21 Amendments of Peter ERIKSSON related to 2014/0255(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Medicinal treatments, especially with antimicrobials, should never replace good husbandry, bio-security and management practices.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Carry-over may occur during production, processing, storage and transport of feed where the same production and processing equipment, storage facilities or means of transport are used for feed with different components. For the purposes of this Regulation, the concept of ‘carry-over' is used specifically to designate the transfer of traces of an active substance contained in a medicated feed to a non-target feed, while the term ‘cross-contamination' is to be considered as a contamination resulting from a carry-over or from the transfer in feed of any unintended substance. Carry-over of active substances contained in medicated feed to non-target feed should be avoided or kept as low as possibleshould be avoided or reduced to an absolute minimum. In order to protect animal health, human health and the environment, maximum levels of carry- over for active substances contained in medicated feed should be established, based on a scientific risk assessment performed by the European Food Safety Authority and taking into account the application of good manufacturing practice and the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle. General limits should be set out in this Regulation, taking into account the unavoidable carry-over and the risk caused by the active substances concerned.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. PAntimicrobials which are critically important for human use should not be used at all. So-called preventive use or use of antimicrobials to enhance the performance of food-producing animals should in particular not be allowed.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Metaphylaxis for large animals such as pigs and cows should not be allowed, as they should be treated individually.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 c (new)
Recital 19 c (new)
(19c) Alternative measures to prevent diseases diagnosed in individuals spreading through whole groups of animals should be prioritised before resorting to treatment with antimicrobials, such as physical separation from the group or rearing in smaller groups of animals.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A system for the collection of unused or expired products should be put in place in order to control any risk that such products might raise with regard to the protection of animal, human health or the environment. Records should be kept at collection points on the return of unconsumed medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) A register of the prescriptions of active substances should be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management, to enable the traceability of the dispersion of chemicals in ecosystems.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i f (new)
(if) 'group treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals including clinically healthy individuals presumed to be infected, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Feed business operators shall manufacture, store, transport and place on the market medicated feed and intermediate products in compliance with Annex I. Holders of food-producing animals shall not be allowed to prepare their own medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) for antimicrobial active substances, 0.1% of the active substance in the last batch of medicated feed or of intermediate product produced before the production of non- target feed;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11 b (new)
Article 11b Traceability of the active substances disseminated in ecosystems The professionals giving a prescription shall fill in a register of prescriptions of active substances. The register will be kept up to date at the level of competent authorities for water management or the environment, to enable traceability of the dispersal of chemicals in ecosystems.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying such medicated feed to the holder of food- producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food-producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed:
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For medicated feed not containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products, feed business operators supplying medicated feed to the holder of food-producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food- producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed the quantities provided in the prescription.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall ensure that holders of food-producing animals apply the preventive measures listed in Annex Va before resorting to the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for metaphylaxis. (This amendment is linked to the amendment introducing a new Annex Va.)
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Feed business operators feedingof medicated feed and holders of food- producing animals withhich are fed medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that appropriate collection systems are in place for medicated feed and intermediate products that are expired or in case the animal holder has received a bigger quantity of medicated feed than he actually uses for the treatment referred to in the veterinary prescription. Member States shall also ensure that manufacturers of medicated feed and farmers are informed where to find collection points and how to get their unused leftovers of medicated feed to these collection points. Member States shall ensure that operators of collection points keep records of the medicated feed collected. Those records shall be kept for five years after collection.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 a (new)
Annex 3 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) information that inappropriate disposal of medicated feed poses serious threats to the environment and may contribute to antimicrobial resistance.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 b (new)
Annex 3 – point 16 b (new)
(16b) information on where and how to appropriately dispose of unused material.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – point 16 c (new)
Annex 3 – point 16 c (new)
(16c) For medicated feed containing antimicrobials: the request to use antimicrobials only as a last resort and in a most prudent and responsible manner.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex 4 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Where the composition of a medicated feed or an intermediate product is found to deviate from the amount of an antimicrobial active substance indicated on the label, a tolerance of 103% shall apply. For the other active substances, the following tolerances shall apply:
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 a (new)
Annex 5 a (new)