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Ers dechrau proses adolygu’r Polisi Amaethyddol Cyffredin, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi   
Cydweithio â’r diwydiant ffermio, undebau’r amaethwyr a rhanddeiliaid eraill i benderfynu ar y ffordd orau bosibl ymlaen ar gyfer amaethyddiaeth yng Nghymru.  Mae penderfyniadau Gweinidogion Cymru yn ffrwyth meddwl caled a gwnaed pob ymdrech i sicrhau eu bod yn bodloni anghenion y diwydiant ffermio yn ei gyfanrwydd.  

 O gamau cynta’r broses, daeth yn amlwg y byddai’r newid i Gynllun Taliad Sylfaenol sy’n seiliedig ar arwynebedd a chyfraddau cyffredin yn golygu y byddai rhai derbynwyr yn derbyn taliadau uwch a rhai’n derbyn taliadau is o’i gymharu â’r drefn flaenorol o dan Gynllun y Taliad Sengl.  Mae’r gyfradd dalu a ragwelir ar gyfer y rhanbarth Rhostiroedd wedi bod yn destun gofid i rai ond roedd gennym resymau da dros bennu’r gyfradd honno, ar sail cynhyrchiant y math hwnnw o dir.  Fodd bynnag, mae’r achos cyfreithiol diweddar a ddygwyd yn erbyn Llywodraeth Cymru ynghylch y rhanbarth Rhostiroedd wedi dangos, gan fod gan beth tir o dan 400 metr natur Rhostir, nid yw felly yn gyson â’r diffiniad sydd yn y Rheoliadau. Nid yw’n bosibl felly cael rhanbarth talu Rhostiroedd ar hyn o bryd.  Rydym wedi derbyn hyn ac mae’r holl bartïon wedi cytuno ar Orchymyn Caniatáu gan y Llys i ddiddymu’r rheoliadau sy’n diffinio rhanbarthau talu’r BPS.  Byddaf yn ystyried yn awr, ac yn ymgynghori ar yr opsiynau sydd ar gael i Lywodraeth Cymru ac a fydd yn gorfod cael eu cymeradwyo gan y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd. Byddaf yn cyflwyno rhagor o wybodaeth am hyn i’r Aelodau maes o law.  

 O ganlyniad, ni fyddwn yn cwblhau’r Adolygiad Technegol cyfredol ar gyfer dosbarthu tir o dan drefniadau’r PAC; bydd Llywodraeth Cymru’n talu yn ôl i’r holl hawlwyr hynny sydd ag apeliadau heb eu dyfarnu y ffioedd a godwyd gan gontractwyr i gynhyrchu adroddiad cam 2 ar ail\-gategoreiddio’r tir fel rhan o’r Adolygiad Technegol.  

 Rwy’n grediniol mai’r penderfyniad gwreiddiol i greu rhanbarth Rhostir i Gymru oedd y penderfyniad gorau i Gymru o safbwynt polisi. Gydol y broses o ddiwygio’r PAC ein hamcan, a gefnogwyd gan y diwydiant, oedd sicrhau bod y gyfradd a delir yn cydnabod cynhyrchiant y tir a bod y newid yn tarfu cyn lleied â phosibl ar y diwydiant.  Mae’n edrych yn debyg nawr na allwn gyflwyno rhanbarth Rhostir sy’n deg i bawb fel rhan o’r diwygiadau presennol hyn. Fodd bynnag, byddaf yn ystyried pa mor ymarferol a pha mor ddymunol fydd cyflwyno rhanbarth talu Rhostiroedd ar gyfer y BPS fel rhan o Adolygiad Canol Tymor o’r PAC neu o bosibl fel rhan o’r broses nesaf o ddiwygio’r PAC.

 Yn amlwg bydd ffermwyr a rhanddeiliaid gwledig eraill yn bryderus ynghylch goblygiadau’r datblygiad hynny ac ynghylch effaith y gorchymyn Llys, ac mae hynny’n gwbl ddealladwy. Byddaf yn sicrhau eu bod yn llwyr ymwybodol o unrhyw ddatblygiadau.  








Translation:


 
From the very beginning of the review of the Common Agricultural Policy the Welsh Government has worked side by side with the farming industry, farming unions and other stakeholder bodies to find the best possible way forward for Welsh agriculture.  The decisions taken by Welsh Ministers have been carefully thought out and made taking account of the needs of the farming industry as a whole.  

 


From an early stage it was apparent that the required move to an area\-based Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) with common area rates would mean that some recipients would receive higher payments and some lower than had previously been the case through the Single Payment Scheme.  The anticipated payment rate for land in the Moorland region was seen by some as contentious but there were good reasons for setting that rate, based on the productivity of the land in question. However, the recent legal challenge brought against the Welsh Government on the Moorland region has shown that, as certain land below 400 metres will have the character of moorland, but will nevertheless not fall within the definition laid down by the Regulations, it is not possible to have a moorland payment region at this time.  We have accepted this and all parties have agreed to the making of a Consent Order by the Court quashing the regulations that define the BPS payment regions.  I will now be considering the options available to the Welsh Government, which I will consult on, and which will be subject to approval by the European Commission.  I shall provide members with further information on this in due course.


 


As a result, the current Technical Review process for classification of land under the CAP arrangements will not be completed; the Welsh Government will reimburse all those claimants with outstanding appeals for the fees charged by contractors in producing a stage 2 report for reclassification of land under the Technical Review Process.


 


I believe the original decision to have a Moorland region was, and remains, right for Wales in policy terms. Throughout this CAP reform process our aim, supported by the industry, has been to recognise the productivity of the land by the payment rate applied to it and to minimise disruption to the industry as a whole.  It seems unlikely now that we will be able to introduce a Moorland region that is fair to all concerned in this current reform process.  However, I will be considering the feasibility and desirability of introducing a Moorland payment region for the BPS as part of the CAP Mid Term Review or possibly as part of the next CAP reform.


 


Farmers and other rural stakeholders will be understandably concerned about the implication of these developments, and the impact of the Court order, and I will make sure that they are kept fully informed as to next steps with further consultation on options for the Basic Payment Scheme payment regions and payment rates.