28 Amendments of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2014/0100(COD)
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) choice of breeds having regard to the capacity of animals to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease or health problems; the practice of site-adapted and land- related livestock production; the application of animal husbandry practices, which enhance the immune system and strengthen the natural defence against diseases, in particular including regular exercise and permanent access to open air areas and access to pastureland, where appropriate;
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d a (new)
Amendment 1055 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d b (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d b (new)
(db) Information on breeds used in organic farming shall be kept in a dedicated database that shall be set up to support transparency on the use of and information on the availability of breeds, including their adaptability to local conditions.
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d c (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.3 – point d c (new)
(dc) Proper application and enforcement of proper breeding rules shall be facilitated, where appropriate, through rural development support and the organic action plan.
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.1.1
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.1.1
1.5.1.1. Disease prevention shall be based on animal welfare, breed and strain selection, husbandry management practices, high quality feed and exercise, appropriate stocking density and adequate and appropriate housing maintained in hygienic conditions.
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.6.2
Annex II – part II – point 1.6.2
1.6.2. Housing for livestock shall not be mandatory in areas with appropriate climatic conditions to enable animals to live outdoors. Livestock shall have permanent access to open air areas, preferablyincluding pasture, whenever weather conditions and the state of the ground allow this, unless restrictions and obligations related to the protection of human and animal health are imposed on the basis of Union legislation. Animals shall have access to shelters or shady areas to protect them from adverse weather conditions. Closed confinement systems shall not be permitted.
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.3
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.3
1.7.3. The lLivestock shall have permanent access to open air areas, preferably pasture, whenever weather conditions and the state of the ground allow this unless restrictions and obligations related to the protection of human and animal health are imposed on the basis of Union legislation. Whenever weather conditions and the state of the ground do not allow access to pasture, livestock shall have permanent access to open air areas allowing the animals to exercise, except when temporary restrictions and obligations related to the protection of human and animal health are imposed on the basis of Union legislation.
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in micro-enterprises to be tethered if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements, provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible.
Amendment 1125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.8
1.7.8. Any pain, stress and suffering shall be kept to a minimum during the entire life of the animal, including at the time of slaughter.
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in cases where bBovine, ovine and caprine animals have access to pasturage during the grazing period and where the winter- housing system gives freedom of movement to the animals, the obligation to provide open air areas during the wintshould have permanent access to open air areas during the winter months, for at least a few hours a day, whenever mconths may be waivedditions allow;
Amendment 1159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) rearing systems for bovine, ovine and caprine animals shall be based on maximum use of grazing pasturage according to the availability of pastures in the different periods of the year. Breeds shall be chosen based on their local adaptability to grazing conditions and their suitability with regard to other diet provisions, including requirements for roughage, fresh or dried fodder, or silage. At least 60 % of the dry matter in daily rations of bovine, ovine and caprine animals shall consist of roughage, fresh or dried fodder, or silage. A reduction to 50 % for animals in dairy production for a maximum period of three months in early lactation shall be allowed;
Amendment 1162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The tethering of cattle, bovine and ovine animals shall be prohibited at all times, including periods when grazing is not possible. Exceptions shall only be granted for individual animals for a limited period of time in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons.
Amendment 1163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.3 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) All housing shall provide permanent access to an open area allowing animals to exercise.
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) eEquine animals shall have access to pasturage fore and grazing whenever conditions allowduring the times of the year when grass is available. At all other times, equine animals should have access to roughage and outdoor facilities that allow natural behavior;
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – part II – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – section 2 – part 2 – point 2.3 – point 2.3.3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex 2 – section 2 – part 2 – point 2.3 – point 2.3.3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) exercise areas shall permit dunging and rooting by porcine animals. For the purposes of rooting different substrates can be usadditional manipulable material can be used, but access to soil and straw for rooting is required.
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For poultry and their products to be considered organic, the production rules of this Regulation, including those pertaining to the origin of poultry, must have been applied for at least:
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex Annex II – part II – point 2.4.1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex Annex II – part II – point 2.4.1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Fast growing poultry lines shall be forbidden.
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Poultry shall either be reared until they reach a minimum age or else shall come from slow-growing poultry strains as defined by the competent authoritycome from slow-growing poultry strains which meet set limited daily growth rates that are compatible with the minimum rearing ages for each species. WTherse slow-growing poultry strains are not used by the farmer tgrowth rates shall be set in this Regulation. The minimum age at slaughter shall be as follows:
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) poultry shall have access to an open air area, including pasture and/or woodland for at least one thirdhalf of their life. Open air areas for poultry shall be mainly covered with vegetation and be provided with protective facilities allowing animals to hide and express scratching behaviour and permit fowlthem to have easy access to adequate numbers of drinking troughs;
Amendment 1228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where poultry are kept indoors, including due to restrictions or obligations imposed on the basis of Union legislation, they shall have permanently have access to a veranda (outdoor run) as well as permanent access to sufficient quantities of roughage and suitable material in order to meet their ethological needs. Access restrictions to an outdoor run should only be possible due to bad weather conditions;
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv
(iv) the external boundary of the house, i.e. including a possible veranda, shall have exit/entry pop-holes of a size adequate for the birds, and those pop-holes shall have a combined length of at least 4 m per 100 m² area of the house available to the birds. Where a veranda is present, tThe internal pop-holes between the house and the veranda shall have a combined length of 2 m per 100 m² area of the house. Twenty- four hour a day access to the veranda must be allowed;
Amendment 1253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) poultry shall have access to an open air area for at least one thirdthe majority of their life. In particular, continuous daytime open air access shall be provided from as early an age as practically possible, whenever physiological and physical conditions allow, except in the case of temporary restrictions imposed due to bad weather conditions or on the basis of Union legislation;
Amendment 1256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) open air areas for poultry shall be mainly covered with vegetation composed of a diverse range of plants and be provided with protective facilities and permit fowlin appropriate numbers, permitting poultry to have easy access to adequate numbers of drinking troughs. Protective facilities should allow animals to hide. The vegetation on the open-air area must be harvested and removed at regular intervals to reduce the potential for nutrient surpluses. The open air areas shall not extend beyond a radius of 150 m from the nearest pop-hole of the poultry house. However an extension of up to 350 m from the nearest pop-hole of the poultry house is permissible provided that a sufficient number of shelters and drinking troughs are evenly distributed throughout the whole open-air area with at least four shelters per hectare;
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where poultry are kept indoors, including due to restrictions or obligations imposed on the basis of Union legislation, they shall have permanently have acces access to a veranda (outdoor run) as well as to sufficient quantities of roughage and suitable material in order to meet their ethological needs.
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point d
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point d
(d) Wild caught fish, including those fish used for fishmeal, oil from whole fish stemming from wild fisheries, and wild fish used for breeding or as cleaner fish, shall not be used in organic production. On an exceptional basis, where alternative sources are not reasonably available and the conditions are adapted to the species needs, wild caught or non- organic aquaculture animals may be brought into a holding with a view to improving the suitability of genetic stock. Such animals shall be kept under organic management for at least three months before they may be used for breeding.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.4.1 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.4.1 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) for biological control of ectoparasites preference shall be given to the use of cleaner fish only where the conditions are adapted to the species needs. Use of wild caught fish as cleaner fish should not be used in organic production in accordance with paragraph 4.1.2.1 d of this annex.
Amendment 1288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.5.3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.5.3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Only the most suitable species and breeds should be used at all times. The farming of solitary and predatory fish species, for which solitude and hunting requirements cannot be met in captivity, shall be prohibited.