32 Amendments of Molly SCOTT CATO related to 2017/2115(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas during this period the bee population rose by 47.8% but EU funding increased by just 12%, so that the available EU funding is not sufficient to maintain the bee populationnumber of domesticated honey bee hives accounted for rose due to the accession of new Member States and the procedure for honey bee colony declaration, which takes into account the period of the year when beekeepers have the most bees or colonies;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas EU funding increased by just 12%, with the consequence that the available EU funding is not sufficient to maintain the bee population, and further is unable to meet the needs of certain Member States suffering high mortality rates in terms of colony renewal;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas the statistical increase in honey bee populations in the EU since the end of the 1990s should not disguise the fact that professionals in the sector are facing a loss of honey productivity in their hives and that they must increase their colony stock in order to produce equivalent quantities of honey;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. Whereas this situation should not conceal one of the major concerns of the beekeeping industry, namely that livestock mortality has, in some countries, reached levels greater than 50%;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas somemultiple stress factors cause bee mortality and decline, including, in order of importance, environmental degradation, the intensive agricultural model (which provides less nectar outside of crop flowering seasons), the impact of plant protection products and other biocides, climate change in particular wet and cold summers, and the serious consequences of invasive alien species such as Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, the Asian hornet Vespa vellutina and American foulbrood are causing; Whereas there is currently widespread destruction in the European bee population and caus, entailing serious economic harm to beekeepers;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and, environmentalists also expect there to be a clear scientific consensus on all substances and other factors which are a danger to bees’ healthnd citizens expect the EU to draw conclusions from the existing scientific consensus on the role of certain chemicals which are a danger to bees’ health, such as neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas theoften-cited statistics indicate progress ion the EU’s beekeeping sector, with an increase in the number of bee colonies and honey produc are open to misinterpretation, as annual observations over the past 15 years and an ongoing rise in the number of beekeepersf winter losses and disorders continue to be high;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas this statistical increase results in part from the steady rise in Member State numbers and in part from the particular situation of the sector, sincefact that each Member State furnishes data for the period with the highest number of bee colonies in a given year;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly alsore not adequately defined and regulated at European level, which facilitates fraud and growing adulteration; whereas these products are increasingly used as high quality foods, contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industries;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. Whereas the rules in the current organic regulation concerning beekeeping are contradictory and applied differently by the Member States, hindering the development of this production model;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support schemestrictly maintain the resources for the actions currently implemented under the Honey CMO and to consider whether to allocate additional resources for a new direct funding for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands that some invasive alien species such as the Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), the Asian hornet and American foulbrood are causing sRecognises the impact of environmental degradation on bee health, linked in particular to the presence of chemicals dangerious harm to beekeepers and widespread destruction among beeto pollinators;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands that some invasive alien species such as the Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), the Asian hornet and American foulbrood are also causing serious economic harm to beekeepers and widespread destruction among bees; considers however that these should be seen in context, as other factors pose a greater risk;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that a bee's resistance is considerably weakened by cumulative chemical exposure, leaving them unable to deal with stressors such as wet years, a lack of nectar, diseases or parasites, based on independent peer-reviewed scientific evidence
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that a healthy bee is better placed to withstand parasitism, disease and predation; Notes further that parasitism is never the primary cause of death, as parasites have an interest in keeping a host alive;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to draw conclusions from the scientific consensus now established on the role of neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides in bee health, and calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures accordingly;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the EU to formally adopt the guidelines for assessing the impact of plant protection products on bees, which alone can determine the level of 'acceptable risk' required by Regulation 1107/2009.
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and the regions to use all means possible to protect local and regional bee varieties from the undesirable spread of naturalised or invasive alien varieties in the EU; notes the possibilities provided for under the Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, as well as potentially under the recently adopted Animal and Plant Health regulations (Reg.s 429/2016 and 2031/2016 respectively)
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to support the implementation of agri- environmental measures that support the establishment of bee colonies;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the planting of plant varieties on the basis of their proven nectariferous and polliniferous capacities during their flowering period, and of the length of their flowering period, and not on the basis of historical or theoretical interest for pollinating insects;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on seed breeders to promote quality plant breeding schemes, including melliferous or polliniferous capacity in the selection criteria; Calls for selection criteria to include preference for a maximum biological diversity of locally- adapted and locally-sourced species and varieties;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use bees as indicators of environmental quality and as an instrument for assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of the CAP objectives, specifically via residue analysis and botanical diversity of pollen sampled in beehives and other beekeeping matrices/ products;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Urges the Commission to progress in implementing the pilot projects on bees and other pollinators as indicators of environmental and habitat health, as these might prove useful for development of future policy;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Notes that the simplest way to improve bee health and reduce mortality is to cut exposure to products that increase bee mortality, whilst other factors impacting bees, like climate change, food availability, the dominant intensive agricultural model, parasites and predators, are much more difficult, time-consuming and complex to resolve
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests making honey packaging plants which also process imported honey subject to EU food safety monitoring; this might be achieved by amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; specifies, however, that the relevant provisions of food hygiene Reg. 853/2004 apply only to establishments which pack honey that is not directly produced by them; it is important that EU beekeepers packing their own honey should not be faced with further heavy burdens;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects honey always to be identifiable from the moment it leaves the hive and to be classifiable according to its plant origin, irrespective of whether it is a domestic or an imported product;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Since monofloral honeys are difficult to determine in the Member States, proposes adding aProposes that the ‘Honey Directive’ (2001/110/EC) be integrated with the definition and main distinctive characteristics of all beekeeping products, including pollen, royal jelly, and beeswax, and with a general description of their characteristics to the ‘Honey Directive’ (2001/110/EC)hat make it possible to distinguish and define a monofloral honey, since monofloral honeys are difficult to determine;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to update and harmonise the organic legislation for beekeeping, so that beekeepers across Europe can have access to the organic market under the same rules.