13 Amendments of Stéphane LE FOLL related to 2009/2202(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas animal welfare must not be neglected, as it may constitute a comparative advantage for the European Union on condition, however, that the Union ensures, in an open market, that all animals and meat imported from third countries meet the same welfare requirements as apply within the Union,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas at the time of the assessment and review of the Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006-2010 the European Union must commit itself to securing recognition of animal welfare standards in the agricultural section of the next WTO Agreement, before the final conclusion of a general agreement,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas at the time of this review of the Community Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2006- 2010 and on the eve of the first reflections on the CAP for the period after 2013, the European Union must adopt a balanced position on welfare, taking into account the economic consequences in terms of additional costs for livestock producers, linked to adequate income support for them through policy on prices and markets and/or direct aid,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiativeminds the Commission how important it is to have recent scientific data and research on animal transport (which are still lacking), and to have the assessment report on the current rules on animal transport which is scheduled for 2011, before considering new recommendations in this field;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is particularly concerned that, despite the clear recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food 1 OJ L 47, 18.2.2009, p. 5-13. Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard, manyDeplores the fact that, despite the major progress observed during the official checks performed, some pig farmers in Europe are violating the provisions of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to devise without delay a strategy to increase compliance with this Directive;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied with, as imports of eggs into the EU must likewise comply with the production conditions imposed on European producers;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 2012 a proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU which, on the basis of the available science, reliable, practical and measurable criteria and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare and the fundamental conditions applicable;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlers of animals and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the debate concerning various possible animal welfare labelling schemes in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009, and stresses that it is important that consumers in the European Union should receive adequate information to enable them to make well-informed choices in this regard as well as in others;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that, before drafting new legislation, existing rules – whether general or specific – should be enforced properly; this concerns the ban on battery cages for hens, the rules on pigs and rules on animal transport and the rearing of geese and ducks, including for forced feeding;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to ensure that violations of EU animal welfare rules result in effective penalties, and that in each individual case these penalties are accompanied by comprehensive guidance and advice from the competent authorities;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an assessment and further development of the Animal Welfare Quality Project, particularly as regards incentives for farmers and producers to use the new indicators, as much work remains to be done to prepare the new indicators for practical applicationnew, reliable, practical and measurable indicators, with the proviso that the latter must not constitute obstacles liable to penalise them by making them less competitive;