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71 Amendments of María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA related to 2013/0136(COD)

Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases, which are transmissible to animals or to humans, instruments and mechanisms to facilitate progress towards the declaration of disease-free zones and territories, priority actions, and the division of responsibilities in the area of animal health.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
c) the purposes of breeding of birds used for the types of production referred to in points (a) and (b);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 concerningMember States may adopt biosecurity measures supplementing the rules laid down in paragraph 1(b) of this Article.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where necessary, Member States shall supporassist operators and animal professionals in acquiring, maintaining and developing the basic knowledge of animal health provided for in Article 10 through relevant programmes in agricultural or aquaculture sectors or formal education(3), as required by the activities they are performing.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority may delegate one or more of the following activities to veterinarians or to natural or legal persons who have the relevant technical capacity:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253,Member States shall inform the Commission of the activities they have delegated and the conditions and requirements governing the type of delegation concerning:ed.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) the circumstances and conditions for delegating the activities provided for in paragraph 1;deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) which other activities may be delegated to veterinarians in addition to those provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, and under which circumstances and under which conditions;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) minimum requirements for the training of veterinarians provided for in Article 12(1)(c).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall take account of the nature of those tasks and the international obligations of the Union and the Member States, when adopting those delegated acts.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall establish appropriate control mechanisms to ensure that the conditions governing the delegation are observed.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point c a (new)
(ca) agree to animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of detecting the presence of listed diseases and emerging diseases, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 23; such visits shall also serve as a means of providing advice to the operator on biosecurity matters.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each Member State shall establish and maintain an updated list of:The Commission shall establish, maintain and make publicly available an updated list of disease-free territories and zones in accordance with Article 36(1).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) disease-free territory or zones as provided for in Article 36(1);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) disease-free status of compartments as provided for in Article 37(1) and (2).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Member States shall make those lists publicly available.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend movements of the listed species, for the listed disease for which it was approved or recognised for disease- free status, to other Member States, zones or compartments with a higher health take the appropriate measures based on the risk that animal movements may constaitus for that listed diseaste;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 4 a (new)
CHAPTER V. OFFICIAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORIES Article 42a (new) European network of official animal health laboratories 1. The European network of laboratories shall consist of EU reference laboratories, national reference laboratories and official animal health laboratories. 2. European network laboratories shall, in fulfilling their tasks and responsibilities, cooperate to ensure that the surveillance of animal diseases and control and eradication programmes provided for in this Regulation are based on state-of-the-art scientific standards and sound and reliable diagnosis. Article 42b (new) European Union reference laboratories 1. The Commission shall designate European Union reference laboratories for illnesses for which, owing to their impact on health or the economy, this is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. 2. That designation must take the form of a public selection process that is reviewed regularly. 3. European Union reference laboratories shall: (a) operate in accordance with the standard EN ISO/IEC 17025 on ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’ and be assessed and accredited in accordance with that standard by a national accreditation body, operating in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008; (b) be impartial and free of conflict of interests as regards the exercise of its tasks as European Union reference laboratories; (c) have suitably qualified staff with adequate training in analytical, testing and diagnostic techniques applied in their area of competence, and support staff as appropriate; (d) possess or have access to the infrastructure, equipment and products necessary to carry out the tasks assigned to them; (e) ensure that their staff have good knowledge of international standards and practices and that the latest developments in research at national, Union and international level are taken into account in their work; (f) be equipped to perform their tasks in emergency situations; (g) where relevant, be equipped to comply with the biosecurity standards relating to their work and take into account the latest developments in research at national, EU and international level; be equipped to perform their tasks in emergency situations; where relevant, be equipped to comply with relevant biosecurity standards. 4. The Commission shall be responsible, by means of implementing acts, for establishing the specific tasks and responsibilities of the European Union reference laboratories and, where necessary, the minimum requirements in terms of the facilities, equipment and personnel needed. Article 42c (new) National reference laboratories 1. Member States shall designate one or more national reference laboratories for each European Union reference laboratory designated in accordance with Article 42b(1) above. 2. The national reference laboratories must meet the requirements of Article42b (2). 3. The Commission shall be responsible, by means of implementing acts, for establishing the specific tasks and responsibilities of the national reference laboratories and, where necessary, the minimum requirements in terms of the facilities, equipment and personnel needed. Article 42d (new) General coordination of the laboratories 1. The European Union reference laboratories and the national reference laboratories must, within the limits of their competencies: i. ensure that the official animal health laboratories provided for in Article E receive updated information on the available methods. ii. organise comparative tests between laboratories and insist on their active participation; iii. identify and satisfy the training needs of the laboratories’ personnel. iv. assess the quality and the suitability of the reagents and kits used in laboratory diagnoses, and produce and distribute reference materials. 2. The EU reference laboratories and the national reference laboratories shall be responsible for the general coordination of the network of animal health laboratories which come under their territorial jurisdiction. Article 42e (new) Official animal health laboratories 1. The competent authorities shall designate official laboratories to conduct laboratory analyses and diagnoses of animal diseases. 2. The competent authorities may only designate as an official laboratory a laboratory which: (a) has the expertise, equipment and infrastructure required to carry out analyses or tests or diagnoses on samples; (b) has a sufficient number of suitably qualified, trained and experienced staff; (c) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of its tasks as official laboratory; (d) can deliver the results of the analysis, test or diagnosis in a timely manner; (e) has a quality assurance system in place to ensure sound and reliable results from the methods used for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. 3. The official animal health laboratories shall work with the national reference laboratories of the Member States to ensure that their tasks and responsibilities are pursued in accordance with state-of-the-art scientific and quality standards.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applyensure that appropriate biosecurity measures are applied to prevent the spreading of that listed disease agent to other animals or to humans;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall, in the event of a suspicion of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals carry out the following preliminary disease control measures, pending the results of the investigation provided for in Article 73(1) and the carrying out of disease control measures in accordance with Article 78(1) and (2):
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 55(1) and Article 56 and any delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 55(2).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall base an official confirmation of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – on the following information:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
The competent authority shall continue to apply the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 74(1) and Article 75 until the presence of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – has been ruled out in accordance with Article 76(1) or rules adopted pursuant to Article 76(2).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an official confirmation in accordance with Article 76(1) of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) – or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals the competent authority shall:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the kept animals affected, particularly when they belong to an endangered race or variety;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 laying down detailed rules concerning the disease control measures to be taken in the event of outbreaks of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals as provided for in Article 78(2)(b) taking into account the criteria provided for in Article 78(3).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) in wild animals – and in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in wild animals in that Member State – the competent authority of the affected Member State shall:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the disease control measures to be taken in the event of suspicion or official confirmation of a listed disease in restricted zones in kept animals pursuant to rules laid down in Sections 1 to 4 of Chapter 1 of this Title.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c),– and, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in accordance with Article 76(1), Articles 77 and 78 and Article 80(1) and (2) and delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 76(2), Article 79 and Article 80(4).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall review the disease situation and the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in accordance with this Chapter and may, by means of implementing acts, lay down special rules for disease control measures for a limited period of time in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) and (c),, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – under conditions appropriate to the epidemiological situation, where:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the categories and species or races of kept terrestrial animals or germinal products in an establishment that are collected, produced, stored or processed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall make that register available tofacilitate access to the register for the other Member States and to the public.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) public availability of the register provided for in paragraph 1.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the format of and procedures for the registerSteps shall be taken to ensure that the Member State databases containing information ofn establishments and transporters and approved establishments provided for in paragraph 1 of this Articre interoperable.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the species, categories, numbers and, where applicable, identification, of kept terrestrial animals on their establishment;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the format of records provided for in Articles 97(1), 98(1) and 99(1) and rules adopted pursuant to Article 100;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) their individual identification, where appropriate, as provided for in Articles 106(a) and 107(a);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the following information related to kept animals of the porcine species and: (i) the establishments keeping them; (ii) their movements into and from establishments;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) their unique life numberindividual identification as provided for in Article 109(1)(a);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the means of identification linking that animal with the identification document referred to in (iii), where relevair movements into and from establishments;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the identification document provided for in Article 109(1)(c);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the establishments where those animals are habitually kept;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the traceability of kept terrestrial animals, their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – point a
(a) identification documents for kept terrestrial animals when required by Articles 106(b) and 109(cb), Article 112(1)(b) and (2)(b), and Article 113(b) and rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators keeping kept animals of the equine species shall ensure that those animals are individually identified by:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an unique life number, which iensure that those kept animals arecorded in the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) identified individually by a physical means of identification;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a method which unequivocally linksensure that those kept animals anre issued with thean identification document provided for in point (c) of this paragraph and issued by thefrom the competent authority or designated authority or authorised body, which is a single lifetime document and that that document: (i) is correctly completent authority in accordance with Article 104d, kept and updated; (ii) accompanies those kept terrestrial animals at the time of their movement;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a correctly completed single lifetime identification document.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2
2. OMember States shall decide what information operators of kept animals of the equine species shall transmit the information on those animalssupply, on the movements of said kept animals from and into the establishment, to the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) and by the rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Informing the database of movements which entail a change in operator shall be compulsory in all cases.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that those kept animals are identified by a means of physicalproperly identificationed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – point c – point iv
(iv) the identification document for kept animals of the equine species provided for in 109(1)(cb);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) technical specifications, formats and operational rules of:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) identification document for kept animals of the equine species;deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) computer databases.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the breed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the species or breed of kept terrestrial animals from which the germinal products originate;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – point c
(c) the timeframe between the time of departure of the kept ungulates or poultry from their establishment of origin and their departure from the assembly operation to their final destination in another Member State as referred to in Article 131(b);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) within a Member State or to another Member State, where:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the nature of the germinal products or, the species or the breed of animal that those products come from;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – title
Germinal products intended for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds and delegated acts
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Sections 1 to 4, the competent authority of the place of destination may authorise movements of germinal products for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds, which do not comply with the requirements of those Sections, with the exception of Article 155(1), Article 155(2)(c), Article 155(3) and Article 156, subject to compliance with the following conditions:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall only move the following products of animal origin within a Member State or to another Member State where they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with paragraph 3:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 172 – point c a (new)
(ca) treatment of effluent prior to release into the environment or to intended destination.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 183 – paragraph 3
3. For establishments approved in accordance with Article 179(1), the competent authority shall make publicly available by electronic means at least the information referred to in paragraph 2(a), (c)as regards the registration number, (ec) and (fe) of this Article.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 184 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the content informat ofion and procedures for the register of establishments provided for in Article 183(1) and (3).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 192 – paragraph 2
2. Aquatic animals moved for human consumption, aquaculture, release into the wild or any other specific purpose, shall not be used for any purpose other than the intended one, except in the situations referred to in Article 214(a), in which case it shall be further certified that this change of use does not endanger the health status of the destination.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – title
Obligation of operators to ensure that when moving between Member States aquaculture animals are accompanied by an animal health certificate
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 210
Article 210 Member States' derogation for national animal health certification By way of derogation from the animal health certification requirements of Articles 208 and 209 Member States may grant derogations for movements of certain consignments of aquatic animals without an animal health certificate within their territories provided that they have an alternative system in place to ensure that such consignments are traceable and they comply with the animal health requirements for such movement provided for in Sections 1 to 5.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – title
Contents of animal health certificates for movements between Member States
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 224 – title
Animal health certificates for movements between Member States and delegated acts
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI