9 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2019/2803(RSP)
Amendment 4 #
Recital A
A. whereas, while a lot of much research as regardsto the reasons for pollinator decline has already been done, the implementation of these findings leaves a lot to be desiredincluding the EU funded POSHbee project and work by Coloss, the honeybee research association; notes the need for continued research to be conducted in order to form definitive conclusions as to the reasons behind pollinator decline;
Amendment 17 #
Recital B
B. whereas, in order to adequately protect pollinators, the presence of pesticide residues in the habitat of pollinators will need to be strongly reducedmust stay within the limits defined in the risk assessments of each pesticide;
Amendment 23 #
Recital C
C. whereas neonicotinoid uses hasve been linked to adverse ecological effects, including high risks to both domestic and wild bees, responsible for pollinating most crops worldwide on honeybees, which play an important role as pollinators;
Amendment 28 #
Recital E
E. whereas however, several Member States notified emergency derogations regarding the use of these neonicotinoids on their territory; whereas notifications of Member States regarding those emergency authorisations are often of very poor quality and are not made publicto the Commission must be in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation EC 1107/2009; whereas in its subsequent assessments, EFSA noted that in 7 Member States, 23 out of 40 emergency authorisations were deemed to be justified; expresses concern at the misuse of such emergency authorisations but notes the importance of the process and highlights that it is being appropriately used in the majority of cases;
Amendment 65 #
Paragraph 3
3. However, considers that the Initiative fails to sufficiently address the main root causes of pollinators’ decline, which include land-use changes and loss of habitats, the effects of pathogens and parasites such as the Varroa destructor mite, intensive agricultural management practices, plant protection products, diseases, climate change and invasive alien species; considers that the implementation of "Priority II: Tackling the causes of pollinator decline" is of the utmost urgency;
Amendment 91 #
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that boosting biodiversity and thus fostering the occurrence of pollinators' habitats on the agricultural land must become a key aim in the development of the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which must seek to reduce pesticide use; and promote good agricultural practice and integrated pest management;
Amendment 115 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation prohibiting the production, sale and use of allfully enforce the existing use restrictions for neonicotinoid-based pesticides throughout the Union without derogation;
Amendment 117 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to set detailed rules for andeffectively implement and enforce the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2019 to ensure a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public;
Amendment 125 #
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to adopt without delay the updated bee guidance used by EFSA in its recent review of three neonicotinoidscontinue its work on producing an update to the EFSA bee guidance document informed by the principles of science based policy;