Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2017/2128(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (debate) FR
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation revealed that the health and environmental protection objectives are not being achieved, even though the EU is required by virtue of Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to ensure a high level of human health protection in the definition and implementation of all its policies and actions;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff, staff and technologies; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 41 #
G. whereas transparency in all stages of the approval procedure is seriously insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokes public mistrust in the system regulating pesticide substances; whereas the transparency of the authorisation related activities of competent authorities is also unsatisfactory;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas following the 'Monsanto Papers' scandal and concerns over the risk assessment of the herbicide glyphosate, the European Parliament decided to set up a Special Committee on the Union's authorisation procedure for pesticides to examine the role of the EU agencies, possible conflicts of interest and failings in how these substances are scientifically assessed and authorised;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU is not the appropriate level at which regulatory action in the field of pesticides should continue to take place insofar as decision-making is not always sufficiently independent since these institutions may be too open to attempts by certain pressure groups to influence outcomes;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields, together with the sometimes insufficient level of said requirements, may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural production;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the blatantly limited public availability of information on the evaluation and authorisation procedure, as well as the limited access to information; regrets that the level of transparency of the rapporteur Member States is low (acting in the framework of the approval procedure), that accessibility and user friendliness of information at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stage is problematic, and that transparency at the risk management stage seems to be lacking and is also considered problematic by stakeholders; points out, in that connection, that the constant public calls for transparency are justified;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the Regulation should better reflect elements such as the need to promote agricultural practices based on integrated pest management, including by stimulating the development of low-risk substances;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that health and environmental protection objectives shouldclearly must, in line with the basic principles of public health and environmental protection, take priority over the objective of improving plant protection;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States when acting as risk managers in the approval and authorisation procedures, to duly apply the precautionary principle and to pay particular attention to the protection of vulnerable groups of the population, including particular pregnant women, infants and children;