# Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): increased contribution rates for certain Member States

European Parliament procedure 2011/0209(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AGRI). Stage: Procedure completed. 9 committee amendments tabled by 3 Members between 2011-11-10 and 2011-11-10.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposed regulation increasing European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) contribution rates for certain Member States. Amendments tie the temporary increase to the global financial crisis and Member States facing serious difficulties, allow the EAFRD contribution rate to rise up to 95% of eligible public expenditure, provide for immediate entry into force, and require Member States to request a modification of their rural development programme.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo DE CASTRO | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96891.md |
| Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS | Italy | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96755.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |

## Official source documents

- PE474.032: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-474.032+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0209-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0209-COD.json

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