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CAP 2014-2020 November 2010: Commission Communication on "The CAP towards 2020“ outlining options for the future CAP October 2011: Commission legal proposals designed to make the CAP a more effective policy for a more competitive and sustainable agriculture and vibrant rural areas Approval of the different regulations and implementing acts is expected by the end of 2013, with a view to having the CAP reform in place as from 1st January 2014 Titel

The CAP 2014-2020 reform package Direct Payments (COM (2011) 625) Single Common Market Organisation (COM (2011) 626) Rural Development (COM (2011) 627) ”The Horisontal Regulation” on the financing, managing and monitoring of the CAP (COM (2011) 628) Titel

Proposal on rules for Direct Payments Internal redistribution Degressivity and capping Pillar I and pillar II budget flexibility Greening Young, small & active farmers schemes Titel

Proposal on support for Rural Development Common Strategical Framework for multiannual EU funds incl. Partnership Agreement and ex ante conditionalities No axes, but 6 common priorities Innovation - European Innovation Partnership Extended support for small farmers, young farmers and small businesses Agri-environment-climate measures Titel

Results from the Danish Presidency Presidency’s revised texts 2nd technical reading and revised drafts Progress report What are the outstanding issues? Overall focus on simplification innovation real greening Titel

Major challenges Direct Payments Rural Development Greening Internal redistribution Distribution among MS (MFF) Rural Development Areas facing natural constraints Investments in irrigation Risk management Budget and co-financing rates Titel

Greening Crop diversification Permanent grassland 3 crops each between 5 & 70 pct of total area Permanent grassland Areas with grass in 2014 cannot be taken into rotation Ecological focus area 7 pct incl. fallow land, landscape features and buffer strips 30% of the DP envelope Many MS worried about implementation and administrative costs Titel

Greening (2) Possible solution? The jury is still out… Green per definition if: 75 % grassland Certification schemes AECM Menu The jury is still out… Titel

WFD and CAP WFD not part of Cross Compliance MS unsure of Commission implementing through delegated act RD payments for WFD and N2000 Greening and statutory management requirements (GAEC and national requirements) not part of baseline Allows for payments for the implementation of the WFD Posibly as one-off payments as simplification Titel

The forward proces In Council In Parliament Multi-Annual Financial Framework General Affairs Council in November Still many outstanding elements incl. budgets and allocations Cyprus Presidency: Partial general approach on CAP in November In Parliament Approx. 8.000 amendments Processed in committees and political groups Titel

Thank you… Titel