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9 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2021/2128(DEC)

Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that, in 2020, the Authority finalised 697 questions through scientific opinions, technical reports and supporting publications; notes that, although there were 83 fewer questions than planned, in the context of the difficult conditions and the plan updated in October to complete 710 questions, the Authority worked efficiently;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that 2020 was an exceptionally challenging year for the European Food Safety Authority in the light of the ongoing pandemic, as it was for a number of other institutions; welcomes in this context the volume of work that the Agency turned out in these difficult conditions;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the progress made in implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain; highlights in this regard the importance of the close involvement of stakeholders and the public from the very early stages of the risk assessment process;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Welcomes the completion of the EU summary report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food, on which the Authority collaborated with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; highlights in this regard the problem of the increasing resistance of these bacteria to commonly used antibiotics;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Welcomes the information that the Authority continues to monitor residual veterinary medicinal products and other substances in livestock and animal products; considers that the limits on the content of these substances should be progressively revised on the basis of scientific knowledge and the precautionary principle, taking account of human health and the impact of these substances on the environment;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Highlights the importance of a responsible, ethical and up-to-date, science-based approach to improving animal welfare; welcomes in this regard the Authority’s work on the preparation of the Farm to Fork strategy;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Welcomes the growing number of quotations of the Authority’s scientific outputs, which exceeded 50 000, a more than twofold increase on 2019;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Welcomes the specific steps taken by the Authority on the path to environmental sustainability; takes particular note of the inclusion of the principle of environmental sustainability in the draft EFSA Strategy 2027;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 h (new)
9h. Welcomes the completion of the first assessment of a novel food, dried yellow meal worm, which has thus officially become a food; highlights in this regard the undeniable importance of novel foods on the path to food sustainability;
2021/12/08
Committee: ENVI