17 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2017/2254(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global health issue that requires proactive, coordinated action; points out that ongoing surveillance is essential to understand both the development and dissemination of AMR; underlines the importance of taking a holistic approach to tackling AMR through the one-health approach, by ensuring coherence and coordination between human health, animal health and the environment; highlights that tackling AMR is a matter of global responsibility, requiring simultaneous action in human health, animal health and the environment;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an ambitious approach to ensuring that the targets set outwhen setting targets in their respective Action Plans ar; stresses that targets must be fully and effectively achieved, and tohe results strictly monitor the results that have been achieved;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials; insists that such legislative solutions, including the on-going and inter-related work on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC and the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products, must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use of antibiotics;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls for increased investment to conduct further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives, in particular cost-effective alternatives, to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming models;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the role that farm advisory services can play in promoting sustainable farm management practices;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that in light of the reduced effectiveness of certain antibiotics, rapid diagnostic tests can assist health professionals to provide targeted and effective treatment options as a viable alternative to antibiotic use in humans;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines the importance of a long term sustainable budget for research and development into both new antimicrobials and alternatives to antibiotics;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the importance of promoting and applying good practices at all stages of production and processing of food products from animals and protein sources;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance in society generally and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers and those involved in livestock farming; highlights the important expertise that veterinary practitioners have, which contributes to raising awareness about AMR;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to change the business culture employed byengage fully with all stakeholders, including veterinary medicine producers, which to encourages the use and overuse of certain medicines in order to generate profits research into new antibiotics and to promote the appropriate and sustainable use of antibiotics in livestock production;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9
9. NotEmphasises that the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food- producing animals hais been banned in the EU since 2006; calls on the Commission to enforce this ban as a conditionalityat this prohibition equally applies to all foodmeat importsed from third countries through Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of AMR patterns and pathogens; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set ambitious targets in their respective Action Plans;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that globally, antibiotic resistant genes are found in the environment - in soils, water and sediments; highlights that wastewater treatment plants are a leading source for antibiotic resistant genes in the environment, with antibiotics discharged for households, hospitals and industry; calls for the systematic monitoring of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes in wastewater treatment plants and more investment into filtering systems;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the setting up of the AMR One Health Network which aims to facilitate cross border exchange of good practices between Member States' human and veterinary health sectors, enabling the sharing of innovative ideas and stepping up national efforts to tackle AMR;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission and Member States to create harmonised quality standards in EU-wide curricula and proper stewardship for health professionals in relation to prescribing, dosage, use and disposal of antimicrobials; recalls the important role that veterinary practitioners play in prescribing and supplying antibiotics to their farmer clients in rural areas; highlights the expertise that veterinary practitioners have, which contributes to raising awareness about AMR;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Calls for environmental risk assessments as part of the marketing authorisation process for antimicrobials; highlights that wastewater treatment plants are a leading source of antibiotic resistant genes in the environment;