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Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) Relations between the European Union and developing countries, most notably in Africa, cover partnerships on green transition. As noted in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the protection of biodiversity is an indispensable part of the fight against environmental degradation, habitat fragmentation and loss of natural environments and, as consequence, of prevention of environmental hazards, contributing amongst others to health threats, such as zoonoses. The One Health approach, that reinforces the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, includes the nexus between biodiversity and health. While chemical pesticides have detrimental effects on biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems and the food-chain and therefore on public health, including through the spread of infections from animal reservoirs, biological control agents are an effective alternative without destructive effects. It is therefore appropriate to support partner countries in integrated pest management innovations and in the availability, accessibility and affordability of integrated pest management solutions, focusing in particular on smallholder farmers. The Commission and the Member States should support research programmes targeting integrated pest management innovations and provide technical and financial support for the implementation of integrated pest control in developing countries.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission shall support the implementation of integrated pest management in developing countries, through provision of technical and financial assistance and strengthen research in the fields of agroecology, organic farming and integrated pest management, in particular with a view to protecting biodiversity and in line with the One Health approach.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

Karsten LUCKE, Udo BULLMANN, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Michèle RIVASI

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter VI a (new)

VI a Trade and cooperation with third countries. Article 1 - Import of agricultural and agri-food products from third countries 1.The import of agricultural and agri- food products from third countries is prohibited if they have been treated or produced with substances that do not meet the approval criteria set out in points 3.6.2 to 3.6.5, 3.7 and 3.8.2 of Annex II of Regulation 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market. 2.The production, storage and export from the European Union of banned active substance and plant protection products not approved by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing on the market of products phytopharmaceuticals or not complying with the identification and traceability requirements imposed by this same regulation is prohibited. Article 2 - International cooperation on information on the use of plant protection products 1.The Commission shall start a dialogue with third countries to set up partnerships and cooperation mechanisms to strengthen the collection and transparency of data on the use of plant protection products in third countries and to allow the exchange of information between those countries on the one hand, and the Commission and the Member States on the other. 2.These partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programs and measures, and administrative procedures.They shall aim to promote the reduction in the use of plant protection products in third countries and a transition towards non-chemical alternatives to pesticides and integrated pest management practices. 3.The Commission shall encourage third countries to set up public databases containing precise information on the use of plant protection products. 4. The Commission shall encourage third countries to require producers, suppliers, distributors, importers and exporters to keep registers of the plant protection products they produce, import, export, store or place on the market for at least five years. In addition, third countries shall be encouraged to require professional users of plant protection products, to keep for at least three years a record of each use of such as product, containing the name of the plant protection product, the time and the dose of application, the area and the crop treated. The information contained in these registers shall be available to be communicated on request to the competent authorities of third countries as well as to interested third parties, such as the drinking water industry, retailers or residents.

2023/04/04
Committee: DEVE

3 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2022/0196(COD)

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