32 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2017/2115(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that honeybees are a crucial part of biodiversity and that they constituteEmphasises the importance of honeybees as environmental health indicators, as crucial factors in biodiversity as a whole and ans irreplaceable universal heritage on which animal pollination largely depends;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the practice of so- called nomadic apiculture has many positive aspects but also a number of critical ones, in particular regarding compliance with the rules to prevent risks from spreading; whereas, therefore, more careful monitoring needs to take place;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that the deterioration of the environment due to the growing impact of human activity, the spread of intensive farming, the increasing use of plant health products, and climate change, are causing high mortality rates among bees and a drastic reduction in the number of bee colonies;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the importance of preserving the variety of the bee gene pool, which is a vital resource for ensuring that bee populations are able to adapt to environmental changes and threats to their health;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that while genetic selection can help prevent certain health scourges it must not lead to an impoverishment of the genetic heritage of bees, particularly of local species;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact thatthreat posed to the survival of bees by the widespread use of chemical pesticides, particularly on melliferous plant species, threatens the survival of bees;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the growing body of scientific research connecting the extinction of bee colonies to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that the EU has introduced temporary restrictions on the use of four neonicotinoid insecticides (clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid and fipronil) in order to mitigate the impact on bees;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the contribution that ‘controlled pollination’ helps to restore harmony between beekeepers and farmers and can substantially, which has been facilitated by nomadic apiculture, makes to increaseing crop yields and honey product output;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the recent research conducted by the FAO, which shows that increasing the density and variety of pollinating insects has a direct impact on harvest yields and, as such can help small farmers increase their productivity by an average of 24% overall.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include as one of the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) limits on the objective ofthat of halting increasinged productivity to circumscribe crop intensification, in order to provide sufficient andhrough the use of chemical inputs, while simultaneously encouraging the changeover to agro- ecological methods through the use of the organic and biodynamic crop production practices needed to ensure a healthy living space for bees;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, when reviewing the common agricultural policy post-2020, to award priority to measures that guarantee the environmental integrity required to ensure the optimum state of health of the bee population;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines in particular the role of research relating to the causes of the reduction in life expectancyspan of queen bees, which is a worrying phenomenon;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the practice of so-called nomadic farming has many positive aspects but also a number of critical ones, in particular regarding compliance with the rules to prevent hazardous situations from spreading; whereas, therefore, more careful monitoring needs to take place;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it appropriate to support the development of biological pesticides harmless to beesalls for top priority to be awarded to the development and use of agricultural techniques and plant health products that are harmless to bees and the environment;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. calls on the Commission, in addition, to introduce and strengthen indirect measures to help increase the bee population, for instance by considering the possibility of sowing melliferous plant species on fallow land or by providing for a mandatory quota of land that each holding must devote to melliferous plants;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a definitive ban on the placing of any neonicotinoid insecticides on the European market;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly also contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industriesy;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be increased in future agricultural policystructured in a more targeted and effective way in future agricultural policy and backed up by appropriate financial instruments that enable the objectives to be achieved;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020; calls on the Commission, in addition, to introduce and strengthen indirect measures to help increase the bee population, for instance by considering the possibility of sowing melliferous plant seeds on fallow land or by providing for a mandatory quota of land that each holding must devote to melliferous plants;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that beekeepers should be granted tax relief in every Member State in view of the agricultural and environmental significance of their work; and that red tape should be simplified for those who wish to undertake this activity;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to promote harmonisation between the laws of the Member States concerning organic honey production, to overcome any discrepancies that prevent European organic beekeepers from having access to the market under the same rules;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands that worsening environmental conditions, due to the growing impact of human activity, the spread of intensive farming, the increasing use of plant protection products, and climate change, in addition to the arrival of some invasive alien species such as the Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), the Asian hornet and American foulbrood, are causing serious harm to beekeepers and widespread destruction among widespread destruction among bees and a drastic reduction in their numbeers;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of adequately and effectively supporting – including financially – research activities aimed at finding ways of defending bee populations from attack by and competition from invasive alien species and of disseminating the findings, methodologies and techniques that can help counter these problems;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of preserving the variety of the bee gene pool, which is a vital resource in order to ensure that bee populations are able to adapt to any environmental changes and threats to their health;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of bees as indicators of environmental health and acknowledges that action to protect bees and action to protect the environment often coincide and can only be taken in parallel;
Amendment 364 #
14b. Calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines to limit the use of substances that are harmful to bees, especially close to colonies, and if necessary even to provide for buffer zones beyond the limit of which they may not be used;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. This would enablstrengthen the EU monitoring to be applied to honey packagers in non- EU countries, thereby enabling the official auditors to find out if adulterated honey had been used and ensuring its removal from the food chain;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects honey always to be identifiable from the moment it leaves the hiveof harvesting and to be classifiable according to its plant origin, irrespective of whether it is a domestic or an imported product;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Proposes that the Honey Directive (2001/110/EC) be widened to encompass clear definitions of all bee-keeping products, including royal jelly, pollen, and beeswax;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Member States to promote high-quality products by setting up protection schemes based on registered geographical indications;