Regulation (EU) 2020/127

What it is

to ensure certainty and continuity in the granting of support to European farmers in the year 2020 and ensuring the respect of budgetary ceilings for the EAGF by adapting two legislative acts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: in relation to the financing of the CAP, certain amendments of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (Horizontal Regulation) are needed to ensure that the financial discipline mechanism that makes it possible to respect the maximum ceiling set by the Regulation on the multi-annual financial framework can still operate for financial years post 2020. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted the report by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020. The committee recommended that the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal. As a reminder, the proposal to amend Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council aims to ensure the continuity of certain elements of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for a transitional period of one year from 2014-2020 until the rules on CAP strategic plans are applied, in line with the Commission's proposal on support for CAP strategic plans. In an opinion in the form of a letter, the Committee on Budgets expressed its support for the objectives of the Regulation on the flexibility instruments and called for its swift adoption in order to amend the necessary provisions in the current legislation. It expects these flexibility measures to be without prejudice to and not to lead to additional delays in the sectoral legislative process towards the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. The European Parliament adopted by 637 votes to 27, with 20 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020. The proposal aims at ensuring the continuity of certain elements of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for a transitional period of one year starting from the period 2014-2020 until the rules on CAP strategic plans are applied, in line with the Commission's proposal on support for CAP strategic plans. The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure. Its main elements are as follows: Amendments have been made to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, administration and monitoring of the common…

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