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opinion parliamentary committee draft, 18 March 2026

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034

Document REGI-PA-786678 · (COM(2025)0560 – C10-0169/2025 – 2025/0241(COD))

Committee on Regional Development · Rapporteur: André Rougé

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As part of the preparations for the next multiannual financial framework 2028-2034, the Commission has presented and defended the creation of National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRP Plans), which would merge policies with very different objectives into a single fund. We are unanimously opposed to this.

If successful, in the current proposals for the post-2027 CAP, the NRP Plans could integrate or coordinate several major cohesion-related policies (ERDF, Cohesion Fund, etc.) but also the common agricultural policy, which is what we are focusing on in this report.

This proposal to merge the funds would undermine the budgetary predictability and transparency required for fund recipients, and would ultimately ruin both the cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy, in addition to potentially pitting fund beneficiaries against one another.

In order to send a strong message to the Commission in this REGI Committee opinion for the AGRI Committee, the rapporteur would firstly like to set out five clear principles for consensus:

1. It is vital to maintain a distinction between cohesion instruments and CAP instruments.

Consequently, all of the provisions relating to agriculture in the draft NRP Plans have been changed to refer to the new draft CAP regulation. Similarly, all references to NRP Plans in the articles of the proposed CAP regulation have been deleted and replaced by references to the CAP.

For ease of reference, the original article from the Regulation establishing the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRP Plans) is indicated after each proposed amendment.

2. In addition, in order to ensure that CAP funds are sustainable, the CAP must be ring-fenced.

3. The amounts earmarked for the functioning of the CAP must at the very least be maintained in constant euro at the level of the current MFF 2021-2027.

The same applies to the complementary CAP component for the outermost regions, POSEI. The Commission’s desire to get rid of this scheme would lead to the collapse of agriculture in our outermost regions.

4. It is therefore proposed that the POSEI scheme be maintained and, at a minimum, ring-fenced.

5. The amounts earmarked for POSEI must at the very least be equivalent in constant euro to the level of the current MFF 2021-2027.

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AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Regional Development submits the following to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, as the committee responsible:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [NRP] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the Fund, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. The Fund should be implemented through National and Regional Partnership Plans (the ‘NRP Plans’) and the EU Facility, which aim at increasing flexibility and cater for crises and interventions that require Union level steering or coordination. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the Fund, in accordance with the rules governing that Fund set out in Regulation (EU) …/… [NRP].(2) The multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2028 to 2034 legislative package includes the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the CAP Strategic Plans for the period 2028 to 2034, grouping the nationally pre-allocated funds under the CAP, including the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) established under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. This Union support for the CAP will be provided under the CAP financial instruments, in accordance with the rules applicable in this Regulation.
5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj).5 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on the support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2115/oj).
6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj).6 Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 December 2021on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 187, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2116/oj).

Or. fr

Justification

To ensure the CAP remains autonomous, all references to the NRP are replaced by references to the CAP Strategic Plans. This applies to the CAP Regulation as a whole, in particular to the agricultural sections of the NRP Regulation that have been transposed into the CAP Regulation.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(2a) The financial resources allocated to the CAP are legally identified, distinct and non-fungible. The interventions provided for in this Regulation are financed by way of an autonomous budgetary envelope exclusively under the CAP which cannot be redeployed, transferred or used for any purposes other than those provided for in this Regulation. The overall funding of CAP interventions will be maintained at least at the level of the budget allocated to the CAP for the 2021-2027 period in constant prices.

Or. fr

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(3) With regards to agriculture, the general objective of the Fund referred to in Article 3, point (c), of Regulation (EU) .../... [NRP] recalls the objectives established in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their NRP Plans.(3) The objectives of this Regulation are consistent with those laid down in Article 39 TFEU. The CAP specific objectives directly contribute to sustaining Union’s quality of life and are to be implemented by the Member States through their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their NRP Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs.(4) In order to ensure that the Union adequately addresses the most pressing challenges for the agricultural sector, it is appropriate to provide for a steering mechanism reflecting the orientations of the Vision for Agriculture and Food for a targeted policy. To advance towards a competitive, resilient and sustainable agricultural sector, in line with the outcome of the stakeholders’ consultations, the CAP national recommendations should provide a sufficient level of policy steering at Union level, to guide Member States in the design of their CAP Strategic Plans as regards agriculture, defining the relevant interventions on the basis of their specific challenges and needs.

Or. fr

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the NRP Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers.(6) The CAP has showed a positive impact on generational renewal in agriculture, but there remain obstacles, in particular as regards the provision of basic infrastructure and services in rural areas, access to land and social safety net for young as well as for retiring farmers. To address the specific needs of young farmers and new entrants, each Member State should be required to set in the CAP Strategic Plan a strategy for generational renewal that should be based on the assessment of the specific national context, in line with the Commission's Vision for Agriculture and Food, which prioritises the long-term sustainability and attractiveness of the EU's farming and agri-food sector. The Member States should also develop a comprehensive "starter pack" for young farmers, designed to facilitate the entry and establishment of young farmers in the sector, including a comprehensive package of interventions targeting young farmers.

Or. fr

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their NRP Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems.(7) In line with the objective of achieving a better balance between incentives and requirements, Member States should target support through their CAP Strategic Plans towards CAP priorities, which are essential for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. The CAP post-2027 should accelerate the transition towards more sustainable production methods, contributing to climate-neutrality objective by 2050. The new CAP should offer better rewards for delivering more ambitious ecosystem services which go beyond the results achieved through mandatory requirements. The new CAP should strike a new balance between a farm stewardship with a set of mandatory requirements, and agri-environmental and climate actions which support commitments beneficial for the environment, climate and animal welfare and a transition towards more resilient production systems.

Or. fr

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(14) To foster social, economic, environmental and digital transition in rural areas Member States should ensure that LEADER is supported. It should be possible to grant support under the NRP Plans to quality schemes and promotion activities, short supply chain and local market development.(14) To foster social, economic, environmental and digital transition in rural areas Member States should ensure that LEADER is supported. It should be possible to grant support under the CAP Strategic Plans to quality schemes and promotion activities, short supply chain and local market development.

Or. fr

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15a) The outermost regions face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate, as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and also have specific assets. Therefore, the concerned Member States should include measures to support each outermost region in their CAP Strategic Plan to address the outermost regions’ specific needs and challenges, such as food security, water management and climate change resilience.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Recital 47

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 15 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(15b) The measures should include support to guarantee supply of products essential for human consumption or for processing and, for agricultural inputs, mitigation of the additional costs incurred due to their extreme remoteness and/or insularity, without harming local production and the growth thereof. The measures should also include support for securing the long-term future and development of agriculture, including the production, processing, marketing and sale of local crops and products, and the diversification of food production, with a particular focus on food security and self-sufficiency, and maintaining and strengthening those sectors’ competitiveness. In addition, the measures should include support, including compensations, for specific supply arrangements for agriculture and support to local agricultural production and processing. It should be possible for Member States to grant additional financing for the implementation of that support. As State aid, the Commission should be notified of such financing, and the Commission can approve it under this Regulation as part of that support.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Recital 48

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
In order to ensure a strong, sustainable and resilient common agricultural policy, Union food security, generational renewal and vibrant rural areas, this Regulation lays down specific conditions for the implementation of the Union support for the common agricultural policy (CAP) in accordance with the general objective laid down in Article 2, point (c), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP].In order to ensure a strong, sustainable and resilient common agricultural policy, Union food security, generational renewal and vibrant rural areas, this Regulation lays down specific conditions for the implementation of the Union support for the common agricultural policy (CAP) in accordance with the objectives established in Articles 39 and 43 TFEU.

Or. fr

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article premier – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
This Union support shall be provided under the National and Regional Partnership Fund (the ‘Fund’) in accordance with the rules governing that Fund laid down in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP].This Union support for the CAP shall be implemented in accordance with this Regulation.

Or. fr

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘farmer’ means 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 a 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;
(2) ‘operation’, in the context of the CAP, means a payment granted to farmers under area- and animal-based CAP income support interventions referred to in Article [XX] [Types of intervention], points (a) to (g), (o) and (p);
(3) ‘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 this Regulation;
(4) ‘organic farming’ means organic production system certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
(5) ‘the smaller Aegean Islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia;
(6) Member States shall further establish in their CAP Strategic 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.
(a) ‘agricultural activity’ shall be determined through one or both of the following activities:
(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’.
(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;
(c) ‘eligible hectare’ shall be defined in such a way as to comprise only areas which are at the farmers’ disposal and which comprise:
(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 5(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;
(d) ‘young farmer’ shall be defined in such a way as to fulfil at least the following conditions: (i) an upper age limit set between 35 years and 40 years; (ii) being ‘head of the holding’.
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.
(7) ‘new farmer’ shall be determined in such a way as to refer to a farmer other than a young farmer who is ‘head of the holding’ for the first time.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 4

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter I – title (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Chapter I
General provisions

Or. fr

(Chapter I is inserted before Article 2)

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall adopt CAP national recommendations providing guidance to each Member State for the implementation of the CAP-relevant specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP], within their NRP Plans in line with Article 22 of that Regulation in advance of the submission of the NRP Plans by the Member States. The CAP national recommendations shall be based on the following:The Commission shall adopt CAP national recommendations providing guidance to each Member State for the implementation of the CAP-relevant specific objectives set out in their CAP Strategic Plans in advance of the submission of the CAP Strategic Plans by the Member States. The CAP national recommendations shall be based on the following:

Or. fr

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. In the CAP national recommendations, the Commission shall in particular identify key challenges to be addressed by each Member State in their NRP Plan, on the basis of the CAP-relevant specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP].3. In the CAP national recommendations, the Commission shall in particular identify key challenges to be addressed by each Member State in their CAP Strategic Plan, on the basis of the CAP-relevant specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of this Regulation.

Or. fr

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 2a
Specific requirements for CAP interventions
1. Member States shall provide for each intervention in their Plans:
(a) the type of intervention on which it is based, the territorial scope and the type of area targeted by the intervention;
(b) where applicable, sectors targeted by the intervention or group of farmers or other beneficiaries targeted under the intervention, CAP environment and climate priority area, in accordance with Article [XX] [Environment and climate priority areas] of this Regulation;
(c) a description of the design of the intervention, including the eligibility conditions, and for agri-environmental and climate actions referred to in Article [XX] [Agri-environmental and climate actions] of this Regulation;
(d) a description of farming practices covered by the intervention based on the Joint Research Centre classification of farming practices in accordance with Article 3(5) of this Regulation;
(e) in relation to the interventions in certain sectors referred to in Part II, Title I, Chapter IIa of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, justification for targeting the selected sectors and complementarity with other CAP interventions, and where relevant, with other measures set out in the Plan.
2. Member States shall determine the amount of support for transitional actions referred to in Article 10(1)(b) of this Regulation based on cost estimates set out in the transition plans. The support shall be limited to [EUR 200 000] per farmer per programming period of the Plan.
3. Where public support granted under Article 13 of this Regulation for an investment operation does not exceed EUR 100 000 and is not subject to rules on public procurement, that support shall take the form of standard scales of unit costs, lump sums or flat rates.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 36

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Farm stewardship shall comprise statutory management requirements listed in Annex I, Part A [Annex with SMRs], protective practices defined by Member States in the NRP Plan in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article and Annex I, Part C, and the social conditionality system which comprises the statutory management requirements listed in Annex I, Part B.1. Farm stewardship shall comprise statutory management requirements listed in Annex I, Part A [Annex with SMRs], protective practices defined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article and Annex I, Part C, and the social conditionality system which comprises the statutory management requirements listed in Annex I, Part B.

Or. fr

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Member States shall include in the NRP Plan a description of the protective practices defined for each of the objectives set out in paragraph 4 including their territorial scope, farmers and other beneficiaries subject to the practice and a summary of the protective practice. In setting the protective practices, Member States shall take utmost account of the CAP national recommendations referred to in Article 2. Member States shall adapt the protective practices to different land management systems and different environmental and climatic conditions in their territory.5. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a description of the protective practices defined for each of the objectives set out in paragraph 4 including their territorial scope, farmers and other beneficiaries subject to the practice and a summary of the protective practice. In setting the protective practices, Member States shall take utmost account of the CAP national recommendations referred to in Article 2. Member States shall adapt the protective practices to different land management systems and different environmental and climatic conditions in their territory.

Or. fr

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Farmers whose entire holding is certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council10 shall be deemed to comply with protective practices set out in the NRP Plans in respect to objectives set out in paragraph 4, points (b) and (c).6. Farmers whose entire holding is certified in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council10 shall be deemed to comply with protective practices set out in the CAP Strategic Plans in respect to objectives set out in paragraph 4, points (b) and (c).
10 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj).10 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/848/oj).

Or. fr

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7. In setting the protective practices referred to in paragraph 4, Member States may establish in their NRP Plan specific exemptions from those protective practices based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, such as crops, soil types and farming systems or damage to permanent grasslands due, inter alia, to wild animals or invasive species. Those specific exemptions shall be limited in terms of their area coverage, shall be established only in the event, and to the extent, that they are necessary to address specific problems in the application of those practices and shall not hamper the objectives set out in paragraph 4 or distort competition.7. In setting the protective practices referred to in paragraph 4, Member States may establish in their CAP Strategic Plan specific exemptions from those protective practices based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, such as crops, soil types and farming systems or damage to permanent grasslands due, inter alia, to wild animals or invasive species. Those specific exemptions shall be limited in terms of their area coverage, shall be established only in the event, and to the extent, that they are necessary to address specific problems in the application of those practices and shall not hamper the objectives set out in paragraph 4 or distort competition.

Or. fr

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 9

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
9. Member States may recognise the management practices under agri-environmental and climate actions referred to in Article 10(1), point (a), that contribute to the objectives set out in paragraph 4 of this Article in an equivalent way as the relevant protective practices established in the NRP Plan pursuant to that paragraph. Member States may deem farmers and other beneficiaries who commit to implement those equivalent practices to be compliant with the relevant protective practice.9. Member States may recognise the management practices under agri-environmental and climate actions referred to in Article 10(1), point (a), that contribute to the objectives set out in paragraph 4 of this Article in an equivalent way as the relevant protective practices established in the CAP Strategic Plan pursuant to that paragraph. Member States may deem farmers and other beneficiaries who commit to implement those equivalent practices to be compliant with the relevant protective practice.

Or. fr

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter II – title (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Chapter II
CAP interventions
Title 1
Types of support

Or. fr

(Chapter II is inserted before Article 5)

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives;(n) territorial and local cooperation initiatives, including support for short supply chains, local markets and local processing, as well as local agricultural storage, slaughter and processing infrastructure;

Or. fr

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point o

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(o) interventions in outermost regions;(o) interventions in outermost regions, in particular under the POSEI;

Or. fr

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c) and (g) shall not apply to outermost regions.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(2)

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the Fund in accordance with Article 10(2), point (a), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP].2. Interventions referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (k), and interventions in certain sectors referred to in Title I, Part II, Chapter IIa, of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be income support interventions to be financed from the CAP Strategic Plan.

Or. fr

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Union funding may be used to extend the scope or effectiveness of any existing national school schemes or school distribution schemes providing fruit, vegetables and milk in educational establishments but shall not replace funding for those existing national schemes, except for free distribution of meals to children in educational establishments.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(7)

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3b. The Union financial assistance to be granted to recognised producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or identified producer groups implementing interventions in certain sectors referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be limited to:
(a) 4.1 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation;
(b) 4.5 % of the value of the marketed production of each association of producer organisations;
(c) 5 % of the value of marketed production of each transnational producer organisation or transnational association of producer organisations.
Those limits may be increased by 0.5 percentage points where the operational programme comprises one or more interventions linked to generational renewal, research and innovation, risk management or environment and climate, provided the amount in excess of the relevant percentage set out in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) or (c), is used solely to finance expenditure related to the implementation of the interventions.
Member States shall limit the support for the setting up of producer groups, producer organisations or interbranch organisations to 10 % of the turnover of the group or organisation with a maximum of EUR 100 000 per year; that support shall be degressive and limited to the first five years following recognition or the start of joint activities intended to lead to recognition as determined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plan.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(9) and Article 74(3).

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3c. Member States shall establish rules relating to the calculation of the support for distillation of by-products of wine, ensuring a fair compensation to both distillers and wine producers.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(9), subparagraph 3

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3d. The Union financial assistance and national contribution to each intervention in certain sectors referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall together not exceed 100 % of actual costs of the intervention.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(9), subparagraph 5

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 5a
National contribution to estimated costs
1. The minimum national contribution rate to the estimated costs of a measure of the Plan shall not be lower than:
(a) 15 % for less developed regions;
(b) 40 % for transition regions;
(c) 60 % for more developed regions.
However, for the outermost regions and rural areas with structural handicaps, the EU contribution may be higher depending on the actual fiscal capacity of the territories concerned.
2. Where, for a given measure, it is not possible to determine the proportion of implementation in less developed regions, the national contribution rate to the estimated costs shall not be lower than the population weighted average of the applicable contribution rates of its regions laid down in paragraph 1.
3. The national contribution rate at the level of each Interreg chapter shall be no lower than 20 %. The rate shall be reduced by [5] percentage points for chapters supporting outermost regions’ cooperation and cross-border cooperation on external borders.
4. No national contribution shall be requested for interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a), (b), (c) and (g). No additional national financing shall be provided for those interventions. Any contribution rate derogating from those of paragraph 1, including where no national contributions are requested, shall only apply to a total amount of interventions not exceeding the Member State’s share.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 20(1), (2), (3) and (4)

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The planned average aid per hectare for degressive area-based income support referred in the first subparagraph shall not be less than EUR 130 and not more than EUR 240 for each Member State. For cotton, the aids are defined in Article 13a.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(3), subparagraph 2

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall provide income support to small farmers, as determined by the Member States replacing the support under interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a), (b) and (d). Member States shall design the intervention in the NRP Plan as optional for farmers.Member States shall provide income support to small farmers, as determined by the Member States replacing the support under interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a), (b) and (d). Member States shall design the intervention in the CAP Strategic Plan as optional for farmers.

Or. fr

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) are newly designated in view of specific constraints defined by Member States and have been included in the NRP Plan.(b) are newly designated in view of specific constraints defined by Member States and have been included in the CAP Strategic Plan.

Or. fr

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
In addition to the areas referred to in the first subparagraph, point (a), Member States may decide to support other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forestry which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by the NRP Plan.In addition to the areas referred to in the first subparagraph, point (a), Member States may decide to support other delimited nature protection areas with environmental restrictions applicable to farming or forestry which contribute to the implementation of Article 10 of Directive 92/43/EEC, provided that those areas do not exceed 5 % of the designated Natura 2000 areas covered by the CAP Strategic Plan.

Or. fr

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Support for the transition actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), shall granted on the basis of a transition action plan drawn up by a farmer and approved by the Member State. To implement the support for transition actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), Member States shall describe in the NRP Plan the production systems that they deem beneficial for the climate and environment.Support for the transition actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), shall granted on the basis of a transition action plan drawn up by a farmer and approved by the Member State. To implement the support for transition actions referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), Member States shall describe in the CAP Strategic Plan the production systems that they deem beneficial for the climate and environment.

Or. fr

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The financial allocation to coupled income-support interventions as referred to in Article(5)(1)(b) shall be limited to a maximum of 20% of the Union contribution set out by the Member State in the Strategic Plan for CAP income-support interventions referred to in Article 5(1), points (a), (c), (f) and (g). This proportion may be increased by a maximum of 5 percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding 20% is allocated to protein crops, farmers combining the production of crops and livestock or agricultural areas at a risk of abandonment of agricultural production in particular in the Eastern border regions, defined in the plans. For the purposes of this Article, Eastern border regions means Union NUTS 2 regions bordering the Russian Federation, Belarus or the Ukraine, by land or sea, not covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(5)

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States that demonstrate in the NPR Plan the existence of national systems which provide risk coverage for farmers shall be exempt from the obligation to include in their NRP Plan interventions for risk management tools under this Article.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States that demonstrate in the CAP Strategic Plan the existence of national systems which provide risk coverage for farmers shall be exempt from the obligation to include in their plan interventions for risk management tools under this Article.

Or. fr

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Member States shall establish the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation in their NRP Plan. Member States shall ensure that any overcompensation resulting from the combination of the interventions under this Article with other public or private risk management schemes is avoided.4. Member States shall establish the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation in their CAP Strategic Plan. Member States shall ensure that any overcompensation resulting from the combination of the interventions under this Article with other public or private risk management schemes is avoided.

Or. fr

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall grant support under this Article for productive and non-productive investments making an appropriate overall contribution to resilience of agriculture, food systems, forestry and rural areas, in particular climate and water resilience. Member States shall explain in their NRP Plans how they plan to grant such support.1. Member States shall grant support under this Article for productive and non-productive investments making an appropriate overall contribution to resilience of agriculture, food systems, forestry and rural areas, in particular climate and water resilience. Member States shall explain in their CAP Strategic Plans how they plan to grant such support.

Or. fr

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by Member States in their NRP Plans, support for the forestry sector shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in accordance with the sustainable management of forests as defined in the most recent version of Forest Europe’s General Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of Forests in Europe.2. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans, support for the forestry sector shall be conditional on the presentation of the relevant information from a forest management plan or equivalent instrument in accordance with the sustainable management of forests as defined in the most recent version of Forest Europe’s General Guidelines for the Sustainable Management of Forests in Europe.

Or. fr

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Subject to compliance with Article 5(a) [national contribution], the minimum national contribution to the interventions referred to Article 5(1) points (d) to (k) shall be no less than 30% of the total estimated costs of each intervention. The maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in Article 5 (1)(i) [investments for farmers] shall be 75% of the total eligible costs of each intervention. However, the maximum support rate applicable to the interventions referred to in Article 5 (1)(i), targeting young farmers shall be 85 % of the eligible public expenditure.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 35(4)

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 13(a)
Crop-specific payment for cotton
1. Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Portugal shall grant a crop-specific payment for cotton to farmers producing cotton falling within CN code 5201 00. Those Member States shall establish specific requirements to guarantee a minimum level of production efficiency and product quality.
2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1(e) shall ensure that the supported cotton production does not put excessive strain on natural resources such as water and soil. To that end, or for other environmental or socio-economic reasons, these Member States may limit the aid to certain varieties of cotton, certain regions or certain types of farming, or may lay down requirements regarding farming practices.
3. The crop-specific payment for cotton shall be granted per hectare of admissible area.
4. The following national base areas are established: (a) Bulgaria: 3 342 ha; (b) Greece: 250 000 ha; (c) Spain: 48 000 ha; (d) Portugal: 360 ha. 5. The following fixed yields have been set for the reference period:
(a) Bulgaria: 1.2 tonne/ha;
(b) Greece: 3.2 tonnes/ha;
(c) Spain: 3.5 tonnes/ha:
(d) Portugal: 2,2 tonne/ha.
5. The amount of the crop-specific payment per hectare of eligible area shall be calculated by multiplying the yields laid down in paragraph 2 with the following reference amounts:
(a) Bulgaria: EUR 636.13;
(b) Greece: EUR 229.37;
(c) Spain: EUR 354.73;
(d) Portugal: EUR 223.32.
7. If the eligible area of cotton in a given Member State in a given year does not exceed the base area laid down in paragraph 1, then the amount per hectare referred to in paragraph 3 may be increased either by a coefficient obtained by dividing the national base area by the actual eligible area, or increased by 25%, whichever is smaller.
8. If the eligible area exceeds the base area, the amount per hectare shall be reduced proportionately to the overrun of the base area.
9. For the purposes of this Article, an ‘approved interbranch organisation’ means a legal entity made up of and founded by farmers producing cotton and at least one ginner. Such organisations shall ensure efficient and durable action with the goal to concentrate supply and to adapt production to market requirements.
10. The Member State in which the ginners are established shall approve the interbranch organisations that meet the criteria laid down in paragraph 1.
11. For farmers who are members of an approved interbranch organisation, the crop-specific payment for cotton per eligible hectare within the base area laid down in paragraph 4 shall be increased by an amount of EUR 2. For this purpose, Member States may establish specific requirements for the members of such interbranch organisations.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 39

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall provide support for the setting-up of young farmers and the start-up of rural businesses, including the setting-up of new farmers, under the conditions laid down in this Article and as further specified in their NRP Plans.1. Member States shall provide support for the setting-up of young farmers and the start-up of rural businesses, including the setting-up of new farmers, under the conditions laid down in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) the setting-up of young farmers who fulfil the conditions provided for by Member States in their NRP Plans in accordance with Article 4(22), point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP];(a) the setting-up of young farmers who fulfil the conditions provided for by Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with Article 1(a) of this Regulation;

Or. fr

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member States shall establish in their NRP Plan a Strategy on Generational Renewal in Agriculture to enhance the effectiveness and coherence of interventions targeting young farmers under this Regulation, and national initiatives. The Strategy shall include:Member States shall establish in their CAP Strategic Plan a Strategy on Generational Renewal in Agriculture to enhance the effectiveness and coherence of interventions targeting young farmers under this Regulation, and national initiatives. The Strategy shall include:

Or. fr

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) synergies between measures contributing to generational renewal set out in the NRP Plan.(d) synergies between measures contributing to generational renewal set out in the CAP Strategic Plan.

Or. fr

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) possibilities of financing investments implemented by young farmers through the financial instruments in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP];(e) possibilities of financing investments implemented by young farmers through the financial instruments applicable to the CAP;

Or. fr

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(g) cooperation interventions facilitating access to innovation through the projects of EIP-AGRI operational groups in accordance with Article 19 of this Regulation and Article 74 of Regulation (EU) [...] [NRP];(g) cooperation interventions facilitating access to innovation through the projects of EIP-AGRI operational groups in accordance with Article 19 of this Regulation;

Or. fr

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(h) cooperation interventions facilitating intergenerational cooperation including farm succession in accordance with Article 74 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP];(h) cooperation interventions facilitating intergenerational cooperation including farm succession;

Or. fr

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall integrate in the design of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 links and synergies with other measures set out in their NRP Plans, in particular in respect to measures facilitating intergenerational succession and generational renewal, investments for rural business start-ups, or access to and use of financial instruments.2. Member States shall integrate in the design of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 links and synergies with other measures set out in their CAP Strategic Plans, in particular in respect to measures facilitating intergenerational succession and generational renewal, investments for rural business start-ups, or access to and use of financial instruments.

Or. fr

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States may provide support for the farm relief services, allowing farmers to take a leave for sickness, childbearing, care for children and other family members, holidays and similar life events, as well as participation in trainings, as further specified in their NRP Plans.1. Member States may provide support for the farm relief services, allowing farmers to take a leave for sickness, childbearing, care for children and other family members, holidays and similar life events, as well as participation in trainings, as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies under the conditions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and as further specified in their NRP Plans.1. Member States shall provide support for LEADER to prepare and implement LEADER local development strategies as specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the NPR Plans.2. Member States shall support LEADER at least in rural areas with specific disadvantages defined by the Member States in the CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 3, point (d), of Regulation (EU) […] [NRP];(b) the operational group implementing the project shall involve at least two different actors and shall contribute to one or more CAP-related specific objectives set out in Article 39 of the TFUE;

Or. fr

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the NRP Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include:2. To meet the requirement laid down in paragraph 1, each Member State shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plan how innovations and up-to-date knowledge reach farmers, in particular through the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (the AKIS). The AKIS shall include:

Or. fr

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) interventions set out in the NRP Plan supporting AKIS operation, in particular those referred to in Article 19, and their complementarity and coherence with relevant national initiatives and other relevant measures set out in the NRP Plan;(e) interventions set out in the CAP Strategic Plan supporting AKIS operation, in particular those referred to in Article 19, and their complementarity and coherence with relevant national initiatives and other relevant measures set out in the CAP Strategic Plan;

Or. fr

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the NRP Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements:3. As part of the AKIS, Member States shall describe in the CAP Strategic Plans, and implement, a system for provision of farm advisory services to be established to support access to knowledge and wider deployment and use of innovations. The farm advisory services shall cover all the following elements:

Or. fr

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(a)
Monitoring of agricultural resources
The CAP may support actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources, which shall aim to give the Commission the means to:
(a) manage Union agricultural markets in a global context;
(b) ensure agri-economic and agri-environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil, crops, water, biodiversity, agricultural landscapes and agricultural land so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances, and to enable the assessment of the resilience of agricultural systems and progress towards the achievement of the relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;
(c) share the access to the estimates referred to in point (b) in an international context, such as the initiatives coordinated by United Nations organisations, including the constitution of greenhouse gas inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or other international agencies;
(d) contribute to specific measures increasing the transparency of world markets, taking account of Union objectives and commitments;
(e) ensure technological follow-up of the agri-meteorological system.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 37

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(b)
Crisis payments to farmers following natural disasters, adverse climatic events and catastrophic events
1. Member States may provide crisis payments to farmers that are affected by natural disasters, adverse climatic events or catastrophic events. Those payments shall aim at ensuring continuity of the agricultural activity of those farmers and shall be subject to the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified by the Member States.
2. Support under this Article shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent authority of the Member State that a natural disaster, adverse climatic event or catastrophic event, as defined by the Member State, has occurred and that these events, or measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest, or measures adopted to prevent or eradicate animal diseases listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 or measures adopted regarding an emerging disease in accordance with Article 6(3) and Article 259 of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 have directly caused a damage resulting in the destruction of at least 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
3. The losses shall be calculated either at holding level, at the level of the holding’s activity in the sector concerned or in relation to the specific area concerned.
4. Member States shall establish the applicable support rates for compensating the loss of production. Those rates shall be higher for farmers who also implement interventions, or other preventive actions at farm level, to reduce the level of production and income risks for which support is granted. Indexes may be used for calculating the loss of production.
5. When granting support under this Article, Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this support with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken from the NRPP proposal – Article 38

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(c)
Title 2 – Support for the smaller Aegean islands Article 20(c) – Scope and common requirements
1. This Chapter lays down specific types of intervention for agriculture to mitigate the difficulties caused by the insularity, small size and distance from markets of the smaller Aegean islands.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation ‘the smaller Aegean islands’ means any islands in the Aegean Sea except the islands of Crete and Evia.
3. The interventions referred to in paragraph 1 shall contribute towards achieving the following objectives:
(a) guaranteed supply to the smaller Aegean islands of products essential for human consumption or for processing and as agricultural inputs by mitigating the additional costs incurred due to their extreme remoteness or insularity, without harming local production and the growth thereof;
(b) securing the long-term future and development of agricultural activities in the smaller Aegean islands, including the production, processing and sale of local crops and products, with particular emphasis on food security and self-sufficiency, and maintaining and strengthening their competitiveness.
4. Greece may implement in smaller Aegean islands the interventions referred to in Article 5(1), except for those concerning the outermost regions.
5. Beneficiaries receiving support for local agricultural products under the scheme for local agricultural products must comply with sustainable farm stewardship requirements.
6. However, beneficiaries of support for local agricultural products receiving an annual payment that does not exceed EUR 3 000 shall be exempt from the farm stewardship requirements referred to in Annex XI, parts A and C, of this Regulation.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 42

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(d)
Specific supply arrangements
1. Specific supply arrangements shall be established for the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU which are essential in the smaller Aegean islands for human consumption, for the manufacture of other products or as agricultural inputs.
2. Greece shall establish in its plan, at the geographical level which it deems most appropriate, a maximum volume of each agricultural product, from among the products listed in Annex I to the TFEU, to quantify the annual supply requirements for the smaller Aegean islands.
3. The maximum volume of agricultural products referred to in the first subparagraph shall comprise also the volumes of those products required by undertakings packaging and processing products intended for the local market, for consignment to the rest of the Union or for export to third countries as part of regional trade or within the context of traditional trade flows. The maximum volume of the products referred to in the first subparagraph shall be established taking into account in particular the quantities of those products established in the supply forecast balance sheets in the previous programming period.
4. Support shall be granted to supply the smaller Aegean islands with Union products to ensure special supply requirements established in accordance with paragraph 2 in terms of price and quality, while maintaining the Union’s share in the supplies of those products.
5. No support shall be granted for the supply of products which have already benefited from the specific supply arrangements in another smaller Aegean islands.
6. Only products of sound, fair and marketable quality shall benefit from the specific supply arrangements.
7. In implementing the specific supply arrangements, Greece shall take account in particular of the need to ensure that existing local production is neither destabilised nor obstructed in its development and of the requirement laid down in the paragraph.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 43

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(e)
Support for local agricultural products
1. Greece shall grant support for production, processing, marketing and transport of raw and processed agricultural products in the smaller Aegean islands.
2. Greece shall design the interventions in such a way as to ensure the continuity and the development of local agricultural production in the smaller Aegean islands.
3. Greece shall provide for a fair distribution of payments, and may cap the amount of the support to be granted to a beneficiary in a given calendar year or use degressive payments.
4. Greece may grant support for marketing of products outside of the region in which they are produced. That support shall not exceed 10% of the value of the production marketed, delivered to a destination zone in a given calendar year.
5. When a plan is amended, beneficiaries affected by the exceptional natural disaster or the severe meteorological event may continue to benefit from support in the form of measures to support production, processing or sale provided for in paragraph 1 irrespective of their level of activity throughout the restoration period, but subject to a formal commitment to restore their agricultural production capacity.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 44

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 f (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(f)
Controls and penalties
1. Under the specific supply arrangements, Greece shall conduct verifications by means of administrative, physical and on-the-spot checks.
2. The administrative checks carried out on the import, entry, export and dispatch of agricultural products shall be exhaustive and shall involve cross-checks with the supporting documents. The physical checks carried out in smaller Aegean islands concerned on the import or entry of agricultural products shall involve a representative sample amounting to at least 5 % of the certificates.
3. In the case of measures to support the local production, Greece shall conduct verifications by means of administrative and on-the-spot checks.
4. Administrative checks shall be exhaustive and shall include cross-checks with, inter alia, data from the integrated administration and control.
5. Aid applicants for specific supply arrangements and support for local production shall be selected to undergo on-the-spot checks by the competent authority on the basis of a risk analysis and the representativeness of the aid applications submitted. The competent authorities shall perform on-the-spot checks by sampling, for each action, at least 5 % of aid applications. The sample shall also represent at least 5 % of the amounts covered by the aid for each action. In all appropriate cases, Greece shall make use of the Integrated Administration and Control System. Every on-the-spot check shall be the subject of an inspection report relating the details of the checks carried out.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 45

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 g (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(g)
Title 3 – Aid to the outermost regions Article 20(g) – Outermost regions
1. Member States concerned shall prepare, as part of their CAP Strategic Plan, measures to address the permanent and structural constraints which severely hamper the development of the outermost regions, as recognised in Article 349 TFEU. The measures may be implemented in a dedicated chapter. They shall aim to secure the long-term future and development of these forms of farming, including the production, processing, marketing and sale of local crops and products, and the diversification of food production, with particular emphasis on food security and self-sufficiency, and maintaining and strengthening their competitiveness. These measures also take into account the impact of climate change in the outermost regions.
2. These measures, implemented under the specific POSEI-type framework applicable to the outermost regions, shall apply independently of cohesion policy instruments. For each outermost region, a guaranteed minimum financial envelope shall be set aside for POSEI-type measures over the entire programming period. This envelope may not be reduced, or absorbed into or redirected to other EU financial instruments. The appropriations allocated to POSEI-type schemes covered by the EU envelope shall be ring-fenced in the budget at a level equivalent to general CAP interventions. Their level shall be guaranteed to be at least equal to the allocations granted for the 2021–2027 period, in constant prices.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 46

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 h (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(h)
Specific supply arrangements
1. Specific supply arrangements may be established for the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the TFEU which are essential in the outermost regions for human consumption, for the manufacture of other products or as agricultural inputs.
2. The Member State concerned shall establish, at the geographical level which it deems most appropriate, a maximum volume of each product listed in Annex I to the TFEU, to quantify the annual supply requirements for each outermost region.
The maximum volume of agricultural products shall further comprise the volumes of those products required by undertakings packaging and processing products intended for the local market, consignment to the rest of the Union or export to third countries as part of regional trade or within the context of traditional trade flows. The maximum volume of the products shall be established taking into account in particular the quantities of those products established in the supply forecast balance sheets in the previous programming period.
A separate supply forecast balance sheet may be drawn up to cover the requirements of undertakings packaging and processing products intended for the local market, consignment to the rest of the Union or export to third countries as part of regional trade or within the context of traditional trade flows.
3. No customs duties shall apply to direct imports from third countries into the outermost regions of products covered by the specific supply arrangements that fall within the maximum volume established in the CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with paragraph 2. Products which have entered the Union’s customs territory under inward processing or customs warehousing arrangements shall be considered for the purposes of this Article to be direct imports from third countries.
4. Support shall be granted to supply the outermost regions with Union products to ensure special supply requirements established in accordance with paragraph 2 in terms of price and quality, while maintaining the Union’s share in the supplies of those products. No aid shall be granted for the supply of products which have already benefited from the specific supply arrangements in another outermost region.
5. Only products of sound, fair and marketable quality shall benefit from the specific supply arrangements. Products from third countries shall provide an equivalent level of guarantees to those manufactured under the Union’s veterinary and plant health standards.
6. In implementing the specific supply arrangements, the Member States shall take account in particular of the need to ensure that existing local production is neither destabilised nor obstructed in its development and of the requirement laid down in the paragraph.
7. Member States shall conduct verifications by means of administrative, physical and on-the-spot checks. The administrative checks carried out on the import, entry, export and dispatch of agricultural products shall be exhaustive and shall involve cross-checks with the supporting documents. The physical checks carried out in the outermost region concerned on the import or entry of products shall involve a representative sample amounting to at least 5 % of the certificates.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 47

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 i (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 20(i)
Support for agricultural products from the outermost regions
1. Each Member State concerned shall draw up, in accordance with the criteria laid down pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Article, for each outermost region, a list of agricultural products and the quantities of those products eligible for compensation for the additional costs incurred by operators.
2. The list referred to in paragraph 1 shall comprise at least the following elements:
(a) a description of the interventions envisaged;
(b) a list of the aid constituting income support interventions;
(c) the aid amount established for each intervention and the provisional amount for each action in order to achieve one or more objectives for the programme.
3. The interventions may consist of support for production, processing, marketing and transport of raw and processed agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture products in the outermost regions.
When establishing the lists and the quantities referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the additional costs incurred by operators in the outermost regions, and the need to ensure that the compensation is compatible and consistent with the rules of the Common Agricultural Policy.
4. Member States shall provide for a fair distribution of payments, and may cap the amount of the support to be granted to a beneficiary in a given calendar year or use degressive payments.
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation by laying down the criteria for the calculation of the additional costs resulting from the special characteristics of the regions concerned, including climate change.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 48

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter III – title (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Chapter III
Governance

Or. fr

(Chapter III is inserted before Article 21)

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, and in order to resolve specific problems as referred to in paragraph 1 while ensuring the continuity of the CAP interventions set out in the NRP Plan in case of extraordinary circumstances, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(3).2. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, and in order to resolve specific problems as referred to in paragraph 1 while ensuring the continuity of the CAP interventions in case of extraordinary circumstances, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24(3).

Or. fr

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 22(a)
Technical assistance at the initiative of the Member State
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the Fund may support actions, which may concern previous and subsequent programming periods, necessary for the effective implementation of the Fund, including to provide financing for carrying out, inter alia, functions such as preparation, training, management, monitoring, evaluation, information, visibility and communication.
2. Technical assistance to each CAP Strategic Plan and each Interreg Plan chapter shall be established as a flat rate of up to 3% and 8% respectively, applied to the amount included in each payment application pursuant to the Article on payment applications. The flat rate shall be 10% for the Interreg Plan chapters supporting outermost cooperation and cooperation on external borders.
A higher rate of technical assistance may be applied to the outermost regions and rural areas with limited administrative capacity, including to fund shared local administrative services for the benefit of small rural communities.
3. In the event of a reduction of the Union financial contribution, particularly owing to de-commitment or a financial correction, the Member State shall, at the closure of the CAP Strategic Plan, return to the Union budget any resources paid for technical assistance in accordance with paragraph 1 which exceed the percentage of the Union financial contribution set out in paragraph 2.
4. The Member States shall ensure that the amounts paid by the Commission for the CAP Strategic Plans are distributed in a balanced and proportionate manner across all the chapters of the Plan to promote all supported objectives.
5. The Member States may request support to prepare reforms included in their CAP Strategic Plans.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 13

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 22(b)
European and national CAP network
1. Each Member State shall, at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the Plan, establish and support a national network for CAP (‘national CAP network’) for the networking of organisations and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors, and other actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level. The national CAP networks shall build on the existing networking experience and practices in the Member States.
2. The Commission shall establish a European network for the Common Agricultural Policy (hereinafter: ‘European CAP network’) to link national networks, organisations, and administrations in the field of agriculture and rural development at Union level.
3. The objectives of the national and European CAP networks shall be to:
(a) involve stakeholders in the design and implementation of the CAP interventions set out in the CAP Strategic Plan;
(b) support Member State administrations in implementing the CAP interventions;
(c) improve the quality of the CAP Strategic Plans and disseminate results;
(d) foster innovation, peer-to-peer learning, and knowledge-sharing;
(e) enhance monitoring and evaluation capacities;
(f) disseminate information on the CAP and funding opportunities;
(g) contribute to the further development of the CAP.
4. With a view to achieving the objectives of the CAP, the networks shall:
(a) collect, analyse, and disseminate information on good practices concerning the CAP as well as analysis on developments in agriculture and rural areas;
(b) build capacity for Member States’ administrations and other actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the plans concerning the CAP;
(c) facilitate exchanges, peer-to-peer learning, and networking, including where relevant exchanges with networks in third countries;
(d) support the networking of funded cooperation projects, such as local action groups under LEADER or EIP-AGRI operational groups as set out on this Regulation, and promote links to other Union-funded strategies.
5. The European CAP network and the national CAP networks shall collaborate and carry out joint activities with a view to achieving the objectives set out in paragraph 3. The European CAP network shall use a distinctive visual identity.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 57

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 22(c)
Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS)
1. Each Member State shall set up and operate an integrated administration and control system (hereinafter: ‘integrated system’). It shall apply to the interventions listed in Article 5(1), points (a) to (g).
2. To the extent necessary, the integrated system shall also be used for the management of sustainable farm stewardship, and in all appropriate cases to the measures referred to in provisions on support for outermost regions.
3. The integrated system shall comprise the following elements:
(a) an agriculture monitoring system (AMS). The AMS is a procedure for the regular and systematic observation, tracking and assessment of agricultural activities and practices by technological means, including Copernicus Sentinels satellite data;
(b) a geo-spatial and animal-based application system (GSA). The GSA is a digital application tool for the beneficiary to declare agricultural activities and practices of the holding;
(c) a land-parcel identification system (LPIS);
(d) a system for the identification and registration of animals;
(e) a system for the identification of beneficiaries of the interventions listed in paragraphs 1 and 2;
(f) a control and penalty system. Each year, Member States shall carry out administrative checks on the aid application and payment claims to verify legality and regularity. Those checks shall be supplemented by on-the-spot checks, which may be executed remotely with the use of technology. However, Member States may choose not to carry out spot checks where the eligibility conditions of measures are monitored under the agriculture monitoring system referred to in point (a) of this Article.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 70

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 22(d)
State aid
1. Save as otherwise provided for in this Article, Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall apply to support under this Regulation and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in relation to the types of interventions envisaged;
2. Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall not apply to support paid by Member States pursuant to and in accordance with this Regulation and to the national contribution to eligible costs provided by Member States for the CAP interventions or to the additional national financing provided for CAP interventions falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU.
3. Support provided by Member States in relation to operations falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU that is intended to provide additional financing for interventions for which Union support is granted at any time during the plan period may only be granted if it complies with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and if it is set out in the CAP Strategic Plan.
4. For the agricultural products covered by Annex I to the TFEU, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 TFEU, operating aid in the sectors producing, processing and marketing those products, with a view to alleviating the specific constraints on farming, fisheries and aquaculture production in the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands as a result of their isolation, insularity, small size and extreme remoteness.
Member States may grant additional financing for the implementation of interventions in outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands pursuant to this Regulation. In such cases, the Member States shall notify the additional financing to the Commission and the Commission may approve it in accordance with this Regulation as part of the Plans. Aid thus notified shall be regarded as notified within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 108(3) of the Treaty.
5. By way of derogation from Article 211 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006, Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall not apply to payments to support local agricultural production and specific supply arrangements made by Member States in accordance with this Regulation.

Or. fr

Justification

Parts taken and adapted from the NRPP proposal – Article 85

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter IV – title (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Chapter IV
Institutional and final provisions

Or. fr

(Chapter IV is inserted before Article 23)

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 25 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
It shall apply from [OPOCE: [date of application of Regulation (EU) […] establishing the National and Regional Partnership Fund for the period 2028 to 2034].It shall apply from [OPOCE: [date of application of Regulation (EU) […] establishing the CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2028 to 2034].

Or. fr

Annex: declaration of input 1 paragraph

The rapporteur for opinion declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his opinion input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.