# Common agricultural policy CAP: support schemes for farmers

European Parliament procedure 2008/0103(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 777 committee amendments tabled by 72 Members between 2008-07-24 and 2008-10-02.

## What the amendments focus on

A Council proposal on the common agricultural policy support schemes for farmers. The amendments set progressive reductions of direct payments above defined euro thresholds, allow Member States to use shares of their national ceilings for specific or integrated support, target sectors such as dairy, rice, beef, sheep and goat, and establish contributions to insurance premiums and mutual funds compensating losses from adverse climatic events and animal or plant disease.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| María Isabel SALINAS GARCÍA | Spain | PSE | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28361.md |
| Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS | Spain | PSE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4349.md |
| Niels BUSK | Denmark | ALDE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4442.md |
| Alejandro CERCAS | Spain | S&D | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4337.md |
| Alyn SMITH | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28508.md |
| Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28311.md |
| Witold TOMCZAK | Poland | IND/DEM | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24089.md |
| Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23784.md |
| Zdzisław Zbigniew PODKAŃSKI | Poland | UEN | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28391.md |
| Gintaras DIDŽIOKAS | Lithuania | UEN | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23747.md |
| Andrzej Tomasz ZAPAŁOWSKI | Poland | UEN | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33946.md |
| Neil PARISH | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4528.md |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF | Germany | Verts/ALE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1040.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |

## Official source documents

- PE407.776: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.776+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.675: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.675+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.765: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.765+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.042: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.042+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.053: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.053+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.054: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.054+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0103-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0103-CNS.json

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