5 Amendments of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2010/0208(COD)
Amendment 38 #
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market, in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC. The aim of that authorisation procedure taking into account the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long-term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of that authorisation procedure, in accordance with the precautionary principle, is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. A uniform high level of protection of health and the environment should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 43 #
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The implementation of the risk assessment as laid down in Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC needs improvement, in particular regarding the long-term environmental effects of genetically modified crops as well as their potential effects on non-target organisms, the characteristics of the receiving environments and the geographical areas in which genetically modified crops may be cultivated, the potential environmental consequences brought about by changes in the use of herbicides linked to herbicide-tolerant genetically modified crops, direct and indirect long-term effects, as well as scientific uncertainties. Any such improvement as well as any change to the legal status of guidance for risk assessment of GMO requires in-depth discussions and should therefore be subject to a proper review of Directive 2001/18/EC.
Amendment 69 #
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. , with regard to Article 114 TFEU.
Amendment 80 #
Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure that the cultivation of GMO does not result in the unintended presence of GMO in other products, effective co-existence measures are indispensable. Member States should therefore be entitled, under Directive 2001/18/EC, to adopt rules applicable to their territories to avoid such unintended presence. Particular attention should be paid to any possible cross-border contamination from a Member State or a region where cultivation is allowed into a neighbouring Member State or region where it is prohibited. For a coherent implementation of such rules, including in border areas, Members States should refer to the guidelines as provided by the Commission in its Recommendation of 13 July 20101a. __________________ 1aCommission Recommendation of 13 July 2010 on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMO in conventional and organic crops (OJ C 200, 22.7.2010, p.1)
Amendment 163 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26a– paragraph 1
Article 26a– paragraph 1
(-1) Article 26a((1) is replaced by the following: 1. Member States mayshall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in the border areas of neighbouring Member States.