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amendment list, 23 June 2026

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Document CJ71-AM-790094 · (COM(2025)0565 – C100179/2025 – 2025/0240(COD))

Committee on Budgets Committee on Regional Development Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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European Parliament 2024-2029

Committee on Budgets Committee on Regional Development Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

2025/0240(COD)

23.6.2026

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Draft report

Karlo Ressler, Andrey Novakov, Elsi Katainen

(PE787.817v01-00)

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Proposal for a regulation

(COM(2025)0565 – C100179/2025 – 2025/0240(COD))

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Amendment 1981

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) ‘applicable law’ means Union law and the national law directly relating to its application;(1) ‘applicable law’ means Union law and the national law relating to its application;

Or. en

Amendment 1982

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) ‘applicable law’ means Union law and the national law directly relating to its application;(1) ‘applicable law’ means Union law and the national law relating to its application;

Or. en

Amendment 1983

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1a) ‘additionality’ means that financing and investment operations fulfil the aspects of additionality as referred to in point (b) of Article 209(2) of the Financial Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 1984

Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2) ‘beneficiary’ means:(2) “Local authorities” or “local government” means all subnational government level below regional level, covering a wide variety of governmental units such as counties, municipalities, cities and urban authorities, towns, townships, boroughs, districts or provinces;
(3)‘beneficiary’ means:

Or. en

Justification

Please adjust the order accordingly

Amendment 1985

Christian Doleschal, Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person who is not a participant, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing an operation under the NRP Plan and the Interreg Plan and to whom the document setting out the conditions for support has been provided;(a) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing an operation under the NRP Plan and the Interreg Plan and to whom the document setting out the conditions for support has been provided;

Or. de

Amendment 1986

Danuše Nerudová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) ‘regions affected by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine’ means NUTS2 or NUTS3 regions experiencing significant economic, social, demographic, security or infrastructure impacts arising directly or indirectly from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, including regions hosting substantial numbers of persons benefiting from temporary protection under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382;

Or. en

Amendment 1987

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:deleted
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.

Or. en

Justification

Definition of farmer and active farmer should be set out in Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 1988

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:deleted
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 1989

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:deleted
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 1990

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer; means a natural or legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, regardless of the legal status granted to such group and its members by national law, whose holding is situated within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and who exercises an agricultural activity as determined by the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Justification

Definition of farmer should be set out in Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. Wording proposed by the Commission is too complex. Targeting of support under the CAP needs to be done in a simple and effective way.

Amendment 1991

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is a natural or legal person or groups of natural and legal persons whose holding is situated in the Union and exercising a minimum productive agricultural activity therein while not precluding the granting of support to pluri-active or part-time farmers in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 1992

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer is as defined in Article 1a(-1) [definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Amendment 1993

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer as defined in Article 1a(-1) [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 1994

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer as defined in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. fr

Amendment 1995

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer as set out in Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Amendment 1996

Georgiana Teodorescu, Aurelijus Veryga

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer as defined in Regulation (EU) .../... [CAP Regulation]

Or. en

Amendment 1997

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a farmer who is:(c) a farmer who is defined in the context of the CAP as:

Or. en

Justification

In the context of the CAP, beneficiaries are not limited to farmers but may also include public bodies (e.g. municipalities), consortia, producer organisations, and local action groups. While such entities may fall under the general definition in point (a) of this article, the specific provision in point (c) could be interpreted as restrictive, implying that only farmers qualify as beneficiaries of CAP.

Amendment 1998

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; ordeleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1999

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; ordeleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2000

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; ordeleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2001

Georgiana Teodorescu, Aurelijus Veryga

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; ordeleted

Or. en

Amendment 2002

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; ordeleted

Or. en

Amendment 2003

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or(i) a natural or legal person as defined in Article XX [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. pt

Amendment 2004

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and whose principal activity is agricultural activity in accordance with the criteria defined by the Member States in line with this Regulation; or(i) a natural or legal person whose holding is situated in the Union and who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.

Or. en

Justification

This definition can be streamlined to decrease administrative burden.

Amendment 2005

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2006

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. pt

Amendment 2007

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 2008

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2009

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2010

Georgiana Teodorescu, Aurelijus Veryga

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 2011

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Covered under new version of c(i)

Amendment 2012

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) natural person or small legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.(ii) natural person or legal person, whose principal activity is not agriculture, but who is engaged in at least a minimum level of agricultural activity, as defined by Member States.

Or. en

Justification

Deletion is suggested due to the absence of a harmonised and legally consistent definition of “small legal person,” or at least a common reference framework applicable across the relevant provisions is required.

Amendment 2013

Kathleen Funchion

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) in the case of LEADER, any natural or legal persons established in the Union and carrying out activities in rural areas aimed at fostering the development of those areas;

Or. en

Amendment 2014

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2a) ‘Insular or Island region’ is a distinct geographical or administrative territory composed entirely of one or more islands and not connected to the mainland by a fixed link.

Or. en

Amendment 2015

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area,(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, region, policy, geographic area, or a combination thereof,

Or. de

Amendment 2016

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Kathleen Funchion, Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area,(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy, region, or other subnational and local levels, including specific geographic areas;

Or. en

Amendment 2017

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area,(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area, or a combination thereof,

Or. de

Amendment 2018

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area,(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area, or a combination of these,

Or. pt

Amendment 2019

Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Sophie Wilmès

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy or geographic area,(3) ‘chapter of the NRP Plan’ means a part of the NRP Plan focusing on a specific challenge, sector, policy, geographic area, or a combination thereof;

Or. en

Amendment 2020

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3a) ‘a limited-profit housing provider’ means a cooperative organisation or limited-liability company, which is neither profit-driven nor state-owned, that develops and manages affordable residential housing properties, whose status is conferred by the competent national authorities, operating under a specific limited-profit governance regime established by law, with returns from the nominal equity invested capped, cost-based housing and rental pricing as well as reinvestment obligations to improve housing energy performance and ensure permanent housing affordability;

Or. en

Amendment 2021

Ciaran Mullooly

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3a) ‘Just Transition Fund’ means the dedicated instrument, with a ring-fenced allocation, within this Regulation supporting territories and communities adversely affected by the transition to climate neutrality, with the objective of alleviating the social, economic and employment consequences of decarbonisation, and in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056;

Or. en

Amendment 2022

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3a) ‘Five Domains model’ means a framework for assessing and improving animal welfare across the domains of nutrition, physical environment, health, behavioural interactions and mental state, thereby supporting a One Health approach, including by reducing risks relevant to zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR);

Or. en

Justification

Defining the Five Domains model in the NRPP provides horizontal clarity for the implementation of animal welfare-related funding across the programme. It establishes a coherent, science-based framework linking animal welfare with One Health objectives, including the reduction of risks related to zoonotic diseases and AMR.

Amendment 2023

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3(a) ՙregional chapter’ means a part of the national reform plan that sets out investments and reforms for a specific type of territory or a specific territorial unit, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391.

Or. es

Amendment 2024

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3a) A territorial chapter. means a part of the NRP plan setting out investments and reforms for a specific type of territory or a specific territorial unit as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391.

Or. en

Amendment 2025

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3b) ‘Affordable housing’ means a decent, sustainable, safe, and healthy housing whose total costs, including rent or mortgage payments, housing-related taxes, water, and energy bills, do not exceed 30% of a household’s monthly disposable income;

Or. en

Amendment 2026

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3(b) ‘intermediate body’ means a public or private body which acts under the responsibility of a managing authority, or which carries out functions or tasks on behalf of such an authority;

Or. es

Amendment 2027

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3c) ‘Build back better principle’ means the use of the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phases after a disaster to increase the resilience of nations and communities through integrating disaster risk reduction measures into the restoration of physical infrastructure and societal systems, and into the revitalization of livelihoods, economies and the environment;

Or. en

Amendment 2028

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof;(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof without being responsible for the initiation or implementation of an operation/action/investment;

Or. en

Justification

More legal clarity, similar to what we have in the current CPR

Amendment 2029

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof;(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof, without being responsible for the initiation or implementation of an operation/action/investment;

Or. en

Justification

Similar to existing CPR.

Amendment 2030

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof;(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof, without being responsible for the initiation or implementation of an operation/action/investment;

Or. en

Amendment 2031

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof;(4) ‘contractor’ means an entity or a natural person with whom the beneficiary or the recipient enters into a contract for the specific purpose of implementing one or more operations or a part thereof without being responsible for the initiation or implementation of an operation/action/investment;

Or. en

Justification

This amendment improves legal clarity and ensures consistency with the definitions and terminology used in the current Common Provisions Regulation (CPR).

Amendment 2032

Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ՙterritorial chapter՚ means a part of the NRP plan setting out investments and reforms for a specific type of territory or a specific territorial unit as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391;
(5a) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;

Or. en

Justification

Please adjust the order accordingly

Amendment 2033

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary, without being responsible for initiating or implementing a related operation/action/investment;

Or. ro

Justification

The amendment seeks to ensure greater legal clarity, in line with the provisions of the current Common Provisions Regulation (CPR).

Amendment 2034

Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary, including a beneficiary of a small project fund;

Or. en

Amendment 2035

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary or a financing instrument;

Or. de

Amendment 2036

Christian Doleschal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary or a financing instrument;

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Amendment 2037

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary, including a contractor;

Or. en

Amendment 2038

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union budget through a beneficiary;(5) ‘recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality, or a natural person, who is not a participant, receiving resources from the Union and national budget through a beneficiary;

Or. en

Justification

if we consider top-ups payments we should include also national resources

Amendment 2039

Ivan David, Volker Schnurrbusch

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(6) ‘final recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person who is not a participant, receiving support under a financial instrument and who is understood as a recipient for the purposes of Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509;(6) ‘final recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person who is not a participant, receiving support under a financial instrument and who is understood as a recipient for the purposes of Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. For the purposes of this Regulation, a natural or legal person shall also be considered a final recipient where that person, directly or indirectly, owns or controls more than 50 % of the shares, voting rights or ownership interests in an undertaking receiving support under a financial instrument, including through linked enterprises or connected undertakings.;

Or. en

Justification

The amendment aims to provide greater legal clarity and facilitate implementation for managing and paying authorities when assessing ownership links and economic connections between undertakings. In the absence of a clear reference point, the verification of final recipients could lead to unnecessary administrative complexity and diverging interpretations. The introduction of a more than 50 % criterion therefore supports a more consistent and workable application of the provision.

Amendment 2040

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(6) ‘final recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person who is not a participant, receiving support under a financial instrument and who is understood as a recipient for the purposes of Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509;(6) ‘final recipient’ means an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person, or a group of such persons or entities, who is not a participant, receiving support under a financial instrument and who is understood as a recipient for the purposes of Article 38(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509;

Or. en

Amendment 2041

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2042

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2043

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment as defined in the Article 1a(1a) [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2044

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Sebastian Everding

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment as defined in the Article 1a(1a) [Definitions] of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2045

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 1a(1a) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX (CAP REGULATION).

Or. fr

Amendment 2046

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]

Or. en

Justification

In order to ensure the effective implementation of the CAP, including with regard to the decision-making process, these definitions should be transferred to the CAP Regulation. Such amendments would enhance the autonomy of the CAP framework, particularly in the event of future modifications to the Plan, thereby ensuring a more efficient and expeditious decision-making process.

Amendment 2047

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 35(1) [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p).(c) in the context of the CAP, a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article 5.1 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Amendment 2048

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain, Cristina Maestre

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) ‘LIFE actions’ means strategic nature projects, strategic integrated projects, standard action projects and technical assistance projects supporting the implementation of Union environmental legislation and policy, including on nature and biodiversity, in particular through the Natura 2000 network, capacity-building, civil society involvement, innovation, best practice and the replication of successful solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 2049

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(8a) ‘LIFE actions’ means strategic nature projects, strategic integrated projects, standard action projects and technical assistance projects supporting the implementation of the Union environmental legislation and policy, including on nature and biodiversity, in particular through the Natura 2000 network, as well as capacity-building, civil society involvement, innovation, best practice and the replication of successful solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 2050

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment, a program, scheme or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan; a reform must relate to the capacity to implement, as well as to the direct implementation of, the respective programmes and projects.

Or. en

Amendment 2051

Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan, the NRPCAP Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. fr

Amendment 2052

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan, the NRCAP Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. en

Amendment 2053

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan, the ESF Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. en

Amendment 2054

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan, the NRCAP Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. en

Amendment 2055

Thomas Geisel

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. en

Amendment 2056

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9) ‘measure’ means a reform, an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;(9) ‘measure’ means an investment or another intervention at national or sub-national level supported under the NRP Plan or the Interreg Plan;

Or. pt

Amendment 2057

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a)‘reform’ means actions of an organisational, procedural, administrative or legislative nature aimed at achieving structural improvements in governance, policy implementation capacity and/or investment frameworks, including the operationalisation of legislative measures and capacity-building initiatives needed to improve the governance framework and the efficiency of public administration and/or investment implementation mechanisms which are key to achieving Union policy objectives and an efficient absorption of EU funding;

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Amendment 2058

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a) ”reform” means organizational, procedural, administrative, or legislative actions to achieve structural improvements in governance, policy implementation capacity, or investment frameworks, including the operationalization of legislative measures and capacity-building initiatives required for structural improvements in governance frameworks, public administration efficiency, or investment delivery mechanisms essential for meeting EU policy objectives and for effective EU funds absorption;

Or. en

Amendment 2059

Georgiana Teodorescu, Aurelijus Veryga

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a) ‘output-based’ intervention means an intervention for which the amount of the Union contribution is defined by reference to an output unit value multiplied by the number of outputs achieved and for CAP other than area and animal-based income support interventions output-based intervention means an intervention for which the amount of the public contribution is defined by reference to an average output unit value multiplied by the number of outputs achieved.

Or. en

Justification

All CAP interventions should be classified as output-based interventions, as investment projects under one measure may have different values. It is important that payment applications for all CAP measures be submitted to the EC based on the outputs achieved and that targets should only be reported through the annual assurance package. It should be noted that it is not possible to accurately plan the targets and amounts of CAP measures not related to area and animal (e.g. investments in holdings, which is the largest investment measure) during the year/annually so that they can be accounted for in payment applications, because it is impossible to know in advance how many projects and for what amount will be supported in x year.

Amendment 2060

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a) ‘One Health’ means One Health as defined in Article 3, point (7), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Or. en

Amendment 2061

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(9a) ‘One Health’ means One Health as defined in Article 3, point (7), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Or. en

Justification

Including a definition of One Health in the NRPP provides horizontal legal clarity and ensures coherent application across funding measures linked to health, agriculture, food systems, animal welfare, AMR, biodiversity and environmental protection. Referring directly to Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 avoids creating a parallel definition and aligns the NRPP with an existing Union legal framework.

Amendment 2062

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;deleted

Or. pt

Amendment 2063

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure; a milestone must directly relate to the capacity to implement, as well as to the direct implementation of, the respective programmes and projects.

Or. en

Amendment 2064

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a specific, measurable, time-bound and independently verifiable, qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;

Or. en

Amendment 2065

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, including in the form of an interim and procedural step;

Or. en

Amendment 2066

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure including in the form of an interim and procedural step;

Or. en

Justification

It is important to have in the definition of the milestone the reference to the interim step taking into account their significant role in triggering payments.

Amendment 2067

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure including in the form of an interim and procedural step;

Or. en

Justification

This amendment provides greater legal clarity by explicitly recognising that milestones may include interim and procedural steps. Such clarification is important given the role of these steps in triggering payments and monitoring implementation progress. In practice, interim milestones may include actions such as the launch of a call for proposals or the signature of contracts, which are key stages in the delivery of measures.

Amendment 2068

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, including in the form of an intermediate milestone;

Or. ro

Justification

Inserting an explicit reference to intermediate milestones into the definition of a milestone is important, given their role in the payment disbursement process. According to the clarifications provided so far, such intermediate milestones can consist, for example, of launching a call for proposals or signing related contracts.

Amendment 2069

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, including in the form of an interim step;

Or. en

Amendment 2070

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10) ‘milestone’ means a qualitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(10) 'milestone' means a qualitative achievement, that can take form of an interim step, used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;

Or. en

Amendment 2071

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10a) ”reform” means organizational, procedural, administrative, or legislative actions to achieve structural improvements in governance, policy implementation capacity, or investment frameworks, including the operationalization of legislative measures and capacity-building initiatives required for structural improvements in governance frameworks, public administration efficiency, or investment delivery mechanisms essential for meeting EU policy objectives and for effective EU funds absorption;

Or. en

Amendment 2072

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10a) 'reform' means organizational, procedural, administrative, or legislative actions to achieve structural improvements in governance, policy implementation capacity, or investment frameworks, including the operationalization of legislative measures and capacity-building initiatives required for structural improvements in governance frameworks, public administration efficiency, or investment delivery mechanisms essential for meeting EU policy objectives and for effective EU funds absorption;

Or. en

Amendment 2073

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10a) ”reform” means organizational, procedural, administrative, or legislative actions to achieve structural improvements in governance, policy implementation capacity, or investment frameworks, including the operationalization of legislative measures and capacity-building initiatives required for structural improvements in governance frameworks, public administration efficiency, or investment delivery mechanisms essential for meeting EU policy objectives and for effective EU funds absorption.

Or. en

Amendment 2074

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(10a) ‘crisis’ means crises as defined in Article 2, point (22) point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509;

Or. en

Amendment 2075

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;deleted

Or. pt

Amendment 2076

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, expressed in measurable units and linked to a specific timeframe, where applicable; it can be an intermediate or a final target;

Or. en

Amendment 2077

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, expressed in measurable units and linked to a specific timeframe, where applicable; it can be intermediate or final target;

Or. en

Amendment 2078

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure expressed in measurable units and linked to a specific timeframe, where applicable; it can be intermediate or final target;

Or. en

Amendment 2079

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure , linked to a specific timeframe, where applicable; it can be an intermediate or a final target;

Or. en

Amendment 2080

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11) ‘target’ means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure;(11) 'target' means a quantitative achievement used to measure progress towards the achievement of a measure, that can be intermediary or final target;

Or. en

Amendment 2081

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(11a) ‘prevention-first principle’ means an approach whereby measures supported under this Regulation prioritise the prevention of harm and reduction of risks at source, in particular for the environment, climate and One Health, including by avoiding investments related to the production, processing, transport, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

Or. en

Justification

Defining the prevention-first principle gives horizontal clarity to the NRPP and reflects broad support in ENVI for shifting EU spending from reactive crisis management towards risk reduction at source. It strengthens coherence across environmental, climate and One Health objectives and helps ensure that public funding does not lock in fossil fuel-related dependencies or future environmental costs.

Amendment 2082

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State, as proposed by the Member State, for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated pace of implementation of each measure and the need to ensure regular payments and the timely delivery of Union support on the ground;

Or. ro

Justification

The definition of ‘pay-out value’ should reflect recitals (56) and (57) as well as the fact, repeatedly underlined by the Commission, that pay-out values are set by the Member States;

Amendment 2083

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) 'pay-out value' means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, as agreed in the Plan and shall be determined in a proportionate manner, taking into account the nature, significance, complexity, estimated costs, implementation cycle and actual progress of the measure concerned, as reflected in the achievement of the relevant milestones, targets and outputs.

Or. en

Justification

The amendment introduces greater transparency, legal certainty and proportionality in the determination of pay-out values. It ensures that payments reflect not only the formal achievement of milestones and targets but also the nature, complexity, implementation cycle and actual progress of the measures concerned. This approach reduces the risk of disproportionate financial consequences and provides a fairer assessment of implementation performance while preserving the results-based character of the system.

Amendment 2084

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated implementation approach of each measure as well as the need to ensure regular disbursement and timely delivery of the Union support on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 2085

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State, as proposed by the Member State, for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated implementation approach of each measure as well as the need to ensure regular disbursement and timely delivery of the Union support on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 2086

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State as proposed by the Member State, for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated implementation pace of each measure as well as the need to ensure regular disbursement and timely delivery of the Union support on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 2087

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated implementation approach of each measure as well as the need to ensure regular disbursement and timely delivery of the Union support on the ground ;

Or. en

Justification

The ”amount set aside for the reforms” means the value / total of the pay-out values for the reforms agreed between the MS and COM during the negotiations, by weighting the value of reforms.

Amendment 2088

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms and reflecting both the estimated implementation approach of each measure as well as the need to ensure regular disbursement and timely delivery of the Union support on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 2089

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State on the basis of the eligible expenditure declared in the payment request, in accordance with the applicable funding rules and taking into account the relevant funding rate;

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Amendment 2090

Tomáš Kubín, Raffaele Stancanelli

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the principle of proportionality;

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Amendment 2091

Lucia Yar, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the progress achieved in the implementation of the measures of the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;(12) ‘pay-out value’ means the amount to be paid by the Commission to the Member State for the fulfilment of the milestones and targets included in the Plan, taking into account the amounts set aside for reforms;

Or. en

Amendment 2092

Elsi Katainen, Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(12a) ‘planned unit amount’ means an amount expected to be paid for the related output;

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Amendment 2093

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) ‘Agricultural Knowledge and Information system’ or ‘AKIS’ means the combined organisation and knowledge flows between persons, organisations and institutions who use and produce knowledge and innovations for agriculture and interrelated fields referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2094

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) ‘Agricultural Knowledge and Information system’ or ‘AKIS’ means the combined organisation and knowledge flows between persons, organisations and institutions who use and produce knowledge and innovations for agriculture and interrelated fields referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2095

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) ‘Agricultural Knowledge and Information system’ or ‘AKIS’ means the combined organisation and knowledge flows between persons, organisations and institutions who use and produce knowledge and innovations for agriculture and interrelated fields referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2096

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(13) ‘Agricultural Knowledge and Information system’ or ‘AKIS’ means the combined organisation and knowledge flows between persons, organisations and institutions who use and produce knowledge and innovations for agriculture and interrelated fields referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation].deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2097

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 ;deleted
8 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150 14.6.2018, p. 1).

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2098

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 ;deleted
8 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150 14.6.2018, p. 1).

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2099

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 ;deleted
8 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150 14.6.2018, p. 1).

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2100

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 ;deleted
8 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150 14.6.2018, p. 1).

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2101

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14a) 'close-to-nature forestry´ means forest management which promotes reliance on natural and complex forest ecosystem dynamics, where decisions on the forests’ natural capital are based on: (i) the natural succession dynamics and interactions of species, which may include pioneer species for locally assisted migration for climate adaptation; (ii) environmental factors like water availability and soil quality; and (iii) climate conditions, and which both at stand and landscape levels is characterised by forest of various stages of development;

Or. en

Amendment 2102

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2103

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2104

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Definition of holding should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 2105

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2106

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Definition of holding should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 2107

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2108

Georgiana Teodorescu, Aurelijus Veryga

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;(15) ‘holding’ as defined in Regulation (EU) .../... [CAP Regulation].

Or. en

Amendment 2109

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15) ‘holding’ means all the units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer and situated within the territory of the same Member State, within the territorial scope of the Treaties, as defined in Article 52 TEU in conjunction with Articles 349 and 355 TFEU;(15) ‘holding’ means production unit as defined in Article 2b of Regulation (EU) 202X/XXXX [CAP Regulation]

Or. en

Justification

In order to ensure the effective implementation of the CAP, including with regard to the decision-making process, these definitions should be incorporated into the CAP Regulation. Such amendments would enhance the autonomy of the CAP framework, particularly in the context of any future amendments to the Plan, thereby enabling a more streamlined and expeditious decision-making process.

Amendment 2110

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16) ‘the smaller Aegean islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2111

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16) ‘the smaller Aegean islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2112

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16) ‘the smaller Aegean islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2113

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
16(a) ‘areas experiencing population decline’ means territories at NUTS level 3 or below that are experiencing an average annual decline in their registered populations of -7.5 inhabitants per 1 000 residents.

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Amendment 2114

Marta Wcisło, Magdalena Adamowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16a) 'Eastern border regions' means a NUTS II regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine

Or. en

Amendment 2115

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16b) ‘rural development’ means the support in the NRPP for economic, social and territorial cohesion in areas designated as rural in accordance with the DEGURBA and TERCET territorial typologies laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391.

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Amendment 2116

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(16c) ‘urban development’ means the support in the NRPP for economic, social and territorial cohesion in areas designated as rural in accordance with the DEGURBA and TERCET territorial typologies laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391.

Or. es

Amendment 2117

Elena Nevado del Campo, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Esther Herranz García, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Maravillas Abadía Jover

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
16(d) ‘Participatory local development’, referred to as LEADER when it receives funding solely from the [CAP Regulation], means that investments financed by the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRP) are allocated within the framework of a local development strategy defined, decided upon and implemented in a bottom-up manner by a local action group, to develop innovative solutions, products, services, governance models or forms of cooperation; new services for the local population; new value chains or business models; digital or social innovation; new cooperation structures; new uses of local assets; as well as pilot or experimental actions that can be replicated or scaled up in other areas.

Or. es

Amendment 2118

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20a) ‘prevention-first principle’ means an approach whereby measures supported under this Regulation prioritise the prevention of harm and reduction of risks at source, in particular for the environment, and are guided by the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, including by avoiding investments that lock in fossil fuel use and by prioritising solutions consistent with a clean transition;

Or. en

Amendment 2119

Marta Temido, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20a) ‘food security’ means the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life;

Or. en

Justification

As food security is becoming a relevant element in NRPP funding, a clear definition is needed to ensure coherent and targeted implementation. The definition is aligned with the established FAO approach and covers access, affordability, safety and nutrition, thereby avoiding a narrow interpretation limited only to food supply or production volumes.

Amendment 2120

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20a) 'relocation' means a transfer of the same or similar activity or part thereof within the meaning of Article 2(61a) of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014;

Or. en

Amendment 2121

Andrzej Buła, Krzysztof Hetman, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20a) eastern border regions’ means a NUTS II regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine

Or. en

Justification

Harmonizing the provisions regarding eastern border regions so that the definition clearly identifies regions bordering Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine – in line with the EC Communication on Eastern Border Regions. This definition ensures consistency with solutions proposed under the ERDF and Interreg and enables a more targeted response to the long-term socio-economic and security implications affecting the EU's eastern border regions.

Amendment 2122

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20b) ‘social economy entity’ means a set of private law entities providing goods and services to their members or to society, encompassing organisational forms such as cooperatives, mutual societies, associations (including charities), foundations or social enterprises, as well as other legal forms, that operate in accordance with the following key principles and features:
(i) the primacy of people as well as social or environmental purpose over profit;
(ii) the reinvestment of all or most of the profits and surpluses to further pursue their social or environmental purposes and carry out activities in the interest of their members/users (‘collective interest’) or society at large (‘general interest’); and
(iii) democratic or participatory governance;

Or. en

Amendment 2123

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20b) 'financial year' means the calendar year;

Or. en

Amendment 2124

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(20c) 'Home Affairs' means the policy areas covered by the Regulations establishing Union support for asylum and migration, integrated border management and visa policy, and internal security;

Or. en

Amendment 2125

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(21) [...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2126

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(21) [...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2127

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(21) [...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2128

Charles Goerens

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph -1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
– Member States shall define the rural areas in their NRP Plan taking into account their specific national, regional or territorial circumstances.

Or. en

Amendment 2129

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
[...]deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2130

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall further establish in their NRP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality.Member States shall further establish in their NRCAP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality. These definitions shall be determined accordingly to the provisions set out in regulation 202x/xxxx (CAP Regulation)

Or. en

Amendment 2131

Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall further establish in their NRP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality.Member States shall further establish in their NRPCAP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality. These definitions shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 202x/xxxx (CAP Regulation).

Or. fr

Amendment 2132

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall further establish in their NRP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality.Member States shall further establish in their NRP Plans the definitions of ‘agricultural activity’, ‘agricultural area’, ‘eligible hectare’, ‘active farmer’ and ‘young farmer’ in accordance with objective and non-discriminatory criteria and the principle of proportionality.

Or. en

Justification

Definitions related to CAP should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation]. In the recital 44 of the draft Regulation on Fund it is written that “CAP support should be focused on active farmers defined in compliance with WTO rules.”. Therefore it is justified to add legal basis concerning the definition of active farmer.

Amendment 2133

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) ‘agricultural activity’ shall be determined through one or both of the following activities:deleted
(i) production of agricultural products, which consists of all activities aimed at obtaining those products, where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice;
(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; where duly justified for animal welfare or environmental reasons, extensive grazing of an agricultural area that does not result in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers concerned may also be considered ‘maintenance’.

Or. fr

Amendment 2134

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) ‘agricultural activity’ shall be determined through one or both of the following activities:deleted
(i) production of agricultural products, which consists of all activities aimed at obtaining those products; where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice;
(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; where duly justified for animal welfare or environmental reasons, extensive grazing of an agricultural area that does not result in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers concerned may also be considered ‘maintenance’.

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2135

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) production of agricultural products, which consists of all activities aimed at obtaining those products, where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2136

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) production of agricultural products, which consists of all activities aimed at obtaining those products; where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2137

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) production of agricultural products, which consists of all activities aimed at obtaining those products; where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice;(i) production of agricultural products, which includes actions such as raising animals or cultivation, where agricultural products means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton and short rotation coppice and the production of paludiculture products on LPIS agricultural parcels notwithstanding listing of such products under Annex I to the TFEU;

Or. en

Amendment 2138

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; where duly justified for animal welfare or environmental reasons, extensive grazing of an agricultural area that does not result in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers concerned may also be considered ‘maintenance’.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2139

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; where duly justified for animal welfare or environmental reasons, extensive grazing of an agricultural area that does not result in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers concerned may also be considered ‘maintenance’.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2140

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; where duly justified for animal welfare or environmental reasons, extensive grazing of an agricultural area that does not result in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers concerned may also be considered ‘maintenance’.(ii) maintenance of agricultural areas, which consists of the activities aiming at keeping the land in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, included where implemented for animal welfare or environmental reasons and not resulting in an increase of agricultural production for the farmers.

Or. en

Amendment 2141

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) ‘agricultural area’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only land which is used for agricultural activities, including when it forms agroforestry systems.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2142

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) ‘agricultural area’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only land which is used for agricultural activities, including when it forms agroforestry systems.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2143

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) ‘agricultural area’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only land which is used for agricultural activities, including when it forms agroforestry systems.(b) 'agricultural area’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only land which is used for agricultural activities, including when it forms agroforestry systems and when it is used for paludiculture;

Or. en

Amendment 2144

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) ‘eligible hectare’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only areas which are at the farmers’ disposal and which comprise:deleted
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.
(ii) areas for which support is provided under Article 35(1) points (a) and (g) [degressive income support, small farmers] of this Regulation, or under the basic income support for sustainability under Title III, Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2, [BISS [all incl. entitlements], small farmers scheme], of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, where agricultural activity is not performed due to commitments and obligations arising from Union or national interventions or other programmes which contribute to the environmental and climate-related CAP specific objectives
(iii) Member States may decide to include in the notion of ‘eligible hectare’ landscape features, not covered by the commitments and schemes referred to in point (ii), provided that these landscape features do not significantly hamper the performance of agricultural activity and are not predominant on the agricultural parcel

Or. fr

Amendment 2145

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) ‘eligible hectare’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only areas which are at the farmers’ disposal and which comprise:deleted
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.
(ii) areas for which support is provided under Article 35(1) points (a) and (g) [degressive income support, small farmers] of this Regulation, or under the basic income support for sustainability under Title III, Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2, [BISS [all incl. entitlements], small farmers scheme], of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, where agricultural activity is not performed due to commitments and obligations arising from Union or national interventions or other programmes which contribute to the environmental and climate-related CAP specific objectives
(iii) Member States may decide to include in the notion of ‘eligible hectare’ landscape features, not covered by the commitments and schemes referred to in point (ii), provided that these landscape features do not significantly hamper the performance of agricultural activity and are not predominant on the agricultural parcel

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2146

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2147

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2148

Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.

Or. en

Amendment 2149

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant.(i) agricultural areas on which an agricultural activity is performed under the farmer’s control in terms of management, benefits and financial risks. If non-agricultural activities are also performed on these areas, the agricultural activity shall be predominant at least 55 %;

Or. ro

Amendment 2150

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) areas for which support is provided under Article 35(1) points (a) and (g) [degressive income support, small farmers] of this Regulation, or under the basic income support for sustainability under Title III, Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2, [BISS [all incl. entitlements], small farmers scheme], of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, where agricultural activity is not performed due to commitments and obligations arising from Union or national interventions or other programmes which contribute to the environmental and climate-related CAP specific objectivesdeleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2151

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) areas for which support is provided under Article 35(1) points (a) and (g) [degressive income support, small farmers] of this Regulation, or under the basic income support for sustainability under Title III, Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2, [BISS [all incl. entitlements], small farmers scheme], of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, where agricultural activity is not performed due to commitments and obligations arising from Union or national interventions or other programmes which contribute to the environmental and climate-related CAP specific objectivesdeleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2152

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iii) Member States may decide to include in the notion of ‘eligible hectare’ landscape features, not covered by the commitments and schemes referred to in point (ii), provided that these landscape features do not significantly hamper the performance of agricultural activity and are not predominant on the agricultural parceldeleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2153

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(iii) Member States may decide to include in the notion of ‘eligible hectare’ landscape features, not covered by the commitments and schemes referred to in point (ii), provided that these landscape features do not significantly hamper the performance of agricultural activity and are not predominant on the agricultural parceldeleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2154

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) ‘young farmer’ shall be defined in such a way as to fulfil at least the following conditions:deleted
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;
(ii) being ‘head of the holding’.

Or. fr

Amendment 2155

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) ‘young farmer’ shall be defined in such a way as to fulfil at least the following conditions:deleted
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;
(ii) being ‘head of the holding’.

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2156

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2157

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2158

Maria Grapini

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;(i) an upper age limit set at a maximum of 40 years;

Or. ro

Amendment 2159

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years;(i) an upper age limit set at 40 years;

Or. en

Amendment 2160

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) being ‘head of the holding’.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2161

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ii) being ‘head of the holding’.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2162

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Where a farmer is deemed to fall within the definition of ‘young farmer’ at the moment of first access to support, that status shall be maintained for the full duration of the period of eligibility established under the relevant support scheme, irrespective of the farmer subsequently exceeding the upper age limit.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2163

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Where a farmer is deemed to fall within the definition of ‘young farmer’ at the moment of first access to support, that status shall be maintained for the full duration of the period of eligibility established under the relevant support scheme, irrespective of the farmer subsequently exceeding the upper age limit.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2164

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2165

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transfer of provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based on the letter from Commission President von der Leyen dated 9 November 2025.

Amendment 2166

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2167

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation

Amendment 2168

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2169

Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet, Rody Tolassy, André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer and who is head of the holding for the first time.(22) ‘food sovereignty’ means the capacity to maintain sufficient, sustainable and diversified agricultural production, relying primarily on the production capacities of the Union and its Member States.

Or. fr

Amendment 2170

Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet, Rody Tolassy, André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) ‘short supply chains’ means production, processing and marketing methods which use a limited number of intermediaries between producers and consumers;

Or. fr

Amendment 2171

Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet, André Rougé, Rody Tolassy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) ‘strategic autonomy’ means the ability of the Union and the Member States to reduce their external dependencies in key sectors, including food, energy, natural resources and raw materials;

Or. fr

Amendment 2172

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22a) (ca new) ‘active farmer’, for the purpose of area and animal related income support, means farmers who exercise a minimum level of agricultural activity, while not necessarily precluding the granting of support to pluri-active or part-time farmers. The notion of minimum level of agricultural activity, shall be determined on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Member States may decide to apply this definition also with respect to other interventions

Or. en

Justification

In the recital 44 of this draft Regulation it is written that “CAP support should be focused on active farmers defined in compliance with WTO rules.”. Therefore it is justified to add legal basis concerning the definition of active farmer. Definitions related to CAP should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 2173

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(22a) ‘active farmer’, for the purpose of area and animal related income support, means farmers who exercise a minimum level of agricultural activity, while not necessarily precluding the granting of support to pluri-active or part-time farmers. The notion of minimum level of agricultural activity, shall be determined on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Member States may decide to apply this definition also with respect to other interventions

Or. en

Justification

In the recital 44 of this draft Regulation it is written that “CAP support should be focused on active farmers defined in compliance with WTO rules.”. Therefore it is justified to add legal basis concerning the definition of active farmer. Definitions related to CAP should be transferred to Regulation (EU) 202/XXXX [CAP Regulation].

Amendment 2174

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(23) ‘public expenditure’ for the purposes of the CAP, means any contribution to the financing of operations the source of which is the budget of the national, regional and local public authorities, the budget of the Union made available to the Fund, the budget of public law bodies or the budget of associations of public authorities or public law bodies;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transferred to CAP Regulation

Amendment 2175

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 23

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(23) ‘public expenditure’ for the purposes of the CAP, means any contribution to the financing of operations the source of which is the budget of the national, regional and local public authorities, the budget of the Union made available to the Fund, the budget of public law bodies or the budget of associations of public authorities or public law bodies;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2176

Céline Imart, Nina Carberry, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24) ‘support rate’ for the purposes of the CAP, means the rate of public expenditure to an operation; in the context of financial instruments it refers to the gross grant equivalent of the support as defined in Article 2, point (20) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 2177

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24) ‘support rate’ for the purposes of the CAP, means the rate of public expenditure to an operation; in the context of financial instruments it refers to the gross grant equivalent of the support as defined in Article 2, point (20) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/2014;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Transferred to the CAP Regulation

Amendment 2178

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24a) 'strategic nature projects' means projects that support the achievement of Union nature and biodiversity objectives by implementing coherent programmes of action in Member States in order to mainstream those objectives and priorities into other policies and financing instruments, including through coordinated implementation of the prioritized action frameworks adopted pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC;

Or. en

Amendment 2179

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24b) 'strategic integrated projects' means projects that implement, on a regional, multi-regional, national or transnational scale, environmental or climate strategies or action plans developed by Member States' authorities and required by specific environmental, climate or relevant energy legislation or policy of the Union, while ensuring that stakeholders are involved and promoting coordination with and mobilisation of at least one other Union, national or private funding source;

Or. en

Amendment 2180

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(24c) 'standard action projects' means projects, other than strategic integrated projects, strategic nature projects or technical assistance projects, that pursue the specific objectives of the LIFE Programme;

Or. en

Amendment 2181

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 25

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(25) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing activities carried out by:deleted
(a) marine and inland fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (28); or
(b) fishers on foot, including shellfish gatherers;

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2182

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 25

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(25) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing activities carried out by:deleted
(a) marine and inland fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (28); or
(b) fishers on foot, including shellfish gatherers;

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2183

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26) ‘fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2184

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26) ‘fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2185

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(26) ‘fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;(26) ‘fisher’ means any natural or legal person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 2186

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(27) ‘fishing’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;deleted

Or. en

Justification

Duplication of the above definition

Amendment 2187

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(27) ‘fishing’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2188

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(27) ‘fishing’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the Member State concerned;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2189

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 28

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(28) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the internal market relating to ocean, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union’s insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services, aimed at ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in the long term and which are consistent with the SDGs, and in particular SDG 14, and with Union environmental legislation;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2190

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 28

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(28) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the internal market relating to ocean, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union’s insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services, aimed at ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in the long term and which are consistent with the SDGs, and in particular SDG 14, and with Union environmental legislation;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2191

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 29

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(29) ‘maritime policy’ means Union policy that aims to foster integrated and coherent decision making to maximise the sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion of the Union, particularly of the coastal and insular areas and of the outermost regions, and of the sustainable blue economy sectors, through coherent maritime-related policies and relevant international cooperation;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2192

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 29

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(29) ‘maritime policy’ means Union policy that aims to foster integrated and coherent decision making to maximise the sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion of the Union, particularly of the coastal and insular areas and of the outermost regions, and of the sustainable blue economy sectors, through coherent maritime-related policies and relevant international cooperation;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2193

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 30

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) ‘maritime security and surveillance’ means activities carried out in order to understand, prevent wherever applicable and manage in a comprehensive way all the events and actions related to the maritime domain which would impact the areas of maritime safety and security, law enforcement, defence, border control, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, trade and economic interest of the Union;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2194

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 30

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) ‘maritime security and surveillance’ means activities carried out in order to understand, prevent wherever applicable and manage in a comprehensive way all the events and actions related to the maritime domain which would impact the areas of maritime safety and security, law enforcement, defence, border control, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, trade and economic interest of the Union;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2195

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 30

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(30) ‘maritime security and surveillance’ means activities carried out in order to understand, prevent wherever applicable and manage in a comprehensive way all the events and actions related to the maritime domain which would impact the areas of maritime safety and security, law enforcement, defence, border control, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, trade and economic interest of the Union;(30) ‘maritime security and surveillance’ means activities carried out in order to understand, prevent wherever applicable and manage in a comprehensive way all the events and actions related to the maritime domain which would impact the areas of maritime safety, law enforcement, protection of the marine environment, fisheries control, trade and economic interest of the Union;

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Amendment 2196

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(31) ‘European marine observation and data network’ or ‘EMODnet’ means a partnership assembling marine data and metadata in order to make those fragmented resources more available and usable by public and private users by offering quality-assured, interoperable and harmonised marine data;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2197

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 31

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(31) ‘European marine observation and data network’ or ‘EMODnet’ means a partnership assembling marine data and metadata in order to make those fragmented resources more available and usable by public and private users by offering quality-assured, interoperable and harmonised marine data;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2198

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 32

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(32) ‘maritime spatial planning’ means a process by which the relevant Member State’s authorities analyse and organise human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2199

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 32

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(32) ‘maritime spatial planning’ means a process by which the relevant Member State’s authorities analyse and organise human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic and social objectives;deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2200

Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 33

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(33) ‘ocean observation’ means the foundation of all marine knowledge. It forms the basis of understanding of marine ecosystems and factors that influence them. It provides critical data for weather forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, extreme events monitoring, civil security – sea condition, floods-, maritime shipping, offshore energy, fisheries and aquaculture and increasingly security and defence. It creates the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and it provides crucial information on how human activities influence ocean health and what services the ocean provides to societies.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2201

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 33

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(33) ‘ocean observation’ means the foundation of all marine knowledge. It forms the basis of understanding of marine ecosystems and factors that influence them. It provides critical data for weather forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, extreme events monitoring, civil security – sea condition, floods-, maritime shipping, offshore energy, fisheries and aquaculture and increasingly security and defence. It creates the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and it provides crucial information on how human activities influence ocean health and what services the ocean provides to societies.deleted

Or. en

Justification

As a result of the COP endorsement on 23 April 2026 to transfer certain provisions from the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Regulation, to the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation and to the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) Regulation.

Amendment 2202

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 33

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(33) ‘ocean observation’ means the foundation of all marine knowledge. It forms the basis of understanding of marine ecosystems and factors that influence them. It provides critical data for weather forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, extreme events monitoring, civil security – sea condition, floods-, maritime shipping, offshore energy, fisheries and aquaculture and increasingly security and defence. It creates the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and it provides crucial information on how human activities influence ocean health and what services the ocean provides to societies.(33) ‘ocean observation’ means the foundation of all marine knowledge. It forms the basis of understanding of marine ecosystems and factors that influence them. It provides critical data for weather forecasting, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, extreme events monitoring, civil security – sea condition, floods-, maritime shipping, offshore energy, fisheries and aquaculture. It creates the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and it provides crucial information on how human activities influence ocean health and what services the ocean provides to societies.

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Amendment 2203

Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, André Rougé, Rody Tolassy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator or a public authority, which has, or could have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union, in particular the granting, payment or retention of unjustified funds, including where such payments are based on milestones, targets or outputs that are insufficiently verified, inexact or not compliant. This concept also covers any failure to comply with the obligations of transparency, traceability, control and justification of expenditure.

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Amendment 2204

Pekka Toveri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget. Errors resulting from force majeure or from circumstances beyond the control of the beneficiary or the Member State shall not be regarded as irregularities. In the framework of the CAP, a payment granted may also be justified by another relevant outcome that contributes to climate and environmental objectives.;

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Amendment 2205

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of EU and national law, resulting from an act or omission by national authorities, or any other natural or legal person involved in the implementation of the Fund, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union, including through receiving unjustified reimbursements and payments or through the incorrect fulfilment, reporting or verification of milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;

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Amendment 2206

Norbert Lins, Lena Düpont, Marion Walsmann, Stefan Köhler, Oliver Schenk, Christian Doleschal, Andrea Wechsler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, resulting from an act or omission by an economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;

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Amendment 2207

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34) ‘irregularity’ means any breach of applicable law, which has, or would have, the effect of prejudicing the budget of the Union by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;(34) 'irregularity' means any actual or potential prejudice to the budget of the Union caused by receiving unjustified reimbursement based on milestones, targets and outputs to that budget;

Or. en

Justification

The amendment aligns the definition of irregularity with the performance-based architecture of the Regulation. It focuses on situations where Union funds may be unjustifiably reimbursed and where the Union budget is actually or potentially affected, rather than on any breach of applicable law regardless of its financial impact. This improves legal certainty, strengthens proportionality and reduces the risk of purely procedural infringements being treated as irregularities without a demonstrated budgetary consequence.

Amendment 2208

Miriam Lexmann, Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) serious non-compliance means a deficiency in the effective functioning of the management and control system for which significant improvements are required and where any of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are assessed as non-compliant into categories 3 and 4 of [Annex IV – Classification of management and control systems].

Or. en

Amendment 2209

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) Serious non-compliance means a deficiency in the effective functioning of the management, control and audit systems of the NRP Plan for which substantial improvements are required and where a majority of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are assessed as falling within categories 3 and 4;

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Amendment 2210

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) 'serious non-compliance' means a deficiency in the effective functioning of the management, control and audit systems of the NRP Plan for which substantial improvements are required and where a majority of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are assessed as falling within categories 3 and 4;

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Justification

To enhance legal certainty, interpretative clarity, and regulatory coherence, it is essential that the concept of serious non-compliance be explicitly defined within Article 4. This term appears repeatedly throughout the proposed regulation - most notably in Article 66 (Time limits and interruption of the payment deadline), Article 67 (Suspension of payments), and Article 68 (Financial corrections by the Commission), each entailing significant financial consequences for Member States. The absence of a clear definition risks inconsistent application, divergent interpretations by managing authorities and audit bodies, and potential legal disputes concerning the proportionality and justification of financial corrections.

Amendment 2211

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) Serious non-compliance means a deficiency in the effective functioning of the management, control and audit systems of the NRP Plan for which substantial improvements are required and where a majority of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are assessed as falling within categories 3 and 4;

Or. en

Justification

To enhance legal certainty, interpretative clarity, and regulatory coherence, it is essential that the concept of serious non-compliance be explicitly defined within Article 4. This term appears repeatedly throughout the proposed regulation — most notably in Article 66 (Time limits and interruption of the payment deadline), Article 67 (Suspension of payments), and Article 68 (Financial corrections by the Commission), each entailing significant financial consequences for Member States. The absence of a clear definition risks inconsistent application, divergent interpretations by managing authorities and audit bodies, and potential legal disputes concerning the proportionality and justification of financial corrections.

Amendment 2212

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) Serious non-compliance means a deficiency in the effective functioning of the management, control and audit systems of the NRP Plan for which substantial improvements are required and where a majority of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are assessed as falling within categories 3 and 4;

Or. en

Justification

This amendment enhances legal certainty and regulatory coherence by providing a clear definition of “serious non-compliance”, a concept with significant financial consequences under the Regulation. Establishing an objective threshold based on a majority of key requirements assessed in categories 3 and 4 reduces discretion and ensures consistent application. The approach is aligned with the logic of the current CPR framework, where deficiencies in essential key requirements indicate ineffective system functioning.

Amendment 2213

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a)'serious non-compliance' means any shortcoming in the smooth functioning of the management, control and audit systems of the NRP Plan which requires substantial improvements and cases where most of the key requirements referred to in Annex IV are adjudged to fall under categories 3 and 4;

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Justification

The lack of a clear definition may lead to inconsistent application, divergent interpretations by managing authorities and audit bodies, and disputes over the proportionality and justification of financial corrections. If any of these essential requirements is adjudged to come under category 3 or 4, the system can no longer be regarded as functioning smoothly.

Amendment 2214

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34a) ‘Serious non-compliance with the obligations under Article 58’ means a category 3 or 4 assessment in line with Annex IV for one or more of the key requirements for Member States’ control systems;

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Amendment 2215

Daniel Buda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34b)‘reversal’ means undoing the effects of milestones or targets which were achieved previously and on the basis of which Union funding was granted during the durability period, or withdrawing a reform already declared to have been implemented, within three years from the end of this period.

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Justification

Given that the Commission is obliged to apply the procedures provided for in Articles 66, 67 and 68 concerning interruption of payment deadlines, suspension of payments and application of financial corrections respectively, the lack of a clear definition may result in ambiguities in the implementation of measures that have direct financial implications for the Member State concerned.

Amendment 2216

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34b) Reversal means the undoing of previously fulfilled milestones or targets required for EU funding within the durability period or the retraction of a reform that had already been officially fulfilled, within three years after that period;

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Amendment 2217

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34b) 'reversal' means the undoing of previously fulfilled milestones or targets required for EU funding within the durability period or the retraction of a reform that had already been officially fulfilled, within three years after that period;

Or. en

Justification

The concept of reversals should be explicitly defined in order to ensure legal certainty and interpretative clarity. Given that the Commission is required to apply the procedures laid down in Articles 66, 67, and 68, pertaining respectively to the interruption of payment deadlines, the suspension of payments, and the adoption of financial corrections, the absence of a clear definition may generate ambiguity in the implementation of measures that carry direct financial implications for the Member State concerned. Establishing a precise and operational definition would therefore promote consistency in enforcement, enhance transparency in financial management, and safeguard the predictability of the regulatory framework.

Amendment 2218

Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34b) Reversal means the undoing of previously fulfilled milestones or targets required for EU funding within the durability period or the retraction of a reform that had already been officially fulfilled, within three years after that period;

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Amendment 2219

Dragoş Benea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(34b) Reversal means the undoing of previously fulfilled milestones or targets required for EU funding within the durability period or the retraction of a reform that had already been officially fulfilled, within five years after that period.

Or. en

Justification

The concept of reversals should be explicitly defined in order to ensure legal certainty and interpretative clarity. Given that the Commission is required to apply the procedures laid down in Articles 66, 67, and 68, pertaining respectively to the interruption of payment deadlines, the suspension of payments, and the adoption of financial corrections, the absence of a clear definition may generate ambiguity in the implementation of measures that carry direct financial implications.

Amendment 2220

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Sebastian Everding

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(37a) social economy entity’ means a set of private law entities providing goods and services to their members or to society, encompassing organisational forms such as cooperatives, mutual societies, associations (including charities), foundations or social enterprises, as well as other legal forms, that operate in accordance with the following key principles and features:
i) the primacy of people as well as social or environmental purpose over profit;
(ii) the reinvestment of all or most of the profits and surpluses to further pursue their social or environmental purposes and carry out activities in the interest of their members/users (‘collective interest’) or society at large (‘general interest’); and
(iii) democratic or participatory governance.

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Justification

Definition based on the Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions (C/2023/1344). This addition would ensure legal certainty to the social economy ecosystem, which includes association, mutual, cooperative and foundation, and recognising its specificities.

Amendment 2221

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(37a) ‘rural and peri-urban areas’ means areas classified as towns and suburbs (DEGURBA code 2) or rural areas (DEGURBA code 3) according to the degree of urbanisation methodology established in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391, including the functional rural areas surrounding urban centres that are economically and socially interdependent with them; for the purposes of this Regulation, references to rural and peri-urban areas shall be interpreted to include such functional interdependencies and not solely areas defined by administrative boundaries;

Or. en

Amendment 2222

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4.º – paragraph 1 – point 37 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
37(a) ‘Local authorities’ or ‘local government’ refers to all sub-national levels of public administration below the regional level, encompassing a wide variety of government bodies, such as counties, municipalities, cities and urban authorities, towns, parishes, administrative districts, districts or provinces.

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Amendment 2223

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(37b) ‘Food security’ means the condition in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life, and whereby food and feed placed on the market are not injurious to human or animal health and are protected from biological, chemical and physical threats throughout the food chain, while taking into account impacts on ecosystems, water and soil and climate-related risks, in line with the latest scientific evidence, including the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA);

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Amendment 2224

Luke Ming Flanagan, Arash Saeidi, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(37b) ‘intermediate body’ means a public or private body which acts under the responsibility of a managing authority, or which carries out functions or tasks on behalf of such an authority;

Or. en

Justification

Although the draft Regulation refers to “intermediate bodies” in several articles, it does not provide any definition of their role or scope. This omission may lead to inconsistencies in interpretation and implementation across Member States. By introducing this definition, the Regulation gains greater legal clarity, coherence, and alignment with existing EU funding frameworks. This definition is consistent with the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, which governs EU funds under shared management.

Amendment 2225

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(37c) ‘Eastern border regions’ means Union NUTS2 regions bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus or Ukraine, by land or sea, in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria;

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Amendment 2226

Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Branislav Ondruš

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 38 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(38a) ‘social economy entity’ means a set of private law entities providing goods and services to their members or to society, encompassing organisational forms such as cooperatives, mutual societies, associations (including charities), foundations or social enterprises, as well as other legal forms, that operate in accordance with the following key principles and features: (i) the primacy of people as well as social or environmental purpose over profit; (ii) the reinvestment of all or most of the profits and surpluses to further pursue their social or environmental purposes and carry out activities in the interest of their members/users (‘collective interest’) or society at large (‘general interest’); and (iii) democratic or participatory governance.

Or. en

Amendment 2227

Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Branislav Ondruš

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 38 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(38b) ‘intermediate body’ means a public or private body which acts under the responsibility of a managing authority, or which carries out functions or tasks on behalf of such an authority;

Or. en

Amendment 2228

João Oliveira

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 39

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(39) ‘transition regions’ means regions whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100 % of the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 (‘transition regions’);(39) ‘transition regions’ means regions whose GDP per capita is between 75 % and 100 % of the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 (‘transition regions’), without prejudice to continued classification as less developed regions for those regions where a change in category results predominantly from statistical effects, changes to the delimitation of NUTS regions or an exceptional concentration of economic activity in specific sub-regions that does not reflect the region’s general level of economic, social and territorial development. ;

Or. pt

Amendment 2229

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) ‘just transition regions’ means NUTS level 3 regions or parts thereof that are most negatively affected, or at risk of being negatively affected, by the transition to a climate-neutral economy and are either already supported under the Just Transition Mechanism or meet the criteria of the Just Transition Fund. These criteria include levels of GDP per capita, greenhouse gas emissions intensity, dependence on fossil fuels or other carbon-intensive activities, and the exposure of employment and economic activity to transition-related risks, including potential job losses and reskilling needs.

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Amendment 2230

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) 'rural areas' means territories where land use is predominantly agricultural, forestry or other open spaces, with low building density and a low population density, whose socio-economic structure is characterised by the significant role of primary activities, services and functions linked to the land—including, where applicable, environmental, recreational or energy-related functions—and by relatively more limited access to certain essential services and employment opportunities than in urban areas

Or. en

Amendment 2231

Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) In relation to the Interreg Plan and Interreg Plan chapters under this Regulation, the term ‘Member State’ shall be understood as referring to ‘the Member State hosting the managing authority’ and the term ‘Member States’ shall be understood as referring to ‘the Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in a given Interreg chapter’.

Or. en

Justification

This clarification is essential from the perspective of the Interreg. As throughout the text, the reference is made either to Member State in singular, either in Members States in plural, this clarification is essential to clarify which functions are performed by the Member States in their quality of the Managing Authorities or by all participating countries.

Amendment 2232

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) 'Strategic Regional Project' means a project, group of projects or integrated territorial initiative identified in a National and Regional Partnership Plan that contributes simultaneously to competitiveness, innovation, economic resilience, territorial cohesion and long-term regional development and may benefit from complementary financing from other Union instruments;

Or. en

Amendment 2233

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) ‘just transition region’ means NUTS3 level regions or parts thereof that are most negatively affected, or at risk of being negatively affected, by the transition to a climate-neutral economy and are either already supported under the Just Transition Mechanism or meet the criteria of the Just Transition Fund;

Or. en

Amendment 2234

Sophie Wilmès, Olivier Chastel, Benoit Cassart, Fabienne Keller

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) "Union's financial interests" means all revenues, expenditure and assets covered by, acquired through, or due to the budgets established pursuant to this Regulation, including budgets directly or indirectly financed and/or managed and budgets under shared management ;

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Amendment 2235

Marcos Ros Sempere, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) A ‘territorial or regional chapter’ means a distinct component of the NRP plan setting out investments, reforms and measures targeted at a specific type of territory or a specific territorial unit as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391

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Amendment 2236

Pascal Arimont

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) ‘small project fund’ means an operation in an Interreg programme aimed at the selection and implementation of projects, including people-to-people actions, of limited financial volume;

Or. en

Amendment 2237

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) 'financial year' means the calendar year.

Or. en

Amendment 2238

Cristina Maestre, Elena Sancho Murillo, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40b) ‘sparsely populated areas in decline’ means rural areas exhibiting a significant combination of sustained population loss, marked ageing, low density, geographical dispersion and difficulties in accessing basic services, identified by Member States on the basis of common demographic and service parameters set out in Annex VII, paying particular attention, where appropriate, to a sufficiently detailed territorial level, preferably equivalent to LAU.

Or. en

Amendment 2239

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40b) 'territorial resilience' means the capacity of a territory to anticipate, withstand, adapt to and recover from economic, demographic, environmental, climate-related, social, technological or security-related shocks while maintaining its development potential and quality of life;

Or. en

Amendment 2240

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40b) ‘territorial or regional chapter’ means a distinct component of the NRP plan setting out investments, reforms and measures targeted at a specific type of territory or a specific territorial unit as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2391;

Or. en

Amendment 2241

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40b) ‘outermost regions’ shall be considered as less developed regions regardless of their GDP per capita.

Or. en

Amendment 2242

Cristina Maestre, Elena Sancho Murillo, Camilla Laureti, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40c) ‘Community-led territorial development’ means bottom-up local development based on partnerships of public, private, and civil society actors at local level, including Local Action Groups (LAGs) implementing the LEADER-Community-Led-Local-Development (LEADER-CLLD) approach, Smart Village initiatives or other forms of local cooperation.

Or. en

Amendment 2243

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40c) 'complementary Union financing' means financial support provided through Union instruments other than the National and Regional Partnership Plan, including centrally managed programmes and instruments, which contributes to the implementation of objectives or projects identified in the Plan;

Or. en

Amendment 2244

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40d) 'reform' means a legislative, regulatory, administrative, institutional or policy measure intended to address structural challenges and improve the functioning, effectiveness, resilience or quality of public policies, public administration, governance systems or service delivery at national, regional or local level;

Or. en

Amendment 2245

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40e) 'balanced territorial development' means development that contributes to reducing economic, social and territorial disparities between and within Member States and promotes sustainable growth opportunities across all categories of regions;

Or. en

Amendment 2246

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 f (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40f) 'serious non-compliance' means a breach of obligations under this Regulation which has a direct and demonstrable impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the protection of the financial interests of the Union; is systemic, repeated or persistent in nature, or concerns a substantial part of the measures covered by the payment application; cannot be remedied through minor corrective measures within a reasonable period of time; and creates a material risk of irregular expenditure, fraud, double funding or non-achievement of milestones, targets or outputs linked to the payment application concerned; a serious non-compliance shall not be presumed and shall be established on the basis of objective, verifiable and duly substantiated evidence;

Or. en

Justification

The term "serious non-compliance" is not defined in the Regulation despite constituting a basis for the interruption of payment deadlines and potentially significant financial consequences for Member States.

Amendment 2247

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 g (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40g) 'territorial impact' means the effects of a measure, reform, investment or policy intervention on the economic, social, environmental and spatial development of a territory, including its contribution to economic, social and territorial cohesion, balanced territorial development, accessibility of services, competitiveness, demographic resilience and the reduction of regional disparities;

Or. en

Amendment 2248

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 h (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40h) 'region affected by industrial transition' means a region facing significant socio-economic challenges resulting from industrial restructuring, decarbonisation processes, closure of carbon-intensive activities, loss of industrial employment or structural economic transformation;

Or. en

Amendment 2249

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 i (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40i) 'simplified form of support' means support provided on the basis of unit costs, lump sums, flat rates, financing not linked to costs or any combination thereof;

Or. en

Amendment 2250

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 j (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40j) 'meaningful involvement' means timely, effective and structured participation of regional and local authorities throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NRP Plans;

Or. en

Amendment 2251

Luke Ming Flanagan

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period, without prejudice to the calculations set out above account should be taken of sub regional rural NUTS III areas that have particular needs that may be masked by their designation as a “more developed region” at regional/national level as result of being aggregated into a NUTS II region.

Or. en

Amendment 2252

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period. The outermost regions (OR) should also be regarded as an additional category.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and taking into account the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. pt

Amendment 2253

Gabriel Mato, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Sérgio Gonçalves, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Rody Tolassy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in view of the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered as less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. en

Justification

Given the permanent structural constraints and specific characteristics of the outermost regions, as recognised in Article 349 TFEU, these regions require a dedicated and targeted treatment under this Regulation, comparable to that of less developed regions and irrespective of their per capita GDP, in order to ensure adequate support under the next MFF, capable of addressing the increased challenges they face.

Amendment 2254

Cristina Maestre, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Elena Sancho Murillo, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in view of the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered as less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. en

Justification

Given the permanent structural constraints and the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, as recognised in Article 349 of the TFEU, these regions require joint and targeted treatment in this Regulation, comparable to that of less developed regions and irrespective of their per capita GDP, in order to ensure adequate support in the next MFF,

Amendment 2255

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period. In view of the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered as less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 2256

André Rougé, Rody Tolassy, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period, taking into account the additional financial burden on the ORs stemming from their structural economic and geographic disadvantages.

Or. fr

Amendment 2257

Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Christophe Clergeau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The classification of regions under one of the three categories of region shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2021-2023, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.The classification of regions under one of the categories of region referred to in points 38 to 40 shall be determined on the basis of how the GDP per capita of each region, measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period of the last 3 years available, relates to the average GDP per capita of the EU-27 for the same reference period.

Or. en

Justification

The classification rule must accommodate the new just transition category and rely on the most recent three-year data available, ensuring an up-to-date and complete typology of regions on which targeted support can be built

Amendment 2258

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
‘right to stay’ means the right of all people, regardless of age, gender or socio-economic background, to remain, live and prosper in the place where they choose to live, including in rural, remote, mountainous, island, coastal and depopulating areas, through effective access to opportunities, quality services of general interest, education, healthcare, connectivity, decent employment, sustainable and affordable housing and adequate living conditions, without being compelled to leave due to territorial, economic, social or demographic disparities;

Or. en

Amendment 2259

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
By way of derogation from the foregoing, and taking into account the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. fr

Amendment 2260

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in view of the permanent and structural constraints referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, the outermost regions shall be considered as less developed regions for the purposes of this Regulation.

Or. en

Justification

Given the permanent structural constraints and the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, as recognised in Article 349 of the TFEU, these regions require joint and targeted treatment in this Regulation, comparable to that of less developed regions and irrespective of their per capita GDP, in order to ensure adequate support in the next MFF, capable of addressing the increased challenges facing these regions.

Amendment 2261

Nora Mebarek, Claire Fita, Christophe Clergeau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing act, setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of one of the three categories of region set out in points 38 to 40 and of Member States fulfilling the criteria set out in paragraph 2(a) of Article 22. That list shall be valid from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034.The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing act, setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of one of the four categories of region set out in points 38 to 41, and of Member States fulfilling the criteria set out in Article 22(2), point (a). That list shall be valid from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 and shall be subject to a mid-term review in accordance with Article 25, in light of updated data on the progress of industrial transition in the regions concerned.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission's list of regions must cover the four categories, including just transition regions, so that the new category produces concrete effects in the classification valid for 2028-2034 and its mid-term review

Amendment 2262

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing act, setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of one of the three categories of region set out in points 38 to 40 and of Member States fulfilling the criteria set out in paragraph 2(a) of Article 22. That list shall be valid from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034.The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing act, setting out the list of regions fulfilling the criteria of one of the three categories of region set out in points 39 to 41 and of Member States fulfilling the criteria set out in paragraph 2(a) of Article 22. That list shall be valid from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034.

Or. en

Amendment 2263

Pekka Toveri

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 40 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(40a) ‘Eastern border regions’ means Union NUTS2 regions located along the land or maritime borders with the Russian Federation, Belarus or Ukraine, in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, provided that such regions do not comprise the entire territory of the Member State concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 2264

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
‘Insular or Island region’ is a distinct geographical or administrative territory composed entirely of one or more islands and not connected to the mainland by a fixed link.

Or. en

Amendment 2265

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – title

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Management of the FundManagement of the NRP Plans

Or. en

Amendment 2266

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5.º – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management, ensuring the appropriate and mandatory involvement of regional and local authorities in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the plans, while respecting the fundamental political and constitutional structures of the Member States, including regional and local self-government, in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. pt

Amendment 2267

Christian Doleschal, Sven Simon

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types]. The Member States shall develop and manage programmes at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework.

Or. de

Amendment 2268

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management, at the appropriate territorial and institutional level, in accordance with Article 4(2) of the TEU and with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. en

Amendment 2269

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans, the ESF Plan and the Interreg Plan (the “NRP Plans”) under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. en

Amendment 2270

Christian Doleschal, Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans or the chapters of a Plan and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. de

Amendment 2271

Christian Doleschal, Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States or the regions and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. de

Amendment 2272

Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans, the NRPCAP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. fr

Amendment 2273

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans , the NRCAP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. en

Amendment 2274

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].1. (1) The Member States and the Commission shall implement the envelope financed from the Union budget and any additional resources allocated to the NRP Plans, the NRCAP Plans and the Interreg Plan under shared management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph point (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article and Article 6(3) of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan] [provisions providing for the use of indirect management in the case of certain Interreg cooperation types].

Or. en

Amendment 2275

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The Commission shall implement Title IV on the Facility under direct, shared or indirect management in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. The Commission shall implement Title IV on the Facility under direct, shared or indirect management in accordance with Article 62(1 ), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, provided that the choice of management mode is duly justified and made publicly available.

Or. en

Amendment 2276

Sophie Wilmès, Olivier Chastel, Benoit Cassart, Fabienne Keller

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission referred to in Article 10 shall be implemented under direct or indirect management, in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph, points (a) and (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.3. The technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission referred to in Article 10 shall be implemented under direct or indirect management subject to full transparency designed to prevent misuse of funds, including public reporting on allocation, beneficiaries and final use, as well as regular audits, in accordance with Article 62(1), first subparagraph, points (a) and (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

Or. en

Amendment 2277

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4 NEW: interventions as referred to in Article 35 and in EU Regulation 202X/XXXX, CAP of the NRP plan are managed separately from the other interventions of the Single Fund

Or. en

Justification

CAP interventions for their peculiarity shall not be included in the management of the NRP Plan. The sector need to stay independent for the effectiveness of the implementation of the measures. Member states have already developed competences in the management of a single plan at national level. They can therefore continue in this sense.

Amendment 2278

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament on the management actions envisaged under paragraphs 1 to 3 as well as on the trends detected and the synergies with other funding instruments, notably instruments supporting education, youth, culture and media, in order to ensure coordination, complementarity of interventions and to avoid overlapping funding;

Or. en

Amendment 2279

Anouk Van Brug, Moritz Körner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Regardless of the management mode applied under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the anti-fraud obligations laid down in Article 58 and the conditionality mechanisms provided for in Articles 9 and 67 shall apply in full to all resources implemented under this Regulation.

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Amendment 2280

Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Elena Nevado del Campo, Esther Herranz García, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Carmen Crespo Díaz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners. The plans will include mandatory regional and territorial sections in accordance with the institutional framework of each Member State. Regional and local authorities shall act as managing authorities on their respective chapters where provided for in the internal law of the Member State and shall have full responsibility for the design, programming, implementation and monitoring of the actions for which they are responsible. Regional and local authorities will be involved in the definition of milestones and targets, will maintain direct dialogue with the Commission, and will have more direct access to EU funding.

Or. es

Amendment 2281

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, including the regional and territorial chapters, the NRCAP Plan, the ESF Plan and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its internal institutional, political and territorial organisation and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2282

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and its chapters, the Social Climate Plan as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/955, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership, through a transparent and public process, in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2283

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, including the regional and territorial chapters, the NRCAP Plan and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2284

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement at the appropriate level a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall safeguard the role of the regions and include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2285

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned throughout the entire programming and implementation cycle. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2286

Andrzej Buła, Krzysztof Hetman, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement at the appropriate level a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall safeguard the role of the regions and include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2287

Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, including the regional and territorial chapters, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

Or. en

Amendment 2288

Pascal Arimont, Wouter Beke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, including regional and territorial chapters, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2289

Mireia Borrás Pabón, Raffaele Stancanelli, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Csaba Dömötör, Tomáš Kubín, Marie Dauchy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan, and each chapter, the NRCAP Plan and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned.

Or. en

Amendment 2290

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall safeguard the role of the regions and include a balanced representation of the following partners:

Or. en

Amendment 2291

Barry Cowen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned led by the most relevant Ministries. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

Or. en

Amendment 2292

Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6.º – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, including regional chapters, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2293

Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, the NRPCAP plan, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2294

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a transparent and comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:

Or. en

Amendment 2295

Alexandra Mehnert

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced and fair representation of the following partners:

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Amendment 2296

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of the following partners:1. For the NRP Plan and each chapter, and the Interreg Plan chapter as referred to in Chapter II of Regulation XX [Regional development, Interreg Plan], each Member State shall organise and implement a comprehensive partnership in accordance with its institutional and legal framework and taking into account the specificities of the chapters concerned. That partnership shall include a balanced representation of at least the following partners:

Or. en

Amendment 2297

André Rougé, Rody Tolassy, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities;(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities; including, where relevant, territorial innovation ecosystems and structures such as innovation valleys, clusters and dedicated territorial economic development agencies;

Or. fr

Amendment 2298

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities;(a) regional, local, urban, rural, island, coastal, and border region public authorities or associations representing such authorities;

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Amendment 2299

Fredis Beleris, Georgios Aftias

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities;(a) national, regional, local, urban, insular, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities;

Or. en

Amendment 2300

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities or associations representing such authorities;(a) regional, local, urban, rural and other public authorities and associations representing such authorities;

Or. en

Amendment 2301

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners including social economy entities, farmers representing all agricultural sectors and all farm sizes, paying special attention to the proportionate representation of small and medium-sized farms and of farmers engaged in agroecological transition, farmers and their organisations, including small-scale farms;

Or. en

Amendment 2302

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their most representative organisations at national and regional level, ensuring a balanced representation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as representatives of the social economy and cooperatives;

Or. en

Justification

The amendment ensures consistency with the Social Economy Action Plan (COM/2021/778) and the SME Strategy (COM/2020/103). Given that SMEs and cooperatives constitute over 90% of the industrial fabric in the EU, and specifically in regions under Article 108(3)(a) TFEU, their mandatory inclusion is a prerequisite for the effective territorial delivery of the Plan. By specifying the regional dimension of social and economic partners, the provision safeguards the principle of subsidiarity and prevents the centralization of governance, ensuring that milestones and targets are aligned with the structural specificities of local productive systems

Amendment 2303

Michal Wiezik, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and including by means of balanced representation of their different organisations, inter alia including small-scale and recreational fishers, conventional farming as well as agroecology farming organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2304

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including sectoral social partners such as small farmers, fishers, with a fair representation of small-scale low impact farmers and coastal fishers, and organic farmers and their organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2305

Cristina Maestre, Dario Nardella, Elena Sancho Murillo, Stefano Bonaccini, Rosa Serrano Sierra

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including social economy entities, organisations representing SME, trade unions representing workers in the agriculture sector, farmers, fishers and their organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2306

Luke Ming Flanagan, Konstantinos Arvanitis

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners including social economy entities, farmers representing all agricultural sectors, fishers and their organisations, including small-scale and coastal fishers;

Or. en

Amendment 2307

Andrey Novakov, Karlo Ressler, Elsi Katainen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including representatives of the industry, farmers, fishers and their organisations and other representatives of the agriculture sector;

Or. en

Amendment 2308

Jan Farský

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations, including the representatives of family, small and medium sized farms;

Or. en

Amendment 2309

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including social economy entities, organisations representing SMEs, trade unions farmers, fishers and their organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2310

Ruggero Razza, Francesco Ventola, Denis Nesci, Antonella Sberna, Michele Picaro

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and organisations representing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;

Or. it

Amendment 2311

Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Branislav Ondruš

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) economic and social partners, including farmers, fishers and their organisations;(b) economic and social partners, including social economy entities, farmers, fishers and their organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2312

Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet, Gilles Pennelle, Valérie Deloge, Rody Tolassy, André Rougé

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) where appropriate, bodies representing civil society, including persons with disabilities;

Or. fr

Amendment 2313

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, consumer rights organisations, health organisations, organisations of energy communities, equality bodies and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations representing groups in vulnerable situations, including asylum-seekers, third country nationals, Roma people, and homeless;

Or. en

Amendment 2314

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, sports and cultural organisations, volunteer emergency management and disaster relief service, volunteer fire departments, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of and support for persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;

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Amendment 2315

Volker Schnurrbusch, Ivan David

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, local community organisations, charitable organisations, family-support organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2316

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, poverty eradication, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, support for minorities, national human rights institutions and education, culture and sport organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2317

Marta Temido, Sérgio Gonçalves, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Maria Noichl

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental and animal welfare partners, consumer and public health organisations, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2318

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental and animal welfare partners, consumer and public health organisations, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;

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Amendment 2319

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society as a whole, with particular reference to environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, active citizenship networks and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2320

Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies, representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations. These entities shall not be established by public bodies.

Or. en

Amendment 2321

Hristo Petrov, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, social economy actors and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, children's rights, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2322

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, health fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights, consumer rights, institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2323

Emma Wiesner, Ciaran Mullooly, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, equality bodies, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2324

Jessica Polfjärd

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, national human rights institutions and organisations;(c) relevant bodies representing civil society, such as environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, youth organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination, equality bodies, national human rights institutions and organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 2325

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) cultural institutions, educational institutions and universities, sport institutions, bodies representing educators and learners;

Or. en

Amendment 2326

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) research organisations and universities, where appropriate.(d) research organisations and universities, as well as higher education institutions and providers of vocational training, lifelong learning, and employment services, taking into account the specific objectives and the intended use of the funds.

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Amendment 2327

Hristo Petrov, Lucia Yar

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) research organisations and universities, where appropriate.(d) research organisations, universities, schools, education and training providers and bodies representing educators and learners.

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Amendment 2328

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) research organisations and universities, where appropriate.(d) research organisations, institutes and universities, where appropriate.

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Amendment 2329

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) research organisations and universities, where appropriate.(d) research organisations, scientists and universities, where appropriate.

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Amendment 2330

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) recognised consumer organisations with a view to ensuring that public support for agriculture addresses citizens' demands on food quality, nutritional value, absence of hazardous residues and transparency of labelling.

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Amendment 2331

Matthias Ecke, Oliver Schenk

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) National and Regional Promotional Banks and Institutions (NPBIs), Financial Institutions and international financial institutions with a public service mission operating in the Member State, where appropriate;

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Amendment 2332

Krzysztof Hetman, Andrzej Buła, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) industry and sector organizations

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Amendment 2333

Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Brigitte van den Berg, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Each Member State shall publish a list of the relevant partners on the basis of article 6, paragraph 1. This list may be appealed for a set amount of time by potentially relevant partners.

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Amendment 2334

Elsi Katainen, Ľubica Karvašová, Lucia Yar, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

on behalf of the Renew Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Each Member State shall publish a list of the relevant partners on the basis of article 6, paragraph 1.

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Amendment 2335

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Kathleen Funchion

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall ensure the effective and balanced involvement of all partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the design of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. An open call for partners shall be well publicised and allow for a reasonable deadline that gives all interested and qualified stakeholders the opportunity to apply. Selected partners shall be able to demonstrate their track record and their capacity to represent their respective sectors.
To this end, the Member State shall apply the following minimum standards for consultation:
(a) communicate all relevant information in a timely manner and make it easily accessible via digital channels;
(b) ensure partners a minimum period of 15 days to analyse and comment on preparatory documents and draft chapters of the plan prior to their submission to the Commission;
(c) establish formal feedback mechanisms to inform partners on how their contributions have been taken into account or the reasons for any rejection thereof;
(d) involves partners specifically in the analysis of regional disparities, the choice of thematic objectives and the definition of territorial coordination mechanisms.

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Amendment 2336

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall ensure the meaningful participation and continuous involvement of partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including in their mid-term review and any amendment in accordance with Articles 24 and 25, through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55 and with full transparency and public access to relevant information in accordance with the principles of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [AARHUS Convention]. Each Member State shall ensure that every document is made publicly available on a single official national website referred to in Article 64 [Transparency]. An open call for partners shall be well publicised and allow for a reasonable deadline that gives all interested and qualified stakeholders the opportunity to apply. Chosen partners shall be able to demonstrate their track record and the reasons they are qualified to speak on behalf of the group they represent.

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Amendment 2337

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. Likewise, the regional authorities shall negotiate directly with the European Commission regarding the definition of their diagnoses, objectives, and measures. These conditions must be met for the Commission to adopt the Plan. In that context, Member States shall, in line with their internal political and constitutional organisation, allocate an appropriate share of the resources coming from the Fund for the development of their regions - ensuring specific allocations per region, tailored to their structural deficits and development needs - and for the administrative capacity building of regional and local authorities;

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Amendment 2338

Matthias Ecke, Sabrina Repp

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout all phases, including the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, as well as for any amendments of the Plan, in order to ensure needs-based, socially balanced and high-quality use of funds. Participation shall cover in particular the elaboration of operational programmes, the effective programming including the selection and evaluation of funded projects, as well as financial management, monitoring and evaluation, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.
In order to guarantee the effectiveness of partnership, Member States must allocate appropriate funds specified under each title to technical assistance and support to capacity building of social partners and civil society organisations.

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Amendment 2339

Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Elena Nevado del Campo, Esther Herranz García, Maravillas Abadía Jover, Fernando Navarrete Rojas, Carmen Crespo Díaz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. Prior to the submission of the National Reform Plans (NRPs) in accordance with Article 21, the plan as a whole – including reforms, investments and other measures, along with the corresponding milestones and targets, and any amendments thereto – will need to be approved by a simple majority. For that purpose, national governments will hold 50 % of the votes, while the stakeholders referred to in paragraph 1(a) will hold the remaining 50 % of the votes, in accordance with the institutional framework of each Member State.

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Amendment 2340

Gabriella Gerzsenyi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. In that context, Member States shall, in line with their internal political and constitutional organisation, allocate an appropriate share of the resources coming from the Fund for the administrative capacity building of regional and local authorities.

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Amendment 2341

Ciaran Mullooly, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. For partners referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the Member State shall ensure their meaningful and timely involvement in all stages of the programming, implementation, monitoring and review processes.

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Amendment 2342

Marta Wcisło

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve the relevant partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the NRP Plan or Interreg Plan chapter Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring and, where relevant, coordinating committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2343

Isabelle Le Callennec

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall actively involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.
The regional authorities shall negotiate the definition of their diagnoses, objectives and measures directly with the European Commission

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Amendment 2344

Klara Dostalova

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55. Regional and local authorities shall participate in the preparation, implementation, monitoring, amendment and evaluation of the Plan.

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Amendment 2345

Hélder Sousa Silva

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach, taking into account relevant European codes of conduct. The Member State shall substantively involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including, if appropriate in their mid-term review through the composition of and participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2346

Andrzej Buła, Krzysztof Hetman, Jacek Protas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve the relevant partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the NRP Plan or Interreg Plan chapter and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring and, where relevant, coordinating committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2347

Dan Barna, Ciaran Mullooly, Ľubica Karvašová

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve, as equal partners whenever the legislation allows, bodies referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2348

Joachim Streit

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle, a bottom-up approach and the principle of subsidiarity. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2349

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle, a bottom-up and a transparent approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2350

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The Member State shall ensure that partners are involved in a timely, meaningful and continuous manner. Member States shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring, amendment and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55;

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Amendment 2351

Christian Doleschal, Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.(Does not affect the English version.)

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Amendment 2352

Monika Hohlmeier

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in monitoring committees in accordance with Article 55.2. The partnership established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall operate in accordance with the multi-level governance principle and a bottom-up approach. The Member State shall involve partners referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph 1 in the preparation of the Plan and throughout the preparation, implementation and evaluation of chapters, including through participation in advisory bodies in accordance with Article 55.

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Amendment 2353

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The Member State shall establish a binding timetable for regular consultations with the partners referred to in paragraph 1, to be held at least twice a year throughout the entire implementation phase of the Plan. These consultations shall focus specifically on the progress made in achieving milestones and targets and on the territorial impact assessment of the interventions.

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Amendment 2354

Damian Boeselager, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Each NRP Plan shall include a concise description of the organisation and implementation of the partnership for the Plan at chapter level. That description shall indicate the types of partners involved, the stages at which they were consulted and the main results of the consultation on both reforms and investments.

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Amendment 2355

Sabrina Repp, Jean-Marc Germain

on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. In order to guarantee the full implementation of the partnership, Member States should allocate appropriate funds to technical assistance and support to capacity-building of social partners and civil society organisations, including on the integration of horizontal principles in the plans;

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Amendment 2356

Arash Saeidi, Emma Fourreau

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Member States shall make public the documents related to the partnership and the preparation of the Plan available.

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Amendment 2357

Carlo Fidanza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Interventions foreseen in art 35 will be dealt by a partnership of stakeholders involved in the sector.

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Amendment 2358

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. In order to ensure an impact-oriented approach, the Member State shall publish, twice a year, a social accountability report accessible to citizens, highlighting the actual contribution of the funds to overcoming regional and social disparities, integrating the assessments provided by territorial partners.

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Amendment 2359

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2c. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the partnership, Member States shall, in accordance with their institutional and legal framework, allocate appropriate funds to technical assistance and to the capacity building of partners, as defined in this Article.

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Amendment 2360

Valentina Palmisano

on behalf of The Left Group

Younous Omarjee

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2d. Likewise, the regional authorities shall negotiate directly with the European Commission regarding the definition of their diagnoses, objectives, and measures. These conditions must be met for the Commission to adopt the Plan. In that context, Member States shall, in line with their internal political and constitutional organisation, allocate an appropriate share of the resources coming from the Fund for the development of their regions - ensuring specific allocations per region, tailored to their development needs - and for the administrative capacity building of regional and local authorities.

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