The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted the report by Norbert LINS (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020.
The committee recommended that the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal.
As a reminder, the proposal to amend Regulations (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council aims to ensure the continuity of certain elements of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for a transitional period of one year from 2014-2020 until the rules on CAP strategic plans are applied, in line with the Commission's proposal on support for CAP strategic plans.
In an opinion in the form of a letter, the Committee on Budgets expressed its support for the objectives of the Regulation on the flexibility instruments and called for its swift adoption in order to amend the necessary provisions in the current legislation. It expects these flexibility measures to be without prejudice to and not to lead to additional delays in the sectoral legislative process towards the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.