12 Amendments of Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, particularly where they are based on grazing, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and, lynxes and feral dogs, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas sheep- and goat-farmers have to cope with a great deal of bureaucracy and administrative burdens arising not only from the CAP but also from other EU rules such as those relating to the treatment of animal by- products not intended for human consumption;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays, especially where it is based on grazing; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include wool and skin among the beneficiary products;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to look into the possibility of making exceptions for wool when applying Regulation 1069/2009 and Regulation 142/2011 on the treatment of animal by-products, since this is a product that is not intended for human consumption;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to ease the administrative requirements for opening small goat’s and sheep’s cheese- making ventures on the farm itself, enabling farmers to boost the added value of their farm;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with differentiated support for grazing herds, with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers it vital, in Member States where this type of farming is more common, to set up shepherding schools focusing on transhumance, with the aim of providing an alternative source of employment in livestock farming that will favour generational renewal while at the same time helping to enhance the dignity of and social recognition for the traditional profession of grazing livestock;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to promote the concentration of supply among farmers in ventures such as cooperatives that will boost their bargaining power in the food chain, add value to member farmers’ production and carry out activities that will lead to cost savings or that are difficult to accomplish individually, such as innovation and livestock consultancy, among others;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider the possibility of designing a simplified identification system for small-scale herds in extensive production intended for local circuits and without detriment to the effective traceability of products and harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and to adjust the aid in order to replenish the herds and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;