# Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020

European Parliament procedure 2011/0280(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / CONT / DEVE / ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 2,142 committee amendments tabled by 174 Members between 2012-05-22 and 2012-12-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the common agricultural policy and direct payments to farmers under support schemes for 2014-2020. The amendments rework the mandatory "greening" component, national ceilings, basic and coupled payments, and a simple scheme for small farmers; they add crop rotation, crop diversification, cover crops and ecological focus areas, define agricultural area, permanent grassland and agro-forestry systems, and tie the policy to development-cooperation coherence and Heading 2 financing.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 216 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 176 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Diane DODDS | United Kingdom | NI | 118 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96951.md |
| Richard ASHWORTH | United Kingdom | PPE | 113 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28132.md |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Verts/ALE | 106 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96752.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 87 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 86 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI | Poland | PPE | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23787.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 71 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA | Spain | RE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96922.md |
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |
| George LYON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96959.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.554: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.554+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.683: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.683+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.238: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.238+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.791: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.791+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.792: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.792+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.940: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.940+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0280-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0280-COD.json

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