# Common agricultural policy (CAP): application of direct payments for farmers in respect of the year 2013

European Parliament procedure 2011/0286(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AGRI / BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 15 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2012-03-26 and 2012-04-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the application of direct payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy for 2013. Amendments include a call to reject the Commission proposal, and address the compulsory progressive reduction ('modulation') of direct payments, voluntary modulation, net ceilings, the phasing-in of payments in Bulgaria and Romania, transfers to rural development, transitional national support, and the delegation of powers to the Commission.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28311.md |
| Paolo DE CASTRO | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96891.md |
| Lucas HARTONG | Netherlands | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103132.md |
| George LYON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96959.md |
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Brian SIMPSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1309.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Albert DESS | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28228.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Marit PAULSEN | Sweden | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4270.md |
| Ulrike RODUST | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/93624.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96934.md |
| Ivars GODMANIS | Latvia | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97004.md |

## Official source documents

- PE485.935: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-485.935+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE487.760: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.760+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0286-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0286-COD.json

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