11 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2017/2118(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas starting up or expanding an aquaculture farm in the EU requires obtaining various permits and authorisations and the procedure for obtaining these official documents is slow, complex and uncertain; whereas this situation hinders the development of the sector and discourages business investment, in addition to encouraging imports from third countries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the most complex procedures are those related to environmental requirements (impact studies and surveillance procedures), but, paradoxically, the slowness and complexity of these administrative procedures do not ensure environmental protection, indeed on the contrary sometimes making it difficult to establish sustainable and quality aquaculture farms;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas EU products have to comply with a series of stringent environmental, animal health and consumer protection rules and standards covering production operations, feed, welfare, transport, processing and social conditions of employment; whereas the result is excellent quality and sustainable products which may be more expensive and, thus, less competitive than the imported ones, which frequently arrive on the EU market at lower than expected prices thanks to practices which are unsustainable from an environmental and social point of view, and whose production has been accompanied by poor animal welfare standardsand health standards, with potential repercussions on human health;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas sustainable aquaculture is based on rearing healthy animals, and for this it is essential to have the specific veterinary tools, especially vaccines to ensure animal and consumer health and welfare;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the EU animal health regulations must also consider the particularities of aquaculture when dealing with the treatment of infections and diseases, whilst at the same time showing great caution with regard to the use of antibiotics or vaccines;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the poor reputation of aquaculture affects its governance by public administrations (licensing, planning, etc), but also its marketing conditions and animal health;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the procedures and the plethora of documents that have to be submitted in order to obtain funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) are discouraging for the applicant; whereas, in addition, there is an extremely low rate of absorption by the Member States;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas aquaculture has a major impact also on the growing European cosmetics market;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that sustainable growth needs to be based on: business certainty, which can be created through more efficient administrative frameworks, improved governance transparency, clear and homogenous criteria for granting licences across the EU, common disease management procedures and access to appropriate veterinary treatments that are not harmful to animal and human health, effective spatial planning, the availability of guidance documents, exchange of best practices, the support of the Aquaculture Advisory Council, and adequate financial support;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that a real EU common market is required for vaccines and other veterinary products that protect animal and human health, especially for ‘minor’ species;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Points out that no antagonism should exist between fisheries and aquaculture and that both sectors can be perfectly compatible and complementary, especially in coastal regions which are highly dependent on those activities and in which artisanal fishing is practised; calls, therefore for offshore aquaculture installations to be further developed;