18a | |
| Support under LEADER | |
| 1. Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of this Regulation shall comply with the following requirements: | |
| (a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups; | |
| (b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria; | |
| (c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria; | |
| (d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies. | |
| 2. The support provided under this Article may cover the costs of the preparation of the local development strategies or the costs of operations implemented or a combination of both. Member States shall ensure that the costs of operations comply with the requirements laid down for the relevant types of interventions laid down in this Regulation. |
Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Tomáš Kubín, Vilis Krištopans
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| Article18a | |
| Support under LEADER | |
| Support provided through LEADER referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation] shall comply with the following requirements: | |
| (a) the use of simplified cost options shall be mandatory for the costs of operation of the LEADER local action groups; | |
| (b) support for projects carried out in accordance with the LEADER local development strategies not exceeding EUR 20 000 shall be provided in the form of lump sums and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria; | |
| (c) support to rural business start-ups for non-agricultural activities in rural areas may be provided in the form of lump sums up to maximum EUR 100 000 and may be differentiated in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria; | |
| (d) the use of simplified cost options shall be encouraged for projects implemented under the LEADER local development strategies. |
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| Article 18a | |
| The support provided under this Article may cover the costs of the preparation of the local development strategies or the costs of operations implemented or a combination of both. Member States shall ensure that operation costs comply with the requirements laid down for the relevant types of interventions provided for in this Regulation. |
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| Article 18b | |
| Global dimension of the CAP. | |
| 1. In accordance with Article 208 of the TFEU, the Union and Member States shall ensure that development cooperation objectives are taken into account in all CAP interventions, and respect the Right to Food as well as the Right to Development. | |
| 2. Member States shall ensure that CAP Strategic Plans contribute to the maximum extent possible to the timely achievement of the goals set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 2, SDG 10, SDG 12, and SDG 13, as well as in the Paris Agreement. | |
| Therefore, CAP interventions shall: | |
| (i) contribute to developing diversified and sustainable agriculture and resilient agro-ecological practices both in the Union and in partner countries; | |
| (ii) contribute to maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, in the Union and in partner countries; | |
| (iii) contribute to harnessing the potential of small-scale farmers, small agricultural enterprises, in particular women farmers, indigenous peoples active in agricultural production and pastoralists, both in the Union and in partner countries; | |
| (iv) contribute to the development of local food systems and domestic and regional markets both in the Union and in partner countries, with the aim of minimising food import dependency and shortening food chains; | |
| (v) end trade practices that distort global trade on agricultural markets and expose EU farmers to unfair competation; | |
| (vi) fully integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation measures; | |
| The compliance of the CAP with Policy Coherence for Development shall be assessed on a regular basis, inter alia using data from the monitoring mechanism set out in Article 119a. The Commission shall report to the Council and to the European Parliament about the results of the assessment and the Union’s policy response. |
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| Support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas | Support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture and rural areas |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas including to promote and support sustainable practices, such as organic farming and other agroecological practices, animal welfare, protein crop production and combatting anti-microbial resistance under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture and rural areas, including by contributing to the development and deployment of European technological solutions that increase the strategic autonomy and competitiveness of the Union agricultural sector, under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agroecology, forestry and rural areas including to promote and support organic farming and other agroecological practices, animal welfare, protein crop production and combatting anti-microbial resistance, under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, and may provide support for forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, and where releavant forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, and where relevant, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall may provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, and where relevant, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: | Member States shall provide support for knowledge sharing and innovation in the agri-food sectors, forestry and rural areas under the conditions laid down in this Article. Member States shall provide support: |
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| (aa) Member States may provide support for: | |
| (a) EIP-AGRI operational groups for the preparation of projects or actions to ensure broader uptake of their results; | |
| (b) the setting up of farm advisory services referred to in Article 20(3); | |
| (c) capacity building of advisors within farm advisory services referred to in Article 20(3). |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, improvement of working and safety conditions of agricultural workers, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information , including on transparency and sustainability in the food chain, and promote collaboration with research centres, universities, businesses, farmers at farm level and relevant European innovation networks in the agri-food sector, including the uptake of biocontrol substances which can be used in organic farming and other agroecological systems. |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information, including on transparency and sustainability in the food chain, and promote collaboration with research centres, universities, businesses, farmers at farm level and relevant European innovation networks in the agri-food sector, including the uptake of biocontrol substances which can be used in organic farming and other agroecological systems |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information, particularly on issues such as AMR, increased animal welfare and improved production on plant based protein. |
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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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, improvement of working and safety conditions of agricultural workers, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, the digital transition, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, risk management, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for knowledge sharing actions such as advice, training, skills development or other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information actions to promote innovation. |
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| (b) for actions to promote innovation, training and advice, skills development, advisory services and other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information. | (b) for knowledge sharing actions such as advice, training, skills development or other forms of knowledge sharing and dissemination of information actions to promote innovation. |
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| Support for advisory services shall only be granted for those advisory services that comply with Article 20(3). | Support for advisory services, including operational costs, shall only be granted for those advisory services that comply with Article 20(3). |
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| 1a. Member States may provide support for: | |
| (a) EIP-AGRI operational groups for the preparation of projects or actions to ensure broader uptake of their results; | |
| (b) the setting up of farm advisory services referred to in Article 20(3); | |
| (c) capacity building of advisors within farm advisory services referred to in Article 20(3). |
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| 1a. The support under this Article should take into account the specific needs of organic production, which requires farmers to engage in continuous training and constant updating of technical expertise. |
The organic sector needs advice, innovation and digitalisation tailored to its specific costs and obligations.
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| The aim of EIP-AGRI shall be to accelerate development and use of innovations by improving the exchange of knowledge and fostering synergies between policies, actors and instruments in agriculture, forestry and rural areas. Results from its work shall be disseminated and multiplied through the AKIS. | The aim of EIP-AGRI shall be to accelerate development and use of innovations by improving the exchange of knowledge and fostering synergies between policies, actors and instruments in the agri-food sectors, forestry and rural areas. Results from its work shall be disseminated and multiplied through the AKIS. |
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| (b) link research and farming and forestry practice and inform the scientific community of the needs of those practices; | (b) link research and practice and inform the scientific community of the needs of those practices; |
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| (b) link research and farming and forestry practice and inform the scientific community of the needs of those practices; | (b) link research and farming practice and inform the scientific community of the needs of those practices; |
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| (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges. | (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges, with targeted support for peer learning, mentoring and knowledge exchange involving young farmers and women farmers. |
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| (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges. | (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges where appropriate. |
Organization of farmer-to-farmer exchanges shall not be obligatory for the EIP AGRI OG, but if relevant EIP AGRI shall participate in such initiatives (projects) and host groups of farmers.
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| (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges. | (d) promoting the use of innovative solutions through dissemination of information and knowledge, including farmer-to-farmer exchanges where applicable. |
Organization of farmer-to-farmer exchanges shall not be obligatory for the EIP AGRI OG, but if relevant EIP AGRI shall participate in such initiatives (projects) and host groups of farmers.
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| (da) support the development and uptake of innovative technologies developed in the Union, including reproductive and breeding technologies such as semen sexing, contributing to genetic progress, resource efficiency and the competitiveness of the Union agricultural sector, including through targeted support for innovative enterprises and start-ups. |
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| (da) (da) support research and innovation to facilitate the closure of research gaps on the use of agricultural products, including protein crops, in food and feed formulations, facilitated by long-term trials and the establishment of a standardised quality assessment method and grading system. |
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| (da) promote the active participation, leadership and networking of young farmers and women farmers within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System, including through targeted capacity-building, mentoring, peer-to-peer learning and improved access to innovation support services. |
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| (da) promote cooperation between academia, researchers and farmers at farm level for the development, testing and uptake of sustainable bio-based alternatives to synthetic plant protection products, including agroecological and integrated pest management approaches. |
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| (da) support the provision of assistance to groups of active farmers with regard to innovation and the testing of solutions and practices. |
A recent study by the CAP Network covering 24 Member States concludes that the best-performing groups are those with genuine cooperation experience, strong partner engagement and communication activities targeting the relevant stakeholders. In other words, the performance of projects does not depend solely on the technical idea, but also on the quality of the group and the way it is facilitated.
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| (da) support the provision of assistance to groups of active farmers on innovation and the testing of solutions and practices |
A recent study by the European CAP Network across 24 Member States concludes that the most successful groups are those with genuine experience of cooperation and of communicating with the relevant stakeholders. The success of projects depends not only on the technical concept, but also on the quality of the group and its leadership. It is therefore justified to make support for active farmers’ groups an explicit objective of the future CAP, in order to promote the co-creation and dissemination of innovations.
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| (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors; | (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors, while making sure that those solutions retain agricultural jobs, improve working conditions, secure the agro-ecological transition and ensure that resources, including energy resources, are better used; |
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| (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors; | (a) develop innovative solutions focused on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors, where appropriate, taking into account interactions throughout the entire supply chain; |
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| (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors; | (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors, where appropriate, taking into account interactions throughout the entire supply chain; |
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| (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors; | (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders, workers and rural actors; |
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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| (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders and rural actors; | (a) develop innovative solutions focusing on the specific needs of farmers, forester holders, workers and rural actors; |
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| (b) bring together partners with complementary knowledge such as academia, researchers and the farming community, and where relevant, actors of the food chain and ensure their active involvement in projects; | (b) bring together partners with complementary knowledge such as academia, advisors, civil society, researchers and the farming community, and where relevant, actors of the food chain and ensure their active involvement in projects; |
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| (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; | (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors, one of whom at least represents the agricultural sector and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; |
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| (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; | (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors, including the mandatory participation of a farmer, and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; |
The introduction of mandatory farmer participation is intended to ensure that projects implemented by EIP-AGRI operational groups directly address the real needs of agricultural practice. The involvement of a farmer strengthens the practical and implementation-oriented nature of the operations, facilitates effective knowledge transfer, and increases the probability of the actual application and dissemination of the developed solutions at farm level.
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| (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; | (b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors, including the mandatory participation of a farmer, and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP]; |
The introduction of mandatory farmer participation is intended to ensure that projects implemented by EIP-AGRI operational groups directly address the real needs of agricultural practice. The involvement of a farmer strengthens the practical and implementation-oriented nature of the operations, facilitates effective knowledge transfer, and increases the probability of the actual application and dissemination of the developed solutions at farm level.
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| 5. Member States shall not provide support under this Article to knowledge sharing and innovation involving research bodies only. | 5. Member States shall ensure farmers are the main beneficiaries of the support, keeping administration expenses to a minimum and not provide support under this Article to knowledge sharing and innovation involving research bodies only. |
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| 5a. Member States may provide enhanced support for projects implemented jointly by multiple farmers within a defined landscape, catchment or watershed area, where such cooperation contributes to climate resilience, biodiversity restoration, erosion prevention or water retention. |
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| 5a. 6. Member States shall ensure transitionary arrangements and supports are provided for in NRP Plans to beneficiaries of past EIP-AGRI schemes to maximise environmental gain and mitigate any income loss incurred. |
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| 5a. Member States shall ensure transitionary arrangements and supports are provided for in NRP Plans to beneficiaries of past EIP-AGRI schemes to maximise environmental gain and mitigate any income loss incurred. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| 5a. Member States shall designate at least 20% of the support provided under this Article for actions and interventions aimed at improving working and safety conditions of agricultural workers. |
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| 5a. 6. Each Member State shall designate sufficient support provided under this article for measures and interventions aimed at improving working and safety conditions of agricultural workers. |
Currently MS allocate neglectable budget, if any, to the education and training of agricultural workers. Given the high number of workplace accidents and the necessary structural transitions, this upskilling is indispensable.
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. Particular attention shall be given to interventions contributing to climate action, biodiversity conservation, nature restoration, sustainable resource management, animal welfare and the provision of public goods and ecosystem services. Where appropriate, Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries receiving support for interventions requiring significant changes in management practices have access to tailored advisory services before, during and after the implementation of the supported measures. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation across rural areas and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers, forest holders and other rural individuals and organisations have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural and forest sectors. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State may ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers and forest holders have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. | 1. Each Member State shall ensure that farmers have access to innovation and that new knowledge reaches them in a timely and effective manner, enabling them to deploy innovative and sustainable solutions effectively and profit from up-to-date knowledge in the agricultural sector. |
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| 1a. strengthening cooperation between farmers, universities, research institutes and businesses to develop and implement innovative solutions in the primary sector. |
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| 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include: | 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge tailored to the different territories reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS must be leveraged and accessible to all territories, particularly in the outermost regions and in island and mountain areas. It shall include: |
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| 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include: | 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall describe in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, and where relevant forest holders, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS description shall include: |
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| 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include: | 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall describe in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, and where relevant forest holders, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS description shall include: |
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| 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include: | 2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include: |
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| (a) arrangements to ensure effective knowledge flows and synergies between advisors, researchers, practitioners, national CAP networks and other relevant stakeholders; | (a) arrangements to ensure, in all territories, especially in areas with multiple disadvantages, including the regions covered by Articles 349 and 174 TFEU, effective knowledge flows and synergies between advisors, researchers, practitioners, national CAP networks and other relevant stakeholders; |
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| (b) actions to improve access for farmers and forest holders to impartial and qualified advice; | (b) actions to improve access for farmers, for rural communities and enterprises and, if a Member State so decides for forest holders, to impartial and qualified advice |
target group should be broadened to rural communities and enterprises, but the inclusion of forest holders should be left to the discretion of the Member States.
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| (c) support for innovation as a part of the farm advisory services, particularly support for the EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 including for the use of the ‘interactive innovation model’ referred to in Article 19(4); | (c) support for innovation as a part of the farm advisory services, particularly support for preparation, implementation and scaling-up the EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 including for the use of the ‘interactive innovation model’ referred to in Article 19(4); |
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| (d) a plan to improve dissemination and demonstration of research outcomes and innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers, forester holders and other end-users at a large scale; | (d) a plan to improve dissemination and demonstration of research outcomes and innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers, and if relevant forester holders and other end-users at a large scale; |
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| (d) a plan to improve dissemination and demonstration of research outcomes and innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers, forester holders and other end-users at a large scale; | (d) a plan to improve dissemination and demonstration of research outcomes and innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers, and if relevant forest holders and other end-users at a large scale; |
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| (f) a system for provision of farm advisory services, established in accordance with paragraph 3. | (f) a system for provision of advice, established in accordance with paragraph 3. |
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| (f) a system for provision of farm advisory services, established in accordance with paragraph 3. | (f) a system for provision of advice, established in accordance with paragraph 3. |
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| – Article 20g | |
| Support for local agricultural products | |
| 1. Greece shall grant support for production, processing, marketing and transport of raw and processed agricultural products in the smaller Aegean islands. Support should therefore strengthen the entire agricultural value chain, including production, processing, storage, marketing and transport, while promoting sustainable water management, innovation, climate resilience and generational renewal. | |
| 2. Greece shall design the interventions so as to ensure the continuity and the development of local agricultural production in the smaller Aegean islands. | |
| 3. Greece shall provide for a fair distribution of payments. Greece may cap the amount of the support to be granted to a beneficiary in a given calendar year or use degressive payments. | |
| 4. Greece may grant support for marketing of products outside of the region in which they are produced. That support shall not exceed 10% of the value of the production marketed, delivered to a destination zone in a given calendar year. | |
| 5. When a Plan is amended in accordance with Article 24 of the NRP Regulation [amendments to Plans], beneficiaries affected by the exceptional natural disaster or the severe meteorological event may continue to benefit from support in the form of measures to support production, processing or sale provided for in paragraph 1 irrespective of their level of activity throughout the restoration period, but subject to a formal commitment to restore their agricultural production capacity. |
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| 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: | 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. Such services shall be independent, publicly financed, easily accessible, and equipped to support farm-level transition to resilient production systems. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: |
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| 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: | 3. 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the CAP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: |
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| 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: | 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of advice (the farm advisory services) to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: |
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| 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements: | 3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of advice (farm advisory services), to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover the following elements: |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) independent, impartial advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, including organic farming and other agroecological practices, diversification, the introduction of leguminous crop cultivation in rotation, improving animal health and welfare as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups, whole-farm and partial farm transition planning including feasibility, cost, timeline and market assessments to farmers for diversification and transition initiatives; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; as well as targeted information, mentoring and advisory support for women in rural areas and women farmers, particularly regarding access to finance, the transfer of enterprises, diversification of productions and activities and participation in local and short supply chains; including practices supporting the One Health approach and precision farming techniques;, as well as targeted information, mentoring and advisory support for women in rural areas and women farmers, particularly regarding access to finance, the transfer of enterprises, diversification of activities and participation in local and short supply chains (ENVI); |
| independent in this context shall mean no direct funding from third parties with vested financial interests, nor indirect sponsorship or support, payment in kind, use of resources, materials, software, etc. |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, including diversification, supplying local and territorial markets, and agri-environment and climate actions, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools as well as targeted information, mentoring and advisory support for women in rural areas and women farmers, particularly regarding access to finance, the transfer of enterprises, diversification of activities and participation in local and short supply chains; ; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) Advising farmers and forest owners on the sustainable and resilient management of land, farms, and forests, tailored to the specific type of operation and production system, as well as on the requirements for support set forth in the NRP plans, including responsible farm management, establishment of operations, farm succession, and business start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness of mental health issues, and providing information on existing support services; the use of innovations, data-driven solutions, and digital tools, including precision agriculture techniques, as well as targeted and practice-oriented advice on financing options, including EU funding |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including crop diversification, cultivation of protein crops, agroecological transition, animal-welfare and biodiversity measures, reduction of stocking densities, farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, monitoring of species, including wild pollinators, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting up and implementation of transition action plan in accordance with Article 10, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, farm health, safety, including child safety, wellbeing, including occupational risk prevention, raising awareness about mental health of farmers and farm workers and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, including whole-farm and partial-farm transition planning, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRCAP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social protection support measures, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and where relevant forest holders in particular on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and where relevant, forest holders in particular on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on organic farming, sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the CAP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; risk management tools; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of risk management tools and and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers and, where relevant forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
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| (a) advice to farmers and forest holders on sustainable and resilient management of land, farms and forests tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; | (a) advice to farmers on sustainable and resilient management of land and farms tailored to farm types and different production systems, as well as on the requirements for support set out in the NRP Plans, including farm stewardship, setting-up and transfers of holdings and start-ups; business management, access to social support, raising awareness about mental health issues and availability of the relevant services; and the use of innovations, data-driven solutions and digital tools; |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| (aa) tailored guidance for farmers seeking to diversify production, covering: | |
| (i) the agronomic feasibility, costs and income implications of such diversification; (ii) the availability of processing facilities, market demand and marketing channels in the relevant region; and (iii) income and investment support instruments available to help finance the process. |
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| (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. | (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation, and the adoption of agroecological, animal-friendly and diversified agricultural practices. |
Barry Cowen, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Christine Singer, Elsi Katainen, Jérémy Decerle
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| (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. | (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, the adoption of resilient and diverse agricultural practices, and access to knowledge and innovation. |
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| (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. | (b) targeted advice for young farmers and new entratns, in particular as regards organic farming and agroecology, business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. |
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| (b) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. | (b) targeted advice for young and new farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation. |
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| (ba) information on agronomic principles, including agroecological and organic farming, to increase resilience of farms, especially to climate change, and long term food security, including efficient management of water resources, adaptation to drought and other extreme weather phenomena, soil, hydrology and water retention in the agricultural landscape, preventing erosion, protection and establishment of landscape features to increase functional biodiversity and productivity; |
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| (ba) information on resilient agricultural and forestry practices, including organic, agroecological, regenerative farming and close-to-nature forestry, to increase resilience of farms and forests, water resilience, climate adaptation, soil health, hydrology and water retention, preventing erosion and establishment of landscape features to support biodiversity and productivity; |
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| (ba) (ba) (new) information on agronomic and agroecological principles to increase resilience of farms, especially to climate change, and long term food security, including soil, hydrology and water retention in the agricultural landscape, preventing erosion, protection and establishment of landscape features to increase functional biodiversity and productivity. |
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| (ba) targeted advice and support measures for women farmers, in particular regarding access to land, access to finance, social protection, pension rights, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, farm succession and participation in agricultural decision-making; |
Women play a key role in maintaining vibrant rural areas and ensuring generational renewal in agriculture. However, many women in agriculture still face structural barriers regarding access to land, financing, social security and pension rights. Targeted advisory support can help improve the visibility, economic resilience and long-term security of women in rural areas and agriculture.
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| (ba) targeted advice for women farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to land and finance, participation in innovation and knowledge networks, entrepreneurship, leadership, succession planning and equal access to public support; |
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| (ba) targeted advice for young farmers, in particular as regards business management, access to finance, access to public support, access to knowledge and innovation, and adoption of resilient and diverse agricultural practices. |
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| (ba) provision of peer-to-peer learning and locally adapted knowledge, including gender-specific advisory needs and access gaps; |
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| (ba) access to information about bodies responsible for social support or services for people in mental crisis. |
There is a need for the inclusion of access to social services, mental health awareness and related service availability within the scope of advisory services. These areas should be more appropriately supported through health care and social assistance programmes available to all residents, including those in rural areas.
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| (ba) access to information about bodies responsible for social support or services for people in mental crisis. |
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| (bb) (bb) Information on terms and conditions for accessing the measures relevant to increase resilience and climate adaptation outlined in (ba) above, corresponding to the offer by the member states in their CAP NRP plan, including information on deliverables, obligations/eligibility criteria, and co-financing. |
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| (bc) Advisory support for farmers in the preparation, implementation and adaptation of transition plans under Article 10 of this Regulation. |
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| 3a. Member States shall describe in their NRP Plans how their AKIS structures and farm advisory services support the dissemination of knowledge, innovation and good practice on farm health, safety and wellbeing, including farmers mental health; |
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. This advice may be provided by bodies or entities which are appointed in accordance with national law. The provision of advisory services by the most representative farm organisations does not constitute a conflict of interest, as the institutional objectives of these organisations correspond to the interests of the beneficiaries. |
Farm organisations have an institutional mandate to protect and support producers. Their advisory services do not pursue commercial goals that are unrelated to, or undermine, beneficiaries. Rather, farm organisations provide these services – which are viewed as a natural extension of their role as representatives – in order to foster the development of beneficiaries.
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. Such advisory services may be provided by bodies or entities designated in accordance with national law. The provision of advisory services by the most representative agricultural organisations does not constitute a conflict of interest, given that the institutional aims of the organisations coincide with the interests of the beneficiaries. |
Agricultural organisations act under an institutional mandate to protect and support producers. Their advisory activities do not pursue commercial aims that are external to the organisation or contrary to the interests of the beneficiaries; rather, they promote the beneficiaries’ development, acting as a natural extension of their representative role.
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and, where relevant, forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. |
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is independent and impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. |
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and where relevant forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. |
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| 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers and forest holders is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. | 4. Member States shall ensure that farmers and forester holders have direct access to advisers, such as by providing public databases of advisors. Member States shall ensure that the advice provided to farmers is impartial, and that advisors are suitably qualified and free from conflict of interest. |
Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Michalis Hadjipantela, Daniel Buda, Peter Agius, Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Marion Walsmann, Alexander Bernhuber, Maria Walsh, Loucas Fourlas, Carmen Crespo Díaz
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| – Article 20.Support for lawful owners of agricultural land in the occupied areas of the Republic of Cyprus . | |
| In accordance with Protocol No 10 on Cyprus to the 2003 Act of Accession, the application of Union law is suspended in those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control. This exceptional situation resulting from the ongoing occupation of Türkiye has, for a prolonged period prevented citizens of the Republic of Cyprus holding property titles legally recognised under the law of the Republic of Cyprus, accessing, using and deriving income from their agricultural land, as a result of the ongoing occupation of Türkiye. In order to address the exceptional and long-standing disadvantages referred to in this Article, the Commission should establish additional, specific and targeted financial mechanisms, to address the disadvantages arising from the above situation, for lawful owners who can demonstrate lawful title and the objective impossibility to assess and use that land. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as: 1. implying recognition of any authority, entity or person exercising effective control in the areas referred to in paragraph 1; 2. affecting the legal status of those areas under Union law as established by Protocol No 10 or conferring any rights or benefits upon such authority; Measures under this Article shall be without prejudice to the rights of beneficiaries to seek redress under international law or before competent courts. |
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| (1) Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States for the implementation and application of the integrated system Member States may establish the European land monitoring system. It shall provide information to farmers to support sustainable management of their holdings. Furthermore, it shall provide data for CAP policy development and monitoring, and promote sharing of farm sustainability data. |
Former NRP Article 70(6), agreed to be transferred as a Article 20j(new, point 6) . Amendments compared to the transferred text: "shall" replaced by "may"
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| 4a. Where necessary to ensure that the integrated system provided for in this Chapter is implemented in an efficient, coherent and non-discriminatory way which protects the financial interests of the Union, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87, supplementing this Regulation with: | |
| (a)rules on the methodology set up at Union level for the annual quality assessment of the elements of the integrated system, referred to in paragraph (3), points (a),(b) and (c); | |
| (b)rules on the LPIS, referred to in paragraph 3, point | |
| (c). | |
| 9.The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down rules on: | |
| (a)the form and content of, and arrangements for transmitting or making available to the Commission of: | |
| (I)the assessment report referred to in paragraph(4); | |
| (II)the remedial actions provided by Member States; (b)basic features of, and rules on: | |
| (I)AMS; | |
| (II)GSA; | |
| (III)LPIS | |
| (IV)the European land monitoring system. | |
| 10.Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(3) [committee procedure, examination procedure]. |
Former NRP Article 70(8)(9)(10), agreed to be transferred as a Article 20j(new, point 6) . Amendments compared to the transferred text: whole paragraphs on former article 70(8,9 and 10) deleted.
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Cristina Maestre, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Marko Vešligaj, Maria Noichl, Camilla Laureti
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| Article20a | |
| Article 20a | |
| European and national CAP Network | |
| 1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States. | |
| 2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level. | |
| 3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to: | |
| (a) involve stakeholders and social partners in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions of the NRCAP Plan; | |
| (b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions; | |
| (c) improve the quality of the NRCAP Plans and in particular their measures related to agriculture and disseminate results; | |
| (d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing; | |
| (e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities; | |
| (f) dissemination information on the CAP and funding opportunities; | |
| (g) contribute to further development of the CAP. | |
| 4. To achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 6, the networks shall: | |
| (a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas; | |
| (b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRCAP Plans; | |
| (c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries; | |
| (d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups under Article 18a [LEADER] of this Regulation, EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation (and promote links to other Union-funded strategies. | |
| 5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities in the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity. |
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| Article 20a | |
| European and National CAP Networks | |
| 1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States. | |
| 2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level. | |
| 3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to: | |
| (a) involve stakeholders in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions of the NRP Plan; | |
| (b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions; | |
| (c) improve the quality of the NRP Plans and in particular their measures related to agriculture and disseminate results; | |
| (d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing; (e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities; | |
| (f) disseminate information on the CAP and funding opportunities; | |
| (g) contribute to further development of the CAP. | |
| 4. To achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 6, the networks shall: | |
| (a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas; | |
| (b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plans concerning the CAP; | |
| (c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries; | |
| (d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups under Article XX of this Regulation [LEADER], EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation and promote links to other Union-funded strategies. | |
| 5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities in the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity. | |
| 6. The establishing and supporting a national CAP network referred to in paragraph 1 is financed from the technical assistance referred to in Article 13 paragraph 1 of the NRP Regulation. |
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| Article 20a | |
| European and national CAP Network | |
| 1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States. | |
| 2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level. | |
| 3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to: | |
| (a) involve stakeholders in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions of the NRP Plan; | |
| (b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions; (c) improve the quality of the NRP Plans and in particular their measures related to agriculture and disseminate results; | |
| (d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing; | |
| (e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities; | |
| (f) disseminate information on the CAP and funding opportunities; | |
| (g) contribute to further development of the CAP. | |
| 4. To achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 6, the networks shall: | |
| (a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas; | |
| (b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plans concerning the CAP; | |
| (c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries; | |
| (d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups, EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation (and promote links to other Union-funded strategies. | |
| 5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities in the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity. | |
| 6. The establishing and supporting a national CAP network referred to in paragraph 1 is financed from the technical assistance referred to in Article 13 paragraph 1 of the NRP Regulation. |
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| Article 38 Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events, catastrophic events and damage caused by wild animals. | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, catastrophic events or damage caused by wild animals. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest infestation, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the area or livestock concerned or the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entries. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area or the specific livestock concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. |
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| Article 20a. | |
| Article 20a (new) (ex Art. 37 NRP) Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to support market monitoring, crisis prevention, early warning systems and evidence-based policymaking, without creating additional administrative obligations for farmers or replacing the specific control, verification and assurance systems applicable under the CAP: | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, provided that such monitoring does not lead to additional reporting obligations or bureaucracy for farmers, does not lead to automatic penalties and respects the protection of individual farm data and business confidentiality; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies, provided that such sharing is based on aggregated or anonymised data and does not allow for the identification of individual farmers, farms or commercially sensitive information; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system, including the development of early warning tools for droughts, floods, fires, heatwaves, pests and other events affecting agricultural production, water availability and food security. |
Dario Nardella, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Eric Sargiacomo, Stefano Bonaccini, Claire Fita, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti
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| Article20a | |
| Article 20b | |
| Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, including quarantine pests and epizotic outbreaks, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. With a view to ensure the continuity of the agricultural activity, those payments shall be promptly made available to farmers. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. |
Former NRP Art. 38: additions only in para 1 "including quarantine pests and epizotic outbreaks" and "With a view to ensure the continuity of the agricultural activity, those payments shall be promptly made available to farmers".
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| Article20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;(c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. | |
| 2. Pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall finance the actions concerning:(a) the collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the CAP, including satellite data, geo-spatial data and meteorological data; (b) the creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website; (c) the carrying out of specific studies on climatic conditions; (d) remote sensing used to assist in the monitoring of agricultural land use change and soil health; and (e) the updating of agri-meteorological and econometric models. Where necessary, those actions shall be carried out in collaboration with the European Environment Agency, the Joint Research Centre, national laboratories and bodies or with the involvement of the private sector. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Free Trade Compensation and Offset Fund | |
| 1. A Free Trade Compensation and Offset Fund (FTCOF) shall hereby be established, financed from own resources under the multiannual financial framework and separate from the national envelopes for the interventions set out in Article 5. The FTCOF follows on from the Commission’s proposal for a EUR 1 billion reserve to mitigate the effects of the EU-Mercosur agreement on Union farmers, which was not established. | |
| 2. The purpose of the FTCOF shall be to compensate Union farmers whose income is directly and adversely affected by competition from products imported under free trade agreements concluded by the European Union, including those with Mercosur, the United States (the Turnberry Agreement), Canada (the CETA), Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Ukraine, as well as by their cumulative effects. | |
| 3. The damages eligible for compensation under the FTCOF shall include pressure on agricultural prices and unfair competition resulting from environmental, social and health standards that are lower than those imposed on Union producers. | |
| 4. FTCOF payments shall be degressive and capped. They shall not be dependent on the area farmed, so that support can be focused on the small and medium-sized holdings which are proportionally the most at risk of harm and which have chosen to steer their production towards European food sovereignty. | |
| 5. Access to the FTCOF shall be facilitated by an assessment of measurable economic loss, established on the basis of a cumulative impact report drawn up jointly by the Commission, independent assessment bodies and representatives of agricultural, environmental and social civil society, including agricultural trade unions. That report shall be updated whenever a Union preferential trade agreement that affects the agricultural sector is concluded or revised. |
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| Article20a | |
| Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events or damages caused by wild animals. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the area or livestock concerned or the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. |
former NRP Art. 38; para 1 amended including the words "pr damages caused by wild animals" and para 2 amended including the words "of the area or livestock concerned".
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| Article 20a | |
| Article 20a(new)(former NRP Art. 37) Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Such monitoring shall be used for policy evaluation and startegic planning purposes and shall not be used to impose additional administrative or reporting obligations on farmers beyound those already required under Union law. | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments, while ensuring that suh measures do not distort competition or impose disproportionate obligations on European farmers; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system, with a focus on improving forecasting tools for farmers and reducing vulnerability to climate and weather risks. Member States and the Commission shall ensure that remote-sensing and monitoring tools are used in a proportionate manner and primarily for supporting farmers` decision-making, risk management and policy evaluation, rather than for increasing compliance burdens. |
The amendments ensure that the remote sensing and monitoring framework remains focused on practical policy support and risk management, while safeguarding farmers against excessive administrative burden and intrusive date use.The amendments strengthen the crisis response framework by ensuring faster, more flexible and more efficient support for farmers affected by natural disasters and catastrophic events. At the same time, they encourage coordination with existing risk management tools, reduce administrative delays and ensure that support reaches affected farmers without unnecessary bureaucratic barriers, thereby enhancing resilience and continuity of agricultural production.
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| Article20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, *including LUCAS,* crops, *surface- and ground-water and changes in hydrological functioning within the drainage basins and catchment areas,* water, biodiversity, *and interaction with Natura 2000 especially agricultural Natura areas, high carbon content land and wetland and peatland areas as delimited by the JRC, and changes in agricultural and forestry landscapes and land qualities and, where feasible, monitoring of methane and ammonia emissions proxies, nutrient losses, and pesticide use indicators, as well as biodiversity and landscape features relevant for resilience. This is* to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances*, as well as the natural resources upon which the livelihoods of farmers and foresters depend, such as soil health, biodiversity and hydrological resilience,* and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems especially hydrological resilience and cumulative impact reviews of drainage basins* and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
(former NRP Art. 37) changes to point (b) only (between asterisks i.e. *xyz*). As food security depends on the factors of agricultural production (soil, water and biodiversity) to be in good shape, monitoring of these resources is essential, especially during times of increased climatic disturbances and extremes. Deletion of "water", "agricultural land so as". Addition LUCAS, "surface-...catchment areas", "and interaction...especially", "Natura areas...and forestry", "land qualities... This is", "as well as...resilience," and "especially...basins".
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| Article20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural and forest resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications and in situ monitoring used for the monitoring of agricultural, and where applicable, forest resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural and forest land use and agricultural and forest land use change, including agro-forestry, wetlands and peatlands and forest-environment where applicable, including old-growth forests and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, surface and groundwater water quality and changes in ecological flow and hydrological functioning, biodiversity, emissions, agricultural landscapes, including landscape features and agricultural and where applicable, forested land, so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields, increments and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience, including water resilience, of agricultural, and where applicable, forest systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant Union legislation and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological, and where applicable forest-meteorological system. |
1. Where applicable, the scope of monitoring under this Article is extended to forest resources and in situ monitoring. 2. Additional changes have been made in point (b).
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| Article 20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support action taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agro-economic and agro-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and changes to that use, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields, as well as agricultural production and the agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and the progress made towards achieving the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, including as part of the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the establishment of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or by other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures aiming to make global markets more transparent, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agro-meteorological system. | |
| (f) Data collected through remote-sensing applications should not be used to impose additional penalties or regulatory obligations on farmers. |
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| Article20a | |
| Article 20c(new) (former NRP Art. 40) WTO domestic support | |
| 1. Member States shall design the CAP income support interventions on the basis of the types of intervention listed in Annex IIa (new) [WTO Annex] to this Regulation, including the definitions and conditions laid down in Article 1a (new) and Article 1b (new) of the present regulation and in Article 4 of the NRP Regulation, in such a way that they qualify under the criteria of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. | |
| 2. The intervention referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 points (a), (d), (g), (o) and (p) of that Regulation shall qualify under the criteria of the paragraphs of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture indicated in Annex IIa (new) [WTO Annex] to this Regulation for those interventions. For other interventions, the paragraphs of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture indicated in Annex IIa (new) to this Regulation [WTO Annex] are indicative and those interventions may instead comply with a different paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture as well as with Article 6.5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (Blue box). In order to incentive farmers for the provision of environnemental services, the unit amount of the interventions referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 point (f) could exceed additional costs incurred and income foregone for farmers therefore the ceiling of the Bound Total Aggregate Measure Support (AMS) for the EU is respected. If all planned derogating interventions proposed by Member States in their NRP Plans exceed the Bound Total AMS for the whole Union, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the indicative reference enveloppes for each Member State calculated on objective and non-discriminatory criteria. The design of these other interventions shall be specified and explained in the NRP Plan. |
The Article 6.5 (Blue Box) as well as Annex 2 (Green Box) to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture set out criteria to be respected in order to be exempted from reduction commitments. The Bound Total Aggregate Measure Support (AMS) is the ceiling for the trade-distorting interventions. In order to give incentive to farmers to provide environmental services, the amount of some agri-environmental and climate actions could exceed additional exceeed additional costs incurred and income foregone . For the EU-27, this ceiling is set out to more than 65 billions euros per year.
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| Article 20a | |
| Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. When such events occur, support shall be made available to farmers swiftly. The aim of such payments shall be to ensure continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and payments shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that such events – or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain pests, measures adopted to prevent or eradicate the animal diseases contained in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 – have directly caused damage resulting in the destruction of at least 20 % of the farmer’s average annual production in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest amount. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Article 20b(new) Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events, including animal and plant diseases. In case of occurrence of such events, the support should promptly be made available to farmers. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 20% of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. |
(former NRP Art. 38)ADDITION: including animal and plant diseases. In case of occurrence of such events, the support should promptly be made available to farmers.Depending on local and climatic conditions, some Member States and farmers are more exposed than others to natural disasters, adverse climate events, and catastrophic events, which requires different approaches. Therefore, Member States should have a certain degree of flexibility in implementing the crisis payment measure. However, the Member State should commit to ensuring that such support is made available promptly should such events occur. CHANGE: 20% instead of 30 % - To improve the efficiency of the system, a lower damages threshold should be set. (Note: this ensures coherence with the provisions on risk management).
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| Article20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The National and Regional Partnership Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources. Such remotesensing applications shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agrienvironmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point | |
| (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
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| Article20a | |
| Monitoring of agricultural resources | |
| The Fund may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to: | |
| (a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context; | |
| (b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; | |
| (c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies; | |
| (d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments; | |
| (e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system. |
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| Article20a | |
| Territorial and local cooperation initiatives | |
| 1. Member States may establish, and provide support for cooperation in the following areas: | |
| (a) projects of the EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19(2) [EIP] of Regulation XX [CAP]; (e) quality schemes recognised by the Union or by the Member States, and their use by farmers; | |
| (b) support producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations; | |
| (c) promote and support intergenerational cooperation, including farm succession; | |
| (d) support other forms of cooperation contributing to the specific objectives. | |
| 2.That cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 shall involve at least two actors and shall contribute to achieving one or more of the specific objectives laid down in Article 3 [specific objectives]. | |
| 3.Member States shall limit the support for setting-up of producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations to 10 % of the turnover of the group or organisation with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year; that support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition or the start of joint activities intended to lead to recognition as determined by Member States in the Agriculture chapter of their Plans. |
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| Article 20a. | |
| WTO domestic support | |
| 1. Member States shall design the CAP income support interventions on the basis of the types of intervention listed in Annex XVII [WTO Annex] to this Regulation, including the definitions and conditions laid down in Article 1a (new) and Article 1b (new) of this Regulation and in Article 4 of the Regulation on national reform programmes, in such a way that they qualify under the criteria of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. | |
| 2. The support referred to in points (a), (d), (g), (o) and (p) of Article 5(1) of this Regulation shall qualify under the criteria of the paragraphs of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture indicated in Annex XVII [WTO Annex] to this Regulation for those interventions. For other interventions, the paragraphs of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture indicated in Annex XVII to this Regulation [WTO Annex] are indicative and those interventions may instead comply with a different paragraph of Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture if that is specified and explained in the NRP Plan. |
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| Article20a | |
| General principles for administrative implementation | |
| 1. Member States shall ensure that the implementation of this Regulation is based on the principles of proportionality and administrative simplification. | |
| 2. The requirements for farmers applicable to aid applications, payment applications, supporting information and documents and controls shall be proportionate to the amount of support concerned and limited to what is strictly necessary for determining eligibility and verifying compliance with the conditions applicable to the support concerned. | |
| 3. Information already available to public authorities shall not be requested again from beneficiaries unless strictly necessary for the administration, control or payment of the support concerned. | |
| 4. Administrative procedures shall be designed in a simple, concise and user-friendly manner and shall not impose documentary or administrative requirements beyond those strictly necessary for the administration, control and payment of the support concerned. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Controlled-environment agriculture and vertical farming | |
| 1. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2030, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report assessing the role and potential contribution of controlled-environment agriculture, including vertical farming systems, to the objectives of the common agricultural policy. | |
| 2. The report shall examine in particular: | |
| (a) the contribution of such production systems to food security, resource efficiency and climate resilience; | |
| (b) their potential role in sustainable food production; | |
| (c) the interaction between vertical farming and traditional agricultural production systems; | |
| (d) the possible integration of such systems into existing CAP interventions, including support for investments, innovation and knowledge exchange. | |
| 3. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to enable the inclusion of controlled-environment agriculture within relevant CAP support instruments. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Support for farm succession and early retirement | |
| 1. Member States may provide support for farm succession and generational renewal via instruments facilitating the transfer of farms to successors. | |
| 2. The support may be granted to retiring farmers transferring their farm to a successor who meets the criteria set by the Member State. | |
| 3. The support shall cover in particular: | |
| a) early retirement, | |
| b) farm transfer bonuses, | |
| c) legal and financial advice in connection with the succession, | |
| d) assistance with the costs connected with the farm transfer. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the eligibility criteria and the period for the disbursement of support in their NRP plans. | |
| 5. Support shall contribute to modernising the farm structure, increasing farm competitiveness and facilitating access to farmland for young farmers. |
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| Article 20a | |
| Article 20b(new) (former NRP Art. 38) | |
| 1. Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States, ensuring that the restoration of agricultural potential is accompanied, where appropriate, by practices that enhance climate adaptation and soil resilience. |
While crisis payments are essential for the survival of farms affected by extreme weather events, public funds should not inadvertently subsidize maladaptation. By explicitly stating that the continuity and restoration of agricultural activity should be accompanied by climate adaptation and soil resilience practices. This aligns crisis support with the broader CAP objectives of long-term environmental resilience, reducing the likelihood and severity of future climate-related damages.
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| Article 20a | |
| Article 20j(new) Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) | |
| 6. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States for the implementation and application of the integrated system Member States may establish the European land monitoring system. It shall provide information to farmers to support sustainable management of their holdings. Furthermore, it shall provide data for CAP policy development and monitoring, and promote sharing of farm sustainability data. |
Former NRP Article 70(6), agreed to be transferred. Amendments compared to the transferred text: first sentence, "shall" is replaced by "may".
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| Article 20b. | |
| Article 20b (new) (former NRP Art. 38) | |
| Emergency payments to farmers following natural disasters, sanitary or phytosanitary crises, severe market disturbances, exceptional increases in production costs and other exceptional circumstances. | |
| 1. Member States may provide emergency payments to farmers, including livestock farmers, affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events, droughts, floods, fires, plant diseases, pests, animal diseases, sanitary or phytosanitary crises, severe market disturbances, exceptional increases in production costs, major veterinary crises or other exceptional circumstances affecting the continuity of agricultural activity. Those payments shall be made by means of simplified and timely procedures and shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers, subject to the conditions set out in this Article and further specified by the Member States. Where such circumstances constitute a major veterinary crisis, Member States may request the mobilisation of the Safety Net under the Mechanism to finance or co-finance veterinary expenditure necessary to prevent, control, contain or eradicate the crisis and to ensure the continuity of livestock activity. For the purposes of this Article, veterinary expenditure that may be financed or co-financed through the Mechanism Safety Net in the event of a major veterinary crisis may include, in particular, vaccination, testing, epidemiological surveillance, biosecurity measures, vector control, emergency veterinary services, measures linked to movement restrictions, slaughter or killing measures, removal, transport and destruction of carcasses, cleaning and disinfection, compensation for affected farmers, including livestock farmers, and the recovery of the productive capacity of holdings. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event, severe veterinary crisis, animal or plant health crisis, phytosanitary crisis or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 320 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. Where the formally recognised event constitutes a major veterinary crisis, such recognition shall allow the Member State to request the mobilisation of the Safety Net under the Mechanism to cover the eligible veterinary expenditure referred to in paragraph 1a. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated at holding level, depending on the activity of the holding in the sector concerned, in relation to the specific area concerned, per hectare, per animal, per livestock unit, or on the basis of production, income, additional costs or other objective indicators defined by the Member State. | |
| In the event of a severe veterinary crisis, the losses and eligible costs may include loss of production, loss of income, additional veterinary costs, preventive and emergency measures, costs linked to movement restrictions, animal welfare and biosecurity measures, and costs necessary to restore the productive capacity of the holding. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating loss of production or income, or additional costs. Those rates may be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive measures at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted, provided that farmers who have not been able to implement such preventive measures due to force majeure, lack of available tools, sanitary restrictions, water scarcity, exceptional circumstances or disproportionate costs are not automatically excluded from support. Indexes or other objective methods of calculation may be used for calculating losses. | |
| Where the Mechanism Safety Net is activated in the event of a severe veterinary crisis, support may be granted through advance payments, lump sums, standard scales of unit costs, simplified financing or reimbursement of eligible costs, in order to ensure a rapid response, preserve the liquidity of affected holdings and avoid interruption of livestock activity. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. This verification shall not prevent Member States from granting advances or simplified payments where urgent support is necessary to ensure the continuity of agricultural activity. | |
| 5a. Aid granted through the Safety Net under the Mechanism for major veterinary crises shall be additional to regular CAP support, Union veterinary programmes and national or regional measures compatible with Union law. It shall not lead to a reduction of direct payments, income-related support, investment support, crisis payments, sectoral interventions or other aid available to farmers, livestock farmers or other beneficiaries under this Regulation. |
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| Article20b | |
| Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) | |
| 1. Each Member State shall set up and operate an integrated administration and control system (the ‘integrated system’). It shall apply to the interventions listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (g) of that Regulation. | |
| 2. To the extent necessary, the integrated system shall also be used for the management of farm stewardship referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation, and in all appropriate cases to the measures referred to in Title VI [provisions on support for outermost regions] of the NRP Regulation. | |
| 3. The integrated system shall comprise the following elements: | |
| (a) an agriculture monitoring system (AMS). The AMS is a procedure of regular and systematic observation, tracking and assessment of agricultural activities and practices by technological means, including Copernicus Sentinels satellite data; (b) a geo-spatial and animal-based application system (GSA). The GSA is a digital application tool for the beneficiary to declare agricultural activities and practices of the holding; (c) a land parcel identification system (LPIS); (d) a system for the identification and registration of animals; (e) a system for the identification of beneficiaries of the interventions listed in paragraphs 1 and 2; (f) a control and penalty system. Member States shall annually carry out administrative checks on the aid application and payment claims to verify legality and regularity. Those checks shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks, which may be executed remotely with the use of technology. However, Member States may choose not to carry out on the spot checks where the eligibility conditions of measures are monitored under the agriculture monitoring system referred to in point (a) of this Article. | |
| 4. Member States shall annually assess the quality of the elements of the integrated system referred to in paragraph 3, points (a), (b) and (c), in accordance with the methodology set up at Union level. | |
| Where the assessment reveals deficiencies in the elements of the integrated system, Member States shall adopt appropriate remedial actions or, failing that, shall be requested by the Commission to set up a roadmap detailing the timeline for implementing the outstanding remedial actions. | |
| An assessment report and, where appropriate, the remedial actions and the timetable for their implementation shall be submitted to the Commission by 15 February following the calendar year concerned. | |
| 4a. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States for the implementation and application of the integrated system, the Commission may seek the assistance of specialised bodies or persons in order to facilitate the establishment, monitoring and operation of the integrated system, in particular with a view to providing the competent authorities of the Member States with technical advice. | |
| 5. The Commission shall supply the satellite data, required for the agriculture monitoring system, free of charge to the authorities competent for the agriculture monitoring system or to suppliers of services authorised by those authorities to represent them. For the purpose of the quality assessment of the integrated system referred to in paragraph 4, the Commission shall provide them, free of charge, the necessary Very High Resolution imagery. The Commission shall remain the owner of the satellite data and imagery. | |
| 6. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States for the implementation and application of the integrated system, the Commission shall establish the European land monitoring system. It shall provide information to farmers to support sustainable management of their holdings. Furthermore, it shall provide data for CAP policy development and monitoring, and promote sharing of farm sustainability data. | |
| 7. The European land monitoring system shall comprise at least the data related to the elements of the integrated system referred to in paragraph 3 and, where applicable, data shared by farmers with public authorities in accordance with Article 21 of this regulation. The Member States may provide additional services to enhance the European land monitoring system with other sources of information to the benefit of the farmers. |
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| Article 20b | |
| Emergency aid for farmers in the wake of natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may grant emergency aid to farmers affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. The purpose of that aid shall be to ensure the continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and it shall be subject to the conditions laid down in this Article and further specified by the Member States. | |
| 2. Support granted under this Article shall be subject to the official recognition, by the competent authority of the Member State, that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that those events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882, or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused damage resulting in the destruction of at least 20 % of the farmer’s average annual production in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned, or in relation to the specific area concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall set the applicable support rates for compensating for the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions or other preventive measures at holding level to reduce the level of production- and income-related risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used to calculate production losses. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that there is no overcompensation as a result of this support being combined with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes. | |
| 6. Member States may also grant aid in the event of serious market disruption resulting from geopolitical crises or exceptional trade disruptions that cause substantial losses to agricultural producers. |
Former Article 38 of the NRP, with a change in paragraph 2 (‘20 %’) and the addition of paragraph 6.
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| Article 20b | |
| Article 57 of the NRP Regulation – European and national CAP Network | |
| 1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States. | |
| 2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level. | |
| 3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to: (a) involve stakeholders in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions of the NRP Plan; (b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions; (c) improve the quality of the NRP Plans and in particular their measures related to agriculture and disseminate results; (d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing; (e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities; (f) disseminate information on the CAP and funding opportunities; (g) contribute to further development of the CAP. | |
| 4. To achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 6, the networks shall: | |
| (a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas; | |
| (b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plans concerning the CAP; | |
| (c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries; | |
| (d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups under Article XX [LEADER] of this Regulation, EIP-AGRI operational groups referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation and promote links to other Union-funded strategies. 5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities in the achievement of the objectives referred to in paragraph | |
| 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity. |
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| Article 20b. | |
| Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on oilseeds | |
| 1. Where Member States provide for area-based interventions relevant for the Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on oilseeds under GATT, the total of the support area based upon the planned outputs included in the Plans of the Member States concerned shall not exceed the maximum support area for the whole Union. | |
| 2. Each Member State that intends to grant the support referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall indicate the corresponding planned outputs in hectares in the NRP Plan. | |
| 3. If the sum of the planned outputs proposed by Member States in their NRP Plans exceeds the maximum support area for the whole Union referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the indicative reference support area for each Member State calculated on the basis of each Member State’s share of the average cultivation area in the Union during the previous five years starting with the year preceding the submission of the Plan proposal. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88 of the Regulation on national research plans [committee procedure]. | |
| 4. The Commission shall inform each of those Member States of the reduction coefficient. The Member States shall adjust the proposed planned outputs in the NRP Plans in accordance with the reduction coefficients. | |
| 5. If a Member State intends to increase the planned outputs referred to in paragraph 1 set out in the NRP Plan approved by the Commission, it shall notify the Commission by means of a request to amend the NRP Plan. | |
| 6. Where necessary to avoid that the maximum support area for the whole Union referred to in paragraph 1 is exceeded, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts in the form of a decision setting the reduction coefficients or revising existing reduction coefficients for all Member States that exceeded their reference support area in their NRP Plans. | |
| 7. Member States shall exclude the cultivation of confectionery sunflower seed from any area-based intervention referred to in paragraph 1. |
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| Article 20b | |
| Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events | |
| 1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States. | |
| Such payments shall be granted to farmers who implement, or commit to implement within a period defined by the Member States, preventive and adaptation measures and interventions at farm level, including risk management tools aimed at reducing exposure to and mitigating the impact of such events. Member States shall define minimum requirements for such preventive and adaptation measures. | |
| 2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry. | |
| 3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned. | |
| 4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive and adaptation actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production. | |
| 5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. |
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| Article20b | |
| Article 20d(new) (former NRP Art. 41) Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on oilseeds | |
| 1.Where Member States provide for area-based interventions relevant for the Annex to the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on oilseeds (soya bean, rapeseed, and sunflower seed) under GATT, the total of the support area based upon the planned outputs included in the Plans of the Member States concerned shall not exceed the maximum support area for the whole Union, i.e. 7.854 million hectares. | |
| 2. Each Member State that intends to grant the support referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall indicate the corresponding planned outputs in hectares in the NRP Plan. | |
| 3. If all planned outputs proposed by Member States in their NRP Plans exceed the maximum support area for the whole Union referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts fixing the indicative reference support area for each Member State calculated on the basis of each Member State’s share of the average cultivation area in the Union during the previous five years starting with the year preceding the submission of the Plan proposal. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88 NRP Regulation [committee procedure]. | |
| 4. The Commission shall inform each of those Member State of the reduction coefficient. The Member States shall adjust the proposed planned outputs in the NRP Plans in accordance with the reduction coefficients. | |
| 5. If a Member State intends to increase the planned outputs referred to in paragraph 1 set out in the NRP Plan approved by the Commission, it shall notify the Commission by means of a request to amend the NRP Plan. | |
| 6. Where necessary to avoid that the maximum support area for the whole Union referred to in paragraph 1 is exceeded, the Commission shall set reduction coefficients or revise existing reduction coefficients for all Member States that exceeded their reference support area in their NRP Plans. The Commission shall set or revise the reduction coefficients referred to in the first subparagraph by means of an implementing decision. | |
| 7. Member States shall exclude the cultivation of confectionery sunflower seed from any area-based intervention referred to in paragraph 1. |
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European Parliament (2026). “AMENDMENTS 3049 - 3263 - Draft report Establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034”. Text, 13 July 2026. docId AGRI-AM-790958. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AGRI-AM-790958 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/AGRI-AM-790958 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-agri-am-790958,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 3049 - 3263 - 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-790958}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AGRI-AM-790958},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId AGRI-AM-790958. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}