The Horizontal Regulation, part of the future agriculture policy
covering the regulation for administration and controls, will be
voted on today in the European Parliament’s Agricultural
Committee. French MEP Michel Dantin, EPP Group Spokesman,
endorses the farmer-friendly approach, including the lightening
of administrative burdens.
"I am proud that during the negotiation we promoted a
paradigm shift in favour of a more advisory and supportive
approach towards farmers, and obtained the establishment of
early warning mechanisms in case of non-compliance as well as
the right for any farmers making a first-time mistake not to
be sanctioned.”
“We pushed for the lightening of administrative burdens for
farmers and national administrations and to end on-the-spot
national controls by the European Commission”, said Dantin.
"We also advocated for the maintenance of common EU rules on
controls and penalties to promote the equal treatment of
farmers in Europe and the introduction of a realistic
performance framework into the Common Agricultural Policy.
"Finally, in line with our work in the Single Common Market
Organisation Regulation, the EPP Group has defended the
establishment of a well-funded and functioning EU
agricultural crisis management reserve to enable the European
Union to intervene on the market in times of crisis", he
concluded.
