on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy

Amendement n°455 (europe)

Affaires étrangères et coopération
Animaux
Exploration spatiale
Déposé le Mercredi 18 juillet 2012 à 22h00
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Déposé par : M. Martin HÄUSLING,

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i

Version initale

(i) "grasses or other herbaceous forage " means all herbaceous plants traditionally found in natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State (whether or not used for grazing animals);

Amendement

(i) "grasses or other forage resources" means all herbaceous, fruit-bearing or woody feed resources found and traditionally utilised in semi-natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State;

Exposé sommaire

This definition allows extensive pastures to be taken into account, where a variety of forageresources is used to nourish cows, sheep and goats. It also covers the types of vegetation usedfor livestock rearing that is found in the various vegetation zones from the Mediterranean tothe North. Therefore such grazing lands should be considered as eligible even if they docontain scrub, shrubs and trees.