# Simplification of the CAP

European Parliament procedure 2009/2155(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI). Stage: Procedure completed. 230 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2010-02-26 and 2010-02-26.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The amendments stress reducing administrative burdens and implementation costs for farmers, Member States and payment bodies, impact assessments and proportionality, clearer and more flexible legislation, advice and help to farmers including a telephone helpline, a more market-oriented CAP, and references to electronic identification of sheep and goats and the Lisbon Treaty.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth KÖSTINGER | Austria | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96882.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Giovanni LA VIA | Italy | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96816.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| George LYON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96959.md |
| Marit PAULSEN | Sweden | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4270.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Albert DESS | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28228.md |
| Hans-Peter MAYER | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4275.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Jarosław KALINOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96771.md |
| Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI | Poland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23787.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.113: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.113+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2155-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2155-INI.json

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