11 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2015/0028(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 was adopted with the objective of eliminating obstacles to the functioning of the internal market due to differences in national measures regulating trade in seal products. Those measures were adopted in response to public moral concerns about the animal welfare aspects of the killing of seals and the possible presence on the market of products obtained from animals killed in a way that causes excessivby using cruel practices which cause pain, distress, fear and other forms of suffering. Such concerns were supported by scientific evidence showing that of a sample of seals killed by hunters, some 42% were skinned alive and a further 40% were repeatedly beaten before dying. These studies therefore prove that a genuinely humane killing method cannot be consistently and effectively applied and enforced in the specific conditions in which seal hunting takes place. In order to achieve that objective, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 introduced, as a general rule, a prohibition of placing on the market of seal products. __________________ 2 Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on trade in seal products (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p 36).
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At the same time, seal hunting is an integral part of the culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities and makes a major contribution to their subsistence. For those reasons, seal hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities do not raise the sam, if prohibited during reproduction periods and carried out with the sole aim of supporting communities in a sustainable way, mitigate the public moral concerns as therelating to hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Moreover, it is broadly recognised that the fundamental and social interests of Inuit and other indigenous communities should not be adversely affected, in accordance with United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other relevant international instruments. For those reasons, by way of exception, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 allows the placing on the market of seal products which result from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities and which contribute to their subsistence.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to enable the subsistence of the Inuit people and indigenous communities the Union should promote alternatives to hunting for the benefit of the conservation and management of marine resources as part of its development policy.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A genuinely humane killing method cannot be effectively and consistently applied in the hunts conducted by the Inuit and other indigenous communities, just like in the other seal hunts. Nonetheless, it is appropriate, in light of the objective pursued by Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009, to make the placing in the Union market of products resulting exclusively from hunts by the Inuit and other indigenous communities conditional upon those hunts being conducted in a sustainable manner which reduces pain, distress, fear or other forms of suffering of the animals hunted to the extent possible, while having regard to the traditional way of life and the subsistence needs of the Inuit and other indigenous communities. T. It would be appropriate for the exception granted in respect of seal products resulting from hunts conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities shouldto be limited to hunts that contribute solely to the subsistence need of those communities and are therefore not conducted primariurely for commercial purposes. Thus, the Commission should be enabled to limit, if necessary, the quantity of seal products placed on the market under that exception in order to prevent the use of the exception by products resulting from hunts which are conducted primarily for commercial purposes.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009No exemption should be granted which also allows, by way of exception, the placing on the market of seal products where the hunt is conducted with the sole purpose of sustainable management of marine resources. While recognizing the importance of hunts for the purpose of sustainable management of marine resources, in practice, however, these hunts may be difficult to distinguish from the large hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. This may lead to unjustified discrimination between the seal products concerned. Therefore, this exception should no longer be provided for. This is without prejudice to the right of Member States to continue regulating hunts conducted for the purposes of management of marine resources.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. The placing on the market of seal products shall be allowed only where the seal products result exclusively from hunts conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities, provided that the following conditions are all satisfied:
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the hunt has been traditionally been conducted by the community for its subsistence;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the hunt contributes to the subsistence of the community and is not conducted primariurely for commercial reasons;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) hunting is prohibited during reproduction periods and until weaning;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the hunt is conducted in a manner which reduces pain, distress, fear or other forms of suffering of the animals hunted to the extent possible taking into consideration the traditional way of life and the subsistence needs of the community.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
1a. The Commission shall draw up an economic and environmental impact assessment in which it defines the impact this Regulation is having on the economic and social subsistence of the Inuit and other indigenous communities, evaluates its implementation and any infringements and, in the event of any negative effects, decides whether to develop economic conversion programmes in environmentally sustainable sectors such as tourism.