12 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2013/0433(COD)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and, equine, poultry, rabbit and fish species kept and reproduced for farming purposes
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equinell species kept and reproduced for farming purposes
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Currently animals of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and, equine, poultry, rabbit and fish species are likely to be cloned for farming purposes. The scope of this Directive should therefore be limited to the use ofconcern cloning for farming purposes of those five species.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Agricultural and food products obtained from animal clones or their descendants, especially products from third countries in which such practices are permitted, cannot easily be recognised on the European market, owing to a lack of a mandatory traceability and labelling system.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) EU citizens disapprove of cloning for agricultural and commercial purposes, for reasons relating to ethics, food safety and animal health protection, and therefore are entitled to be appropriately informed about the products they purchase and consume, especially with a view to trade agreements with countries in which cloning practices and the marketing of cloned products are permitted.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It shall apply to animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and, equine, poultry, rabbit and fish species ('the animals') kept and reproduced for farming purposes.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It shall apply to all animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species ('the animals') kept and reproduced for farming purposes.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
(a) animals "kept and reproduced for farming purposes" means animals kept and reproduced for the production of food, wool, skin or fur or for other farming purposes. It shall not include animals kept and reproduced exclusively for other purposes such as research, the production of medicinal products and medical devices, the preservation of rare breeds or endangered species, sporting and cultural events;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) the placing on the market and import of animal clones and embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants, and food from animal clones and their descendants.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) the placing on the market and import of animal clones and embryo clones, descendants of animal clones, germinal products of animal clones and of their descendants.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4
Article 4
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and, dissuasive and ensure a level playing field. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [date for transposition of the Directive] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.’