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lpv:spoken text	". One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@en⁴
lpv:translated text	"One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@cs¹ "Et af hovedtemaerne i forslaget til Rådets forordning om generelle bestemmelser for støtte til udvikling af landdistrikterne fra EU's fond til udvikling af landdistrikter er revisionen af mellemliggende ugunstigt stillede områder. Kommissionen foreslog en revision af den eksisterende klassificering, som i stor udstrækning er baseret på socioøkonomiske kriterier, der ændrer sig med tiden. Det lader til, at visse af disse områder årtier efter deres udpegning ikke længere opfylder betingelserne for ugunstigt stillede områder på grund af udviklingen af deres socioøkonomiske forhold. Dette var årsagen til Revisionsrettens kritiske bemærkninger i dens særberetning om ugunstigt stillede områder og Europa-Parlamentets kritiske bemærkninger. Vores egne evalueringsundersøgelser bekræftede også disse bemærkninger. Kommissionen kan ikke ignorere dem, og det er årsagen til dens forslag. Fra den nye periode og fremefter skal ugunstigt stillede områder behandles på grundlag af objektive naturbetingede kriterier, der ikke ændrer sig med tiden og dermed svarer til permanente ulemper såsom ringe jordproduktivitet eller dårlige klimaforhold. Som følge af anvendelsen af de nye kriterier kan der være områder, som ikke længere har status som ugunstigt stillede områder, og landbrugere i disse områder er ikke længere berettigede til mellemliggende betalinger for ugunstigt stillede områder. Kompensationsniveauet er noget andet end afgrænsningen af ugunstigt stillede områder. Støtte ydes pr. ha og skulle kompensere for landbrugernes ekstraomkostninger og indkomsttab som følge af ulemperne for landbrugsproduktionen i de pågældende områder. I sit forslag om den næste programmeringsperiode vil Kommissionen indføre en skelnen mellem bjergområder og andre ugunstigt stillede områder, hvad angår den største kompensation, der kan udbetales. Da bjergområder er ramt af de alvorligste ulemper, foreslår Kommissionen, at maksimumsbeløbet fastsættes til 250 euro pr. ha, mens maksimumsbeløbet for andre kategorier fastsættes til 150 euro pr. ha."@da² ". Einer der wichtigsten Punkte im Vorschlag des Rates für eine Verordnung zur Regelung der Förderung der Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums durch den Europäischen Landwirtschaftsfonds zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums ist die Neudefinierung der Zwischengebiete. Die Kommission schlug eine Revision der bestehenden Klassifizierung vor, die im Wesentlichen auf sozioökonomischen Kriterien beruht, welche sich im Laufe der Zeit verändern. Es stellt sich heraus, dass einige der Gebiete Jahrzehnte nach ihrer Ausweisung aufgrund der Veränderung ihrer sozioökonomischen Merkmale keinen Anspruch mehr auf den Status eines benachteiligten Gebietes haben. Das war der Grund für die kritischen Feststellungen sowohl des Rechnungshofes in seinem Sonderbericht über benachteiligte Gebiete als auch seitens des Europäischen Parlaments. Unsere eigenen Evaluierungsstudien bestätigten diese Feststellungen. Die Kommission kann diese Feststellungen nicht ignorieren, und das erklärt diesen Vorschlag. Nach der neuen Regelung sind benachteiligte Gebiete anhand von objektiven natürlichen Kriterien auszuweisen, die sich mit der Zeit nicht verändern und daher beispielsweise aufgrund einer eingeschränkten Bodenproduktivität oder schwieriger klimatischer Verhältnisse eine dauerhafte Benachteiligung darstellen. Im Ergebnis der Anwendung der neuen Kriterien kann es passieren, dass einige Gebiete nicht mehr die für benachteiligte Gebiete erforderlichen Voraussetzungen erfüllen und die in diesen Gebieten tätigen Landwirte folglich keinen Anspruch auf entsprechende Beihilfen haben. Die Höhe von Ausgleichszahlungen ist etwas anderes als die Frage der Abgrenzung eines benachteiligten Gebietes. Die Förderung wird je Hektar gewährt und soll einen Landwirt für die zusätzlichen Kosten sowie Einkommenseinbußen entschädigen, die auf die Einschränkung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion in den betroffenen Gebieten zurückzuführen sind. In ihrem Vorschlag für den nächsten Programmplanungszeitraum wird die Kommission im Hinblick auf die Obergrenzen für Ausgleichszahlungen eine Unterscheidung zwischen Berggebieten und anderen benachteiligten Gebieten einführen. Da Berggebiete die größten Benachteiligungen aufweisen, schlägt die Kommission vor, 250 Euro pro Hektar als Höchstbetrag festzulegen, während er für andere Kategorien maximal 150 Euro pro Hektar betragen sollte."@de⁹ "Ένα από τα κύρια θέματα στον προταθέντα κανονισμό του Συμβουλίου ο οποίος θεσπίζει γενικές διατάξεις υποστήριξης για την αγροτική ανάπτυξη από το ταμείο αγροτικής ανάπτυξης της ΕΕ αποτελεί η ανασκόπηση των μεσαίων μειονεκτικών περιοχών. Η Επιτροπή πρότεινε την επανεξέταση της ισχύουσας κατηγοριοποίησης η οποία βασίζεται, σε μεγάλο βαθμό, σε κοινωνικοοικονομικά κριτήρια τα οποία αλλάζουν συν τω χρόνω. Φαίνεται ότι, δεκαετίες μετά τον καθορισμό τους, ορισμένες από αυτές τις περιοχές δεν χαρακτηρίζονται ως μειονεκτικές περιοχές λόγω της εξέλιξης των κοινωνικοοικονομικών τους χαρακτηριστικών. Αυτός ήταν ο λόγος για τις επικριτικές παρατηρήσεις οι οποίες έγιναν τόσο από το Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο στην ειδική του έκθεση για τις μειονεκτικές περιοχές, όσο και από το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο. Και οι δικές μας μελέτες αξιολόγησης επιβεβαίωσαν επίσης αυτές τις παρατηρήσεις. Η Επιτροπή δεν μπορεί να αγνοήσει αυτές τις παρατηρήσεις και αυτό εξηγεί την πρότασή της. Από τη νέα περίοδο και μετά, οι μειονεκτικές περιοχές θα αντιμετωπίζονται βάσει αντικειμενικών φυσικών κριτηρίων τα οποία δεν αλλάζουν με το χρόνο, ως εκ τούτου αντιστοιχούν σε ένα μόνιμο μειονέκτημα, όπως η χαμηλή παραγωγικότητα του εδάφους ή οι αντίξοες κλιματολογικές συνθήκες. Ως αποτέλεσμα της εφαρμογής των νέων κριτηρίων, ορισμένες περιοχές ίσως να μην μπορούν πλέον να υπαχθούν στο καθεστώς των μειονεκτικών περιοχών και οι αγρότες που είναι εγκαταστημένοι σε αυτές τις περιοχές ίσως να μην είναι πλέον δικαιούχοι ενίσχυσης για τις μεσαίες μειονεκτικές περιοχές. Το ύψος της αποζημίωσης είναι διαφορετικό θέμα από την οριοθέτηση μία μειονεκτικής περιοχής. Η υποστήριξη παρέχεται ανά εκτάριο και αποζημιώνει τους αγρότες για τις προκληθείσες πρόσθετες δαπάνες και το απωλεσθέν εισόδημα λόγω των μειονεκτημάτων που αντιμετωπίζει η γεωργική παραγωγή στις οικείες περιοχές. Στην πρότασή της για την επόμενη προγραμματική περίοδο, η Επιτροπή θα εισαγάγει μια διάκριση μεταξύ των ορεινών περιοχών και των υπόλοιπων μειονεκτικών περιοχών σε σχέση με τη μέγιστη καταβλητέα αποζημίωση. Εφόσον οι ορεινές περιοχές αντιμετωπίζουν τα σοβαρότερα μειονεκτήματα, η Επιτροπή προτείνει τον ορισμό του μέγιστου ποσού στα 250 ευρώ ανά εκτάριο, ενώ το μέγιστο ποσό για τις άλλες κατηγορίες ορίζεται στα 150 ευρώ ανά εκτάριο."@el¹⁰ ". Una de las claves de la propuesta de reglamento del Consejo por el que se establecen las disposiciones generales para el apoyo al desarrollo rural con cargo al fondo de desarrollo rural de la UE es la reclasificación de las zonas menos favorecidas del nivel intermedio. La Comisión propuso una revisión de la clasificación vigente, basada en gran parte en criterios socioeconómicos que cambian con el tiempo. Aparentemente, décadas después de haber sido designadas, algunas de estas regiones no cumplirían los requisitos para ser declaradas ZMF debido a la evolución de sus características socioeconómicas. Este es el motivo de las observaciones críticas realizadas tanto por el Tribunal de Cuentas en su informe especial sobre zonas menos favorecidas como por el Parlamento Europeo. Nuestras evaluaciones también han confirmado estas observaciones. La Comisión no puede ignorarlas y esto explica su propuesta. A partir del nuevo periodo, las ZMF se evaluarán según criterios naturales objetivos que no varían con el tiempo y que por lo tanto corresponden a un impedimento permanente, como la baja productividad del suelo o las malas condiciones climáticas. A raíz de la aplicación de los nuevos criterios, habrá zonas que ya no cumplan los criterios de la condición de ZMF y los agricultores de las mismas ya no podrán optar al pago a favor de las ZMF intermedias. El nivel de compensación es una cuestión distinta a la delimitación de una zona menos favorecida. La ayuda se concede por hectárea y debería compensar a los agricultores por los costes adicionales y los ingresos perdidos debido al impedimento que tiene la producción agrícola en las zonas implicadas. En su propuesta para el próximo periodo de programación, la Comisión introducirá una distinción entre zonas de montaña y otras zonas menos favorecidas respecto a la máxima compensación pagadera. Dado que las zonas de montaña se ven afectadas por los más graves impedimentos, la Comisión propone fijar una cantidad máxima de 250 euros por hectárea, mientras que para otras categorías se fijan 150 euros por hectárea."@es²⁰ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@et⁵ ". Euroopan maaseudun kehittämisen maatalousrahaston tukea maaseudun kehittämiseen koskevista yleisistä säännöksistä annetussa neuvoston asetusluonnoksessa eräs tärkeimmistä näkökohdista liittyy välimuotoalueiden tarkistamiseen. Komissio on ehdottanut nykyisen luokituksen tarkistamista ensisijaisesti sosioekonomisten perusteiden pohjalta, jotka muuttuvat ajan kuluessa. Näyttää siltä, että vuosikymmeniä luokituksen tekemisen jälkeen, jotkin näistä alueista eivät enää täytä epäsuotuisia alueita koskevia ehtoja niiden sosioekonomisten tekijöiden kehittymisen takia. Sekä tilintarkastustuomioistuimen epäsuotuisassa asemassa olevia alueita koskevassa erityiskertomuksessa että Euroopan parlamentin arviossa esitetään tästä syystä kriittisiä huomautuksia. Myös omissa arvioissamme vahvistetaan nämä havainnot. Komissio ei voi jättää huomiotta näitä havaintoja, ja se näkyy myös komission ehdotuksessa. Uuden jakson alusta epäsuotuisia alueita olisi tarkasteltava objektiivisten ja ympäristöllisten perusteiden mukaan, jotka eivät muutu ajan kuluessa ja jotka ilmentävät siten pysyvää haittaa, kuten maaperän heikkoa tuottavuutta tai epäsuotuisia ilmasto-oloja. Uusien sovellettavien perusteiden takia alueet eivät ehkä enää täytä epäsuotuisia alueita koskevia ehtoja ja näiden alueiden maanviljelijät eivät enää ole oikeutettuja välimuotoalueita koskevaan tukeen. Korvauksen taso ja epäsuotuisten alueiden rajaaminen ovat toisistaan erillisiä asioita. Tukea myönnetään hehtaaria kohtia, ja tuella maanviljelijöille on tarkoitus korvata aiheutuneet lisäkustannukset ja tulojenmenetykset, jotka ovat aiheutuneet maataloustuotantoon liittyvistä haitoista kyseisellä alueella. Seuraavaa ohjelmakautta koskevassa ehdotuksessaan komissio aikoo tehdä eron vuoristoalueille ja muille epäsuotuisille alueille maksettavan enimmäistuen osalta. Koska vuoristoalueet kärsivät vakavimmista haitoista, komissio ehdottaa enimmäismäärän vahvistamista 250 euroon hehtaaria kohden, kun muita luokkia koskevat enimmäismäärät vahvistetaan 150 euroon hehtaaria kohden."@fi⁷ ". L’un des points principaux de la proposition de règlement du Conseil fixant les dispositions générales des régimes de soutien au développement rural par le Fonds européen de développement rural concerne la révision des zones défavorisées intermédiaires. La Commission a proposé une révision de la classification existante basée, dans une large mesure, sur des critères socio-économiques qui évoluent avec le temps. Il semble que, plusieurs décennies après leur désignation, certaines régions ne devraient plus être qualifiées de zones défavorisées en raison de l’évolution de leurs indicateurs socio-économiques. C’est pourquoi des observations critiques ont été faites à la fois par la Cour des comptes dans son rapport spécial sur les régions défavorisées et par le Parlement européen. Nos propres études d’évaluation confirment ces observations. La Commission ne peut pas ignorer ces dernières et cela explique sa proposition. À partir de la nouvelle période à venir, les zones défavorisées devront être qualifiées sur la base de critères naturels objectifs qui ne changent pas avec le temps et correspondent, de ce fait, à un handicap permanent, comme la faible productivité du sol et de médiocres conditions climatiques. Il résulte de l’application de ces nouveaux critères que certaines régions n’auront plus le statut de zones défavorisées et que les agriculteurs de ces régions ne seront plus éligibles aux subventions versées pour les zones défavorisées intermédiaires. Le montant des compensations est un problème distinct de celui de la délimitation d’une zone défavorisée. Les subventions sont versées par hectare et doivent constituer une compensation pour la perte de revenus et les coûts supplémentaires subis par les agriculteurs en raison des handicaps affectant la production agricole dans les zones concernées. Dans sa proposition pour la prochaine période de programmation, la Commission introduira une distinction entre les zones de montagne et les autres zones défavorisées pour le versement de la compensation maximum. Les zones de montagne étant affectées des handicaps les plus sévères, la Commission propose de fixer un montant maximum de 250 euros par hectare, alors que le montant maximum pour les autres catégories est fixé à 150 euros par hectare."@fr⁸ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@hu¹¹ "Una delle questioni principali della proposta di regolamento del Consiglio che stabilisce misure generali di sostegno allo sviluppo rurale dal Fondo comunitario per lo sviluppo rurale è la revisione delle zone meno favorite intermedie. La Commissione ha proposto una revisione della classificazione esistente, basata in larga misura su criteri socioeconomici che cambiano col passare del tempo. Sembra che, decenni dopo la loro designazione, alcune di queste aree non possano essere considerate zone meno favorite per via della loro evoluzione socioeconomica. Questa è stata la ragione delle osservazioni critiche pronunciate sia dalla Corte dei conti nella sua relazione speciale sulle zone meno favorite sia dal Parlamento europeo. Anche i nostri studi valutativi hanno confermato queste osservazioni. La Commissione non può ignorarle, e così si spiega la sua proposta. A partire dal nuovo periodo, la questione delle zone meno favorite andrebbe affrontata sulla base dei criteri naturali oggettivi che non variano nel tempo, in quanto corrispondenti a un permanente, come la scarsa produttività del suolo o le condizioni climatiche sfavorevoli. In conseguenza dell’applicazione dei nuovi criteri, alcune aree potrebbero non rientrare più tra le zone meno favorite, e gli agricoltori residenti in tali aree potrebbero non avere più i requisiti per il pagamento intermedio alle zone meno favorite. Il livello di compensazione è una questione distinta dalla delimitazione di una zona meno favorita. Il sostegno viene concesso per ettaro e dovrebbe risarcire gli agricoltori dei costi aggiuntivi sostenuti e dei minori redditi dovuti all’ nella produzione agricola delle zone interessate. Nella sua proposta per il prossimo periodo di programmazione la Commissione introdurrà una distinzione tra le zone di montagna e le altre zone meno favorite per quanto riguarda l’ammontare del risarcimento complessivo. Dato che le zone di montagna sono caratterizzate dagli più gravi, la Commissione propone di fissare la cifra massima a 250 euro per ettaro, mentre per le altre categorie la cifra massima è stabilita in 150 euro per ettaro."@it¹² "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@lt¹⁴ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@lv¹³ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@mt¹⁵ ". Een van de belangrijkste kwesties in de voorgestelde verordening van de Raad inzake steun voor plattelandsontwikkeling uit het Europees Landbouwfonds voor plattelandsontwikkeling is de herziening van de categorie 'andere probleemgebieden'. De Commissie heeft een wijziging voorgesteld van de bestaande indeling, die voor een groot deel is gebaseerd op sociaal-economische criteria, die in de loop van de tijd veranderen. Het blijkt dat enkele van deze gebieden, decennia nadat ze zijn aangewezen, door de ontwikkeling van hun sociaal-economische kenmerken nu niet meer als probleemgebied zouden worden aangemerkt. Dit was de reden voor de kritische opmerkingen die zijn gemaakt door de Europese Rekenkamer in zijn speciale verslag over probleemgebieden en door het Europees Parlement. Onze eigen evaluatiestudies hebben deze waarnemingen bevestigd. De Commissie kan deze waarnemingen niet negeren, en dit verklaart dan ook haar voorstel. Met ingang van de nieuwe periode moeten probleemgebieden worden behandeld op basis van objectieve natuurlijke criteria die in de loop van de tijd niet veranderen, en die dus neerkomen op een permanente handicap, zoals een geringe bodemproductiviteit of een slechte klimaatgesteldheid. Het kan zijn dat bepaalde gebieden als gevolg van de toepassing van de nieuwe criteria niet langer de status van probleemgebied zullen hebben, en dat boeren in deze gebieden mogelijk niet langer in aanmerking komen voor probleemgebiedbetalingen. Het peil van de vergoeding is een ander vraagstuk dan de afbakening van een probleemgebied. Steun wordt toegekend per hectare en moet boeren compenseren voor de extra kosten die ze moeten maken, alsook voor het inkomen dat ze mislopen door de handicap voor agrarische productie in de betrokken gebieden. In haar voorstel voor de volgende programmaperiode zal de Commissie een onderscheid maken tussen bergstreken en andere probleemgebieden waar het gaat om de maximaal uit te keren vergoeding. Aangezien bergstreken te maken hebben met de zwaarste handicaps, stelt de Commissie voor het maximumbedrag voor deze gebieden vast te stellen op 250 euro per hectare, terwijl het maximumbedrag voor andere categorieën wordt vastgesteld op 150 euro per hectare."@nl³ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@pl¹⁶ ". Uma das principais questões quanto à proposta de regulamento do Conselho que estabelece disposições gerais para o apoio ao desenvolvimento rural pelo Fundo de Desenvolvimento Rural da UE é a revisão das Regiões Menos Favorecidas intermédias. A Comissão propôs uma revisão da classificação existente, com base, em grande medida, em critérios sócio-económicos, que mudam ao longo do tempo. Ao que parece, décadas depois da sua designação, algumas destas zonas deixariam de ser classificadas como Regiões Menos Favorecidas devido à evolução da suas características sócio-económicas. Essa foi a fundamentação das observações críticas feitas pelo Tribunal de Contas no seu relatório especial sobre as Regiões Menos Favorecidas (RMF) e pelo Parlamento Europeu. Os nossos próprios estudos de avaliação confirmaram também essas observações. A Comissão não pode ignorar estas observações, e é isso que explica a sua proposta. A partir do novo período, as RMF deverão ser abordadas com base em critérios naturais objectivos, que não mudem ao longo do tempo, e que correspondem, por isso, a um permanente, tais como uma baixa produtividade do solo, ou as más condições atmosféricas. Como resultado da aplicação dos novos critérios, há as regiões que poderão deixar de ser elegíveis para o estatuto de RMF e os agricultores localizados nestas regiões deixarão de ser elegíveis para o pagamento correspondente a RMF intermédia. O nível de compensação é uma questão distinta da delimitação de uma Região Menos Favorecida. O apoio é concedido por hectare e deverá compensar os agricultores pelos custos adicionais incorridos e pelo rendimento perdido devido ao que as regiões em causa apresentam em termos de produção agrícola. Na sua proposta para o próximo período de programação, a Comissão introduzirá uma distinção entre regiões de montanha e regiões menos favorecidas, no que se refere à compensação máxima concedida. Uma vez que as regiões de montanha são afectadas pelo mais significativo, a Comissão propõe estabelecer um montante máximo de 250 euros por hectare, enquanto o montante máximo para as outras categorias será fixado em 150 euros por hectare."@pt¹⁷ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@sk¹⁸ "One of the main issues in the proposed Council regulation laying down general provisions of support for rural development from the EU rural development fund is the review of intermediate less-favoured areas. The Commission proposed a revision of the existing classification based, to a large extent, on socio-economic criteria which change over time. It seems that, decades after their designation, some of these areas would not qualify as LFAs due to the evolution of their socio-economic features. This was the reason for the critical observations made both by the Court of Auditors in its special report on Less-Favoured Areas, and by the European Parliament. Our own evaluation studies also confirmed these observations. The Commission cannot ignore these observations and this explains its proposal. From the new period onwards, LFAs should be addressed on the basis of objective natural criteria which do not change over time, thereby corresponding to a permanent handicap, such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions. As a result of the application of the new criteria, areas may no longer qualify for LFA status and farmers located in these areas may no longer be eligible for the intermediate LFA payment. The level of compensation is a distinct issue from the delimitation of a Less-Favoured Area. Support is granted per hectare and should compensate farmers for the additional costs incurred and income foregone due to the handicap to agricultural production in the areas concerned. In its proposal for the next programming period, the Commission will introduce a distinction between mountain areas and other Less-Favoured Areas with regard to the maximum compensation payable. Since mountain areas are affected by the most severe handicaps, the Commission proposes setting the maximum amount to EUR 250 per hectare, while the maximum amount for other categories is set at EUR 150 per hectare."@sl¹⁹ ". En av de viktigaste frågorna i rådets förslag till förordning med allmänna bestämmelser om stöd för utveckling av landsbygden från Europeiska jordbruksfonden för landsbygdsutveckling gäller översynen av stöd till tillfälliga mindre gynnade områden. Kommissionen föreslog en översyn av den nuvarande indelningen som till stor del baseras på socioekonomiska kriterier, vilka förändras över tiden. Några årtionden efter det att dessa områden definierades som mindre gynnade kan en del av områdena inte längre räknas till denna kategori eftersom deras socioekonomiska förhållanden har utvecklats i positiv riktning. Av denna anledning framförde både revisionsrätten, i sin särskilda rapport om mindre gynnade områden, och Europaparlamentet kritiska synpunkter. Vår egen granskning bekräftade också dessa synpunkter. Kommissionen kan inte bortse från synpunkterna och har därför lagt fram detta förslag. Under den nya programperioden skall objektiva naturgivna kriterier som inte förändras över tiden och som alltså utgör ett bestående hinder, ligga till grund för stödet till mindre gynnade områden. Exempel på sådana hinder är låg markproduktivitet eller ogynnsamma klimatförhållanden. Resultatet av de nya kriterierna kan bli att vissa områden inte längre uppfyller kraven för att definieras som mindre gynnade områden, och jordbrukare i dessa områden kommer kanske inte att vara berättigade till det stöd som utgår till tillfälliga mindre gynnade områden. Nivån på kompensationsbidraget är direkt knutet till avgränsningen av ett mindre gynnat område. Stödet, som är hektarbaserat, är tänkt att kompensera jordbrukarna för merkostnader och inkomstbortfall på grund av de hinder som finns för jordbruksproduktionen i de berörda områdena. När det gäller det maximala kompensationsbidrag som kan betalas ut kommer kommissionen i förslaget för den kommande programperioden att skilja mellan bergsområden och övriga mindre gynnade områden. Eftersom de allvarligaste hindren finns i bergsområdena förslår kommissionen att maximibeloppet för dessa sätts till 250 euro per hektar och att maximibeloppet för övriga kategorier sätts till 150 euro per hektar."@sv²¹
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(ΕΝ)"¹⁰ "Fischer Boel,"^{5,19,15,1,18,14,16,11,10,13,4} "Member of the Commission"^{5,19,15,1,18,14,16,11,11,13,4} "handicap"^17,12 "handicaps"¹⁷ "Επιτροπή"¹⁰