Activities of Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ related to 2017/2284(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sustainable use of pesticides (debate) RO
Amendments (7)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote the harmonisation of risk indicators at EU level and to oblige the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides with regard to consumers, animals and the environment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Appreciates the efforts made to ensure success regarding the sustainable use of pesticides in the EU by reducing the risks and the impact of pesticide use on human and animal health and the environment and promoting the use of practices and techniques that are an ecological alternative to pesticides;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that Member States step up their efforts to raise awareness regarding the use of pesticides and the effects thereof;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that procedures for plant protection from harmful organisms are an integral part of all good agricultural practice guidelines, bearing in mind that the use of pesticides is frequently essential for cultivation purposes;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that pesticides are important tools for the agricultural sector, not least for reducing, eliminating and preventing losses caused by pests, and therefore help stabilise farmers’ incomes so that they can produce safely and at affordable prices; highlights the fact that EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food showed that 97.2 % of samples throughout Europe were within the legal limits of EU legislation, which bears witness to a very rigorous and safe food production system;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that European waters are becoming cleaner and, while callsing for greater investment in practices that prevent pesticides from reaching surface and deep water;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the need to focus on precision and digital agriculture, so as to prevent the dispersion of pesticides in areas where they are not needed; underlines the need for innovation and research into new low-risk substances and into the equipment and technology that could render them more efficient and reduce the potential exposure of farmers, operators and the general public.