5 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2021/0055(COD)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Under Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, third country operators exporting animals and products of animal origin to the Union are required to respect the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion and yield increase, as well as the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans in order to preserve the efficacy of those antimicrobials. As set out in that Regulation, any such requirements on operators in third countries would need to respect Union obligations under relevant international agreements. The inspections and controls of compliance of Member State operators with those prohibitions should be carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of that Regulation.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Article 118 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 builds on the One Health Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (‘AMR’)9 , by enhancing the prevention and control of AMR and promoting a more prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals. This is also reflected in the Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy10 , in which the Commission has set the ambitious target of reducing by 50% overall EU sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 2030. _________________ as well as in the Council Conclusions of 19 October 2020 on that Strategy1a. _________________ 1a Document ST 12099/20 9European Commission, A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), June 2017, https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files /antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_a ction-plan.pdf. 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 May 2020, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM (2020) 381 final.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 − paragraph 3 a (new)
-1 In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. This Regulation shall also apply to official controls performed on animals and products of animal origin entering the Union from third countries to verify their compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 118 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council.”
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g
Article 18 − paragraph 7 − point g