7 Amendments of Fredrick FEDERLEY related to 2015/0028(COD)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 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. WThile recognizing the importance of hunts for the purpose of sus should be allowed under specific conditions in order to avoid wastainable 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 forg of natural resources and discarding of seals, and should be distinguish from the large hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. This is without prejudice to the right of Member States to continue regulating hunts conducted for the purposes of management of marine resources.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 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 suThat should be allowed under specific conditions in order to avoid wastainable management of marine resources, in practice, however, these hunts may be difficult tog of natural resources and discarding of seals, and should be distinguished 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 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The placing on the market of seal products shall also be allowed provided that all the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the person placing the seal products on the market can provide evidence that the seal products would otherwise be wasted or discarded; (b) the nature and quantity of seal production provided by the hunter indicate that trading opportunities of seal material are occasional, small scale and that such trading has been conducted for a non-commercial purpose; (c) the seal products result from hunts conducted on seal populations with favourable conservation status; (d) the seal products result from hunts that have been conducted in a way that respects animal welfare.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The placing on the market of seal products shall also be allowed provided that the following conditions are all satisfied: (a) the person placing the seal products on the market can show evidence that the seal products would otherwise be discarded; (b) the nature and quantity of seal production provided by the hunter indicate that trading opportunities of seal material are occasional, small scale and has been conducted for a non-commercial purpose; (c) the seal products result from hunts conducted on seal populations with favourable conservation status; and (d) the seal products result from hunts that have been conducted in a way that does not cause excessive pain, distress, fear or other forms of suffering.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. If the number of seals hunted, the quantity ofThe Commission can take action, if the condition for placing seal products being placed on the market pursuant to paragraph 1 or other circumstances are such as to indicate that a hunt is conductein the Community are violated or if the hunt is deemed unsustainable and primarily for commercial purposes, t. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 in order to limit the quantity of productcan under these circumstances act after consultation with the countries concerned and taking into account any opinion from the Committee. Subsequently the Commission can establish general restrictions, or restrictions resulating from that hunt that may be placed on the marketto certain countries of origin, on the import of seal products into the Community.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009
Article 7
Article 7
(3a) Article 7 is replaced by the following: Article 7 Reporting 1. By 20 Nov31 December 20116 and thereafter every 4four years, thereafter Member States shall submit to the Commission a report outlining the actions taken to implement this Regulation. 2. On the basis of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall report to the European ParliaThe Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation within 12 months of the end of each reporting period referred to in paragraph 1. The first report shall be submitted not later than 31 November 2017. 3. In its report submitted in accordance with paragraph 2, the Commission shall assess and review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation in achieving its objectives. In its assessment and toreview the Council on the implementation of this Regulation within 12 months of the end of each reporting period concernedmmission shall, in particular, consider the socio-economic development, economic activities and development, nutrition, culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities as well as the environment and socio-economic effects of this Regulation in areas within the Union where seal hunt other than conducted by the Inuit and other indigenous communities takes place. 4. Following the assessment and review, the Commission reports shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.